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NoL133/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.6.71
REGULATION (EEC)No1280/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of18June1971
layingdowndetailedrulesforthebuying-inofsugarbyinterventionagencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingRegardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1009/671of18December1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1060/71,2andinparticular
Article9(8)and10(3)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No447/683of9
April1968layingdowngeneralrulesforintervention
buyingofsugar,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2274/70,4apartfromprovisionsofa
generalcharacter,providesinparticularforthe
possibilityofanintervention agencymaking
acceptanceofanofferforinterventionconditionalon
theconclusionofastoragecontractbetweenitself
andthesellerandforthepossibilityofauthorising
thatagencytobuyinsugarofferedbyanapproved
specialisedtraderinthesugarmarket;whereas
detailedrules,ofapplicationinthisfieldadoptedby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No782/685of26
June1968layingdowndetailedrulesofapplication
forthebuying-inofsugarbyinterventionagencies,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2101/696;
whereasRegulation (EEC)No782/68hasalready
beenamendedonseveraloccasionsandwhereas
further .amendments arenownecessary,having
regardinparticulartothechangeinthestandard
qualityaslaiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1061/71of25May1971fixing,forthe1971/72
marketingyear,thepricesforsugar,thestandard
qualitiesforwhitesugarandforbeetandthe
coefficientreferredtoinArticle24ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC7;whereas,intheinterestsofclarity,thedetailedrulesforintervention buyingshould
thereforebebroughttogetherinanewRegulation;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No447/68laysdownin
particularthat,foranoffertobevalid,thesugar
mustbestoredinanapprovedwarehousewhenthe
offerismadeandthatprovisionmaybemadeforthe
interventionagencytobuyinsugarofferedbya
specialisedtraderapprovedbytheMemberStateon
whoseterritoryheisestablished;
Whereas,fordetermination oftheconditionsfor
grantingandwithdrawingapprovalofwarehouses,
accountshouldbetakenofgeographicallocationand
oftheneedforthesugartobekeptingood
conditionandeasilyaccessibleforcollection;
whereas,however,forspecialcases,provisionfora
relaxationoftheseconditionsisjustified;
Whereastheextensionoftheinterventionsystemto
specialisedtradersrequires,forthegrantingand
withdrawalofapproval,thelayingdownofobjective
criteriafortheassessmentofthatactivity,in
particularasregardsasignificantparticipationinthe
sugartrade;whereasMemberStatesshouldbe
allowedtoimposefurtherconditionsifnecessaryand
towithdrawapprovalifthefurtherconditionsare
notsatisfied;
Whereassugarofanaturelikelytocausedifficulties
initseventualdisposalandtoleadtodeterioration
duringstorageshouldnotbeacceptedfor
intervention ;
Whereastofacilitatetheregularadministration of
intervention,sugarshouldbeofferedbylotsanda
lotshouldbedefined,inparticularbyfixing
maximumandminimumquantitiesperlot;
Whereastheinterventionagencymusthaveallthe
relevantinformationtodeterminewhethertheoffer
fulfilsthenecessaryconditions;whereas,tothatend,
theofferermustsupplyitwithallnecessary
information ;
Whereastheinterventionagencyisentitledtomake
acceptanceoftheofferconditionaluponthe
conclusionofastoragecontractwiththeseller,1OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
2OJNoL115,27.5.1971,p.16.
3OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.5.
4OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.3.
5OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.6.
6OJNoL268,25.10.1969,p.19.
