2. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 87/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 934/86 of 24 March 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (%), lays down that the sugar sector’s production quota arrange- ments are applicable in respect of the marketing years 1981/82 to 1985/86 and that the Council must, in good time, adopt the arrangements to be applied with effect from 1 July 1986; Whereas, since the 1981/82 marketing year, the common organization of the sugar markets has been based on the principle that producers are financially liable for all the losses resulting from the disposal of the Community’s surplus production in relation to domestic consumption ; Whereas, on the one hand, the changing situation on the world market in recent years, a constant feature of which has been overproduction, resulting in ever-rising surplus stocks, and, on the other hand, the large technical production potential of the Community mean that the effective measures applied to date in order to achieve control over production should be maintained ; whereas the quota arrangements should therefore be applied for a new five-year period ; Whereas enlargement of the Community extends the application of the quota system’s basic rules and its () OJ No C 68, 24. 3. 1986. () O No C 354, 31. 12. 1985, p. 10. () O No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. ¢ 0] No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. machinery to other producers and whereas the foreseeable volume of overproduction of both A and B sugar is consi- derably reduced as a result of this enlargement ; whereas, moreover, additional outlets could be found within the Community by encouraging, for instance, the use of quota sugar for purposes other than human consumption ; whereas, in view in particular of the unstable situation of world sugar market prices and the cyclical nature of this trend, it would appear appropriate to maintain unchanged the existing basic quantities of sugar and isoglucose for the 1986/87 and 1987/88 marketing years and to lay down that for the marketing years 1988/89 to 1990/91 the basic quantities and the allocation of the resulting costs for producers shall be fixed subsequently in the light of developments in the situation ; Whereas, in order to cover the disposal costs relating to the new outlets referred to above, the method of financing should be adjusted by making producers bear, as part of a review of the system, all or part of the cost of payment of the production refunds concerned; Whereas, given the need to allow for a certain structyral adjustment of the processing industry and of beet and cane growing during the period in which these quotas are applied, provision should be made for a margin of manoeuvre allowing Member States to alter undertaking quotas by a maximum of 10 % ; whereas, in view of the particular situation of this sector in Spain, Italy and the French overseas departments, this limit should not be applied in those regions when restructuring plans are being implemented ; : Whereas, to enable all actual expenditure relating to the export of Community production surpluses in respect of the 1981/82 to 1985/86 marketing years to be covered, regardless of application in the future of the self-financing system provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81, provision should be made for the introduction of an elimination levy in this sector ; whereas a demon- stration of solidarity should be asked of all producers concerned so that the deficit recorded following the period 1981/82 to 1985/86, amounting in budgetary terms to some 400 million ECU, may be eliminated;