Commission Regulation (EC) No 986/97 of 30 May 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 986/97 of 30 May 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1599/96 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (3) and 39 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 of 30 June 1981 laying down general rules concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 725/97 (4),
Whereas, because the threshold price used to calculate the charge to be levied when the holder of the minimum stock has taken sugar from that stock no longer exists, Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 now provides for an adjustable flat-rate amount, where necessary, based on trends in the intervention price; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 of 28 January 1977 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/96 (6), should accordingly be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,