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No L 314/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 15.12.69

REGULATION (EEC) No 2485/69 OF THE COUNCIL of 9 December 1969

amending Regulation No 1009/67/EEC on the common organisation of the market in sugar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of that Article shall also apply to raw beet sugar until 31 December 1969 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the whereas, however, given the economic situation of European Economic Community, and in particular that branch of production, it seems appropriate to Article 43 thereof; extend the period of application of that system to 30 June 1973 ; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas the provisions of Article 5 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC have proved too inflexible to be Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament; applied in all areas of the Community;

Whereas Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC1 of 18 Whereas application of the provisions of Article 27 December 1967 on the common organisation of the (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC has given rise to market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation difficulties ; whereas these difficulties could be (EEC) No 2463/69,2 lays down provisions for eliminated by introducing a system which would products falling within tariff heading No 12.04 ; involve the obligation to pay the minimum price for whereas that tariff heading includes sliced sugar beet, beet outside the basic quota in respect of beet which consequently benefits from the system laid processed into sugar covered by Article 30 ( 1 ) (b) of down in that Regulation and in particular from the Regulation No 1009/67/EEC and by making common system of trade with third countries, from provision at the same time for a correction to be the removal of all obstacles to the free movement of made where the final amount of the production levy goods within the Community and from Community is lower than the maximum amount of that levy; aid arrangements ; whereas certain products falling whereas Articles 5 and 27 of that Regulation should within tariff heading No 23.03 (namely beet pulp, be amended accordingly; bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture) are not covered by a common organisation of the market although they do appear in Annex II to the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Treaty; whereas, therefore, in order to prevent these products being treated any differently at Community level they should be included in the common organisation of the market; whereas, however, in Article 1 view of the economic importance of these products, it seems adequate to make provision for the possibility The following subheading shall be added to the of introducing import and export licences ; whereas, Table in Article 1 ( 1 ) pf Regulation No moreover, in view of the low sugar content of the 1009/67/EEC : products in question, there is no need to replace the duties of the Common Customs Tariff by the levies '(e) ex 23.03 Beet pulp , bagasse and other waste provided for other products of the sugar sector; of sugar manufacture'.

Whereas Article 9 (3 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC provides that the intervention system Article 2

1 OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1 . The following shall be substituted for Article 5 of 2 OJ No L 312, 12.12.1969, p . 3 . Regulation No 1009/67/EEC :

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' 1 . Subject to the provisions of Article 29 (1 ) Article 5 and provisions adopted pursuant to Article 32 (3 ), sugar manufacturers buying beet : The following shall be substituted for Article 14 (1 ) ( a) suitable for processing into sugar and of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC :

(b) intended for processing into sugar 'A levy shall be charged on imports of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a), (b), (c) and shall be required to pay at least a minimum (d). The duties of the Common Customs Tariff price, adjusted by price increases or reductions to shall apply to imports of the products listed in allow for deviations from the standard quality. Article 1 (1 ) (e).'

2. The minimum price referred to in paragraph 1 shall correspond to :

(a) the minimum price for beet in the case of beet Article 6 to be processed into the sugar covered by Article 30 ( 1) (a); The following paragraphs 4 to 7 shall be substituted (b) the minimum price for beet outside the basic for paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 27 of Regulation quota in the case of beet to be processed into No 1009/67/EEC : the sugar covered by Article 30 ( 1 ) (b). '4. If the amount of the production levy is lower than the maximum amount referred to in 3 . Detailed rules for the application of this paragraph 3 , sugar manufacturers shall be Article may be adopted and the price increases required to pay beet sellers, in respect of each 100 and reductions fixed in accordance with the kilogrammes of sugar produced, the difference procedure laid down in Article 40 .' between the maximum amount of the production levy and the final amount of this levy, up to a percentage which has still to be determined . Article 3 The amount to be paid per metric ton of beet 1 . The date 30 June 1973 shall be substituted for shall be fixed for the standard quality. The price increases and reductions referred to in Article 5 31 December 1969 in Article 9 (3 ) of Regulation No 1009 / 67/EEC . shall apply to this amount.

2. The date 1 July 1973 shall be substituted for 5 . Sugar manufacturers may require cane 1 January 1970 in Article 9 (4) of Regulation No sellers to reimburse the production levy in respect 1009 /67/EEC . of a quantity of cane corresponding to the quantity of sugar on which the production levy is. charged, up to a percentage still to be determined. Article 4

1 . The reference 'paragraph 1 ( a), ( b), (c) and (d)' 6 . Member States shall satisfy themselves on shall be substituted for 'paragraph V in the first the basis of information supplied by sugar subparagraph of Article 11 ( 1 ) of Regulation No manufacturers that : 1009 /67/EEC . (a) payment for beet and 2. The following shall be substituted for Article 11 (2) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC : (b) the s\im of the reimbursements made by cane sellers to manufacturers are in conformity 'The system described in this Article may be with the relevant Community provisions. extended to the products listed in Article 1 ( 1) (e) in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 40. The period of validity of 7. Detailed rules for the application of this licences and other detailed rules for the Article shall be adopted and the amount referred application of this Article, which may include a to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 time limit for the issue of licences, shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down adopted in accordance with the same procedure.' in Article 40.'

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The following shall be substituted for the second 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the indent of Article 28 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC : third day following its publication in the Official 'the percentages referred to in Article 27 (4) and Journal of the European Communities. (5 ).' Article 8

The words 'in Article 5 (2) (b)' shall be substituted for 'in Article 27 (4)' in Article 30 (2) of Regulation 2. Articles 2, 6, 7 and 8 of this Regulation shall No 1009/67/EEC. apply from the 1970/71 marketing year.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 9 December 1969.

For the Council

The President

P. LARDINOIS