31.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No719/76
of30March1976
amendingforthesecondtimeRegulation (EEC)No2048/75onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesforsugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticular
Articles12(2)and17(5)thereof,tationunderinwardprocessingarrangements (8),the
importationofimportgoods,inthiscaserawsugar,
musttakeplacewithinamaximumtimelimitof
threemonths,subjecttoparticularprovisionsadopted
withintheframeworkofthecommonagricultural
policy;whereasadifferenttimelimitmustbefixed
fortheimportationofrawsugarinthelightofmarket
requirements ;whereasthistimelimitmustbethe
sameasthatfixedfortheperiodofvalidityofimport
licences;whereasanidenticalsolutionmustbe
adoptedforrawsugarimportedpursuanttoArticle9
ofRegulation(EEC)No645/75;
Whereas,atthepresentmomentforadministrative
reasons,theexportsofwhitesugarandsubsequent
importsofrawsugarunderArticle25ofthesaid
CouncilDirectivehavetotakeplaceinthesame
MemberState;whereasthefieldofapplicationof
licencesusedfortheseexportsandimportsshould
thereforebelimited;
Whereasexportsinadvanceofimportsinvolveconsid­
erableriskstoCommunitysugarsupplies,particularly
duringaperiodofshortageontheworldmarket;
whereasspecialprovisionsshouldthereforebelaid
downconcerningthesecurityrequiredfortheimport
certificate ;
Whereasotherspecialprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withrespecttotheexportlicenceforwhitesugarand
theimportlicenceforrawsugartoensurethatthe
purposeofsuchlicencesisinfactachieved;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforSugarhas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,Whereasoperationsconsistingofexportingwhite
sugartobeoffsetbythesubsequentimportingofraw
sugarmaybecarriedouteitherunderArticle25of
CouncilDirective69/73/EECof4March1969onthe
harmonization ofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regula­
tionoradministrative actioninrespectofinward
processing(3),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sion(4),orunderArticle9ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No645/75of13March1975layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexport
leviesandchargesonagriculturalproducts(5),
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No193/75of17January1975,layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproducts(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No499/76(7),operationsofthe
abovetypedonotrequirelicences;
Whereassuchoperationsmayhaveadecisiveeffect
onthequantitiesofsugaravailableontheCommu­
nitymarket;whereasthecompetentauthorities
shouldbeenabledconstantlytosupervisetheflowof
thistradeinordertofollowitsdevelopmentand,if
necessary,totakeanymeasuresthatmayberequired;
whereastothisendlicencesshouldberequiredfor
suchoperations ;
WhereasunderArticle9(2)ofCommissionDirective
75/349/EECof26May1975ondetailedrules
concerningequivalentcompensation andpriorexpor­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
(!)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
I2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
(>)OJNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(5)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(6)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(7)OJNoL59,6.3.1976,p.18.ThereshallbeaddedtoRegulation(EEC)No2048/75
anewArticlenumbered 14a:
(8)OJNoL156,18.6.1975,p.25.

NoL84/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.76
'Article14a
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle4(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No193/75,where,following
authorization ,eitherunderArticle25ofCouncil
Directive69/73/EECof4March1969orunder
Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No645/75,theprior
exportationofwhitesugarfallingwithinheading
No17.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffis
followedbytheimportationofrawsugarfalling
withinheadingNo17.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,licencesshallberequiredto
exportthewhitesugarandtoimporttheraw
sugar.
2.Section12oftheapplicationforanexport
licenceandoftheexportlicenceforwhitesugar,
andoftheapplicationforanimportlicenceandof
theimportlicenceforrawsugar,shallcontainone
ofthefollowingendorsements :
"—EX/IM,Article25,Directive—inward
processing,
—licencevalidin...(issuingMember
State)";
—EX/IM,Artikel25,Directiv—aktiv
forædling,
—licensgyldigi...(udstedendemedlem­
stat)";
—EX/IM,Artikel25,Richtlinie—aktiverVere­
delungsverkehr ,
—Lizenzgültigin...(erteilenderMit­
gliedstaat)";sugarshallbecalculatedbydeducting100from
twicethedegreeofpolarizationofthesugar.
Wheretheimportedrawsugardoesnotcorres­
pondtothestandardquality,thequantityofr~w
sugartobeimportedunderthelicenceshallbe
calculatedbymultiplyingthequantityofraw
sugarofthestandardqualitybyacorrectionfactor.
Thecorrectionfactorshallbeobtainedbydividing
92bythepercentageoftheyieldoftherawsugar
infactimported.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle10(1)and
(3),theexportlicenceforwhitesugarandthe
importlicenceforrawsugarshallbevalid:
—until30Juneofasugarmarketingyearwhere
theapplicationhasbeenlodged,withinthe
meaningofArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No193/75,after1Octoberofthesame
marketingyear;
—until30Septemberofasugarmarketingyear
wheretheapplicationhasbeenlodged,within
themeaningofArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75,after1Julyofthesame
marketingyear.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle13(1)(a),
andsubjecttothefollowingsubparagraphs ,the
securityrequiredfortheimportcertificatereferred
toinparagraph 1shallbeeightunitsofaccount
per100kilogrammesnet.
Nevertheless ,theamountofthesaidsecurityshall
beadjusted,asshownintheAnnex,byreference
totheexportlevyonrawsugarapplicableonthe
dayonwhichtheapplicationfortheimport
licencewaslodgedandoneachsubsequent
Mondayduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
licence.
Wheretheapplicationoftheprecedingsubpara­
graphresultsinanincreaseinthesecurity,the
applicantfortheimportlicenceshallberequired
topaytheincreaseonthedayonwhichthe
requestislodgedand/orwithinthreeworkingdays
aftertherelevantMonday.Onrequestbythe
holderoftheimportlicencethecompetent
authorityshallreleasewithoutdelaythatpartof
thesecuritywhichresultsfromanydownward
adjustmentthereof.
5.Article2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75
shallnotapplytotheexportlicencereferredtoin
paragraph 1.
6.BywayofderogationfromArticles2(5)and
18(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75:
(a)thewholeofthesecurityinrespectofthe
importlicenceshallbereleasedonlywherethe
quantitiesofrawsugaractuallyimportedare
equaltoorexceedthequantitiesofwhitesugar
actuallyexported,takingintoaccounttheyield
oftherawsugar;—EX/IM,Article25,Directive—perfectionne­
mentactif,
—certificatvalableen...(Étatmembrede
délivrance)";
—EX/IM,Articolo25,Direttiva—perfeziona­
mentoattivo,
—titolovalidoin...(Statomembrodi
rilascio)";
—EX/IM,Artikel25,Richtlijn—actievevered­
eling,
—certificaatgeldigin...(Lid-staatvan
afgifte)".
Section12oftheexportlicenceshallalsocontain
thenumberofthecorresponding importlicence,
andSection12oftheimportlicencethenumber
ofthecorresponding exportlicence.
Theapplicationforanexportlicenceforwhite
sugarshallnotbeacceptedunlesstheauthoriza­
tionreferredtoinparagraph 1isfurnishedandat
thesametimeanapplicationforanimportlicence
forrawsugarislodged.
Theapplicationforanimportlicenceshallrelate
toaquantityofrawsugarofthestandardquality
which,takingintoaccounttheyield,corresponds
tothequantityofwhitesugarshownontheappli­
cationforanexportlicence.Theyieldoftheraw

31,3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/29
tionofrawsugarcorresponding toaprevious
exportationofwhitesugarmustbecarriedout
shallbethesameastheperiodofvalidityofthe
importlicenceforrawsugar.
8.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No193/75,therightsderivingfrom
exportandimportlicencesreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallnotbetransferable .
9.WhereArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
193/75applies,thecancellationshallsimultane­
ouslyaffectboththeimportcertificateandthe
exportlicence.'(b)wherethequantitiesofrawsugaractually
importedarelessthanthequantitiesofwhite
sugaractuallyexported,thesecurityshallbe
forfeitinanamountequaltothedifference
betweenthequantitiesofwhitesugaractually
exportedandthequantitiesofrawsugaractu­
allyimported,takingintoaccounttheyieldof
therawsugar;
(c)anypartofthesecurityresultingfromthe
applicationofsecondsubparagraph 4,which
maybeforfeitundersubparagraph (b),shallbe
reducedbyanyamountwhichmaybeforfeit
underArticle9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
645/75andArticle10ofCommission Direc­
tive75/349/EECof26May1975.Thisreduc­
tionshallbemadeonlyattherequestofthe
personconcernedandafterpresentationof
documentsjustifyingtherequest;
(d)where,whenparagraph4applies,theholderof
animportlicencefailstoincreasethesecurity
withintheprescribedperiod,thesaidsecurity,
adjustedasnecessary,shallimmediatelybe
totallyforfeit,exceptincaseofforcemajeure.
Nevertheless ,theamountforfeitshallbe
reducedatthedateofexpiryoftheimport
licenceundersubparagraph (c).
7.BywayofderogationfromArticle9(2)of
Commission Directive75/349/EECof26May
1975andArticle9(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
645/75,thetimelimitwithinwhichtheimporta­Article2
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1976.
Nevertheless ,theproductionofalicencewillnotbe
requiredinrespectofimportsofrawsugarmadeon
orafterthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation,
providedthatsuchimportscorrespondtoexportsof
whitesugarmadebeforethatdate.
2.Attherequestofthoseconcerned,themaximum
timelimitofthreemonthsreferredtoinArticle9(2)
ofCommissionDirective75/349/EECof26May1975
andinArticle9(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No645/75
maybeextendeduntil30June1976inrespectof
authorizations alreadygranted.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

NoL84/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.3.76
ANNEX
CalculationoftheadjustmentinthedepositreferredtoinArticle14a
Exportlevyonrawsugar(CCTsubheading
17.01BII)leadingtoanadjustmentofthedepositAmountoftheupwardordownward
adjustmentofthedeposit
(unitsofaccountper100kilogrammesnet)
1 2
0to300
301to600 300
6-01to900 600
901to1200 900
andsoonbyincreasesofthreeunitsofaccounteachtime