LAID DOWN , AND IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE AS MANY PERSONS TO TENDER AS POSSIBLE , TENDERERS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO ONE TENDER FOR EACH PARTIAL INVITATION ;
WHEREAS THE PRINCIPLES AND DETAILED RULES FOR FIXING DENATURING PREMIUMS ARE LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2049/69 AND IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/72 OF 14 JANUARY 1972 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES ON THE DENATURING OF SUGAR FOR ANIMAL FEED ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2847/72 ( 6 );
WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE MOST SUITABLE METHODS SHOULD BE SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT DENATURED SUGAR IS USED FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED ; WHEREAS THIS AIM CAN BE ACHIEVED BY INCREASING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON ENTITLED TO THE DENATURING PREMIUM , BY MEANS OF A PROVISION MAKING HIM LIABLE TO REPAY THE PREMIUMS ALREADY RECEIVED ; WHEREAS THE CONTROL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN BY THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE REINFORCED AND PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN THE BODIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPERVISING INTRA-COMMUNITY TRADE IN DENATURED SUGAR ;
WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . A STANDING INVITATION TO TENDER IS HEREBY ISSUED TO DETERMINE PREMIUMS FOR DENATURING WHITE SUGAR FOR ANIMAL FEED . DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE STANDING INVITATION , PARTIAL INVITATIONS TO TENDER SHALL BE ISSUED .
2 . THE WHITE SUGAR IN RESPECT OF WHICH A DENATURING PREMIUM IS AWARDED AS A RESULT OF AN INVITATION TO TENDER PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE USED FOR THE FEEDING OF BEES . IT SHALL BE DENATURED BY ONE OF THE PROCESSES SET OUT IN II ( 3 ) OF THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 100/72 .
3 . SAVE IN CASE OF FORCE MAJEURE , SUGAR SO DENATURED MUST BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 2 BY 31 MARCH 1980 AT THE LATEST .
4 . THE SUGAR IN RESPECT OF WHICH A DENATURING PREMIUM CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN AWARD MADE UNDER A PARTIAL INVITATION TO TENDER MAY BE DENATURED ONLY IN THE MEMBER STATE WHICH ISSUED THE CERTIFICATE .
5 . MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE DENATURED SUGAR IS USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE . IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE UNDERTAKING PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 6 HAS NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH THE MEMBER STATE WHICH PAID THE PREMIUM SHALL REQUIRE THE PERSON WHO WAS ENTITLED TO THE PREMIUM TO REPAY IT .
ARTICLE 2
1 . THE PARTIAL INVITATIONS ISSUED DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE STANDING INVITATION SHALL BE ORGANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2049/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 100/72 AND THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS .
2 . THE STANDING INVITATION TO TENDER SHALL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL A DATE TO BE DETERMINED LATER .
ARTICLE 3
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