lagen.nu
31978R1399

31978R1399

CELEX
31978R1399
Datum
1978-06-20
Källa
eur-lex.europa.eu
Rättsakten gäller inte längreEUR-Lex anger att rättsakten upphörde att gälla 1979-06-30.

No L 170/ 6 27 . 6 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1399/78 of 20 June 1978 fixing, for the 1978/79 sugar year, the derived intervention prices, the interven­ tion price for raw beet sugar, the minimum prices for beet, the threshold prices, the maximum amount of the production levy and the amount of the repayment to offset storage costs, and fixing the coefficient for calculating the special maximum quota

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in these circumstances, the level of market COMMUNITIES, prices in Italy will be determined by the offer prices of sugar from Community surplus areas ; whereas the derived intervention price for Italy may be fixed at Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 35 09 units of account per 100 kilograms, account being taken, on the one hand, of the intervention price applicable in the north of France, plus the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No marketing costs for deliveries to Italy and, on the 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organi­ other, of the disposal costs of the Italian sugar zation of the market in sugar (*), as last amended by industry ; Regulation (EEC) No 1396/78 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (6), 4 (4), 8 (2), 9 (5), 13 (5), 28 and 32 (4) thereof, Whereas, given a normal harvest, the sugar production Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, in Ireland and the United Kingdom covers roughly 90 % and 40 % respectively of the needs of their respective home markets ; whereas these needs must Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1398/78 of 20 in part be met by sugar available in Community June 1978 fixing, for the 1978/79 sugar year, the surplus areas ; sugar prices, the standard quality of beet and the coef­ ficient for calculating the maximum quota (3), fixed the intervention price for white sugar at 33-49 units of account per 100 kilograms for the Community area Whereas, in these circumstances, the level of market having the largest surplus ; prices in both Ireland and the United Kingdom will be determined largely by the offer prices of sugar Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 from these areas ; whereas a single derived interven­ provides that derived intervention prices for white tion price for white sugar, which may be fixed at sugar shall be fixed for other areas, account being 34-49 units of account per 100 kilograms, should taken of the regional variations which, given a normal therefore be adopted for all regions of Ireland and the harvest and free movement of sugar, might be United Kingdom, account being taken on the one expected to occur in the price of sugar under natural hand of the intervention price applicable in the conditions of price formation ; Community area having the largest surplus plus the marketing costs of delivery to Ireland and the United Whereas, in view of the quotas fixed in the produc­ Kingdom and, on the other, of the disposal costs of tion areas of Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic the sugar industry of these Member States ; of Germany, France and the Netherlands, a balance or surplus situation can be anticipated ; whereas, with the exception of the French overseas departments, the ex­ factory prices in the areas mentioned will, to a large Whereas there is a considerable surplus production of extent, be equal to the prices in the Community area raw sugar in the French overseas departments ; having the largest surplus ; whereas the most favourable potential outlets for this sugar within the Community are in the south of France and in Italy, where the sugar, after being Whereas sugar production in Italy, with relatively refined, may be sold directly ; whereas on the basis of high production costs, will probably not exceed the the foreseeable market prices in the deficit areas of basic quantity fixed ; whereas an allowance should Italy, which will probably be 2-43 units of account per therefore be made for the 1978/79 sugar year of 100 kilograms above the derived intervention price in approximately 200 000 tonnes to be covered by Italy, and taking account of transport costs between production from Community surplus areas ; the French overseas departments and these areas, the derived intervention prices for those departments 0) OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 . (2) See page 1 of this Official Journal. should be fixed at 33-29 units of account per 100 kilo­ (3) See page 4 of this Official Journal. grams of white sugar ;

27 . 6 . 78 No L 170/7 Official Journal of the European Communities

Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 Whereas the threshold price for molasses should be provides that an intervention price for raw sugar shall fixed in such a way that the receipts from sales of be fixed for those departments, such price to be molasses may reach the level of receipts of undertak­ derived from the intervention price for white sugar ings taken into account in the fixing of minimum fixed for those departments, account being taken of a prices for beet ; uniform processing margin and a standard yield ; whereas, on the basis of available information, the Whereas Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 refining costs may be estimated at 2-75 units of provides for the fixing of the maximum amount of account per 100 kilograms of refined sugar ; whereas, the production levy, for the fixing of the minimum moreover, in accordance with the definition of the prices for beet outside the basic quota for the sugar­ standard quality for raw sugar laid down by Regula­ beet producing areas for which an intervention price tion (EEC) No 431 /68 (J ), a yield of 92 % should be is fixed and for fixing the percentage determining the taken into account ; supplementary payment which manufacturers must, where appropriate, make to beet sellers ; whereas, by Article 27 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74, the Whereas Article 9 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 production levy may not exceed 30 % of the interven­ provides for the fixing of intervention prices for raw tion price ; whereas for the area with the largest beet sugar ; whereas this fixing is not, however, neces­ surplus the minimum price for beet outside the basic sary for the Community regions in which this produc­ quota should be fixed at 70 % of the minimum price tion is not actually marketed ; whereas these prices for beet ; whereas the the percentage taken for deter­ should be derived from the intervention price for mining the abovementioned supplementary payment white sugar, account being taken of the factors already may be fixed at 60, account being taken of the value mentioned for fixing the intervention price for raw of beet in relation to the intervention price for sugar ; sugar in the French overseas departments and of the whereas the same percentage should be taken to forwarding costs for supplying raw sugar, these being estimated at a standard rate of 0*51 unit of account determine the payment which sugar manufacturers may require of cane sellers ; per 100 kilograms ;

Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 (2) Whereas the minimum prices for sugar beet, as provides that the amount of repayment in the context referred to in the first indent of Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regula­ of the offsetting of storage costs shall be fixed per tion (EEC) No 3330/74, must be determined for the month and per unit of weight taking account of areas other than that having the largest surplus on the financing, insurance and specific storage costs ; basis of the intervention prices for white sugar appli­ cable in those areas, account being taken in particular of the amounts used when fixing the minimum price Whereas under Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No for beet for the area having the largest surplus, the 3330/74 it is necessary, for the period or periods processing margin, the yield, the receipts from subsequent to 30 June 1976, to determine the length ' molasses and the delivery costs of the beet ; of each period for which a decision not to apply Article 30 of that Regulation may be taken, to fix the coefficient for calculating the special maximum quota Whereas Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No and to specify the basic quota to which the said coeffi­ 3330/74 provides that the threshold price for white cient applies, sugar should be the same as the target price for the Community area having the largest surplus plus trans­ port charges, calculated at a flat rate, from that area to the most distant deficit area in the Community, plus a flat rate amount taking account of the storage levy, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : which for 1978 /79 can be estimated at 1-77 units of account per 100 kilograms of white sugar ; whereas, given the state of supplies within the Community, Article 1 account should be taken of transport charges between the departments of northern France and Palermo ; For the regions other than the Community area having the largest surplus the derived intervention Whereas the threshold price for raw sugar is to be prices for 100 kilograms of white sugar shall be : derived from the threshold price for white sugar by reference to a standard processing margin and a (a) 35 09 units of account for all regions of Italy ; standard yield ; whereas the same criteria as are used in the derivation of the intervention price for raw (b) 33-29 units of account for the French overseas sugar should therefore be applied ; departments ;

0 ) OJ No L 89, 10 . 4. 1968 , p. 3 . (2) OJ No L 156, 25. 6 . 1977, p. 4.

No L 170/8 27 . 6 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

(c) 34-49 units of account for all regions of Ireland (b) 34.45 units of account per 100 kilograms of raw and of the United Kingdom ; sugar ; (d) 33-49 units of account for the other regions of the (c) 3.20 units of account per 100 kilograms of Community. molasses .

Article 2 Article 5 1 . The intervention price for 100 kilograms of raw beet sugar shall be 27-81 units of account for the area having the largest surplus and the regions referred to 1 . The maximum amount of the production levy in Article 1 (d). referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall be 10.05 units of account per 100 kilo­ This intervention price shall be valid for raw sugar of grams of white sugar. standard quality, unpacked, ex-factory, loaded on to the means of transport chosen by the buyer. 2. The percentages referred to in Article 27 (4) and (5) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3330/74 shall be 60 . 2. The derived intervention price for the French overseas departments for raw sugar referred to in Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall be Article 6 28.10 units of account per 100 kilograms, account being taken of the second subparagraph of Article 3 (6) of the said Regulation. The amount of repayment referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall be 0-30 unit of Article 3 account per month per 100 kilograms of white sugar.

1 . The minimum price for beet shall be, per tonne : (a) 28-02 units of account for the regions referred to Article 7 in Article 1 (a) ; (b) 27-24 units of account for the regions referred to 1 . The period referred to in the first indent of in Article 1 (c) ; Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall (c) 25-94 units of account for the regions referred to run from 1 July 1978 to 30 June 1980. The Member in Article 1 (d). State concerned must take its decision in respect of this period not later than 30 June 1978 . 2. The minimum price for beet outside the basic quotas shall be, per tonne : 2. The coefficient referred to in the second indent (a) 18.16 units of account for the Community area of Article 32 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 shall having the largest surplus and for the regions be 2-275 for the period referred to in paragraph 1 . referred to in Article 1 (d) ; The coefficient shall be applied to the basic quota for (b) 20-24 units of account for the regions referred to the 1978/79 marketing year. in Article 1 (a) ; (c) 19-46 units of account for the regions referred to Article 8 in Article 1 (c).

Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European The threshold price shall be : Communities. (a) 40-20 units of account per 100 kilograms of white sugar ; Articles 1 to 6 shall apply for the 1978/79 sugar year.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 20 June 1978 .

For the Council

The President

P. DALSAGER