31975R3118

29 . 11 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 309/ 67

REGULATION (EEC) No 3118/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 November 1975 fixing for the sugar marketing year 1974/75 the guaranteed quantity and the amount of the production levy and laying down certain associated special measures

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the European Economic Community and the Repu­ COMMUNITIES, blic of India on cane sugar, which entered into force on 18 July 1975, cane sugar originating in the States, countries and territories concerned has in the mean­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European time been allowed to be imported into the Commu­ Economic Community ; nity on preferential terms ; whereas the Council has consequently been unable to fix in time for the sugar marketing year 1974/75 the said guaranteed quantity ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No whereas Regulation No 1009/67/ EEC has been 3330/74 (*) of 19 December 1974 on the common repealed with effect from 30 June 1975 by Regulation organization of the market in sugar, as last amended (EEC) No 3330/74 ; by Regulation (EEC) No 2623/75 (2), and in particular Article 48 thereof ;

Whereas the abovementioned provisions governing Whereas under Article 26(1 ) and (2) of Council Regu­ the previous fixings, and the reasons which led the lation No 1009/67/ EEC (3) of 18 December 1967 on Council to derogate therefrom as regards the the common organization of the market in sugar, as marketing year 1974/75, should in spite of the repeal last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2476/74 (4), the of Regulation No 1009/67/ EEC be given effect in Council was to fix for each marketing year, at the respect of that year ; whereas the guaranteed quantity same time as the derived intervention prices, a for the said marketing year should therefore be calcu­ guaranteed quantity based on anticipated human lated by subtracting the quantities imported on prefer­ consumption less the quantity of sugar permitted to ential terms over the period 1 October 1974 to 30 be imported under the arrangements laid down in September 1975 from the quantity disposed of for Protocol 17 (5) to the Act annexed to the Treaty of human consumption during the same period ; whereas Accession ; whereas, in respect of the sugar marketing this latter quantity amounts to 9 587 000 metric tons year 1974/75, paragraph 3 of the same Article, which while the imports in question amount to 1 158 000 was added by Regulation (EEC) No 1 602/74 (6), metric tons expressed in white value ; whereas the provided by way of derogation from the preceding guaranteed quantity should therefore be fixed at paragraphs of that Article that the guaranteed quantity 8 429 000 metric tons of white sugar ; should be fixed after the commencement of the arran­ gements to be applied with effect from 1 January 1975 in respect of imports into the Community of Whereas Article 7(1 ) of Commission Regulation sugar originating in certain developing countries ; (EEC) No 700/73 ( u ) of 12 March 1973 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the quota system for sugar provides that the amount of the Whereas under Protocol 3 on ACP sugar annexed to production levy valid for a given marketing year shall the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and provisionally be fixed before 1 December of the following implemented with effect from 28 February 1975 by marketing year ; whereas the amount of the produc­ the Agreements (7) on cane sugar in the form of tion levy is to be calculated in particular by reference exchanges of letters between the Community and to the losses incurred in disposing of the quantity certain ACP States, and by virtue of the Council Deci­ produced in the Community in excess of the sion of 25 February 1 975 (8 ) on imports of cane sugar guaranteed quantity ; whereas production within the originating in the overseas countries and territories maximum quotas during the marketing year in ques­ (OCT), as supplemented by the Council Decision of tion , including quantities carried forward to that 26 March 1975 (9), and of the Agreement ( 10) between marketing year, amounted to 8 363 175-1 metric tons ; whereas the production levy for the sugar marketing (') OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 . year 1974/75 should therefore be fixed at zero ; (2 ) OJ No L 268 , 17. 10 . 1975, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 . C ) OJ No L 264, 1 . 10 . 1974, p. 70 . (5 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 173 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (0) OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p . 7 . are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ( 7) OJ No L 268 , 17. 10 . 1975, p . 39 . ment Committee for Sugar, (s ) OJ No L 268 , 17 . 10 . 1975, p . 43 . O OJ No L 268 , 17 . 10 . 1975, p . 45 . ( 10) OJ No L 190 , 23 . 7. 1975, p . 36 . (") OJ No L 67, 14. 3 . 1973 , p. 12.

No L 309/68 29 . 11 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3 The price to be paid by sugar manufacturers to sellers Article 1 of beet in respect of beets used for sugar produced during the marketing year 1974/75 in excess of the The guaranteed quantity for the sugar marketing year basic quota but within the maximum quota shall be 1974/75 shall be 8 429 000 metric tons of white sugar. not less than the minimum price for beet for that year . Article 2 Article 4 The amount of the production levy for the sugar This Regulation shall enter into force on the day marketing year 1974/75 shall be 0-00 unit of account following its publication in the Official Journal of per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar. the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission