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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1320/77
of20June1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthepurposeofdeterminingpremiumsfor
whitesugarforfeedingtobees
Whereasaminimumquantityandamaximumquan­
titypertendershouldbelaiddown,andinorderto
encourageasmanypersonstotenderaspossible,
tenderersshouldbelimitedtoonetenderforeach
invitationtotender:
Whereastheprinciplesanddetailedrulesforfixing
denaturingpremiumsarelaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No2049/69andinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No100/72of14January1972layingdown
detailedrulesonthedenaturingofsugarforanimal
feed(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2847/72(6);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1110/77(2),andinparticular
Article9(6)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2049/69of17October1969layingdowngeneral
rulesonthedenaturingofsugarforanimalfeed(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1640/73(4),and
inparticularArticle4(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74
allowsdenaturingpremiumstobegrantedforsugar
renderedunfitforhumanconsumption ;whereas
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2049/69
providesthatdenaturingpremiumsshallbefixed,for
examplebyinvitationtotender,onlyiftotalsugar
surplusesavailablefordenaturingintheCommunity
andtheeconomicaspectsoftheproposeddenaturing
operationjustifythis;
Whereasthesupplyanddemandsituationforthe
sugaryear1976/77andthatforeseenforthesugar
year1977/78permitofacertainamduntofwhite
sugarbeingmadeavailablefordenaturing;whereas,
inbeekeeping ,sugaristheonlyfeedingstuffforwhich
thereisnosubstitute;whereas,therefore,acertain
quantityofthesugardenaturedcouldbeusedfor
feedingtobees;
Whereasaninvitationtotenderensuresequalityof
accessandtreatmenttoallinterestedpersonsinthe
Community ;whereasthiswouldaccordinglyseemto
bethemostappropriateprocedurefordetermining
thedenaturingpremiums,whichreflectcloselythe
marketsituation;whereasatotalamountof1000000
unitsofaccountisavailableforthepaymentofsuch
premiums;WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2049/69
providesthatwherethetermsoftheinvitationto
tenderdonotspecifyamaximumamountforthe
denaturingpremiumforwhitesugar,thisshallbe
fixedfollowingexaminationofthetenderssubmitted
andtakingintoaccount,inparticular,theintervention
priceforwhitesugarintheCommunityregionwith
thelargestsurplus;whereas,wheretwoormore
tendersproposethesamedenaturingpremiums,and,
iftheywereacceptedintheirtotality,thetotal
amountof1000000unitsofaccountwouldbe
exceeded,theamountavailableshouldbeapportioned
tothequantityamongthembyreferencespecifiedin
eachtender;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatthemostsuitable
methodsshouldbesoughttoensurethatdenatured
sugarisusedforthepurposeintended;whereasthis
aimcanbeachievedbyincreasingtheresponsibility
ofthepersonentitledtothedenaturingpremium,by
meansofaprovisionmakinghimliabletorepaythe
premiumsalreadyreceived;whereasthecontrol
measurestobetakenbytheMemberStatesshouldbe
reinforcedandprovisionshouldbemadeforcoopera­
tionbetweenthebodiesresponsibleforsupervising
intra-Community tradeindenaturedsugar;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforSugarhas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,(!)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.1.
(>)OJNoL263,21.10.1969,p.1.
(«)OJNoL165,22.6.1973,p.6.(5)OJNoL12,15.1.1972,p.15.
(6)OJNoL299,31.12.1972,p.4.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesshallissueaninvitationtotender
forthepurposeofdeterminingthepremiumsfor
whitesugarforanimalfeed.Thetotalamountavail­
ableforthepurposeofawardingsuchpremiumsshall
be1000000unitsofaccount.
2.Thewhitesugarinrespectofwhichadenaturing
premiumisawardedasaresultofaninvitationto
tenderprovidedforinparagraph 1shallbeusedfor
thefeedingofbees.Itshallbedenaturedbyoneof
theprocessessetoutinpointII3oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No100/72.
3.Saveincaseofforcemajeure,sugarsodenatured
mustbeusedforthepurposelaiddowninparagraph
2by30November1977atthelatest.
4.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toensurethatthedenaturedsugarisusedforthe
intendedpurpose.Ifitisfoundthattheundertaking
providedforinArticle6hasnotbeencompliedwith
theMemberStatewhichpaidthepremiumshall
requirethepersonwhowasentitledtothedenaturing
premiumtorepayit.
Article2
Theinvitationtotendershallbeorganizedinaccor­
dancewiththerelevantprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No2049/69and(EEC)No100/72andinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingprovisionsofthisRegula­
tion.
Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle2(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No100/72,theperiodduringwhich
tendersmaybesubmittedshallbeginonthedayon
whichthenoticeofinvitationtotenderispublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
andshallexpireonWednesday ,29June1977at9-30
a.m.
