CELEX: 51977PC0141
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-13
Title: Modification to the Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 on the common organization of the market in sugar (Doc. COM(77)100 final, Volume II COM(77)100 final, Volume II, p. 35)#Modification to the Proposal for a regulation on the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter: (Doc. COM(77)100 final, Volume II, p. 116) (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty.)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(77)141 final
                                                 Brussels , 13 April 1977
                                  Modification to the
       Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3330/74
       on the common organization of the market in sugar ( Doc . COM(77)100 final, VolumeII
       COM(77)100 final, Volume II , p. 35 )
                                  Modification to the
      -Proposal for a regulation on the granting of a consumer subsidy
       for "butter : (Doc . COM(77)100 final, Volume II , p. 116 )
                  ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission
                  pursuant to the second paragraph of Article
                  149 of the EEC Treaty.)
COM(77 ) 141 final
 ---pagebreak---                             I. EXPLANATORY ME!'OMTTDU?4
  1.   Su/rar sector
  ( a) Article 9 of the Commission proposal to the Council laying down
  common provisions in respect of isoglucose (see Doc. R/360/77 Agri I07/FIN
  76 add 1 of 25 February 1977f P * 38 ) imposes a levy on the production of
  isoglucose to ensure that producers share the cost of the consequences of
  such production for the sugar sector . The basic sugar regulation
((EEC)lTo 3330/74) also provides for a levy on the production of sugar
 to ensure that sugar and beet producers share the costs of disposing of
  surpluses in this sector . It therefore appears justified to provide that
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 when the production levy on sugar is calculated the revenue obtained from
 the levy on the production of isoglucose is taken into account and to amend
 in consequence Article 27 of Regulation (EEC ) No 3330/74*
 (b ) The basic sugar regulation (Article 38 ) allows Italy to grant national
 adjustment aid, 'mainly . because of the unfavourable climatic conditions for
 beet production . For the 1976/77 sugar year the maximum amount of aid was
 raieed from 5*9 to 9*9 units of account per tonne of beet and was
 granted in respect of 1 330 000 tonnes of white sugar . For the saiae reasons
 as before , this measure should be adopted for the 1977/78 sugar year and •
 made appli&able to 1 400 00 tonnes of white sugar , representing a maximum
 total amount of 106 620 000 units of account .
 2.   Milk sector
 In its proposal for a regulation on the granting of a subsidy for butter
consumption the Commission authorized the Member - States to grant final
consumers a butter subsidy . This subsidy would not exceed 50 u.a . per
 100 kg and would be partly financed by the EAGGF.    >
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However , this systea needs adjustment in the case of the United Kingdom .
Butter consumption hc>s fallen considerably in that Kmember State and this
trend could be accentuated by the increase in the price of butter following
the price alignment scheduled to take place during the 1977/78 milk year .
It therefore appears appropriate to lay down Dpecial financing provisions
for that Member State to assist it in granting the subsidy and to stipulate
at this stage that tl^ose special arrangements are to apply until 31 December
1978 so that they may be aligned progressively won the Community arrangements
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The nropor-alr, made pursuant to Article 149 ( 2) of the Treaty are
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designed to fstoi lit- ate a^rcercent in tho Council on 3.11 natter-
the annual price proposals at present, before it .
 ---pagebreak---                 II . AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSALS
 A. Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EEC ) No 3330/74 on the
 qommon organization of the market in sugar (Doc. CCM(77 ) 100 final , Volume
 II , P. 35 ).
