TITLE IV U.K.GENERAL, TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 U.K.General provisions

Article 40 U.K.Implementing rules

1. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2). They shall include in particular:

(a) detailed rules for the application of Articles 3 to 6, in particular those concerning increases and reductions of prices to be applied for deviations from the standard of the reference price referred to in Article 3(3) and the minimum price referred to in Article 5(3);

(b) detailed rules for the application of Articles 7 to 10;

(c) detailed rules for the application of Articles 12, 13, 14 and 15, and in particular the conditions for granting production refunds, the amounts of such refunds and the eligible quantities;

(d) detailed rules regarding the establishment and the communications of the amounts referred to in Articles 8, 9, 15 and 16;

(e) detailed rules for the application of Articles 26, 27 and 28. These rules may include in particular:

(i)

any suspension referred to in Article 26(2) and (3) which could be determined by a tendering procedure;

(ii)

the specification of the products to which additional import duties may be applied under Article 27;

(iii)

the annual tariff quotas under Article 28(1), if necessary suitably phased over the year, and the determination of the administrative method to be used which, where appropriate, shall include:

• guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the product;

• recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees referred to in the first indent;

• the conditions under which import licences shall be issued and their term of validity;

(f) detailed rules for the application of Articles 36 and 38;

(g) detailed rules for the application of the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title III. These rules may include in particular:

(i)

detailed rules on the redistribution of exportable quantities which have not been allocated or utilised;

(ii)

the appropriate measures as referred to in Article 35.

2. The following may in addition be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2):

(a) criteria to be applied by the sugar undertakings when allocating among beet sellers the quantities of beet to be covered by pre-sowing delivery contracts as referred to in Article 6(4);

(b) amendments to Annexes I and II;

(c) a derogation from the dates laid down in Article 14(2);

(d) detailed rules for the application of Articles 16 to 19 and, in particular:

(i)

the supplementary information to be submitted by the approved operators;

(ii)

the criteria for sanctions, suspensions and withdrawal of approval of the operators;

(iii)

the granting of aids and the amount of aids for private storage provided for in Article 18(1);

(iv)

the minimum quality and quantity requirements, the price increases and reductions applicable, and the procedures and requirements for taking over by the intervention agencies, and for intervention buying in provided for in Article 18(2);

(v)

the percentage of withdrawn quota sugar referred to in Article 19(1);

(vi)

the conditions for the payment of the minimum price in case the withdrawn sugar is being sold on the Community market under Article 19(4);

(e) rules for the application of the derogation provided for in Article 23(1);

(f) detailed rules for the application of Articles 29 and 30 and, in particular, to comply with international agreements:

(i)

amendments to the definition provided for in Article 2(11);

(ii)

amendments to Annex VI;

(g) measures in application of Article 37.