31985R1483

10 . 6 . 85 No L 151 /3 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) 1483 / 85 of 23 May 1985 fixing, for the 1985 / 86 marketing year, the sugar prices and the standard quality of beet

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Gommunity yield of 130 kilograms of white sugar per tonne of beet with a 16 % sugar content ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and in particular Article 43 Whereas the abovementioned costs may be estimated at a thereof, flat-rate amount of 22,73 ECU per 100 kilograms of white sugar ; whereas that flat-rate amount is made up of the sum of the processing margin , estimated at 20,89 ECU , and the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785 / 81 of costs of delivering the beet to factories, estimated at 3,73 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in ECU , less a flat-rate amount of 1,89 ECU representing the sugar sector ( J ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) factories' receipts from the sale of molasses calculated on the No 1482 / 85 ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 2 ( 3 ), 3 (4 ) basis of a yield of 38 ,5 kilograms per tonne of beet processed and 4 ( 3 ) thereof, and an ex-factory price for molasses of 6,40 ECU per 100 kilograms of molasses; Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 3 ), Whereas the standard quality chosen for beet should be a Having regard to the opinion of the European quality which takes account of production characteristics in Parliament ( 4 ), the main beet-producing areas of the Community ;

Whereas, when sugar prices are fixed , account should be Whereas Article 46 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785 / 81 taken of the objectives of the common agricultural policy and authorizes in particular the Republic of Italy to grant, under of the contribution which the Community intends to make to certain conditions , adaptation aid to producers of sugar beet the harmonious development of world trade; whereas the and , where the case arises, to producers of sugar ; whereas objectives of the common agricultural policy are in particular these conditions provide inter alia for this aid to be made on a to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural decreasing scale for the production of sugar obtained in community , to ensure that supplies are available and they northern Italy ; whereas the 1984 / 85 marketing year has reach consumers at reasonable prices ; been characterized by a crisis already witnessed in 1982 / 83 and 1983 / 84 ; whereas , this being so , it would appear appropriate to suspend the reduction of the aid provided for Whereas , in order to attain these objectives , the target price this region of Italy, for sugar must be fixed at a level which , taking into account in particular the resultant level of the intervention price , ensures a fair remuneration for beet and sugar cane producers while at the same time respecting consumers' HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : interests , and which is likely to maintain the balance between the prices of the principal agricultural products ;

Whereas , as a result of the characteristics of the sugar Article 1 market , the risks involved in this trade are relatively slight ; whereas , consequently, when the intervention price for sugar is being fixed , the difference between the target price and the 1 . The target price for white sugar shall be 57 ,03 ECU per intervention price may be fixed at a relatively low level ; 100 kilograms .

Whereas the basic price for beet must take account of the 2 . The intervention price for white sugar shall be 54,18 intervention price and of the costs of processing and ECU per 100 kilograms for the non-deficit areas of the delivering the beet to factories and be based on an estimated Community .

Article 2 H OJ No L 177 , 1 . 7 . 1981 , p. 4 . ( 2 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal . ( 3 ) OJ No C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p . 11 . The basic price for beet shall be 40,89 ECU per tonne delivered at the collection centre . {*) OJ No C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 .

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Article 3 suspended for the 1985 / 86 marketing year. For the same marketing year, point ( a) " of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 of the said Article shall apply to the production Standard quality beet shall : of sugar obtained in northern Italy and concerned by the authorization for aid . ( a ) be of sound , genuine and merchantable quality ;

( b) have a sugar content of 16 % at the reception point. Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Article 4 following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Application of point (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 46 ( 2 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785 / 81 shall be It shall apply for the 1985 / 86 marketing year .

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

Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .

For the Council The President C. SIGNORILE