 1.   Die following reoitals are added at the end :
 Whereas Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974
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 on the common organization of the market in sugar f as last amended by-
 Regulation (EEC) No 3138/76^, provides that the sugar production levy is to
 calculated "by reference to the total losses incurred in marketing the
 quantity of sugar produced in the Community in excess of the guaranteed
 quantity, reduced "by the revenue from export levies ;
Whereas the production levy on isoglucose provided for in Article 9 of
 Council Regulation (EEC ) No       /77 of                    laying down
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 common provisions in respect of isoglucose is based on the need for
 isoglucose producers to share the cost of the consequences of their
production for the sugar sector inasmuch as the substitution of isoglucose
for sugar makes it inevitable , in view of the Community sugar surplus , for
corresponding quantities of sugar to be exported to non-member countries ;
whereas the revenue from the production levy on isoglucose should therefore
be set against these marketing losses ;
Whereas Articl'e 38(2a) of Regulation (EEC ) No 3330/74 raised from 5*9 to 9*9
units of account the amount of the adjustment aid provided for in paragraph 1 .
of that Article which Italy is authorized to grant during the 1976/77 sugar year
whereas the latter amount applies to a quantity of white sugar corresponding
to Italy's basic quantity increased by 100 000 tonnes of white sugar ;
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Whereas the reasons which led to this measure still apply and it is therefore
necessary to adopt it again for the 1977/1978 sugar year , adjusting it to the
new production prospects in Italy by providing that the amount of 9*9 units
of aocount is to apply to the basic quantity increased by 170 000 tonnes
of white sugar representing, if actual production amounts to 1 400 000 tonnes
of white sugar , a total sum of 106 620 000 units of account ; whereas if
production exceeds 1 400 000 tonnes the Italian Republic should be authorixed
to grant the said SUB by apportioning it evenly to the entire quantity ,
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2*   The following Articles are added to the proposal :
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                               Article 3a
      The first indent of the third subparagraph of Article 27(2 ) of Regulation
      (EEC ) No 3330/74 is amended to read as follows :
      "-   the total losses mentioned in that subparagraph shall be reduced by
      the amount of the export levies and by the production levy as provided
      for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC ) No          /TJ imposed on isoglucose
     produced during the sugar year in question ;".
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                               Article 4a
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     Article 38(2a) of Regulation (EEC ) No 3330/74 is amended to read as
     follows :
     "2a - Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 , during the 1977/78 sugar year the
  • amount referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be 9*9
   . units of account , a portion of which may he granted to the processing
     industry .   Hiis amount shall apply to the quantity of white sugar referred
     to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 increased by 170 000 tonnes
     of white sugar .
     However , if actual production exceeds 1 400 000 tonnes of white sugar the
     Italian Republic may grant a maximum of 106 620 000 units of account , to
    be allocated uniformly by unit of weight of the product in question
     actually produced on its territory during the 1977/78 sugar year".
    B.    Proposal for a regulation on the granting of a consumer subsidy for
    butter : (Doc . C0M(77)l00 fined . Volume . II , p. 116 )
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    1.   The following recital is added at the end :
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    "Whereas butter consumption in the United Kingdom has fallen appreciably ;
    whereas this trend may be accentuated by the increase in the price . of butter
    following the price alignment due to take place during the 1977/78 milk
    year ; whereas there should therefore be provision for special financing .
    arrangements for that Member State to assist it in granting the subsidy ;
   whereas these special arrangements should apply until 31 December 1978
    so that they may be (aligned progressively on the Community arrangements
    for financing the subsidy".                               .
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 2 . The following subparagraph is added to Article 3(l ):
      "However , as regards the subsidy granted "by the United Kingdom until
        31 December 1978 * Community financing shall amount :
        ( a) during the period from 1 May to 31 December 1977s
       -    in respect of that portion of the subsidy not exceeding 30 units of
            account per 100 kilograms : to 100$,
       -    in respect of that portion of the subsidy in excess of 30 units of
            aocount per 100 kilograms : to 25$;
       (b ) during the period from 1 January to 31 March 1978s
       -    in respect of that portion of the subsidy not exceeding 25 units of
            account per 100 kilograms : to 100$, .
      -     in respect of that portion of the subsidy in excess of 25 units of
            account ^>er 100. kilograms : to 25$;
       ( c ) during the period from 1. April to 31 December 1978 '
              at a level determined subsequently in accordance with the procedure
              laid down in Article 43(2 ) of the Treaty".
III ." In'Article 4 the date "1 April 1977" is replaced by "1 May 1977 "»