31974R2084

8 . 8 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 217 / 17

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2084/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 August 1974 on the application of the special export levy to a certain portion of the sugar produced in excess of the maximum quota during the 1974/75 sugar marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has COMMUNITIES, not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 67/ EEC (') of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended Article 1 by Regulation (EEC) No 1 602/74 (2), and in particular Article 25 (3) thereof ; 1 . The provisions of Article 16 of Regulation No Whereas under Article 25 (2) of Regulation No 1009/ 1009/67/ EEC shall apply in respect of a quantity not 67/EEC the export levy may be made applicable, by exceeding 80 % of the sugar produced in excess of way of exception in so far as is necessary to safeguard the maximum quota during the 1974/75 sugar the Community's sugar supplies, to sugar produced in marketing year. excess of the maximum quota ; whereas for some time now there has been a shortage of sugar on the world 2. Up to 80 % of the sugar produced in excess of market and this has led to an appreciable fall in the maximum quota during the 1974/75 sugar stocks and a consequent substantial rise in prices, marketing year may be disposed of on the internal which are now well above those applicable in the market of the Community without the charge referred Community ; whereas this situation is not likely to to in Article 25(3) of Regulation No 1009/ 67/ EEC change appreciably in the foreseeable future ; whereas, being levied . having regard in particular to the stocks in the Community, to foreseeable sugar production given a Article 2 normal harvest in 1974/75 and to the quantities likely to be imported and to those to be exported in the On the basis of estimates in respect of the Commu­ form of processed products, the Community's supplies nity supply situation for the period 1 October 1974 to can be safeguarded only by providing for a substantial 30 September 1975 , a decision shall be taken before quantity of the sugar produced in excess of the 15 October 1974 in the first instance and again before maximum quotas to be disposed of on the internal 31 January 1975 as to whether to reduce the percen­ market ; tage specified in Article 1 ( 1 ). Whereas it is necessary to re-examine, as more precise estimates of the Community figures become possible, Article 3 whether the total quantity in respect of which the export levy has been made to apply should be reduced This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day so as to enable a larger quantity to be exported free of following its publication in the Official Journal of the said levy ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 6 August 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 172, 27, 6 . 1974, p. 7 .