7OJNoL115,27.5.1971,p.17.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommittee 'forSugar;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
.TITLEI
Approvals
Article1shoulditconsiderthisnecessary;whereas,forthe
sakeofuniformity,theessentialtermsofthat
contract,inparticularthoseconcerningtheperiodof
validity,shouldbeestablished;
Whereasapprovedwarehousesmustofferthebest
conditionsforstorageofthesugarandwhereasitis
generallyacceptedthatsugarmaybestored,ifthe
requisiteconditionsarefulfilled,foraperiodofsome
twelvemonthswithoutriskofdeterioration ;whereas,
therefore,inthecaseofastoragecontractwiththe
seller,withinthemeaningofArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No447/68,thesellershould,
regardlessofthemomentoftransferofownership,
remainresponsibleforthequalityofthesugarin
questionforaperiodnotexceedingtwelvemonths;
WhereasRegulationNo1009/67/EECprovidesin
Article9(8)thatwithinthedetailedrulesof
applicationshouldbeincludedtheadoptionofscales
ofpriceincreasesandreductions,byreferencetothe
qualityofthesugaroffered,applicabletothe
interventionprices;whereas,forthedetermination of
thosescales,sugarmustthereforebeclassified
accordingtoitsquality;whereasthisclassification
andthepriceincreasesandreductionsresulting
therefrommaybedeterminedonthebasisofthe
objectivedatagenerallyusedincommercial
transactions ;
Whereastoavoidanydiscrimination inthetreatment
ofthepartiesconcernedandtakingintoaccountthe
administrative practicescurrentintheMemberStates,
uniformconditionsshouldbelaiddownforpayment
andforcollectionofthegoods,withorwithout
storagecontract,inparticularasregardsthe
maximumtimelimitswithinwhichtheseoperations
aretobeeffected;
Whereasitmaybefoundnecessary,forthesugar
offeredforinterventiontobepackedinbags,having
regardtoitssubsequentdestination;whereasthe
interventionagencyshouldthereforebeenabledto
requirecertainformsofpackinggenerallyusedinthe
trade,onconditionthatitbearsthecosts;whereas
thecostsrelatingtothepackagingrequiredshouldbe
fixedataflatrate;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1265/691
of1July1969establishingmethodsfordetermining
thequalityofsugarboughtinbyintervention
agencieswasrestrictedtothetechnicalaspectsof
thosemethods;whereas,moreover,sincethose
methodscannotprovidestrictlyaccurateresults,a
marginoferrormustbeallowedfor;,whereas,
moreover,suitablearbitrationprocedures ,should'be
introducedforsettlinganydisputesarisingfromthe
comparisonofconflictingresultsofanalyses;1.TheapprovalprovidedforinArticle1(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No447/68shallbegivenonlyfor
awarehousewhich:
(a)meetstherequirementsforkeepingsugaringood
condition;
(b)isabletoguaranteeadischargingcapacity
sufficientfortheremovalofthesugar;
(c)issituatedinaplacewhichprovidesthetransport
facilitiesnecessaryfortheremovalofthesugar,
and
(d)issituatedwithintheprecinctsofasugarrefinery
orinasugar-producing area.
2.Onapplicationbythepartyconcerned,
approvalshallbegivenforanywarehousewhich,in
theopinionoftheinterventionagency,satisfiesthe
conditionsset.outinparagraph1.Approvalmay
howeverberestrictedtowarehouseswhichhave
alreadybeenusedforsugarstorage.
Inspecialcases,approvalmaybegiventoa
warehousewhichdoesnotsatisfytheconditionsset
outinparagraph1(d).
Theapprovalshallindicatethestoragecapacityand
thedischargingcapacityprovidedforundertheterms
ofthatapproval.
3.Theapprovalshallbewithdrawnifthe
conditionssetoutinparagraph1(a)or(c)areno
longersatisfied.
Theapprovalmaybewithdrawnifthedischarging
capacityprovidedforunderthetermsoftheapproval
hasnotbeenmadeavailabletotheintervention
agency.
Article2
1.Forthepurposesofthesecondsubparagraphof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No447/68,a 1OJNoL163,4.7.1969,p.1.

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Inaddition,
(a)rawcanesugarshallhaveasafetycoefficientnot
exceeding0-30;
(b)rawbeetsugarshallhave:
—aphfactornotlessthan7-9;
—aninvertsugarcontentnotexceeding0-7%;
—atemperaturewhichdoesnotentailanyrisk
ofdeterioration ;
—asafetyfactornotexceeding0-45whenthe
degreeofpolarisationis97orabove;or
—amoisturecontentnotexceeding1-4%when
thedegreeofpolarisationisbelow97.
