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REGULATION ( EEC) No 473/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973 authorizing the United Kingdom to grant an aid as a transitional measure for sugar to be consumed in its territory

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES , 1 . For 100 kilogrammes of white sugar, the aid referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) may not exceed the follow­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ing amount : Economic Community ; — 3-21 units of account during the period from Having regard to the Treaty (x) concerning the 1 February 1973 to 28 February 1973 ; Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the European Atomic — 2- 14 units of account during the period from Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1 March 1973 to 30 April 1973 ; 1972, and in particular Article 63 ( 1 ) of the Act (2) annexed thereto ; — 1-07 units of account during the period from 1 May 1973 to 30 June 1973 . Whereas the upward movement of sugar prices caused the United Kingdom to introduce a system of consumer subsidies in March 1972 to neutralize the 2. Raw sugar shall be expressed as white sugar in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Council effects of such movement at that time ; whereas the Regulation (EEC) No 431 /68 (3) of 9 April 1968 sudden abolition of this system on 1 February 1973 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and would be bound to create appreciable difficulties in fixing the Community frontier crossing point for this sector of the economy ; whereas transitional calculating cif prices in the sugar sector . measures should accordingly be adopted for the phasing-out of the British consumer subsidies in three stages ; Article 3 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ For the purposes of this Regulation , sale for con­ ment Committee for Sugar ; sumption means :

(a) for sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom :

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — when it leaves the manufacturer's warehouse, provided it is not sold to the intervention agency ; or Article 1 — the sale of sugar by the intervention agency ; 1 . Until 30 June 1973 the United Kingdom may grant (b) for raw sugar imported into the United Kingdom a degressive national aid* for sugar, in the natural state for refining, the time when it is transferred from or in the form of the products referred to in the the bonded warehouse to the refinery ; Annex, which is marketed in its territory for human consumption . (c) for sugar imported into the United Kingdom for 2. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted a purpose other than that indicated under (b ) regardless of the origin of the product. above, the putting of this sugar into free circulation in its territory ;

(*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 89 , 10. 4. 1968 , p. 3 .

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(d) for sugar imported into the United Kingdom in granting of export restitutions for sugar, in the the form of the products referred to in the Annex , case of products covered by Regulation No the putting of such sugar into free circulation in 1009/67/EEC (2) ; its territory. — the provisions concerning export resulting from Article 4 Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (3), (EEC) No 865/68 (4), and (EEC) No 2682/72 (5), in the case 1 . "Where sugar is exported or sent to other Member of products or goods containing sugar covered by States in its natural state or in the form of the processed these Regulations. products referred to in the Annex, an amount equal to that specified in Article 2 ( 1 ) shall be levied for the period in question during which the sugar is Article 5 exported.

2. For the granting of the aid referred to in Article 1 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day ( 1 ) and for the collection of the amount indicated in of its publication in the Official Journal of the paragraph 1 the following provisions shall apply for European Communities . the purpose of determining the sucrose content of the products referred to in the Annex including, where 2. The provisions of Article 4 of this Regulation applicable, the content of other sugars expressed in terms of sucrose : shall apply from the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

— the provisions of Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 394/70 (*) of 2 March 1970 3 . The provisions of the other articles of this Regu­ concerning the methods of application for the lation shall apply from 1 February 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 . For the Commission The President , Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

ANNEX

I. List of products covered by Regulation No 1009/67/EEC to which the provisions of Article 1 of this Regulation apply.

CCT heading No Description of goods

17.02 Other sugars (but not including lactose and glucose) ; sugar syrups D to F (but not including lactose and glucose syrups) ; artificial honey (whether or not mixed with natural honey) ; caramel

17.05 Flavoured or coloured sugars (but not including lactose and glucose) C and syrup (but not including lactose and glucose syrups) but not including fruit juices containing added sugar in any proportion

2) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1969, p. 13 . (4) OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . (x) OJ No L 50, 4. 3 . 1970, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 289, 27 . 12. 1972, p . 13 .

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II . List of products and goods covered by Regulation No 804/68/EEC to which the provisions of Article 1 of this Regulation apply.

CCT Description of goods heading No

04.02 Milk and cream , preserved , concentrated or sweetened :

B. Containing added sugar ( but excluding products with less than 20% sugar content)

III. List of products or goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 865/68/EEC to which the pro­ visions of Article 1 of this Regulation apply.

CCT heading No Description of goods

20.04 Fruit, fruit-peel and parts of plants , preserved by sugar ( drained , glace or crystallized) :

B. Other ( but excluding products with less than 30% total sugar content)

20.05 Jams , fruit jellies , marmalades , fruit puree and fruit pastes , being cooked preparations , whether or not containing added sugar ( but excluding products with less than 30% total sugar content)

IV. List of products or goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2682/72 to which the provisions of Article 1 of this Regulation apply but excluding products or goods with less than 25% sugar content .

CCT heading No Description of goods

17.04 Sugar confectionery , not containing cocoa : B. Chewing gum C. White chocolate D. Other

ex 18.06 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

ex 19.08 Pastry , biscuits , cakes and other fine bakers ' wares , whether or not containing cocoa in any proportion

ex 21.07 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included :

F. Other

22.09 Ethyl alcohol , undenatured, of a strength of less than 80° ; spirits , liqueurs and other spirituous beverages ; compound alcoholic pre­ parations ( known as ' concentrated extracts') for the manufacture of beverages :

C. Spirituous beverages