31977R1468

1.7 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 162/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1468/77

of 30 June 1977 laying down rules for applying the production levy on isoglucose in respect of the period 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN of the production and sale of these products ; whereas COMMUNITIES , quarterly payments would accordingly seem appro­ priate for isoglucose ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , Whereas time limits for providing production figures and forwarding the necessary information required for the operation of the system should be laid down , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1111 / and provision should be made for appropriate control 77 of 17 May 1977 laying down common provisions measures ; for isoglucose ('), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /77 provides for a are in accordance with the opinion of the Management provisional system of production levies ; Committee for Isoglucose,

Whereas the levy on isoglucose must be equal to the amount of the production levy provided for in Article HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organization of the market in sugar ( 2), as last amended by Regulation Article 1 (EEC) No 11 10/77 (3) ; whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/73 of 12 March 1973 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of the The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to quota system of sugar (*), as last amended by Regu­ production during the period 1 July 1977 to 30 June lation (EEC) No 1573/76 (5), the levy on sugar is 1978 . fixed definitively only after the end of the annual production period for isoglucose ; Article 2 Whereas provision should therefore be made for a provisional amount to be fixed for the levy on the 1 . For the purposes of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) basis of an appropriate estimate and for a payment No 1111 /77, a provisional amount in respect of the on account to be made in respect thereof ; production levy on isoglucose shall be fixed before 1 July 1977 in respect of the period beginning on that date and ending on 30 June of the following year. Whereas, on the basis of such an estimate for the Such amount shall be fixed on the basis of an estimate production year 1977/78 , the provisional amount of of the amount of the production levy on sugar as the levy for that period should be fixed at the maximum provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No amount provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) 3330/74 applicable for the same period. No 1111 /77 ;

Whereas the rules for payment of this levy must be 2. The provisional amount of the levy as referred to laid down taking into account those in respect of in paragraph 1 shall be five units of account per 100 competing sugar products and the economic aspects kilograms of dry matter.

Article 3 O OJ No L 134 , 28 . 5 . 1977 , p. 4 . (2) OJ No L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974, p. 1 . Manufacturers of the products specified in Article 1 (3) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 67, 14 . 3 . 1973 , p . 12. of Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /77 shall, before the (6) OJ No L 172 , 1 . 7. 1976 , p . 52 . 15th day of each month, communicate to the compe­

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tent agency in the Member States on whose territory Article 5 production takes place particulars of the quantities, expressed as dry matter, actually produced during the 1 . The Member States shall fix in respect of each preceding month . manufacturer of isoglucose, within 30 day after the publication on the Official Journal of the European However, the quantities of isoglucose produced under Communities of the amount in respect of a given sugar inward processing arrangements shall not be taken marketing year of the production levy provided for in into account in calculating the quantities referred to Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74, the in the preceding paragraph . amount of the production levy on isoglucose appli­ cable in respect of the same period, having regard to the quantities produced and to the advances already Article 4 paid by the manufacturer.

1 . On the basis of the particulars communicated The Member States shall immediately notify the parties pursuant to Article 3 , and where necessary after concerned of the amounts so fixed . verification, the competent agency shall determine the quantities of isoglucose produced each quarter by each manufacturer. The Member State in question 2. The balance owing by the Member State or by the shall collect an advance of the provisional amount of manufacturer of isoglucose shall be paid not later than the production levy in respect of each quarter's 15 January following the date of publication referred production. to in paragraph 1 .

The manufacturer shall not later than the 15th day of the second month following the end of the quarter Article 6 in question be notified of the amount of that advance. Member States shall make the necessary arrangements 2. The amount of the advance shall be four units of for having production figures checked . account per 100 kilograms of dry matter.

3 . The advance referred to in paragraph 1 shall be Article 7 paid by the manufacturer not later than the end of the second month following the end of the production quarter in question . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977,

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President