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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 1637/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 June 1973 fixing for the 1973/74 marketing year the derived intervention prices, the inter­ vention prices for raw beet sugar, the minimum prices for beet, the threshold prices, the guaranteed quantity, the maximum amount of the production levy and the special maximum quota

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN French overseas departments, the ex-factory prices in COMMUNITIES, the areas mentioned will in the main be equal to the prices in the Community area having the largest Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European surplus ; Economic Community ; Whereas sugar production in Italy, with relatively Having regard to the Treaty (x) concerning the Acces­ high production costs, will probably not appreciably sion of new Member States to the European Economic exceed the basic quantity fixed ; whereas a deficit of Community and to the European Atomic Energy about 400 000 metric tons to be covered by the Community, and in particular the first subparagraph production of the Community surplus areas should be of Article 52 (3) of the Act annexed thereto ; taken into account ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ 67/EEC (2) of 18 December 1967 on the common Whereas, in these circumstances, the level of market organization of the market in sugar, as last amended prices in Italy will be determined by the offer prices by Regulation (EEC) No 1014/73 (3) and in particular of sugar from Community surplus areas ; whereas the Articles 3 (6), 4 (4), 9 (7), 12 (5), 26 ( 1 ), 28 and 31 (4) derived intervention price for Italy may be fixed at and (5) thereof ; 25-28 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, account being taken on the one hand of the intervention price Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; applicable in the north of France plus the marketing costs for deliveries to the north of Italy, and on the Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ other hand, of the disposal costs of the Italian sugar ment ; industry ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1345/73 (4) of 15 May 1973 fixing the sugar prices, the standard Whereas there is a considerable surplus in the produc­ quality of beet and the coefficient for calculating the tion of raw sugar in the French overseas departments ; maximum quota for the 1973/74 marketing year fixed whereas the most favourable potential outlets for this the intervention price for white sugar at 23-57 units of sugar within the Community are in the south of account per 100 kilogrammes for the Community area France and in Italy, where the sugar, after being having the largest surplus ; refined, may be sold directly ; whereas, on the basis of the foreseeable market prices in the deficit areas of Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC Italy, which will probably be 0-53 units of account per provides for derived intervention prices to be fixed for 100 kilogrammes above the derived intervention price other areas, account being taken of the regional varia­ in Italy, and taking account of the transport costs tions which, given a normal harvest and free move­ between the overseas departments and these areas, the ment of sugar, might be expected to occur in the derived intervention prices for those departments price of sugar under natural conditions of price forma­ should be fixed at 23-24 units of account per 100 kilo­ tion ; grammes of white sugar ;

Whereas in view of the quotas fixed in the production Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC areas in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, provides for the fixing of the intervention price for Denmark and France, a balanced or surplus situation raw sugar for those departments to be derived from can be anticipated ; whereas, with the exception of the the intervention price for white sugar fixed for those departments, allowance being made for a uniform (!) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5. processing margin and a standard yield ; whereas, on (2) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . Q) OJ No L 106, 20 . 4. 1973 , p. 1 . the basis of available information, the refining costs (4) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973, p. 6. may be estimated at 1-88 units of account per 100

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kilogrammes of raw sugar, of which probably 0-60 minimum price for beet outside the basic quota, and units of account can be covered by the higher price on the other hand of the fixed costs of the sugar likely to be obtained from the better quality in industry estimated at about 45 % of the processing comparison with the price for the standard quality ; margin ; whereas, moreover, pursuant to the definition of the standard quality for raw sugar laid down by Regula­ Whereas, under Article 1 2 (2) of Regulation No 1 009/ tion (EEC) No 431 /68 (*), a yield of 92 % should be 67/EEC, the threshold price for white sugar should be used ; the same as the target price for the Community area having the largest surplus plus transport costs, calcu­ lated at a flat rate, from that area to the most distant Whereas Article 9 (7) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC deficit area in the Community ; whereas, given the provides for the determination of intervention prices state of supplies within the Community, account for raw beet sugar ; whereas these prices should be should be taken of the transport costs between the derived from the intervention price for white sugar, departments of northern France and Palermo, the account being taken of the factors already mentioned main port of importation in Sicily ; for fixing the intervention price for raw sugar in the French overseas departments, and the forwarding costs Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar should be for supplying raw sugar, estimated at a standard rate of derived from the threshold price for white sugar, a 0-50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; standard processing margin and a standard yield being taken into account ; whereas the same criteria as are used in the derivation of the intervention price for raw Whereas the minimum prices for sugar beet referred sugar should be applied ; to in the first indent of Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC must be determined for the areas other Whereas the threshold price for molasses should be so than that having the largest surplus on the basis of the fixed that the receipts from sales of molasses may intervention prices for white sugar applicable in those reach the level of factories' receipts which are taken areas, account being taken of the amounts used when into account when minimum prices for beet are being fixing the minimum price for beet for the area having fixed ; the largest surplus, for the processing margin, the yield, the receipts from molasses and the delivery Whereas, under Article 26 of Regulation No 1009/ costs of the beet ; 67/EEC, the guaranteed quantity should be equal to the anticipated human consumption for the 1973/ Whereas in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, the 1974 sugar marketing year after deducting the sugar prices of white sugar, raw beet sugar, and the which may be imported into the United Kingdom under Protocol No 17 of the Act of Accession ; minimum prices for beet are currently lower than the common prices and must for the 1973/ 1974 whereas the quantity marketed for human consump­ tion may be estimated at 9 600 000 metric tons and marketing year be aligned in accordance with Article 52 (2) (a) of the Act of Accession ; whereas, however, whereas imports from the countries and territories referred to in the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement considering that the corresponding amendment of amount to 1 675 000 metric tons ; prices in the United Kingdom would disturb the process of its integration into the Community, it is Whereas under Article 31 (4) of Regulation No 1009/ desirable to apply, for this Member State, the deroga­ tion contained in paragraph (3) of the Article in ques­ 67/EEC the Council shall decide the length of each tion ; period for the period or periods subsequent to 30 June 1971 in respect of which a decision not to apply the provisions of Article 30 of this Regulation may be Whereas, to promote specialization in beet cultivation , taken, the coefficient to be used for calculating the and taking account of the foreseeable state of supplies special maximum quota and the basic quota to which in the Community, the minimum prices for beet this coefficient is applied, outside the basic quota referred to in the second indent of Article 4(1 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/ EEC should be fixed in such a way that they no longer HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : encourage producers with relatively high production costs, but are only of interest to the most rational undertakings operating under the most favourable Article 1 conditions ;

