5.10.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL279/23
REGULATION (EEC)No2711/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1973
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderforthepurposeofdetermining
denaturingpremiumsforwhitesugarforfeedingtobees
Whereasaninvitationtotender,whichensures
equalityofaccessandtreatmenttoallpersons
concerned,wouldseemtobethemostappropriate
procedurefordeterminingdenaturingpremiums
whichrelatecloselytothemarketsituation,andatthe
sametimetheonlyonecapableofensuringthatthe
quantitiesofsugardenatureddonotexceedtheactual
requirements ofapiculture ;
Whereasthegeneralprinciplesanddetailedrulesfor
fixingdenaturingpremiumswerelaiddowninRegula­
tion(EEC)No2049/69andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No100/72(8)of14January1972layingdown
detailedrulesonthedenaturingofsugarforanimal
feed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2847/72(9);
Whereasaminimumquantitypertendershouldbe
laiddowntoenablethegreatestpossiblenumberof
interestedpartiestoreplytotheinvitationtotender,
whileenablingthecompetentauthoritiestocarryout
thenecessarychecks;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(')concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(2)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1928/73(3),andinparticular
Article9(8)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
241/73(4)of31January1973layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesystemofcompensatory amountsfor
sugarfollowingtheAccessionofnewMemberStates
totheCommunity ,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1638/73(5),andinparticularArticle4thereof;
WhereasArticle9(2)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
allowsintervention agenciestograntdenaturing
premiumsforsugarrenderedunfitforhuman
consumption ;whereasArticle2ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2049/69(6)of17October1969laying
downgeneralrulesonthedenaturingofsugarfor
animalfeed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1640/73(7),providesthatdenaturingpremiumsshall
befixed,forexample,astheresultofaninvitationto
tenderonlyiftotalsugarsurplusesavailablefordena­
turingintheCommunityandtheeconomicaspectsof
theproposeddenaturingjustifyit;
Whereasthesupplybalancesheetforthe1972/73
marketingyearandtheoutlookforthe1973/74
marketingyearwouldpermitacertainamountof
whitesugarbeingmadeavailablefordenaturing ;
whereas,inapiculture,sugaristheonlyfeedingstuff
forwhichthereisnosubstitute ;whereasitisthere­
forenecessarytousethequantityofsugaravailablefor
feedingtobees,andtotakevariousappropriate
measurestoensurethatitissoused;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2049/69
providesthatwherethetermsoftheinvitationto
tenderdonotspecifyamaximumamountforthe
denaturingpremiumforwhitesugar,thisshallbe
fixedfollowingexaminationofthetenderssubmitted
andtakingintoaccount,inparticular,theintervention
priceforwhitesugarintheCommunityareawiththe
largestsurplus;whereasforthe1973/74sugar
marketingyearthepricesfixedforwhitesugarforall
regionsofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomarelower
thanthosefixedfortheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandforDenmark;whereasitistherefore
necessaryforthesaidpremiumstobepaidineachof
theregionsofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomnetof
theappropriateaccessioncompensatory amountfixed
forwhitesugarforthe1973/74sugarmarketingyear
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1756/73(1°)of
29June1973fixingaccessioncompensatoryamounts
forthe1973/74sugarmarketingyear;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(-')OJNo308,IS.12.1967,p.1.
(3)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.7.
(•*)OJNoL29,I.2.1973,p.19.
(5)OJNoLI65,22.6.1973,p.4.
(b)OJNoL263,21.10.1969,p.1
(7)OJNoL165,22.6.1973,p.6.(s)OJNoL12,15.1.1972,p.15.
OOJNoL299,.31.12.1972,p.4.
(10)OJNoL176,30.6.1973,p.75.

NoL279/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.73
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitation
totenderforthepurposeofdeterminingthedena­
turingpremiumsforwhitesugarforanimalfeed.
2.Thewhitesugarinrespectofwhichadenaturing
premiumisawardedastheresultofaninvitationto
tenderasprovidedforinparagraph 1shallbeusedfor
thefeedingofbees.Itshallbedenaturedbyoneof
theprocesseslistedinII.3oftheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No100/72.
3.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresthey
considerappropriatetoensurethatthedenatured
sugarisusedforthepurposeintended.Whenthe
denaturedsugarisforwardedfromoneMemberState
toanotherMemberStatetheimportershallsendto
thecompetentagencyoftheimportingMemberState
adeclarationwherebyheundertakestoputthewhite
sugarinquestiontotheusespecifiedinparagraph2.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvi­
tationsshallbeorganizedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulations (EEC)No2049/69and
(EEC)No100/72,andinaccordancewiththe
followingprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article3
Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainvalid
untiladatetobedeterminedatalaterstage.
Article4
1.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoaquan­
tityofnotlessthan10metrictonsofwhitesugar.
2.■Atendermustincludeadeclarationbythe
tendererwherebyheundertakes ,shouldhistenderbesuccessful,toputthewhitesugarinquestiontothe
usespecifiedinArticle1(2).
Article5
Amaximumquantityforwhichdenaturingpremiums
maybeawardedmaybefixedafterthetendersin
responsetoeachofthepartialinvitationshavebeen
examined .
Article6
1.Thedenaturingpremiumcertificateissued
pursuanttoanawardunderapartialinvitationto
tendershallindicatethereferencenumberoftheinvi­
tation,theusetowhichthesugaristobeputandthe
denaturingprocessused.
InthecaseofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,the
certificateshallindicatetheamountofthedenaturing
premiumgrantedunderArticle7.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle16(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No100/72,denaturingpremiumcertifi­
catesissuedpursuanttoanawardunderapartialinvi­
tationtotendershallbevalidonlyuntil30September
1974.
Article7
InthecaseofIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,dena­
turingpremiumsawardedunderapartialinvitationto
tendershallbepaidnetofthecompensatoryamount
forwhitesugarfixedinRegulation (EEC)No1756/73
inrespectoftradebetweeneachofthoseMember
StatesandtheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andDenmark .
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5October
1973.
IhisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1973.
FortbeCommission
ThePrésident
François-Xavier ORTOLI