31973R0797

24 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 76/ 17

REGULATION (EEC) No 797/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 March 1973 fixing the difference in the prices of white sugar to be used for calculating the levy for products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the levies on white sugar, calculated for a period COMMUNITIES, covering the first fifteen days of the month preceding the quarter for which the difference is Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ being determined and the two months immediately pean Economic Community ; preceding that month ; whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3 ) of that Regulation, this difference must be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 865/ determined by the Commission for each quarter of 68 (*) of 28 June 1968 on the common organization the calendar year ; of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3 ) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof ; Whereas, in order to enable the Member States to Article 1 determine the amount of the levy applicable in respect of the various added sugars, on imports of For the period 1 April to 30 June 1973 , the differ­ the products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) ence provided for in Article 2 (2) of Council Regula­ No 865/68 , it is necessary, in accordance with tion (EEC) No 865 /68 is fixed at 0-0521 unit of Article 2 (2) of that Regulation, to determine the account . difference between the average of the threshold prices for one kilogramme of white sugar for each Article 2 month of the quarter for which the difference is being determined and the average of the cif prices This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April for one kilogramme of white sugar used in fixing 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 1973 .

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(*) OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 . (*) OJ No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972 , p. 1 .