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( 1 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 170 , 27 . 6 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 18 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 45 , 16 . 2 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1292/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3331/74 ON THE ALLOCATION AND ALTERATION OF THE BASIC QUOTAS FOR SUGAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1396/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 24 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE GROUNDS FOR AUTHORIZING THE FRENCH REPUBLIC UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3331/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE ALLOCATION AND ALTERATION OF THE BASIC QUOTAS FOR SUGAR ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 298/78 ( 4 ), TO REDUCE , SUBJECT TO A CERTAIN LIMIT , THE BASIC QUOTAS ALLOCATED TO UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED IN THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS IN FAVOUR OF OTHER SUGAR UNDERTAKINGS ESTABLISHED IN THE SAME DEPARTMENTS ARE STILL VALID ; WHEREAS , EVEN AFTER THAT AUTHORIZATION HAS BEEN PUT INTO EFFECT , PRODUCTION IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF MARTINIQUE AND GUADELOUPE STILL REMAINS WELL BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE BASIC QUOTAS THUS ADJUSTED , WHILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF REUNION AREAS UNDER SUGAR CANE SHOULD BE FURTHER EXTENDED AND THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE CROP , THE GERANIUM , CONTINUES TO DECLINE ;

WHEREAS THE FRENCH REPUBLIC SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE A FURTHER REDUCTION OF 30 % IN THE QUOTAS ALLOCATED TO THE UNDERTAKINGS OF THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE 1978/79 SUGAR YEAR WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THOSE ALLOCATED TO UNDERTAKINGS OF REUNION FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH AS FOLLOWS IS INSERTED AFTER THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3331/74 :

' HOWEVER , FOR THE 1979/80 SUGAR MARKETING YEAR , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC MAY , IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED 10 % , REDUCE THE BASIC QUOTA OF THE SAID UNDERTAKINGS BY AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING 30 % OF THE BASIC QUOTA ALLOCATED TO EACH OF THEM FOR THE 1978/79 SUGAR MARKETING YEAR , SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF 25 000 TONNES OF SUGAR , EXPRESSED IN WHITE VALUE , FOR ALL THE UNDERTAKINGS TOGETHER . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE