NoL79/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.3.75
REGULATION (EEC)No824/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of24March1975
layingdowntransitionalmeasuresapplicabletosugarimportedbytheCommu­
nityunderpreferentialarrangements
intheCommunity ,itisappropriatetoincludethe
mostimportantoftheminthisRegulation ;whereasit
isappropriatethattheserulesoforiginbeextendedto
theoverseascountriesandterritoriesconcerned ;
Whereasitisnecessarytotakeaccountofdifferences
inrefiningcostsasbetweenthevariouscategoriesof
Communityenterprisewhichrefinethecanesugar
importedunderthenewpreferentialarrangements ;
whereasthesedifferenceswarrantincertaincases
eitherthechargingofalevyrepresentingtherelevant
differenceincostsortherequirementofequivalent
security;
Whereas,moreover,importsmustbeeffectedunder
thesystemofimportlicencesprovidedforinthe
sugarsector;whereas,nevertheless ,itisdesirableto
amplifycertainspecialrulesandtothisendtoamend,
andtoderogatefrom,certainprovisionsofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2637/70(5)of23December
1970onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No558/75(6);
WhereastheprovisionsoftheProtocolannexedtothe
convention andtotheDecisionasaforesaidwere
madeeffectivefrom28February 1975inorderto
avoidanydiscontinuity intheimportationofcane
sugarunderpreferentialconditions ;whereasitis
consequentlydesirable,inparticularforpurposesof
administration oftheagreedquantities,totakecertain
measureswithrespecttoimportsmadebeforethe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74(')of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
WhereastheprovisionsoftheActofAccession(2),
andinparticularthoseofProtocol17annexed
thereto,authorizedupto28February1975preferen­
tialimportsofcanesugarcoveredbytheCommon­
wealthSugarAgreement ;whereasthatsystemwas
operatedwithintheframeworkofCouncilRegulation
No1009/67/EEC(3)of18December1967onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinsugar,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2476/74(4);
Whereas,un.dertheprovisionsoftheabovementioned
Act,andinparticularthoseofProtocol22annexed
thereto,theCommunityundertookto'haveasitsfirm
purpose'thesafeguardingoftheinterestintheexpor­
tationofsugarofcertaindevelopingcountries;
whereas,inimplementation ofthatundertaking ,the
ProtocolonsugarannexedtotheACP-EECconven­
tionofLomesignedon28February1975providesfor
anewsystemofpreferentialimportsofcanesugar
intotheCommunity ;whereasbytheCouncilDeci­
sionof25February1975,thatsystemhasbeen
extended .tocertainoverseascountriesandterritories ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle 1oftheProtocol
annexedtotheconventionandtotheDecisionas
aforesaid,thenewpreferentialsystemmustbeoper­
atedwithintheframeworkofthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsugar;
Whereasthepreferentialnatureofthenewsystem
requiresthattheimportleviesprovidedforinthe
frameworkofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
insugarshouldnotapplytoit;
Whereas,inthesaidconvention ,rulesoforiginhave
beenlaiddownconcerningtheconditionsunder
whichthesugarconcernedacquiresthestatusofa
productoriginatinginthedevelopingcountry
concernedandthemodeofproofandverificationof
thisstatus;whereas,sincetheserulesdonotyetapplyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationshallapplytowhiteandrawsugar
(hereinafterreferredtoas'preferentialsugar')falling
withinsubheading17.01BIorBIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,originatinginthestates,countriesand
territoriessetoutinAnnexIheretoandimportedby
theCommunityunderthepreferentialconditions
containedinthefollowing :(')OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1. (5)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(4)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,p.70. (6)OJNoL59,5.3.1975,p.16.

28.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL79/9
(a)theProtocolonsugarannexedtotheconvention
signedatLomebetweentheACPcountriesand
theEEC,
(b)theCouncilDecisionof25February1975onthe'
importationofcanesugaroriginatingincertain
overseascountriesandterritories .
Artide2
TheprovisionsofArticle14ofRegulationNo1009/
67/EECandofArticle15ofRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74shallnotapplytopreferentialsugar.
Article3
1.Whenpreferentialrawsugarisputintofree
circulationitshallbesubjecttoalevyof1-07unitsof
accountper100kgofsugarexpressedinwhitevalue
byreferencetoarawsugaryieldcalculatedby
doublingthedegreeofpolarizationoftherawsugar
anddeducting100.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1,nolevy
shallbecharged:
—onpreferentialrawsugarotherthanforrefining
(subheading 17.01BIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff),or
—subjecttosecuritybeinglodgedinanamount
equaltothatofthelevy,onpreferentialrawsugar,
otherthanthatreferredtointhefirstindent,
whichisintendedforrefininginarefinery.
3.Wherethelevyhasbeen.chargedonpreferential
rawsugarwhichissubsequentlyrefinedinarefinery,
anamountequaltothelevyshallbegrantedtothe
refinerconcernedafterproofhasbeenfurnishedthat
thesugarinquestionhasbeenrefined.
4.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'refinery'
meansatechnicalunitwhosesoleactivityconsistsin
therefiningofrawsugarorofsyrupsproducedprior
tocrystallization .
Article4
Preferentialsugarinrespectofwhichisclaimedthe
exemptionfromlevyprovidedforinthefirstindent
ofArticle3(2)shallbesubjecttocustomscontrolor
toanadministrative controlofferingequivalentsafe­
guards.
Article5
Thesecurityreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article3(2)may,attheoptionoftheperson
concerned,belodgedintheformeitherofacash
depositorofaguaranteeprovidedbyaninstitution
approvedbytheMemberStateinwhichcustoms
importformalitiesarecompleted .
Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurityshallbe
forfeitandtreatedaslevyinrespectofanyquantityof
preferentialrawsugarasto*whichthepersonconcernedhasnotwithinsixmonthsfromthedateof
importationfurnishedproofthatthesugarinquestion
wasrefinedinarefinery.Releaseofthesecurityshall
beeffectedforthwith .
Article6
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)shallbepaid
totherefinerbytheMemberStateinwhichtheprefer­
entialrawsugarisrefined,inthecurrencyofthat
MemberState,onproductionofproof:
(a)thatthesugarinquestionhasbeenrefinedina
refinery,and
(b)thatthelevyreferredtoinArticle3(1)was
chargedontheimportation ofthesugar
concerned .
Article7
1.SugartoberegardedforpurposesofthisRegula­
tionaspreferentialsugarmusthaveoriginatedinthe
states,countriesandterritorieslistedinAnnexI,have
beenexclusivelymanufactured therefromproducts
harvestedthere,andhavebeentransportedfromsuch
states,countriesorterritoriestotheterritoryofthe
Communitywithoutgoingthroughanotherterritory.
However,productsconstitutingonesingleconsign­
mentmaybetransportedthroughaterritorynotlisted
inAnnexI,with,shouldtheoccasionarise,tranship­
mentortemporarywarehousing insuchterritory,
providedthatthecrossingofthelatterterritoryisjusti­
fiedforgeographicalreasonsorbytheneedsoftrans­
portandthattheproductsconcernedhavenot
enteredintocommerceorbeendeliveredforhome
usethere,andhavenotundergoneoperationsother
thanunloading,reloadingoranyotheroperation
designedtopreservethemingoodcondition.
2.Proofoforiginatingstatuswithinthemeaningof
theprecedingparagraphshallbefurnishedbyproduc­
tionofamovementcertificateEUR.1,aspecimenof
whichisshowninAnnexII,issuedbythecustoms
authoritiesoftheexportingstate,countryorterritory
atthetimewhenthegoodstowhichitrelatesare
exported.
Exceptionally ,themovementcertificatemaybeissued
aftertheexportationofthegoodstowhichitrelates
whereitwasnotissuedatthetimeofexportation
becauseoferrors,involuntaryomissions,orspecial
circumstances .Insuchacasethecertificateshallbear
oneofthefollowingendorsements :'Nachtraglich
ausgestellt','Delivreaposteriori','Rilasciatoaposte­
riori',Afgegevenaposteriori','Issuedretrospectively ',
'Udstedtefterfolgende'.
Thediscoveryofslightdiscrepanciesbetweenthestate­
mentsmadeinthemovementcertificateEUR.1and
thosemadeintheotherdocumentssubmittedtothe
customsofficeforthepurposeofcarryingoutthe'
formalitiesforimportingtheproductsshallnotipso
fcictorenderthecertificatenullandvoidifitisduly

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'PRAFERENCESUKKER (Forordning (EØF)
nr.824/75)'establishedthatthecertificatedoescorrespondtothe
goodssubmitted .
3.Certificatesasreferredtoinparagraph2shall
contain :
—inbox7oneofthefollowingendorsements :insection14,thenameofthestate,countryor
territoryoforiginoftheproduct.
Theapplicationforthelicenceshallcontain
thesameentries.Theissueofanimport
licenceshallcarrywithittheobligationto
importinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Regulation (EEC)No824/75fromthestate,
countryorterritoryinrespectofwhichitwas
issued.''Applicationreglement(CEE)n°824/75
'AnwendungvonVerordnung (EWG)Nr.824/75'
'Applicazioneregolamento (CEE)n.824/75'
'ToepassingvanVerordening (EEG)nr.824/75'
'Anvendelseafforordning(E0F)nr.824/75'
'Regulation(EEC)No824/75refers'.
Article9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle32(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,animportlicenceissuedin
respectofpreferentialsugarshallbevalidforthree
monthsfromitsdateofissuewithinthemeaningof
Article9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(').
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle33(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,theamountofthesecurity
inrespectofimportlicencesforpreferentialsugar
shallbe0-5unitofaccountper100kilogrammes .Thecertificateshallalsoindicateinbox7thedate
ofshipmentofthegoodsandthedeliveryperiod
(asdefinedinthedocumentsreferredtoinArticle
1).Thestateddeliveryperiodshallnot,however,
affecttheapplicabilityofthecertificateatthetime
ofimportation .Withrespecttopreferentialsugar
originatinginSwazilandorinMalawi,inplaceof
thedateofshipmentthereshallbeindicatedthe
dateonwhichthegoodscrossedthefrontierwith
Mozambique .
—inbox8thesubheadingoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffforthegoodsinquestion.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
bythe20thofeachmonthcopies,suppliedbythe
personsconcerned,ofEUR.1certificatesrelatingto
theimportsmadeduringthepreceding-calendar
month.
Eachsuchcopyshallcontaininbox8theendorse­
mentsinrespectoftheimportationconcernedand
particularsofthequantitiesactuallyimported .Article10
Inpoint1ofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
955/70(2)thefinalsemicolonisreplacedbyacomma
andthefollowingisadded:
'separateparticulars,brokendownaccordingtothe
state,countryorterritoryoforigin,tobegivenin
respectofthequantitiesofpreferentialsugarfor
whichimportlicenceshavebeenissuedpursuant
toRegulation(EEC)No824/75;'
Article8
ThetextofArticle32aofRegulation (EEC)No
2637/70isreplacedbythefollowing :
'Inrespectofpreferentialsugartobeimported
intotheCommunityinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofRegulation (EEC)No824/75theimport
licenceshallcontain:
—insection12oneofthefollowingendorse­
ments:Article11
Inrespectofpreferentialsugarimportedintothe
CommunitybeforetheentryintoforceofthisRegula­
tion,thepersonsconcernedshallnotifythecompe­
tentauthorityoftheimportingMemberState,which
shallinformtheCommissionaccordingly ,ofthequan­
titiesimportedandtheirorigins.
Article12
MemberStatesshalltakeallsuchsupplementary
measuresasmaybenecessaryfortheimplementation
ofthisRegulation .
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1975
andshallapplyuntil31July1975.'PRAFERENZZUCKER (Verordnung (EWG)
Nr.824/75)'
'PREFERENTIAL SUGAR(Regulation (EEC)
No824/75)'
SUCREPREFERENTIEL (Règlement(CEE)n°
824/75)'
'ZUCCHERO PREFERENZIALE (Regola­
mento(CEE)n.824/75)'
'PREFERENTIELE SUIKER (Verordening
(EEG)nr.824/75)'(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(-')OJNoLI14,27.5.1970,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEXI
Barbados
Belize
Fiji
Guyana
Jamaica
Kenya
Madagascar
MalawiMauritius
RepubliquepopulaireduCongo
StKitts-Nevis-Anguilla
Surinam
Swaziland
Tanzania
TrinidadandTobago
Uganda


ANNEX 11
MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country) EUR.1NO
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Certificateusedinpreferentialtradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
inwhichtheproducts
areconsideredas
originating (3)5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(*);
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)(*)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropri­
ate.
11.CUSTOMSENDORSEMENT
Declarationcertified
Exportdocument(2)12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.Stamp(2)Complete
onlywhere
theregu­
lationsof
theexpor­
tingcoun­
tryorter­
ritoryre­
quire.PlaceanddateForm No
Customsoffice
Issuingcountryorterritory
Date
(Signature) (Signature)
(:i)CompleteonlyincasesofexportingcountrynotbeingiiulciHicaltothecountrywheretheproductsare<>ri*-1n■.Mig.Inthecontraryease,
thisboxbastobestruckthrough.

14.RESULTOFVERIFICATION , 13.REQUESTFORVERIFICATION ,to
Verificationcarriedoutshowsthatthiscertificate(*)
wasissuedbytheCustomsOfficeindicatedandthat
theinformationcontainedthereinisaccurate.
doesnotmeettherequirements astoauthenticity
andaccuracy(seeremarksappended).
Verificationoftheauthenticityandaccuracyofthiscerti­
ficateisrequested.
(Placeanddate)
Stamp(Placeanddate)
Stamp
(signature) (Signature)
(x)InsertXintheappropriatebox.
NOTES
1.Certificatesmustnotcontainerasuresorwordswrittenoveroneanother.Anyalterationsmustbemadebydeletingthe
incorrectparticularsandaddinganynecessarycorrections .Anysuchalterationmustbeinitialledbythepersonwho
completedthecertificateandendorsedbytheCustomsauthoritiesoftheissuingcountryorterritory.
2.Nospacesmustbeleftbetweentheitemsenteredonthecertificateandeachitemmustbeprecededbyanitemnumber.A
horizontallinemustbedrawnimmediatelybelowthelastitem.Anyunusedspacemustbestruckthroughinsuchamanner
astomakeanylateradditionsimpossible .
3.Goodsmustbedescribedinaccordancewithcommercialpracticeandwithsufficientdetailtoenablethemtobeidentified.

APPLICATION FORAMOVEMENT CERTIFICATE
1.Exporter(Name,fulladdress,country) EUR.1no
Seenotesoverleafbeforecompletingthisform
2.Applicationforacertificatetobeusedinpreferential
tradebetween
3.Consignee (Name,fulladdress,country)
(Optional)
and
(insertappropriatecountries,groupsofcountriesorterritories)
5.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
ofdestination4.Country,groupof
countriesorterritory
inwhichtheproduct
areconsideredas
originating (2)
6.Transportdetails(Optional) 7.Remarks
8.Itemnumber;marksandnumbers;Numberandkindofpackages(x);
Descriptionofgoods10.Invoices
(Optional)9.Gross
weight(kg)
orothermea­
sure(litres,
m3,etc.)(*)Ifgoods
arenot
packed,in­
dicate
numberof
articlesor
state'in
bulk'as
appropri­
ate.
■2;Completeonlymcasesofexportingcountrynotbeingidentic1)ro
thecountryv>heretheproducts ;ircoriginating .Inthecontraryc.\:
thislw\histohestruckthrough.12.DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned ,declarethatthegoods
describedabovemeettheconditionsre­
quiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate.
Placeanddate
(Signature)

DECLARATION BYTHEEXPORTER
I,theundersigned,exporterofthegoodsdescribedoverleaf,
DECLAREthatthegoodsmeettheconditionsrequiredfortheissueoftheattachedcertificate;
SPECIFYasfollowsthecircumstances whichhaveenabledthesegoodstomeettheaboveconditions :
SUBMITthefollowingsupportingdocuments (x):
UNDERTAKE tosubmit,attherequestoftheappropriateauthorities,anysupportingevidencewhichtheseauthoritiesmay
requireforthepurposeofissuingtheattachedcertificate,andundertake,ifrequired,toagreetoanyinspection
ofmyaccountsandtoanycheckontheprocessesofmanufactureoftheabovegoods,carriedoutbythesaid
authorities :
REQUESTtheissueoftheattachedcertificateforthesegoods.
(Placeanddate)
(Signature)
(')Forexample:importdocuments,movementcertificates,invoices,manufacturer'sdeclarations ,etc.,referringtotheproductsusedinmanufactureorto
thegoodsre-exportedinthesamestate.