Thesafetyfactorshallbedeterminedbydividingthe
percentagemoisturecontentofthesugarinquestion
bythedifferencebetween100andthedegreeof
polarisationofthatsugar.'specialisedtrader'inthesugarmarket,meansa
trader:
(a)oneofwhoseprincipalactivitiesiswholesale
sugartradingandwhobuysaminimumof
10000metrictonsofCommunitysugarper
marketingyear;
(b)whodoesnotengageintheretailsaleofsugar.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph3,the
approvalprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No447/68shallbe
givenbytheMemberStateconcernedtoall
applicantswhosatisfyorareconsideredcapableof
satisfyingtheconditionssetoutinparagraph1for
themarketingyearinquestion.Theapprovalshallbe
validonlyforaspecifiedmarketingyear.Itshallbe
renewedforthefollowingmarketingyearifthe
applicantcanstillbeconsideredaspecialisedtrader
forthemarketingyearinquestion.Theperson
concernedshallbeadvisedoftherenewal.
Theapprovalshallbewithdrawniftheperson
concernedisnolongerabletosatisfytheconditions
setoutinparagraph1.
3.AMemberStatemayimposefurtherconditions
forthegrantingofapproval.
Theapprovalmaybewithdrawniftheseconditions
arenotfulfilled.Article4
1.Allsugarofferedforinterventionshallbein
lots.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'lot'means
aquantityofsugarofatleast300metrictonsandat
most1000metrictonsofthesamequality,having
thesametypeofpackingandstoredinthesame
place.
TITLEII
Offers
Article3Article5
1.Anoffermadetotheinterventionagencyshall
indicate:
Sugarofferedforinterventionshallsatisfythe
followingcriteria:
1.itshallbeincrystalform;(a)thenameandaddressoftheofferer;
(b)thewarehouseinwhichthesugarisstoredatthe
timetheofferismade;
(c)thedischargingcapacitywhichisguaranteedfor
theremovalofthesugaroffered;
(d)thenetquantityofsugaroffered;
(e)thenatureandqualityofsugaroffered;2.inthecaseofwhitesugar,itshallbeofsoundand
fairmarketablequality,freeflowing,witha
maximummoisturecontentof0-06%;
3.inthecaseofrawsugar,itshallbeofsoundand
fairmarketablequalitywithayield,calculated
accordingtotheprovisionsofArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No431/68,1ofnotlessthan
89%.(f)thetypeofpacking;
(g)whethertheoffererispreparedtoconcludea
storagecontractforthesugaroffered.
2.Theinterventionagencymaydemandfurther
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Article6 2.Theperiodofvalidityforastoragecontract
shallnotexceed:
(a)foroffersacceptedbetween1Octoberandthe
following30June:
theperiodbetweenacceptanceoftheofferand
thefollowing30September ;
(b)foroffersacceptedbetween1Julyandthe
following30September :
theperiodbetweenacceptanceoftheofferand
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatin
whichtheofferwasaccepted.
However,thecontractingpartiesmayagreeupona
longerperiodofvalidity.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2,1.Theoffershallbevalidforaperiodofthree
weeksfromthedateofitssubmission .Itmay
howeverbewithdrawnduringthatperiodwiththe
consentoftheinterventionagency.
2.Theinterventionagencyshall.examinetheoffer.
Itshallaccepttheoffernotlaterthantheendofthe
periodreferredtoinparagraph1,indicatingwhether
astoragecontractistobeconcluded.
Theinterventionagencyshallhoweverrejectthe
offer:
—ifexaminationshowsthatoneoftherequisite
conditionshasnotbeenfulfilled;or
—iftheoffererhasnotdeclaredhisreadinessto
concludeastoragecontractandifthe
interventionagencyconsiderssuchacontract
necessary .
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'storagecontract'
meansthecontractreferredtoinArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No447/68.
3.Thebuying-incontractshallspecifywhetherthe
sugarboughtinislooseorpacked.Ifnecessaryit
maymoreoverreservetherightfortheintervention
agencytodemandonremovaloneormoreofthe
typesofpackagingsetoutinArticle17(2).
4.Thefcuying-incontractmaybecancelledonly
bycommonconsentandbeforeremovalofthesugar.(a)forallregionsofItalyand.fortheFrench
Department ofReunion,thereshallbe
substituted :
—thedateof1July,for1October;
—thedateof31March,for30June;
—thedateof30June,for30September;
—thedateof1April,for1July;
(b)fortheFrenchDepartmentsofGuadeloupeand
Martiniquethereshallbesubstituted :
—thedateof1January,for1October;
—thedateof30September,for30June;
—thedateof31December,for30September;
—thedateof1October,for1July.
TITLEIII
Storagecontracts
Article7­4.Storagecostsshallbebornebytheintervention
agency'fortheperiodfromthebeginningofthe
ten-dayperiodfortheprovisionalpaymentforthe
sugartotheexpirydateofthestoragecontract.
Thestoragecostsshallbefixedataflatrateof0-017
unitsofaccountper100kilogrammesperten-day
period.Theintervention agencymayhowever
increaseordecreasethisamountbyamaximumof
35%.
5.ForthepurposeofthisArticle,a'ten-day
period'means,-foreachcalendarmonth,oneofthe
periodsfrom1to10,from11to20andfrom21to
theendofthemonth.1.Thestoragecontractshalllaydownin
particular:
Article8(a)theperiodforwhichthecontractisconcluded;
(b)therightoftheinterventionagencytocancelthe
contractsubjecttotendays'noticetakingeffect
fromtheendofatendayperiod;
(c)theamountofstoragecostswhicharechargeable
totheinterventionagency;
(d)theobligationofthesellertoloadthesugarat
hisownexpenseontoameansoftransport
indicatedbytheinterventionagency.1.Transferoftheownershipofsugarwhichisthe
subjectofastoragecontractshalltakeplaceatthe
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2.Thesellershallremainresponsibleuptothe
timeofremovalforthequalityofthesugarreferred
toinparagraph 1.
Article92.Onepointshallcorrespondto:
(a)0-0018%ash"contentdeterminedaccordingtothe
ICUMSAMethodat28°Brix;
(b)0-5unitsofcolourtype,determinedaccordingto
theBrunswickMethod;
(c)7-5unitsofthesolutioncolourdetermined
accordingtotheICUMSAMethod.
3.Grade3sugarsshallhavethefollowing
characteristics :
(a)sound,genuineandmarketablequality,dry,in
homogenously granulatedcrystals,flowing
freely;Ifduringthestoragecontractitisestablishedthatthe
sugardoesnotfulfiltheminimumquality
requirements setoutinArticle3,thesellershall
forthwithreplacethequantityofsugarinquestion
withanequalquantityofsugarwhichdoesfulfil
thoserequirements .
(b)minimumpolarisation :99*7%S;
(c)maximummoisturecontent:0-06%;TITLEIV
Buying-inprices(d)maximuminvertsugarcontent:0-04%;
Article10(e)colourtype:maximumNo6determined
accordingtotheBrunswickMethod.
4.Grade4shallincludesugarsnotincludedin
Grades1to3.1.Whitesugarshallbeclassifiedintofourgrades.
2.Whitesugarofthestandardqualityshallbe
Grade2sugar.
3.Grade1sugarsshallbeofsuperiorqualityto
standardquality,thoseofGrades3and4shallbeof
inferiorqualitytothestandardquality.Article12
Duringthe1971/72and1972/73marketingyears,
sugarwhichisthesubjectofastoragecontractandis
locatedinawarehouseforwhichthesellerisnot
responsiblemaystillbeclassified,atthetimeof
removal,bytheinterventionagencyinGrades1to4,
asappropriate,wheremoisturecontentexceeds
0-06%butdoesnotexceed0-08%.Article11'
1.Grade1sugarsshallhavethefollowing
characteristics :Article13
(a)soundandfairmarketablequality,dry,in
homogenously granulatedcrystals,free-flowing ;
(b)maximummoisturecontentof0-06%;Theintervention priceapplicableper100
kilogrammes ofwhitesugarshallbe:
1.increasedby0-60unitsofaccountforGrade1
sugar; ,
2.reducedby0-50unitsofaccountforGrade3
sugar;
3.reducedby0-90unitsofaccountforGrade4
sugar.(c)maximuminvertsugarcontentof0-04%;
(d)inaddition,Grade1sugarsshallhavesuch
characteristics thatthenumberofpoints
determinedinaccordance -withparagraph2shall
notexceedatotalof8,nor,
—6fortheashcontent;
Article14 —4forthecolourtypedeterminedaccordingto
themethodoftheBrunswickInstitutefor
'AgriculturalTechnology,hereinaftercalled
the'BrunswickMethod';
—3forthecolourofthesolutiondetermined
accordingtothemethodoftheInternational
CommissionforUniformMethodsofSugar
Analysis,hereinaftercalledthe'ICUMSA
Method'.1.Theinterventionpriceapplicableper100
kilogrammesofrawsugarshallbeadjustedby:
(a)anincrease,wheretheyieldofthesugar
concernedismorethan92%;
(b)areduction,wheretheyieldofthesugar
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payment,anyamountreceivedwhichwasnot
dueatthetimeoftheprovisionalpayment
referredtoinparagraph2.
Thedepositshallbereleasedforthwith.2.Theamountoftheincreaseorreduction,
expressedinunitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ,
shallbeequaltothedifferencebetweentheyieldof
therawsugarconcernedand92%,multipliedby0-02
foreach0*1%.
3.Theyieldofrawsugarshallbecalculatedin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No431/68.TITLEV
Removal
Article16■Article15
1.Unlessotherwiseagreedbetweenthe
interventionagencyaridtheseller,thesugarshall
remainuntilremovedinthewarehouseinwhichit
wasstoredatthetimeoftheoffer.
2.Removalshalltakeplaceinthepresenceofthe
sellerorofhisrepresentative .
3.Foritsremovalfromthewarehouse,thesugar
boughtinshallbeloadedbythesellerontoameans
oftransportselectedbytheinterventionagency.
4.Wherethesugarboughtinisnotthesubjectof
astoragecontract,itscollectionshalltakeplace
withinamaximumperiodofsevenweeksfromthe
daytheofferwassubmitted.
5.Wherethesugarboughtinisthesubjectofa
storagecontract,itsremovalshalltakeplacenolater
thanthedayonwhichthatcontractexpires.By
agreementwiththestorer,however,theintervention
agencymayprovidethatremovalshalltakeplace
afterthedateonwhichthatcontractexpires.1.Wherenostoragecontractisconcluded,
paymentforthesugarboughtinshalltakeplace
withineightweeksfromthedateofsubmissionofthe
offer.
Ifhowever,attheendofthisperiod,thecontracting
partieshavenotreceivedthefinalresultsofthe
analysesofthesamplesreferredtoinArticle18,a
provisionalpaymentshallbemadeforthwithequalto
95%ofthevalueestablishedonthebasisofthe
quantityofsugartakenoverandofthebuying-in
priceinquestion,increasedwhereappropriatebythe
costsofpacking.
2.Whereastoragecontracthasbeenconcluded,
theinterventionagencyshall,withineightweeks
fromthedateofsubmissionoftheoffer,makea
provisionalpaymentofanamountestablishedonthe
basisoftheinformationappearingintheofferandof
thebuying-inpriceinquestion,increasedwhere
appropriatebythecostsofpacking.
Thispaymentshallbesubjecttothelodgingbythe
sellerofadepositequalto5%oftheamount
involved,asaguaranteeofthecorrectnessofthe
informationintheoffer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallpaythebalanceof
thepaymentassoonasthefinalresultsoftheweight
checkingandanalysesofthesamplesareknown.
Wheretheresultsoftheweightcheckingandthe
finalresultsoftheanalysesofthesamplesdifferfrom
theinformationgivenintheoffer,thisshallbetaken
intoaccountinsettlementofthebalance,in
accordanceparticularlywiththeprovisionsof
Articles -13and14.
4.Exceptincases.offorcemajeure,thedeposit
referredtoinparagraph2shallbereleasedonlyinso
faras:
(a)thefinalresultsoftheweightcheckingandofthe
analysesdonotleadtoareductioninthepriceof
thesugarboughtin;
(b)thesellerrefunds,withinaperiodofthreeweeks
fromthedayofreceiptoftherequestforInthatcase,theinterventionagency:
—atitsownexpenseandbeforetheexpiryofthe
storagecontract,shallarrangefortheexperts
referredtoinArticle18tocollectsamplesasset
outinthesameArticleandtocheckweights;
—shallsettlethebalanceofthepaymentin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle15(3.);
—onapplicationbytheseller,mayagreethatthe
obligationtoloadthesugarboughtinshallbe
dischargedbythepaymentofthecostsrelating
thereto.Thesecostsshallbedeterminedonthe
basisoftheratesinforceonthedateofexpiry
ofthestoragecontract. »
Article17
1.Subjecttotheapplicationoftheprovisionsof
paragraphs2to4,thesugarboughtinshallbemade
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2.Theinterventionagencymayrequirethesugar
boughtintobemadeavailableinoneormoreofthe
followingtypesofpacking:
(a)newjutebagsofaminimumweightof700
grammes,withacontentof100kilogrammesnet;
(b)bagswithacontentof50kilogrammesnet:
(aa)newjutebagsofaminimumweightof450
grammeslinedinsidewithpolyethyleneofa
minimumthicknessof0-04mm;
(bb)bagsmadeof4'Kraft'paperbagsweighing
atleast70grammespersquaremetrefor
eachbag,withaninterveningliningof
polyethyleneofaminimumthicknessof
0-04mm;
(cc)bagsconsistingof5'Kraft'paperbags
bitumenlinedorotherwise,
—eachsackweighingatleast65grammes
persquaremetre,and
—ofatotalweightofatleast335
grammespersquaremetreforthefive
bagstogether.
3.Wheretheinterventionagencyrequiresoneor
moreofthetypesofpackingprovidedforin
paragraph2,itshallbearthecostsrelatingtosuch
packing.Theinterventionagencyshall,moreover,
informtheselleringoodtimebeforeremoval,ofthe
typeortypesofpackingrequired.
Thesecostsarefixedataflatrateper100
kilogrammesasfollows:
(a)0*60unitofaccountforthetypeofpacking
describedinparagraph2(a);
(b)0-80unitofaccountforthetypeofpacking
describedinparagraph2(b)and(aa);
(c)0-43unitofaccountforthetypeofpacking
describedinparagraph2(b)and(bb);
(d)0-40unitofaccountforthetypeofpacking
describedinparagraph2(b)and(cc).
4.Theinterventionagencymayacceptdeliveryof
thesugarinatypeofpackingotherthanthoseset
outinparagraph2.Inthatcase,theintervention
agencyshallnotbearthecostsrelatingthereto.Eachsampleshallbeanalysedtwiceandthemeanof
theresultsshallbetakenastheresultoftheanalysis
ofthesampleinquestion.
