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REGULATION (EEC) No 475/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973 concerning the detailed arrangements for the import of sugar under the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ' Article 32 a COMMUNITIES , In the case of sugar for import into the United Kingdom under the provisions of Protocol 17 of the Act, the application and the certificate shall Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European include the following indication under item 12 : Economic Community, ' C.S.A. — N.P.Q.Y Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 (*) of 31 January 1973 , laying down general Article 2 rules for the implementation of the arrangements for importing sugar into the United Kingdom within the The payment for the costs of transport and insurance terms of the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement, and provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) in particular Article 9 thereof ; No 242/73 may be effected by offsetting it against the price to be paid for the sugar concerned . Whereas it is necessary to lay down certain detailed provisions concerning import certificates and con­ Article 3 cerning the calculation of the yield of the sugar imported pursuant to the provisions set out in Protocol No 17 of the Act ( 2) annexed to the Treaty ( 3) con­ The costs of transport and insurance referred to in cerning the Accession of the new Member States to Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 shall be the European Economic Community and the European established by the competent authority of the United Atomic Energy Community ; whereas in addition it Kingdom on the basis of the most favourable rates is necessary to determine the detailed provisions for of transport and insurance for the markets concerned . the calculation of the resale price and also for the method of adjusting the tax or the subsidy provided Article 4 for in Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 ;

The yield of the sugar imported shall be calculated Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation according to the provisions set out in Article 1 (3 ) are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ of Regulation (EEC) No 431 /68 (6) of the Council ment Committee for Sugar ; of 9 April 1968 determining the standard quality for raw sugar and fixing the Community frontier crossing point for calculating cif prices for sugar.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5

Article 1 The world market price referred to in Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 shall, where necessary , The following Article 32a shall be inserted into be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 ( 4) of Article 4 (3) of that Regulation . 23 December 1970 relating to particular arrangements for applying the system of import, export and pre­ Article 6 fixation certificates for agricultural products , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 128/73 (5). The world market price referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ) and Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 242/73 shall be equal to the spot price on the London Sugar . ( J ) OJ No L 29 , 1 . 2. 1973 , p. 23 . Terminal (London Daily Price : LDP ). (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14. (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . (4) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970, p . 15, (5 ) OJ No L 17, 20 . 1 . 1973 , p. 16 . (<■) OJ No L 89 , 10 . 4 . 1968 , p. 3 .

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Article 7 3 . Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, the adjustment of the tax or the subsidy shall 1 . From 1 March 1973 and from the moment when be such that the difference referred to in Article 7 (2) the difference referred to in Article 7 (2) of of Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 is equal to zero at the Regulation (EEC) No 242/73 exceeds 0-05 unit of end of the period for imports provided in Protocol account per 100 kilogrammes, the competent authority No 17 of the Act. may adjust, in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph, the tax or the subsidy during a subsequent period . When that difference exceeds 0-15 unit of account Article 8 the competent authority shall adjust the tax or the subsidy during a subsequent period. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . 2 . The adjustment may not be greater than 0-40 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes nor less than 0-05 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes . It 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