CELEX: 51988PC0120(16)
Language: en
Date: 1988-04-05
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) FIXING, FOR THE 1988/89 MARKETING YEAR, THE DERIVED INTERVENTION PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR, THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR RAW SUGAR, THE MINIMUM PRICES FOR A AND B BEET, THE THRESHOLD PRICES, THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR STORAGE COSTS AND THE PRICES TO BE APPLIED IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

30. 5. 88                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 139/19
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing, for the 1988/1989 marketing year, the derived
               intervention prices for white sugar, the intervention price for raw sugar, the minimum prices for
               A and B beet, the threshold prices, the amount of compensation for storage costs and the prices to
                                                  be applied in Spain and Portugal
                                                            (88/C 139/16)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              shall in principle be 68 % of the said basic price without
                                                                      prejudice to Article 28(5) of that Regulation;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                   Whereas Article 14(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81
                                                                      provides that the threshold price for white sugar shall be
                                                                      equal to the target price, plus costs, calculated at a flat rate,
                                                                      of transport from the Community area having the largest
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
                                                                      surplus to the most distant deficit consumption area in the
Portugal and in particular Articles 89(1) and 234(2) thereof,
                                                                      Community, plus a flat-rate amount which takes into
                                                                      account the storage levy; whereas, given the state of
                                                                      supplies within the Community, account should be taken of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of
                                                                      transport charges between the departments of northern
30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets
                                                                      France and Palermo;
in the sugar sector ( J ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No ..., and in particular Articles 3(5), 5{5), 8(4) and 14(5)
thereof,                                                              Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar is to be derived
                                                                      from the threshold price for white sugar by reference to a
                                                                      processing margin and a standard yield;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                      Whereas the threshold price for molasses should be fixed in
                                                                      such a way that the receipts from sales of molasses may
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No ..., fixing, for the              reach the level of receipts of undertakings taken into
1988/1989 marketing year, certain sugar prices and the                account in the fixing of basic prices for beet;
standard quality of beet, fixed the intervention price for
white sugar at 54,18 ECU per 100 kilograms;
                                                                      Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/
                                                                      77 (2) provides that the amount of repayment in the context
Whereas Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                   of the compensation for storage costs shall be fixed per
provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar             month and per unit of weight, taking account of financing,
are to be fixed for each of the deficit areas; whereas, for           insurance and specific storage costs,
such fixing, it is appropriate that account be taken of the
regional variations which, given a normal harvest and free            Whereas, when fixing the prices to be applied in Spain and
movement of sugar, might be expected to occur in the price            Portugal, the prices fixed for those Member States for the
of sugar under natural conditions of price formation on the            1986/1987 marketing year should be aligned with the
market;                                                               common prices in accordance with Articles 70 and 238 of
                                                                      the Act of Accession,
Whereas a deficit supply situation is to be foreseen in the
 areas of production in Italy, Ireland and the United
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 Kingdom;
 Whereas Article 3(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81                                              Article 1
 provides that an intervention price for raw sugar shall be
 fixed; whereas such a price should be established on the
 basis of the intervention price for white sugar;                     For the deficit areas of the Community other than Portugal,
                                                                       the derived intervention price for white sugar shall be fixed
                                                                       at (per 100 kilograms):
 Whereas Regulation (EEC) No ..., fixed the basic price for
 beet at 40,89 ECU per tonne; whereas Article 5(2) of
 Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the minimum                 (a) 55,39 ECU for all the areas in the United Kingdom;
 price to be fixed for A beet shall be 98 % of the basic price
 of the beet and the minimum price to be fixed for B beet              (b) 55,39 ECU for all the areas in Ireland;
 (!) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.                                    (2) OJ No L 156, 25. 6. 1977, p. 4.
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(c) 56,12 ECU for all the areas in Italy.                                  (b) the prices for beet shall be:
                                                                               — 43,72 ECU per tonne for the basic price
                            Article 2
                                                                               — 42,90 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for A
The intervention price for 100 kilograms of raw sugar shall                       beet
be 44,92 ECU.
                                                                               — 30,64 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for B
                            Article 3                                             beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of
                                                                                  Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.
1. The minimum price for A beet applicable in the
Community with the exception of Spain and Portugal shall              2. The beet prices referred to in paragraph 1 shall be for
be 40,07 ECU per tonne.                                               delivery at the collection centre and shall apply to beet of
                                                                      standard quality as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
2. Without prejudice to the application of Article 28(5) of           No...
Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 the minimum price for B
beet applicable in the Community with the exception of                                            Article 5
Spain and Portugal shall be 27,81 ECU per tonne.
                                                                      The threshold price shall be:
                            Article 4
                                                                      (a) 66,33 ECU per 100 kilograms of white sugar;
1. The sugar prices to be applied in Spain and Portugal
                                                                      (b) 56,75 ECU per 100 kilograms of raw sugar;
shall be as follows:
                                                                      (c) 6,90 ECU per 100 kilograms of molasses.
— Spain:
    (a) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 62,78                                     Article 6
        ECU per 100 kilograms;
                                                                      The amount of the reimbursement referred to in Article 8 of
    (b) the prices for beet shall be:
                                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be 0,49 ECU per month
        — 47,98 ECU per tonne for the basic price,                    per 100 kilograms of white sugar.
        — 47,16 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for A
           beet,                                                                                  Article 7
        — 34,90 ECU per tonne for the minimum price for B             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
            beet subject to the application of Article 28(5) of       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
           Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81.                               European Communities.
— Portugal:                                                           It shall apply for the 1988/1989 marketing year.
    (a) the intervention price for white sugar shall be 51,88         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
        ECU per 100 kilograms;                                        applicable in all Member States.
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the production target price, the production aid and
                              the intervention price for olive oil for the 1988/1989 marketing year
                                                           (88/C 139/17)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             Having-regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of
                                                                      22 September 1966 on the common organization of the
                                                                      market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                       (EEC) No ..., and in particular Articles 4(4) and 5(1)
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
                                                                      thereof,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
 Portugal, and in particular Articles 89(1), 92(3), 234(2) and
 290(3) thereof,                                                       (!) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.