31976R2042

19 ; 8 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 227/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2042/ 76 of 18 August 1976 amending as regards exports of white sugar during the marketing year 1976/77 Regulation ( EEC) No 2101 /75 on a standing invitation to tender

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN (b) due to expire on Wednesday, 8 December COMMUNITIES, 1976 shall expire on Tuesday, 7 December 1976 at 10 a.m . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, . By way of derogation from paragraph 2, no partial Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No invitation to tender will take place on Wednesday, 29 December 1976 . 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organi­ zation of the market in sugar ('), as last amended by 4. The time limits laid down in the previous Regulation (EEC) No 1 487/76 (2), and in particular ' paragraphs shall be regarded as : Articles 12 (2), 17 (5) and 19 (4) thereof, (a) brought forward by one hour in Ireland and in Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation ( EEC) the United Kingdom during the period in No 2101 /75 of 11 August 1975 on a standing invita­ which summer time does not apply in those tion to tender in order to determine a levy and/or a Member States ; refund on exports of white sugar (3), as last amended (b) extended by one hour in the other Member by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 406/76 (4 ), the Member States during the period in which they apply States have since 27 August 1975 been issuing partial summer time .' invitations to tender for exports of white sugar ; whereas, having regard to the current state and the Article 2 foreseeable development of the Community sugar market and of the world market, it is possible to The second subparagraph of Article 13 (2) of . Regula­ continue to issue such invitations ; whereas Regulation tion (EEC) No 2101 /75 is amended to read as follows : (EEC) , No 2101 /75 should therefore be amended However : accordingly ; 1 (a) export licences issued in connection with the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation partial invitations to tender taking place ^ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ between 19 August and 1 October 1976 : ment Committee for Sugar, — may be used only from 1 October 1976, and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — shall be valid only until 31 December Article 1 1976 ; (b) export licences issued in connection with Article 4 (3) and (4) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2101 /75 is amended to read as follows : partial invitations held after 30 April 1977 shall be valid only until 30 September 1977.' '3 . By way of derogation from paragraph 2 (b), the period for the submission of tenders : Article 3 (a) due to expire on Wednesday, 17 November 1976 shall expire on Tuesday, 16 November 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August 1976 at 10 a.m . ; 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels , 18 August 1976 .

For the Cum mission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974, p . I. (-) OJ No L 167 , 26. 6 . 1976 , p. 9 . (■') OJ No L 214, 12. 8 . 1975 , p. 5 . H OJ No L 158 , 19 . 6 . 1976 , p . 24.