2.Intheeventofadisputebetweenthe
contractingpartiesoverthegradeofthebought-in
sugarthefollowingrulesshallapply:
(a)wherethedifferencebetweentheresultsofthe
analysesarrangedbythesellerandthebuyeris:
—forGrade1sugar,notgreaterthan1point
foreachofthecharacteristics referredtoin
Article11(1)(d),or
—forGrade2sugar,notgreaterthan2points
foreachofthecharacteristics usedforthe
definitionofthatgrade,insofarasit
concernscharacteristics thataredetermined
bypoints,
thearithmeticmeanofthetworesultsshallbe
conclusiveforestablishingthegradeofthesugar
inquestion.
However,attherequestofoneofthecontracting
parties,anarbitralanalysisshallbecarriedout
bythelaboratoryreferredtoinparagraph1.In
thatcase,thearithmeticmeanshallbetakenof
theresultsofthearbitralanalysisandtheresults
oftheseller'sorbuyer'sanalysis,whicheveris
closertotheresultofthearbitralanalysis.This
meanshall1beconclusiveforestablishingthe
gradeofthesugarinquestion.Iftheresultofthe
arbitralanalysisliesmidwaybetweentheresults
oftheanalysesarrangedbythesellerandthe
buyer,thearbitralanalysisaloneshallbe
conclusiveforestablishingthegradeofthesugar
inquestion;
(b)wherethedifferenceobservedisgreaterthanthat
indicatedunderthefirstorsecondindentof(a)
aboveasthecasemaybeanarbitralanalysis
shallbecarriedoutbyalaboratoryapprovedby
thecompetentauthorities.Inthatcasethe
provisionsofthesecondsubparagraph of(a)
shallbefollowed;
(c)fordisputesoverthemaximumlimitforthe
colourtypeofsugarinGrade3,polarisation ,
moisturecontentorinvertsugarcontent,the
sameprocedureshallbefollowedasin(a)and
(b).However,thedifferencessetoutin(a)shall
bereplacedby:
—1-0unitsofcolourtypeforGrade3sugar;ArticleIS
1.Atthetimeofremoval,foursamplesshallbe
takenforanalysiseitherbyexpertsapprovedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateconcerned
orbyexpertsagreeduponbytheinterventionagency
andtheseller.Thereshallbeonesampleforeachof
thecontractingparties.Theothertwosamplesshall
bekeptbytheexpertorbyalaboratoryapproved
bythecompetentauthorities.—0-2Sforpolarisation ;
—0-02%formoisturecontent;
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TITLEVI
Finalprovisions
Article213.Thecostsofanarbitralanalysis:
(a)under2(a)secondsubparagraph ,shallbeborne
bythecontractingpartyrequestingtheanalysis;
(b)under2(b),shallbesharedequallybythe
interventionagencyandtheseller. 1.Regulation (EEC)No782/68isherebyrepealed.
Itshall,however,continuetoapplytooperations
connectedwithoffersofsugarforinterventionwhich
wereacceptedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthatArticle19Regulation .
1.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle
16(5),theexpertsreferredtoinArticle18shall,at
thetimeofremoval,checktheweightofthesugar
sold.
2.Thecostsofcheckingtheweightshallbeborne
bytheseller.2.Thefollowingamendmentsshallbemade:
(a)inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1265/69,the
words'Regulation (EEC)No1280/71'shallbe
substitutedforthewords'Regulation (EEC)No
782/68';
(b)inArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No1987/69,
thewords'Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No
1280/71'shallbesubstitutedforthewords
'Article15ofRegulation (EEC)No782/68';
(c)inArticle14(1)and(3)oftheRegulation
referredtoin(b),thewords'Article18of
Regulation (EEC)No1280/71'shallbe
substituted forthewords'Article15of
Regulation (EEC)No782/68'.'Article20
1.Thesellershalltakethenecessarymeasuresto
permittheexpertsreferredtoinArticle18tocheck
theweightandtotakesamples.
2.Thecostsoftheexpertswhochecktheweight
'andtakesamplesshallbebornebytheinterventionArticle22
agency. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1971.
This.RegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18June1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI