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Official Journal of the European Union
25.4.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 356/2012
of 24 April 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011 as regards the periods during which tenders
may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations to tender for the
2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar at a reduced customs duty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
advance
the
periods
of
submission of tenders and their ending dates which
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011
Union,
scheduled for 6 June 2012, 27 June 2012 and 11 July
2012.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
(5) Regulation
(EU)
No
1239/2011
should
therefore
be
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
amended accordingly.
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
Article 187, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
(6)
In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to
Whereas:
ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regu

lation should enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No
1239/2011 ( 2 ) opened a standing invitation to tender
for the 2011/2012 marketing year for imports of sugar
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
of CN code 1701 at a reduced customs duty.
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
(2) As
the
availability
of
supply
on
the
Union
sugar
market
Markets,
has improved, Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 57/2012 ( 3 ) suspended the submission of
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
tenders for the partial invitation to tender ending on
25 January 2012, 1 February 2012 and 15 February
2012.
Article 1
In Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2011,
(3) Constant
monitoring
of
the
market
revealed
that
avail
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
ability of sugar supply in the Union has improved only
moderately. Despite the increasing imports in January
2012 the pace of imports from African, Caribbean and
"2. The
periods
during
which
tenders
may
be
submitted
in
Pacific States and Least Developed Countries decreased
response to the second and subsequent partial invitations
considerably since mid-February 2012. This analysis
shall begin on the first working day following the end of
was confirmed by a large majority of Member States in
the preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon, Brussels
the Management Committee of 8 March 2012 who
time, on 2 May 2012, 23 May 2012 and 6 June 2012."
considered that there were still supply problems that
would get worse in the course of the marketing year.
Article 2
This could concern especially small and medium Enter
prises and customers with fixed quantities in long term
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
contracts.
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 April 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 318, 1.12.2011, p. 4.
( 3 ) OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 12.

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