This Regulation shall apply for the 1973/ 1974 sugar Whereas at the time of fixing the percentages referred marketing year. to in Article 27(4) and (5) of Regulation No 1009/ 67/ EEC and the maximum amount of the production levy referred to in Article 28 of that Regulation , Article 2 account should be taken , bearing in mind the aims of the quota system, on the one hand of the difference For the regions other than that referred to in Article between the minimum price for beet and the 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1345/73 , the derived intervention price for 100 kilogrammes of white sugar (') OJ No L 89, 10 . 4. 1968, p. 3. shall be :

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(a) 25-28 units of account for all regions of Italy ; lation (EEC) No 1345/73 and for the regions (b) 23-24 units of account for the French overseas referred to in Article 2 (c) and (e) ; departments ; (b) 12-72 units of account for the regions referred to (c) 21-65 units of account for all regions of Ireland ; in Article 2(a). (d) 19*79 units of account for all regions of the United Kingdom ; Article 5 (e) 23-57 units of account for the other regions of the The threshold price shall be : Community. (a) 27-60 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for Article 3 white sugar ; (b) 24-21 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for 1 . The intervention price for 100 kilogrammes of raw sugar ; raw beet sugar shall be : (c) 3-20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes for (a) 20-05 units of account for the Community area molasses . having the largest surplus and the regions referred to in Article 2 (e) ; Article 6 (b) 21-62 units of account for the regions referred to in Article 2 (a) ; The guaranteed quantity referred to in Article 26 ( 1 ) of (c) 18-41 units of account for the regions referred to Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be 7 925 000 in Article 2 (c) ; metric tons of white sugar. (d) 15-69 units of account for the regions referred to in Article 2(d). Article 7

This intervention price shall be valid for raw sugar of 1 . The percentages referred to in Article 27 (4) and standard quality, unpacked, ex-factory, loaded onto the (5) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be 60-00. means of transport chosen by the buyer. 2. The maximum amount of the production levy 2. The derived intervention price for the French referred to in Article 28 of Regulation No 1009/ overseas departments for the raw sugar referred to in 67/EEC shall be 9-46 units of account per 100 kilo­ Article 3(4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall be grammes of white sugar. 20-21 units of account per 100 kilogrammes.

Article 8 Article 4 1 . The decision referred to in the first indent of 1 . The minimum price for beet shall be, per metric ton : Article 31 (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC may be taken in respect of the period from 1 July 1973 to 30 (a) 20-08 units of account for the regions referred to June 1975. For this period this decision shall be taken in Article 2 (a) ; before 1 July 1973. (b) 16-40 units of account for the regions referred to 2. The coefficient referred to in second indent of in Article 2 (c) ; Article 31 (4) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC amounts (c) 14-93 units of account for the regions referred to to 2-30, for the period referred to in ( 1 ). This coeffi­ in Article 2 (d) ; cient shall apply to the basic quota in force for the (d) 17-86 units of account for the regions referred to 1973/74 sugar marketing year. in Article 2 (e). Article 9 2. The minimum price for beet outside the basic quota shall be, per metric ton : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (a) 10-50 units of account for the area having the following its publication in the Official Journal of largest surplus determined in Article 2 (3) of Regu­ the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 1973 . For the Council The President A. LAVENS