Regulation (EEC) No 2120/71 of the Commission of 1 October 1971 fixing the maximum period in respect of which storage costs are reimbursed to intervention agencies under the system for offsetting storage costs for sugar

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( 2 ) OJ N L 115 , 27 . 5 . 1971 , P . 16 .
( 3 ) OJ N L 137 , 21 . 6 . 1968 , P . 4 .
( 4 ) OJ N L 22 , 28 . 1 . 1971 , P . 1 .
( 5 ) OJ N L 133 , 19 . 6 . 1971 , P . 34 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2120/71 OF THE COMMISSION
OF 1 OCTOBER 1971
FIXING THE MAXIMUM PERIOD IN RESPECT OF WHICH STORAGE COSTS ARE REIMBURSED TO INTERVENTION AGENCIES UNDER THE SYSTEM FOR OFFSETTING STORAGE COSTS FOR SUGAR
THE COMMISSION ON THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION N 100/67/EEC ( 1 ) OF 18 DECEMBER 1967 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1060/71 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) THEREOF ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 750/68 ( 3 ) OF 18 JUNE 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR OFFSETTING STORAGE COSTS FOR SUGAR , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 152/71 ( 4 ) PROVIDES , IN PARTICULAR , THAT THE COST OF REIMBURSING STORAGE COSTS SHOULD BE MET BY A LEVY ON MANUFACTURERS ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) OF THAT REGULATION LAYS DOWN THAT WHERE SUGAR WHICH HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF INTERVENTION MEASURES IS HELD IN STORE BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO A SPECIFIED MAXIMUM PERIOD ;
WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1280/71 ( 5 ) OF 18 JUNE 1971 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE BUYING-IN OF SUGAR BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES PROVIDES , IN THE CASE OF SUGAR OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION , FOR THE CONCLUSION OF STORAGE CONTRACTS BETWEEN SELLERS AND INTERVENTION AGENCIES ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 7 OF THAT REGULATION SETS OUT SPECIFIED MAXIMUM PERIODS OF VALIDITY FOR THOSE STORAGE CONTRACTS ; WHEREAS A MAXIMUM PERIOD SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT IN QUESTION HAVING REGARD TO THE PERIOD WHICH A STORAGE CONTRACT MAY COVER AND THE NORMAL PERIOD FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SUGAR BY INTERVENTION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR :