CELEX: 31974R2931
Language: en
Date: 1974-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2931/74 of the Council of 18 November 1974 on the introduction of a subsidy on imports of white and raw sugar

No L 311 /8                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             22. 11 . 74
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 2931 /74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 18 November 1974
                     on the introduction of a subsidy on imports of white and raw sugar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, having regard to the forward market in
COMMUNITIES,                                                       sugar, the costs of the import subsidies will be
                                                                   reduced if the importers concerned are authorized to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              export an equivalent quantity of sugar produced
Economic Community ;                                               during the 1975/76 sugar year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/
67/ EECC ) of 18 December 1967 on the common                      Whereas, in view of the complexity of the proposed
                                                                   measure and in order to ensure for all interested
organization of the market in sugar, as last amended
by Regulation ( EEC) No 2476/74 (2), and in particular             parties equal conditions of competition , the amount
Article 1 6 (3) thereof ;                                          of the subsidy should be determined by means of an
                                                                   invitation to tender,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
608/72 (3) of 23 March 1972 laying down rules to be
applied in cases of considerable price rises on the
world sugar market, and in particular Article 2                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                                        Article 1
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­
ment ;                                                            A subsidy shall be granted on white sugar and raw
                                                                   sugar imported into the Community.
Whereas Article 16 (2) of Regulation No 1009/
67/ EEC makes provision for a subsidy to be granted
on imports of white and raw sugar if the cif price for                                     Article 2
these kinds of sugar is higher than the threshold
price ; whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)               1 . The import subsidy shall relate only to the quan­
No 608 /72, the Council must decide on the granting                tity of sugar necessary to guarantee supplies of sugar
of a subsidy of this kind where it is found that                   to the Community until the beginning of the
supplies to the Community or to a high-consumption                 processing of the 1 975 beet harvest on the basis of the
region of the Community can no longer be main­                     Community price.
tained ;
Whereas the condition relating to the cif price has                2.    During the first stage, the quantity referred to in
been fulfilled since December 1973 ; whereas, given                paragraph 1 shall be limited to 200 000 metric tons.
the latest forecasts in relation to production , imports
and consumption , sugar supplies to the Community                  3 . Acting on a proposal from the Commission in
as a whole can no longer be maintained ; whereas, in               accordance with the voting procedure laid down in
view of such a serious situation , an import subsidy               Article 43 (2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide
must be decided on ;                                               upon later stages in the light of experience and of the
                                                                   effectiveness of this measure .
Whereas sugar prices applied on the Community
market, particularly in the deficit regions, are appreci­
ably higher than the prices fixed for the Community ;                                      Article 3
whereas in view of the general objective of main­
taining sugar supplies at the Community price it is                1 . Tenders shall be invited for the purpose of deter­
necessary to favour the import of quantities of sugar              mining the amount of the subsidy per unit of weight
sufficient to ensure that this objective be obtained ;             of sugar.
Whereas the amount in respect of which the subsidy                 2. The tendering conditions must guarantee
is granted should for the first stage be limited to                equality of access for all persons established in the
200 000 metric tons ; whereas decisions on later stages
                                                                   Com munity .
will be taken in the light of the effectiveness ot the
measure in practice ;
                                                                   3.    The successful tenderer shall be required to
                                                                   abide by a maximum price level , fixed by reference to
(') OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967 , p. 1 .
Q OJ No L 264, 1 . 10 . 1974, p. 70 .                              the threshold price , for sales of the sugar in the
(n OJ No L 75 , 28 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                              Community with a view to consumption .
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4. The tenderer shall be authorized to export                                        Article 4
during a specified period a quantity of sugar corres­
ponding to that which has been the subject of his            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
tender without Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 1009/        following its publication in the Official Journal of
67/ EEC being applied .                                       the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 18 November 1974 .
                                                                         Fur the Council
                                                                           The President
                                                                           Ch . BONNET