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No L 94/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.4.72

REGULATION (EEC) No 795 /72 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 April 1972 fixing for the 1972/73 marketing year the derived intervention prices, the intervention prices for raw beet sugar, the minimum price for beet, the threshold prices, the guaranteed quantity and the maximum amount of the production levy

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ex-factory prices in the areas mentioned will in the main be equal to the prices in the Community area having the largest surplus ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas sugar production in Italy, with relatively high production costs, will probably not appreciably Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No exceed the basic quantity fixed ; whereas a deficit of 1009/67/EEC1 of 18 December 1967 on the common more than 300 000 metric tons to be covered by the organization of the market in sugar, as last amended production of the Community surplus areas should by Regulation (EEC) No 607/72,2 and in particular be taken into account ; Articles 3 ( 6 ), 4 (4), 9 (7 ), 12 (5 ), 26 ( 1 ) and 28 thereof; Whereas, in these circumstances , the level of market prices in Italy will be determined by the offer prices Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; of sugar from Community surplus areas ; whereas the derived intervention price for Italy may be fixed at Having regard to the Opinion of the European 24-84 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, account Parliament; being taken on the one hand of the intervention price applicable in the north of France plus the marketing Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 794/723 of 17 costs for deliveries to the north of Italy, and on the April 1972 fixing the sugar prices, the standard other hand, of the disposal costs of the Italian sugar quality of beet and the coefficient for calculating the industry; maximum quota for the 1972/73 sugar marketing year fixed the intervention price for white sugar at Whereas there is a considerable surplus in the 23-34 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for the production of raw sugar in the French overseas Community area having the largest surplus ; departments ; whereas the most favourable potential outlets for this sugar within the Community are in the Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC south of France and in Italy, where the sugar, after provides for derived intervention prices to be fixed being refined, may be sold directly; whereas, on the for other areas, account being taken of the regional basis of the foreseeable market prices in the deficit variations which, given a normal harvest and free areas of Italy, which will probably be 0-50 units of movement of sugar, might be expected to occur in account per 100 kilogrammes above the derived the price of sugar under natural conditions of price intervention price in Italy, and taking account of the formation ; transport costs between the overseas departments and these areas, the derived intervention prices for those departments should be fixed at 23-01 units of account Whereas in view of the quotas fixed in the per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar; production areas in Germany, the Netherlands , Belgium and France, a balanced or surplus supply situation can be anticipated; whereas, with the Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC exception of the French overseas departments, the provides for the fixing of the intervention price for raw sugar for those departments to be derived from the intervention price for white sugar fixed for those 1 OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1 . departments, allowance being made for a uniform 2 OJ No L 75, 28.3.1972, p . 4. processing margin and a standard yield ; whereas, on 1 OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1 . the basis of available information, the refining costs

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may be estimated at 1-86 units of account per .100 Community area having the largest surplus plus kilogrammes of raw sugar, of which probably 0-60 transport costs, calculated at a flat rate, from that units .of account can be covered by the higher price area to the most distant deficit area in the likely to be obtained from the better quality in Community ; whereas, given the state of supplies comparison with the price for the standard quality; within the Community, account should be taken of whereas, moreover, pursuant to the definition of the transport costs between the departments of standard quality for raw . sugar laid down by northern France and Palermo, the main port of Regulation (EEC) No 431 /68 ,1 a yield of 92% should importation in Sicily ; be used ; Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar should be Whereas Article 9 (7) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC derived from the threshold price for white sugar, a provides for the determination of intervention prices standard processing margin and a standard yield for raw beet sugar ; whereas these prices should be being taken into account; whereas the same criteria derived from the intervention price for white sugar, as are used in the derivation of the intervention price account being taken of the factors already mentioned for raw sugar should be applied ; for fixing the intervention price for raw sugar in the French overseas departments, and the forwarding Whereas the threshold price for molasses should be costs for supplying raw sugar, estimated at a standard so fixed that the receipts from sales of molasses may rate of 0-50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; reach the level of factories' receipts which are taken into account when minimum prices for beet are being Whereas the minimum prices for sugar beet referred fixed ; to in the first indent of Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC must be determined for the areas other Whereas under Article 26 of Regulation No than that having the largest surplus on the basis of 1009/67/EEC, the guaranteed quantity should be the intervention prices for white sugar applicable in equal to the anticipated human consumption for the those areas, account being taken of the amounts used 1972/73 sugar marketing year, which can be when fixing the minimum price for beet for the area estimated at 6-48 million metric tons ; having the largest surplus, for the processing margin, the yield, the receipts from molasses and the delivery costs of the beet ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, to promote specialization in beet Article 1 cultivation, and taking account of the foreseeable state of supplies in. the Community, the minimum prices for beet outside the basic quota referred to in The provisions of this Regulation shall apply for the the second indent of Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 1972/73 sugar marketing year. 1009/67/EEC should be fixed in such a way that they no longer encourage producers with relatively . high production costs, but are only of interest to the most Article 2 rational undertakings operating under the most favourable conditions ; For the regions other than those referred to in Article 2 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 794/72, the derived Whereas at the time of fixing the percentages referred intervention price for 100 kilogrammes of white to in Article 27 (4) and (5 ) of Regulation ' No sugar shall be : 1009/67/EEC and the maximum amount of the (a) 24-84 units of account for all regions of Italy ; production levy referred to in Article 28 of that Regulation, account should be taken, bearing in mind (b) 23-01 "units of account for the French overseas the aims of the quota system, on the one hand of the departments ; difference between the minimum price, for beet and the minimum price for beet outside the basic quota, (c) 23-34 units of account for the other regions of the and on the other hand of the fixed costs of the sugar Community . industry estimated at about 45% of the processing margin ; Article 3

Whereas, under Article 12 (2) of Regulation No 1 . The intervention price for 100 kilogrammes of 1009/67/EEC, the threshold price for white sugar raw beet sugar shall be : should be the same as the target price for the (a) 19-85 units of account for the Community area having the largest surplus and the regions 1 OJ No L 89, 10.4.1968, p . 3 . referred to in Article 2 (c) ;

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(b) 21*23 units of account for the regions referred to Article 5 in Article 2 (a). The threshold price shall be : This intervention price shall be valid for raw sugar of (a) 27-05 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for standard quality, unpacked, ex-factory, loaded onto white sugar ; the means of transport chosen by the buyer. (b) 23-73 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for 2. The derived intervention price for the French raw sugar ; overseas departments for the raw sugar referred to in (c) 3-20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for Article 3 (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be molasses . 20-01 units of account per 100 kilogrammes. Article 6

Article 4 The guaranteed quantity referred to in Article 26 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be 6 480 000 1 . The minimum price for beet shall be, per metric metric tons of white sugar. ton : ( a) 19-63 units of account for the regions referred to Article 7 in Article 2 ( a); 1 . The percentages referred to in Article 27 (4) and (b) 17-68 units of account for the regions referred to (5) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be 60-00. in Article 2 ( c). 2. The maximum amount of the production levy 2. The minimum price for beet outside the basic referred to in Article 28 of Regulation No quota shall be, per metric ton : 1009/67/EEC shall be 9-36 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar. ( a) 10-40 units of account for the area having the largest surplus determined in Article 2 (3 ) of Article 8 Regulation (EEC) No 794/72 and for the regions referred to in Article 2 ( a). This Regulation shall enter into force on the third (b ) 12-35 units of account for the regions referred to day following its publication in the Official Journal in Article 2 ( a). of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1972.

For the Council The President

J. P. BUCHLER