DETERMINING THE STANDARD QUALITY FOR RAW SUGAR AND FIXING THE COMMUNITY FRONTIER CROSSING POINT FOR CALCULATING C.I.F . PRICES FOR SUGAR , BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING YIELD WILL NORMALLY BE AVAILABLE ;
WHEREAS THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO CALCULATE THE YIELD OF RAW CANE SUGAR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SAME ARTICLE IS GENERALLY AVAILABLE FOR ALL OFFERS OF RAW SUGAR ; WHEREAS DISPARITIES ARISING WHEN THE C.I.F . PRICE IS BEING CALCULATED FROM THE CALCULATION OF THE YIELD OF RAW BEET SUGAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILED RULES LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE CAN BE DISREGARDED AND WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE YIELD OF BOTH TYPES OF RAW SUGAR SHOULD BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE ;
WHEREAS , TO AVOID DISTURBANCES OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY SUDDEN AND CONSIDERABLE ALTERATIONS IN THE LEVY WHICH DO NOT REFLECT ACTUAL PRICE MOVEMENTS ON THE WORLD MARKET , THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE ABLE , IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOR A LIMITED PERIOD , TO LEAVE A C.I.F . PRICE UNCHANGED AS AN EXCEPTIONAL MEASURE ;
WHEREAS , TO PREVENT THE COMMUNITY MARKET FROM BEING DISTURBED BY IMPORTS OF SUGAR WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY TREATED OR SPECIALLY PACKAGED , A SPECIAL C.I.F . PRICE MUST BE CALCULATED FOR SUCH IMPORTS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE C.I.F . PRICES FOR WHITE SUGAR AND RAW SUGAR ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST FAVOURABLE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WORLD MARKET . THESE PRICES SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 2 TO 5 .
ARTICLE 2
WHEN THE MOST FAVOURABLE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WORLD MARKET ARE BEING ESTABLISHED , ACCOUNT SHALL BE TAKEN OF ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO :
1 . OFFERS ON THE WORLD MARKET ,
2 . QUOTATIONS ON EXCHANGES WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO THE INTERNATIONAL SUGAR TRADE ,
3 . PRICES RECORDED ON IMPORTANT MARKETS IN THIRD COUNTRIES ,
4 . SALES CONCLUDED IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ,
WHICH IS KNOWN TO THE COMMISSION EITHER DIRECTLY OR THOUGH THE AGENCY OF THE MEMBER STATES .
ARTICLE 3
WHEN THE MOST FAVOURABLE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITIES ARE BEING ESTABLISHED , INFORMATION SHALL BE DISREGARDED ,
1 . IF THE GOODS ARE NOT OF SOUND AND FAIR MARKETABLE QUALITY , OR
2 . IF THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING THEM AT THE PRICE INDICATED IN THE OFFER RELATES ONLY TO A SMALL QUANTITY WHICH IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MARKET , OR
3 . IF THE GENERAL TREND OF PRICES OR THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION LEADS THE LATTER TO ASSUME THAT THE PRICE INDICATED IN THE OFFER IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF ACTUAL MARKET TRENDS .
ARTICLE 4
1 . PRICES WHICH ARE NOT VALID FOR DELIVERY IN BULK C.I.F . ROTTERDAM SHALL BE ADJUSTED .
2 . WHEN THE ADJUSTMENT IS