Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1912/88 of 30 June 1988 on precautionary measures in the sugar sector

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1912/88
of 30 June 1988
on precautionary measures in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 155 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1107/88 (2),
Whereas the marketing year for the products covered by the sugar market organization begins on 1 July; whereas for the products in question, the Commission has submitted to the Council suitable proposals on the fixation of the prices and other factors for the 1988/89 marketing year; whereas, despite all the Commission's efforts and notwithstanding a wide majority in favour of the Commission's proposals, the Council has not, to date, adopted the prices applicable nor the amount of the repayment in respect of storage costs pursuant to Articles 2 (3), 3 (4), 4 (3), 5 (5) and 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81; whereas, the Commission, in compliance with the tasks entrusted to it by the Treatyy is therefore obliged to adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure continuity of operation of the common agricultural policy as regards sugar; whereas those measures are taken as a precaution and are without prejudice to the Council's subsequent decisions for the 1987/88 marketing year;
Whereas those precautionary measures should be aimed, in particular, at ensuring the continuity of the price arrangements and at implementing the amounts which the Commission has submitted to the Council in this respect; whereas those amounts correspond to those applying in the preceding marketing year;
Whereas, as regards the prices for Spain and Portugal, Articles 70 and 238 of the Act of Accession on the alignment of prices should be applied,