31973R0622

No L 58/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 3 . 3 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 622/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 1 March 1973 on the opening by the new Member States of a standing invitation to tender for the purpose of determining denaturing premiums for white sugar for feeding to bees

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN sion Regulation (EEC) No 100/72 (7) of 14 January COMMUNITIES , 1972 laying down detailed rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed, as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC ) No 2847/72 ( 8) ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas it is essential , in view of the use to which the sugar is to be put, to limit in accordance with Having regard to the Treaty (*) concerning the the needs of the Member States concerned the quan­ Accession of new Member States to the European tity of sugar in respect of which denaturing Economic Community and the European Atomic premiums may be granted under the standing tender Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January procedure and to provide that the total amounts 1972, and in particular Article 63 ( 1 ) of the Act (2) tendered for by any one tenderer may not exceed annexed thereto , hereinafter called 'the Act' ; the quantity necessary to the Member State in which the tenders are made : Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ 67/EEC (3) of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last Whereas only the sugar requirements for feeding amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 174/73 ( 4), and in bees in the various Member States concerned should particular Article 9 ( 8 ) thereof ; be catered for ; whereas it is accordingly necessary to ensure that sugar is actually denatured in the Member State issuing the certificate and hence to Whereas denaturing premiums for white sugar have provide that the denaturing premium certificates been granted for a certain period in respect of issued in the Community as originally constituted, certain users in the Community as originally consti­ pursuant to Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1574/ tuted, and whereas the users in question have been 72 (9 ) of 24 July 1972 fixing the denaturing issued with denaturing premium certificates valid premium for white sugar intended for animal feed, until 30 September 1973 ; whereas, in view of as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2351/72 ( 10), existing requirements , similar users in the new may not be used by way of substitution in the new Member States should therefore also be eligible to Member States ; receive a denaturing premium ; whereas the tendering system, which ensures equality of access and treatment to all presons concerned , would seem Whereas denaturing premiums are calculated on the to be the most appropriate procedure for deter­ basis of the prices fixed for the sugar in question mining denaturing premiums which relate closely to for Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom ; the market situation , and at the same time the only whereas some of these prices are lower than the one capable of ensuring that the sugar is used for a prices fixed for the Community as originally consti­ particular purpose, namely feeding to bees ; tuted ; whereas it is therefore necessary to provide that denaturing premiums awarded be paid net of Whereas the general principles and detailed rules of any compensatory amount fixed pursuant to Article the tender procedure for determining denaturing 55 of the Act in respect of the new Member State premiums for sugar for animal feed were laid down concerned ; in Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2049/69 ( 5) of 17 October 1969 laying down general rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed, as amended by Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ Regulation (EEC ) No 2863 /71 ( 6), and in Commis­ tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar ;

C1) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14 . (3) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 . H OJ No L 12, 15 . 1 . 1972, p. 15 . (4 ) OJ No L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 299, 31 . 12 . 1972 , p. 4 . («) OJ No L 263 , 21 . 10. 1969, p. 1 (9) OJ No L 167, 25 . 7. 1972 , p. 18 . («) OJ No L 288 , 31 . 12 . 1971 , p. 1 ( 10) OJ No L 253 , 9 . 11 . 1972, p . 11 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : graph 3 of that Article for the Member State concerned or, where appropriate, the proportion of Article 1 that maximum in respect of which denaturing premiums have not yet been awarded. 1 . Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall each issue a standing invitation to tender for 3 . A tender must include a declaration by the the purpose of determining the denaturing tenderer whereby he undertakes, should his tender premiums for white sugar for animal feed. be successful, to put the white sugar in question to the use specified in Article 1 (2). 2. All white sugar in respect of which a de­ naturing premium is awarded under a tender pro­ Article 5 cedure as provided for in paragraph 1 shall be used for the feeding of bees. 1 . The denaturing premium certificate issued 3 . The maximum quantity of white sugar for pursuant to an award under a partial invitation to which denaturing premiums may be awarded under tender shall indicate the use to which the sugar is to a standing tender procedure shall be 4 350 metric be put, the denaturing premium granted, net of any deduction under Article 6 . tons, apportioned as follows : ( a) for Denmark 1 200 metric tons ; 2. By way of derogation from Article 16 ( 1 ) of (b ) for Ireland 150 metric tons ; Regulation (EEC) No 100/72, denaturing premium certificates issued pursuant to an award under a (c) for the United Kingdom 3 000 metric tons . partial invitation to tender shall be valid only until 30 September 1973 . Article 2 3 . Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 100/72 shall not apply in the Member States specified in The standing invitation to tender and the partial Article 1 ( 1 ) to denaturing premium certificates invitation shall be organized in accordance with the issued pursuant : relevant provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2049/69 and (EEC ) No 100/72, and in accordance — to an award under a partial invitation to tender, with the following provisions of this Regulation . or ,

— to Regulation (EEC) No 1574/72. Article 3

The standing invitation to tender shall remain valid Article 6 until a date to be determined at a later stage. Denaturing premiums awarded under a partial invi­ tation to tender shall be paid net of any compensa­ Article 4 tory amount fixed pursuant to Article 55 of the Act in respect of trade between the new Member State 1 . A tender shall be valid only if it relates to a concerned and the Community as originally constitu­ quantity of not less than 10 metric tons of white ted . sugar .

2. The total quantity tendered for by a single Article 7 tenderer in any one of the Member States specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) under a partial invitation to tender This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March may not exceed the maximum laid down in para­ 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 1 March 1973 .

For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI