THE REAL DECREE TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR-THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX, OF EIGHT OF OCTOBER, SETS THE TARGET OF SUGAR PRODUCTION FOR THE CAMPAIGN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX, AS WELL AS THE ESTIMATION OF THE PRODUCTION VOLUMES OF BEET AND SUGAR CANE.

THE PRODUCTIVE EVOLUTION OF SUGAR BEET IN RECENT MONTHS, DETERMINES THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIES OF HIRING AND SOWING OF SPRING, EVEN BEING AWARE THAT THE PRODUCTION OF SUGAR ON NATIONAL CONSUMPTION, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO PROPERLY CHANNEL ITS STORAGE AND MARKETING, SO AS TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY RESERVES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORRESPONDING "STOCKS" OF WELDING AND STRATEGIC RESERVE OF SUGAR, WHICH IT REQUIRES THE REVIEW OF THE PRODUCTION OBJECTIVES PREVIOUSLY ENVISAGED.

THEREFORE, ON THE PROPOSAL OF THE MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE AND AFTER DELIBERATION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT ITS MEETING OF THE DAY ELEVEN OF MARCH OF A THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN, I HAVE:

ARTICLE FIRST.-THE OBJECTIVES OF BEET PRODUCTION SET IN THE SECOND ARTICLE OF THE ROYAL DECREE TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX, OF EIGHT OCTOBER, ARE MODIFIED FOR THE ZONES DUERO AND EBRO-CENTER, WITH THE NEW GOALS BEING:

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ZONE DUERO 4,500,000

EBRO-CENTER ZONE 1,500,000

THE REMAINING TARGETS REMAIN IN THE SAME AMOUNTS.

ARTICLE SECOND. -SUGAR FACTORIES WILL RESERVE FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL HIRING FOR NEW GROWERS AND WITH PREFERENCE FOR LANDS FROM NEW IRRIGATION.

ARTICLE THIRD.-THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BEET GROWERS 'GROUPS AND THE SUGAR MANUFACTURERS' GROUP, WILL BE CARRYING OUT A HARVEST IN JULY TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION. PRODUCTION OF BEET AND ITS EQUIVALENT IN SUGAR.

THE SUGAR PRODUCTION TARGET REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE ROYAL DECREE TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX WILL BE MODIFIED ON THE BASIS OF THE SUGAR CAPACITY AND ASSESSMENT TO BE CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO AS LAID DOWN IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CEILINGS SET OUT IN THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THIS ROYAL DECREE AS THE AREA OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BEET.

ARTICLE FOURTH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OBJECTIVE OF SUGAR PRODUCTION, BOTH BEET AND CANE, AND THE NATIONAL CONSUMPTION WILL BE ACQUIRED BY THE FORPPA, TO CONSTITUTE THE CORRESPONDING "STOCKS" OF WELDING AND RESERVE STRATEGIC.

ARTICLE FIFTH. -SUGAR THAT IS OBTAINED IN EXCESS OVER A NEW PRODUCTION OBJECTIVE, DETERMINED IN THE THIRD ARTICLE OF THIS ROYAL DECREE, WILL BE EXCLUSIVE TO THE JOINT RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTORS INDUSTRY ON THE BASIS OF INTER-BRANCH AGREEMENTS, WHICH FOR THIS PURPOSE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED OR ESTABLISHED AND ARE DULY APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

GIVEN IN MADRID TO ELEVEN OF MARCH, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN. -JUAN CARLOS. -GOVERNMENT MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY, ALFONSO OSORIO GARCÍA.