31977R1703

28 . 7. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 188/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1703/77 of 27 July 1977 fixing the maximum amount of the premium for white sugar under the tender referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1320/77

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Sugar, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organi­ zation of the market in sugar ( l), as last amended by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 11 10/77 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof, The maximum amount of the denaturing premium Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1320/77 for the invitation to tender issued under Regulation of 20 June 1977 opening an invitation to tender for (EEC) No 1320/77, the time limit for the submission the purpose of determining premiums for white sugar of tenders having expired on 27 July 1977, is hereby for feeding to bees (3) provides that Member States are fixed at 10 units of account per 100 kilograms of to issue an invitation to tender for the purpose of white sugar, corresponding for a total quantity of 200 determining the said premiums ; tonnes of sugar concerned to a sum of 20 000 units of account . Whereas Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 of 17 October 1969 laying down general rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed (4), as Article 2 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1640/73 (5), provides that where denaturing premiums are fixed The invitation to tender provided for in Regulation following an invitation to tender the criteria set out in (EEC) No 1320/77 is hereby suspended with effect Article 3 thereof must be taken into account in fixing from 11 August 1977. a maximum amount of the premium ; whereas, having regard to the criteria and following examination of the tenders submitted, the maximum amount of the dena­ Article 3 turing premium should be fixed at the level specified in Article 1 and this invitation to tender should be This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 1977 . suspended ;

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

Done at Brussels, 27 July 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 . I2) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 152, 21 . 6. 1977, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 263 , 21 . 10 . 1969 , p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 165, 22. 6. 1973 , p. 6.