CELEX: 51983PC0312
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) revising the maximum amount for the production levy on B sugar and the minimum price for B beet for the 1983/84 marketing year (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                          COM(83) 312           final
                                                          B r u s s e l s , 3 0 May 1 9 8 3
                                            Proposal     fora
                                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
              r e v i s i n g t h e maximum a m o u n t f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n levy on
                    B s u g a r and t h e minimum p r i c e f o r B beet f o r t h e
                                       1983/84 m a r k e t i n g    year
                         (submitted    t o the Council by the Commission)
   COM(83) 312 f i n a l
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The     essential c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of the production                      quota regime i n t h e sugar                  sector
 is that      i tprovides            that     sugar producers,              beet producers               a n d t o some        extent
 isoglucose          producers        should       bear f u l l        financial        r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r losses due
to t h e cost o f d i s p o s i n g           o f Community sugar s u r p l u s e s                not required f o r consumption
within t h e Community.
This     financial         r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i sprovided          f o r b y means o f f o u r i n s t r u m e n t s , t h e
basic production               l e v y o n A a n d B s u g a r a n d i s o g l u c o s e o f up t o 2 % o f t h e i n t e r ­
vention       p r i c e f o rwhite          sugar, and,           when t h e f i r s t      levy i s i n s u f f i c i e n t , a B levy
on B s u g a r a n d B i s o g l u c o s e          o f up t o 30% o f t h e i n t e r v e n t i o n p r i c e .
 If    these     two instruments              a r e not sufffcient, t h e quantity remaining                                i s automatically
 carried       forward       and t h e upper l i m i t              f o rt h e B levy i n respect                 of the following
marketing          year    i s r a i s e d b y u p t o 7.5%.
According          to the information                a v a i l a b l e at present          t h e Commission i s o b l i g e d , i n
accordance with              the first         s u b p a r a g r a p h o f A r t i c l e 28(5) o f R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C )
No. 1785/81, t o p r o p o s e t o t h e C o u n c i l                  that   i t r e v i s e t h e maximum              limit f o r the
B levy and i n view o f t h i s information                             i tconsiders           i tnecessary             to raise this
limit     f r o m 30 % t o 37.5 % f o r t h e 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g                         year.
According          to this information                 t h e sum o f t h e b a s i c p r o d u c t i o n          l e v i e s and t h e
B levy w i l l        b e 516 m i l l i o n E C U f o r t h e 1982/83 m a r k e t i n g                  year     whereas t h e
overall        l o s s f o r t h e same m a r k e t i n g          year,    increased by t h e negative                      balance i n
1981/82, w i l l         b e 738 m i l l i o n E C U .
T h i s means t h a t        t h e minimum p r i c e f o r B beet w i l l                  be equal         t o 60,5 X o f t h e b a s i c
price f o rbeet            i n 1983/84           i n s t e a d o f 68 X .
 ---pagebreak---                                                               Proposal      for a
                                                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
                      r e v i s i n g t h e maximum amount              f o r t h e p r o d u c t i o n l e v y on B      sugar
                      and      t h e minimum       price      f o r B beet      f o r t h e 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g       year
THE COUNCIL OF THE                    EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having        r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e E u r o p e a n Economic Community,
Having        r e g a r d t o C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No 1785/81 o f 3 0 J u n e 1981 on t h e
common o r g a n i z a t i o n o f t h e m a r k e t s i n t h e ...ugar s e c t o r                ( 1 ) , as l a s t    amended
by R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 606/82                   ( 2 ) , and i n p a r t i c u l a r    Articles        5 (5) and
28 ( 5 ) t h e r e o f .
Having        regard t o t h e p r o p o s a l from t h e Commission,
Whereas A r t i c l e            28 ( 3 ) a n d ( 4 ) o f R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No 1785/81 p r o v i d e s t h a t t h e
losses        resulting            from   the o b l i g a t i o n   t o e x p o r t s u r p l u s e s o f Community s u g a r a r e
t o be c o v e r e d b y p r o d u c t i o n l e v i e s          on t h e A a n d B        sugar      and t h e A a n d B i s o -
glucose produced,                    within     certain         limits;
W h e r e a s , when t h e t o t a l           sum o f t h e l e v i e s p r o v i d e d f o r d o e s n o t f u l l y      cover
the o v e r a l l        l o s s due t o t h e s e o b l i g a t i o n s , p a r a g r a p h    5 of that        Article      requires
that      an a d j u s t m e n t      be made i n t h e maximum amount                  fixed       f o r the B levy f o r the
marketing year i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e m a r k e t i n g year i n which                       the balance of
uncovered           losses         was   recorded;
Whereas t h e sum o f t h e l e v i e s t o be r a i s e d                     f o r t h e 1982/83 m a r k e t i n g year i s
 l e s s t h a n t h e sum           resulting       from t h e m u l t i p l i c a t i o n   of the e x p o r t a b l e s u r p l u s
by t h e a v e r a g e          loss;    whereas i t i s t h e r e f o r e n e c e s s a r y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e
i n f o r m a t i o n a v a i l a b l e , t o i n c r e a s e , f o r t h e 1 9 8 3 / 8 4 m a r k e t i n g y e a r , t h e maximum
amount        o f t h e B l e v y t o 37.5 % a n d a l s o t o a d j u s t a c c o r d i n g l y t h e minimum                   price
f o r B beet           fixed       f o r t h a t m a r k e t i n g y e a r b y C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No  ,../83 (3);
   ( 1 ) 0J No L 1 7 7 , 1 . 7 . 1 9 8 1 , p.4
   ( 2 ) 0 J No L 7 4 , 1 8 . 3 . 1 9 8 2 , p.1
   ( 3 ) 0 J No L                          1 9 8 3 , p.1
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      HAS ADOPTED THIS               REGULATION:
                                                         Article     1
 1. F o r t h e 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g           y e a r , t h e maximum amount r e f e r r e d t o i n
     the f i r s t     i n d e n t of t h e second subparagraph of A r t i c l e                    28(4) of
     Regulation           (EEC) No 1785/81 s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d t o 3 7 , 5 % o f t h e i n t e r ­
     v e n t i o n p r i c e f o r white         sugar.
 2. F o r t h e 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g           y e a r , t h e minimum p r i c e f o r B b e e t r e f e r r e d
     to    i n t h e second subparagraph of A r t i c l e                  5 (2) o f R e g u l a t i o n     (EEC)
     No 1785/81 s h a l l           be e q u a l    t o 60,5% of the b a s i c p r i c e f o r beet.
                                                        Article     2
Article       3(2) of Regulation                (EEC) No              /83 i s h e r e b y r e p l a c e d by t h e
following:
   " 2. The minimum p r i c e f o r B b e e t s h a l l                be f i x e d a t 24,74           ECU p e r t o n n e
                                                       Article      3
This    Regulation          shall     enter      i n t o f o r c e on t h e d a y o f i t s p u b l i c a t i o n i n
the O f f i c i a l   J o u r n a l of t h e European            Communities.
This Regulation             shall     be b i n d i n g i n i t s e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y      applicable
i n a l l Member S t a t e s .
Done a t                                                                               For the C o u n c i l
 ---pagebreak---                            F I N A N C I A L                     S T A T E M E N T
                                                                                                                    Date  : 19.4.19C3
  1. BUDGET         HEADING       :                                                                                 APPROPRIATIONS     : 1*83: 5 4 2 , 6 M i o JCU
                                          Chap.11 A r t . 110 a n d 112                                                                   1v84:
 2.  TITLE                                                                                                                                 r
                             R e v i s i o n o f t h e maximum amount o f t h e p r o d u c t i o n                           L e v y on -ugar
                             for       1983/84
  3. LEGAL        BASIS
                                            Reg.         ( E E C ) No 1785/01 A r t . 28 ( 5 )
     AIMS      OF     PROJECT       :
      To c o v e r a n e g a t i v e b a l a n c e i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r i n c i p l > o f t h e f u l l
      f i n a n c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f p r o d u c e r s f o r s a l e s o f . u r p l u s e i o f Community                                sugar
 5.  FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                         PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS          CURREÎJ.   FINANCIAL    YEAR    FOLLOWING    FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                                                          (      83    ?        _____£                ) 84
 5.0-~£J<PENOITURE
      - C F t A S f i E D T O THS^-fTf BUDGET
           ( REFUNÎT/INTERVENTIONS)
      -   NATipwrfL          ADMINIÎTSAXION
      -XflTfHER
 5.1 R E C E I P T S
      - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
           iLCVICS.'CUSTOMS D U T I C S )
          nATioNAi p r o d u c t i o n                  levies                  77     M i o ECU                                     38      M i o ECU
         - sugar; ~ i s o g l u c o s e
                                                                            .1935.
5.0.1     ESTIMATED           EXPENDITURE
                                                                     39       M i o ECU
5.1.1     ESTIMATED           RECEIPTS
 5.2  METHOD         OF     CALCULATION
                                           Present levy B =                          16.04 ECU/100 k g
                                           Revised levy B =                          20.05 ECU/100 k g
                                           Difference                        =        4,01 ECU/100 k g
                                           40,1         ECU/t x 1,920,000 ( e s t i m a t e d                  83/84 p r o d u c t i o n      B ) =
                                                                                                                                           77     M i o ECU
6i0  CAN      THE      P R U E t T BE   F I N A N C E D FPOM-n                        fhTrnrn TN THF RFI T V A N T CHAPTER  OF   THE  CURRENT    BUDGET  ?
                                                                                                                                                           YES/NO
6.1  CAN      THC      PROJCCT DC       riHANCCD        OY THANSFEn BETWCCN CHAPTERS OF TMC CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                                                         *YES/NO*
Ö.2  U l i L A MjPI'i FMFNTARY             BUDGET BE N E C E S S A R Y     ?
                                                                                                                                                              :/NO
6.3  WILL       FUIURE BUDGET           APPROPRIATIONS          BE N E C E S S A R Y  ?
                                                                                                                                                           rES/«
OBSERVATIONS             :
 This        increase                 has been a l r e a d y t a k e n                  into  account       i n the estimations f o r
 the      1984 p r e l i m i n a r y d r a f t b u d g e t