CELEX: 31975R0191
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 191/75 of the Council of 21 January 1975 concerning an additional quantity in respect of the subsidized importation of sugar and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2931/74

25 . 1 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 20/39
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 191 /75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 21 January 1975
               concerning an additional quantity in respect of the subsidized importation of
                                   sugar and amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2931 /74
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        necessary to provide that such regions are determined
COMMUNITIES,                                                       according to the procedure laid down in Article 40 of
                                                                   Regulation No 1009/67/ EEC,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009 /                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
67/ EEC (') of 18 December 1967 on the common
organization of the market in sugar, as last amended
by Regulation ' (EEC) No 2476/74 (2), and in particular                                    Article 1
Article 1 6 (3) thereof ;
                                                                  A quantity of 200 000 metric tons shall be added to
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                      the quantity referred to in Article 2 (2) of Regulation
608 /72 (3) of 23 March 1972 laying down rules to be              (EEC) No 2931 /74.
applied in cases of considerable price rises on the
world sugar market, and in particular Article 2
thereof ;                                                                                  Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                     The following sentence shall be added to Article 3 (3)
2931 /74 (4) of 18 November 1974 introducing a                    of Regulation (EEC) No 2931 /74 :
subsidy on imports of white and raw sugar, and in
particular Article 2 (3) thereof ;                                     ' Nevertheless, the maximum price level may not
                                                                       exceed 35-81 units of account per 100 kilo­
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                    grammes of white sugar.'
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2931 / 74
limited the first stage of the subsidized imports to                                       A rticle 3
200 000     metric     tons ; whereas     the   same   Article
provides that the Council shall decide upon later                  In Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2931 /74, the
stages in the light of experience and the effectiveness           words : 'The successful tenderer shall be authorized to
of that measure ;                                                 export' are replaced by the words : 'The successful
                                                                   tenderer may be authorized to export'.
Whereas by virtue of the experience gained and of the
deterioration in the sugar supply situation in the
Community in recent weeks, it is necessary to provide                                      Article 4
for the subsidized importation of an additional quan­
tity of 200 000 metric tons ;                                      1.     Imports qualifying for a subsidy for the amount
                                                                  of 200 000 metric tons referred to in Article 1 may be
Whereas it is necessary, to provide for the possibility           wholly or in part limited to the deficit regions of the
within certain limits of an adjustment being made in               Community.
the maximum selling price to be observed by
tenderers ; whereas it is also necessary in the light of           2 . Notwithstanding Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation
experience gained to modify certain conditions                    ( EEC) No 608 /72 the importing deficit regions
governing the grant of the subsidy ;                               referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined
                                                                  according to the procedure laid down in Article 40 of
Whereas in order to attain a better balance of supplies            Regulation No 1009 /67 / EEC.
throughout the Community, it may be necessary to
restrict these imports to deficit regions, as allowed
under Regulation (EEC) No 608 /72 ; whereas it is                                          Article 5
(•) OJ   No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 264, 1 . 10 . 1974, p. 70 .                         This Regulation shall enter into force on tlfe day
(3) OJ   No L 75, 28 . 3 . 1972, p. 5.                            following its publication in the Official Journal of
(4) OJ   No L 311 , 22. 11 . 1974, p. 8 .                          the European Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 21 January 1975 .
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                      The President
                                                                     M. A. CLINTON