Commission Regulation (EEC) No 59/81 of 1 January 1981 laying down transitional measures for Greece in respect of minimum stocks of sugar

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 59/81
OF 1 JANUARY 1981
LAYING DOWN TRANSITIONAL MEASURES FOR GREECE IN RESPECT OF MINIMUM STOCKS OF SUGAR
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 73 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,
WHEREAS ARTICLE 73 ( 1 ) OF THE ACT PROVIDES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NECESSARY TRANSITIONAL MEASURES , PARTICULARLY IF FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS THE IMPLEMENTATION IN GREECE ON THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS RESULTING FROM THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKETS MEETS WITH APPRECIABLE DIFFICULTIES ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 18 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1396/78 ( 2 ) , PROVIDES FOR A SYSTEM OF MINIMUM STOCKS IN THE SUGAR SECTOR ; WHEREAS THE GENERAL RULES FOR THAT SYSTEM ARE LAID DOWN BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1488/76 OF 22 JUNE 1976 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF MINIMUM STOCKS IN THE SUGAR SECTOR ( 3 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2153/80 ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF THAT REGULATION EACH SUGAR MANUFACTURER SHALL HOLD IN STOCK DURING EACH MONTH A QUANTITY OF SUGAR WHICH SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF HIS ACTUAL PRODUCTION WITHIN THE LIMIT OF THE BASIC QUOTA OF HIS UNDERTAKING DURING THE PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE MONTH IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1488/76 THE MINIMUM STOCKS OF COMMUNITY PRODUCED SUGAR WERE ESTABLISHED BY QUOTA SUGAR PRODUCED ONLY AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THAT REGULATION ; WHEREAS , LIKEWISE , MINIMUM STOCKS OF SUGAR PRODUCED IN GREECE SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED BY QUOTA SUGAR PRODUCED ONLY ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 1981 ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR ,