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REGULATION (EEC) No 1602/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 25 June 1974 amending Regulation No 1009/67/EEC on the common organization of the market in sugar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , establishment of the possible future arrangements for sugar imports into the Community from certain developing countries as from 1 January 1975 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas Italy has been authorized to grant tempor­ pean Economic Community, and in particular ary aids ; whereas an increase in the maximum aid Article 43 thereof; granted per metric ton of beet from 1-80 to 4-00 units of account is justified by a new assessment of Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; the conditions of production, in particular the tem­ porary competitive situation in relation to maize Having regard to the Opinion of the European production , Parliament;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Social Committee ;

Article 1 Whereas, in view of the Community's sugar supply situation, the maximum quota, fixed at 135% of the basic quota since the 1968 / 69 sugar marketing year, The third subparagraph of Article 24 (2) of Regu­ has been increased to 145% of the basic quota for lation No 1009/67/EEC shall be replaced by the the 1974/75 sugar marketing year; whereas it is following : therefore justified to provide for a maximum quota applicable to the United Kingdom of 110% of the 'However, the coefficient to be applied to the basic quota ; United Kingdom for determining the maximum quota shall be : Whereas Article 16 of Council Regulation No 1009/ 67/EEC I1) of 18 December 1967 on the common — TOO for the period up to the end of the organization of the market in sugar, as last amended 1973 /74 sugar marketing year, and by Regulation (EEC) No 1928/73 (2), does not apply to sugar produced in excess of the maximum quota; — 1-10 for the 1974/75 sugar marketing year.' whereas, moreover, shortages and high prices persist on the world market and Community supplies are at risk because of uncertainty about the quantities to Article 2 be imported in the future under Protocol No 22 annexed to the Act of Accession (3); whereas, in view of the above situation, undertakings to export Article 25 (2) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC shall the said sugar long before it has been produced be replaced by the following: should be avoided ; whereas the export levy should therefore also be applicable to sugar produced in 'Articles 8 , 9, 16 and 17 shall not apply to the excess of the maximum quota ; whereas there should quantity referred to in paragraph 1 which is not nevertheless be the possibility of not applying this carried forward to the following sugar marketing levy as soon as the Community's supply situation year pursuant to Article 32. However, as an can be adequately ascertained ; exception, it may be decided that Article 16 shall be applicable in so far as it is necessary to ensure Whereas, for the 1974/75 sugar marketing year, the the Community's sugar supply. guaranteed quantity should be fixed only after In this event, it will be recorded at the same time that the entire quantity of sugar in question may finally be disposed of on the internal market O OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 199, 19. 7. 1973 , p. 7. without the amount laid down in paragraph 3 (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14. being levied.'

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The following paragraph 3 shall be added to Article In Article 34 (2 ) of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC the 26 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC : amount of 1-80 units of account shall be replaced by 4-00 units of account. '3 . By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the guaranteed quantity for the 1974/75 sugar marketing year shall be fixed by the Coun­ cil, acting on a proposal from the Commission Article 5 and in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (3 ) of the Treaty, after estab­ lishment of the system applicable from 1 January This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 1975 to sugar imports into the Community from day following its publication in the Official Journal certain developing countries.' of the European Communities .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1974.

For the Council

The President H. E>. GENSCHER