Agricultural prices 1996/1997: derived intervention prices for white and raw sugar, minimum price for A and B beet

Adopting the report by Mr Giacomo SANTINI (UPE, I), the European Parliament called for an increase in the amount of the reimbursement for storage costs from ECU 0.41/100 kg (Commission proposal) to ECU 0.45/100 kg, the present amount, in view of uncertainty about interest rates and the disparities between different countries. Furthermore, in order to deal with natural disasters (e.g. drought), the EP called for the period of compulsory storage to be reduced by one year for a quantity allowing normal supplies to the affected region.