NoL283/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2850/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of31October1975
layingdowndetailedimplementing rulesinrespectoftheimportationofprefer­
entialsugarandamendingRegulations (EEC)No955/70and(EEC)No2048/75
tionandoftheRegulationrelatingtotheassociation
oftheoverseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
Whereas,untiltheCommunityrulesoforiginhave
beenadaptedforIndia,thoselaiddowninCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No802/68(7)of27June1968on
thecommondefinitionoftheconceptoftheoriginof
goods,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1318/71(8),shallapplytocanesugarimportedinto
theCommunityundertheAgreementoncanesugar
concludedwithIndia;whereas,untilsuchtime,in
ordertopermitstatisticalandothercheckstobekept
onsuchimports,supplementary certificatesare
required;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydowncertainspecial
rulesandforthispurposetoamendandtoderogate
fromcertainprovisionsofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2048/75(9)of25July1975onspecial
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesforsugar;
Whereas,moreover,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
communication totheCommissionofthequantities
ofpreferentialsugarinrespectofwhichimportcertifi­
cateshavebeenissuedtoamendCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No955/70(10)of26May1970oncommu­
nicationsfromMemberStatesconcerninginterven­
tionandtradeInthesugarsector,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No824/75;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74(')of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2623/75(2),andinparticular
Articles12(2),34,47(2)and48thereof;-
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No824/75(3)
of24March1975layingdowntransitionalmeasures
applicabletosugarimportedbytheCommunity
underpreferentialarrangements ,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1920/75(4)expireson31
October1975;
WhereasTitleVofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74
relatingtothesystemofpreferentialimportsofsugar
entersintoforceon1November1975;whereas
detailedimplementing rulesshouldbeestablished
witheffectfromthatdate;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1598/75(5)of
24June1975onthe'advanceimplementation of
certainprovisionsoftheACP-EECLomeconvention
relatingtotradeingoods,definedinitsAnnexIIthe
conceptof'originatingproducts'andthemethodsof
administrative cooperationapplicabletotheproducts
originatingintheACPStates;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1957/75(6)of
30JulyJ975ontheinterimtradearrangementswith
overseascountriesandterritoriesassociatedwiththe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,definedthat
conceptandthosemethodsastheyconcernthe
productsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesand
territoriesassociatedwiththeEuropeanEconomic
Community ;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearthattheadvantages
stemmingfromthisRegulationarereservedfor'origi­
natingproducts'withinthemeaningofRegulations
(EEC)No1598/75and(EEC)No1957/75andlater
withinthemeaningoftheACP-EECLomeconven­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereadifferentialchargehasbeenmadeonraw
preferentialsugarwhichissubsequentlyrefinedina
refinery,anamountequaltothatofthechargeshall
bepaidtotherefinerconcernedbytheMemberState
inwhichtherawsugarisrefined,inthecurrencyof
thatMemberState,onproductionofproof:(')OJIVjoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL268,17.10.1975,p.1.
HOJNoL79,28.3.1975,p.8.
(«)OJNoL195,26.7.1975,p.23.
(5)OJNoL166,28.6.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1975,p.5.(7)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(8)OJNoL139,25.6.1971,p.6.
(»)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.31.
(10)OJNoL114,27.5.1970,p.16.

1.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL283/51
movementcertificateEUR.l,aspecimenofwhichis
giveninAnnex5toAnnexIItoeachofthesaid
Regulations .Thiscertificateshallindicate:
—insection7,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Regulation(EEC)No2850/75refers',
'Applicationdureglement(CEE)n°2850/75,
'Anwendung vonVerordnung (EWG)Nr.
2850/75',
'Applicazionedelregolamento (CEE)n.2850/75,
'ToepassingvanVerordening (EEG)nr.2850/75',
'Anvendelseafforordning(E0F)nr.2850/75',(a)thatthesugarinquestionhasbeenrefinedina
refinery,and
(b)thatthedifferentialchargewasmadeatthetime
oftheimportationofthesugar.
Article2
Preferentialrawsugarwhichisnotintendedfor
refiningandwhichfallswithinsubheading17.01BII
b)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandinrespectof
whichanexemptionfromthedifferentialchargeis
claimedshallbesubjecttocustomscontrolortoan
administrative inspectionofferingequivalentsafe­
guards.
Article3
1.Thesecurityreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article46(2)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74may,
attheoptionofthepersonconcerned,belodgedin
theformeitherofacashdepositorofaguarantee
providedbyaninstitutionapprovedbytheMember
Stateinwhichthecustomsformalitiesofimportation
arecompleted .
2.Exceptincaseofforcemajeurethesecurityshall
beforfeitandtreatedasdifferentialchargeonany
quantityofpreferentialrawsugarinrespectofwhich
thepersonconcernedhasnotwithinsixmonthsfrom
thedateofimportationfurnishedproofthatthesugar
inquestionwasrefinedinarefinery.
3.Releaseofthesecurityshallbeeffectedwithout
delay.
Article4
1.Therulesoforiginapplicabletopreferential
sugarimportedfromtheStatesotherthanIndia,
referredtoinAnnexIIItoRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74shallbethosesetoutinAnnexIItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1598/75.
2.Therulesoforiginapplicabletopreferential
sugarimportedfromtheoverseascountriesandterrito­
riesreferredtoinAnnexIIItoRegulation(EEC)No
3330/74shallbethosesetoutinAnnexIItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1957/75.
3.Theprovisionsofparagraphs 1and2shallapply
untiltheentryintoforcerespectivelyoftheACP-EEC
Lomeconvention,andoftheRegulationrelatingto
theassociationoftheoverseascountriesandterritories
withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity .
Aftertheentryintoforceofthesaidconventionand
ofthesaidRegulationtherulesoforiginthereinset
outshallapplytopreferentialsugar.
4.Evidenceoftheoriginatingstatusofpreferential
sugarwithinthemeaningofRegulations (EEC)No
1598/75and(EEC)No1957/75shallbegivenbyaThecertificateshallalsoindicateinsection7the
dateofshipmentofthegoodsandtherelevant
deliveryperiodasdefinedforthepurposesthe
undertakingsgiveninrespectofpreferentialsugar.
Thestateddeliveryperiodshallnot,however,
affecttheapplicabilityofthecertificateatthetime
ofimportation ;
—insection8,thesubheadingoftheCommon
CustomsTariffforthegoodsinquestion.
5.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
bythetwenty-firstdayofeachmonthcopiesofthe
EUR.lcertificatessuppliedbythepersonsconcerned,
relatingtotheimportsmadeduringthepreceding
calendarmonth.
Eachcopyshallcontaininsection8endorsements in
respectoftheimportationconcernedandparticulars
ofthequantitiesactuallyimported.
Article5
1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulationpreferential
sugaroriginatinginIndiaissugarforwhichevidence
ofsuchoriginhasbeengivenbyproductionofacertif­
icateoforiginfulfillingtheconditionslaiddownin
Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No802/68.
2.Theimporterofpreferentialsugaroriginatingin
Indiashallinadditionsubmittothecustomsauthori­
tiesoftheCommunity acertificatedulyendorsedby
thecompetentauthorityofIndia.
Thiscertificateshall:
—bearoneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Regulation (EEC)No2850/75refers',
'Applicationdurèglement(CEE)n02850/75,
Anwendung vonVerordnung (EWG)Nr.
2850/75',
'Applicazione delregolamento (CEE)n.2850/75,
'ToepassingvanVerordening (EEG)nr.2850/75',
'Anvendelseafforordning(E0F)nr.2850/75';
—indicatethedateofshipmentofthegoodsandthe
relevantdeliveryperiodasdefinedforthe
purposesoftheundertakingsgiveninrespectof

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witheffectfrom1November1975,separateparti­
cularsforeachState,countryorterritoryoforigin
shallbegivennotlaterthantheendofeach
monthfortheprecedingcalendarmonth,in
respectofthequantitiesofpreferentialsugarfor
whichimportlicenceshavebeenissuedwitha
viewtoimportationunderRegulation (EEC)
No2850/75'.
Article8
Movementcertificatesandattestationspresentedto
thecompetentauthoritiesduringtheperiod1
Novemberto31December1975whichmakerefer­
encetoRegulation (EEC)No824/75butwhichother­
wisecomplywiththerelevantprovisionsofthe
presentRegulationshallnotforthatreasonalonebe
regardedasnullandvoid.preferentialsugar.Thestateddeliveryperiodshall
not,however,affecttheapplicability ,atthetimeof
importation ,ofthecertificateoforiginreferredto
inparagraph 1;
—indicatethesubheadingoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffofthegoodsinquestion.
3.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
bythetwenty-firstdayofeachmonthcopiesofthe
certificatereferredtoinparagraph2suppliedbythe
personsconcerned,relatingtotheimportsmade
duringtheprecedingcalendarmonth.
Eachsuchcopyshallcontaintheparticularsendorsed
thereoninrespectoftheimportationconcerned,and
particularsofthequantitiesactuallyimported.
Article6
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle10(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2048/75,animportlicenceissuedin
respectofpreferentialsugarshallbevalidforthree
monthsfromitsdateofissuewithinthemeaningof
Article9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(').
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle13ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2048/75,theamountofthesecurityin
respectofimportlicencesforpreferentialsugarshall
be0-5unitofaccountper100kilogrammesnet.
Article7
Thereshallbeaddedtoparagraph 1ofArticle5of
Regulation (EEC)No955/70thefollowingsubpara­
graph:Article9
InArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No2048/75all
referencestoRegulation (EEC)No824/75shallbe
replacedbyreferencestoRegulation (EEC)No
2850/75.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.