Article 5Minimum beet price
1.The minimum price for quota beet shall be:
(a)EUR 32,86 per tonne for the marketing year 2006/2007;
(b)EUR 29,78 per tonne for the marketing year 2007/2008;
(c)EUR 27,83 per tonne for the marketing year 2008/2009;
(d)EUR 26,29 per tonne as from the marketing year 2009/2010.
2.The minimum price referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to sugar beet of the standard quality described in Annex I.
3.Sugar undertakings buying quota beet suitable for processing into sugar and intended for processing into quota sugar shall be required to pay at least the minimum price, adjusted by price increases or reductions to allow for deviations from the standard quality.
4.For the quantities of sugar beet corresponding to the quantities of industrial sugar or surplus sugar that are subject to the surplus amount provided for in Article 15, the sugar undertaking concerned shall adjust the purchase price so that it is at least equal to the minimum price for quota beet.