2.Ifthetotalamountofthedenaturingpremiums
awardedundertheinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
paragraph 1failstoreach1000000unitsofaccount,
theinterventionagenciesconcernedshallissuefurther
invitations totendertoutilizethebalance
outstanding .Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothoseinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod,and
(b)shallendontheWednesdayofthefollowingweek
at9-30a.m.
Itmay,however,bedecidedthatthepresentinvitation
totendershouldbeclosedbeforetheabovementioned
'amounthasbeenfullyutilized.Article4
TheclosingtimesspecifiedinArticle3ofthisRegula­
tionandinArticle16(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
100/72shallberegardedas:
(a)broughtforwardbyonehourintheUnited
KingdomandinIrelandduringtheperiodin
whichsummertimedoesnotapplyinthose
MemberStates;
(b)extendedbyonehourintheotherMemberStates
duringanyperiodinwhichsummertimedoes
applythere.
Article5
1.Notenderermaysubmitmorethanonetender
perinvitationtotender,andthetendermustbe
submittedtothecompetentbodyintheMemberState
inwhichthetendererisresidentorhashisregistered
placeofbusiness.
2.Tobevalidatendermustbemadeinrespectof
atleast10butnotmorethan1000tonnesofwhite
sugar.
3.Wheretwoormoretendersproposethesame
denaturingpremiums,and,iftheywereacceptedin
theirtotality,theamountspecifiedinArticle1(1)
wouldbeexceeded,theamountavailableshallbe
apportionedamongthembyreferencetothequantity
specifiedineachofthem.
Article6
Everytendermustincludeadeclarationbythe
tendererinwhichheundertakes ,ifawardedadena­
turingpremium,toputthedenaturedsugartotheuse
specifiedinArticle1(2).
Article7
BywayofderogationfromArticle16(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No100/72,denaturingpremiumcertificates
issuedpursuanttoanawardmadeunderthisinvita­
tiontotendershallbevalidonlyuntil30September
1977.
Article8
BywayofderogationfromArticle25ofRegulation
(EEC)No100/72,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply
tothedispatchofdenaturedwhitesugarfromone
MemberStatetoanother :
1.Beforedenaturedsugarisdispatchedfromone
MemberStatetoanother,adenaturingcertificate
issuedbytheagencyreferredtoinArticle19ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No100/72shallbesubmittedtothe
customsofficeofdeparture.
Thiscertificateshallbenumberedandshallshowat
leastthefollowing :
(a)thedateandplaceofdenaturing ;
(b)thatthesugarhasbeendenaturedinaccordance
withpointII3oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)
No100/72andistobeusedforthefeedingof
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(c)thenumberandtypeofpackages,togetherwith
anydistinguishing marksornumbers;
(d)thegrossandnetweightsofthesugar;
(e)referencestoRegulation(EEC)No100/72andto
thepresentRegulation;
(f)theaddressoftheagencywhichpaidthedena­
turingpremium.
Thiscertificateshallbekeptbythecustomsofficeof
departure.
2.TherelevantCommunitytransitdocument
accompanying thedenaturedsugarshallcontainin
Section31thenumberofthecertificatereferredtoin
paragraph 1andoneofthefollowingentries:
'Denaturedsugarintendedforfeedingbees,Regula­
tion(EEC)No1320/77.'3.IftheCommunitytransitdocumentisreplaced
byanewone,Section31ofthelattershallcontainall
theinformation containedinSection31ofthe
former.
4.Whenthesugarinquestionistransportedunder
Regulation (EEC)No304/71(l),theinformation
referredtoinparagraphs2and3aboveshallbe
enteredinthebox'descriptionofgoods'ontheInter­
nationalConsignment Note(CIM)ortheInterna­
tionalExpressParcelsConsignmentNote(TIEX)and
authenticatedbythestampofthecustom^officeof
departure.
5.TheMemberStateofdestinationshalltakeall
necessarystepstoensurethat,by30Novemberatthe
latest,thedenaturedsugarhasbeenusedforthe
puposespecifiedinArticle1(2).
Itshallimmediatelyreporttotheagencyreferredto
inparagraph 1(f)everycaseinwhichthiscondition
hasnotbeencompliedwith.Onreceiptofthisinfor­
mationtheMemberStatewhichpaidthepremium
shallrequirethepersonwhowasentitledtheretoto
returnit.'Sucredénaturédestinéà1alimentation desabeilles,
règlement(CEE)n01320/77.'
'Denaturierter Zucker,derzurBienenfütterung
bestimmtist,Verordnung(EWG)Nr.1320/77.'
'Zuccherodenaturatodestinatoall'alimentazione delle
api,regolamento (CEE)n.1320/77.'
'Gedenatureerde suikerbestemdvoordevoedingvan
bijen,Verordening (EEG)nr.1320/77.'
'Denatureretsukkerbestemttilfoderforbier,
forordning(EØF)1320/77.'Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21June
1977.Section31shallalsocontaintheinformationreferred
toinpoint(f)paragraph 1.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL35,12.2.1971,p.31.