Official Journal of the European Communities 21 15.1.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 12/15 REGULATION (EEC) No 100/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 14 January 1972 laying down detailed rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM- MUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community; Having regard to Council Regulation No "1009/78/EEC! of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 2727/71,2 and in particular Articles 9 (8) and 38 thereof; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69° of 17 October 1969 laying down general rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2863/71,% contains no further provisions concerning the field of application of the denaturing premium certificate; whereas the relevant detailed rules were contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2061/695 of 20 October 1969 laying down detailed rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 772/71%; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2061/69 has already been amended several times and other important amendments have become necessary; whereas, in the interests of clarity, the detailed rules on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed should therefore be consolidated in a new Regulation; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 provides for two methods of fixing the denaturing premium, either a uniform manner for the entire Community, or by means of a tendering procedure; whereas the detailed rules for this procedure may, for the most . part, be modelled on the provisions contained in 1 O No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1. 2 O] No L 282, 23.12.1971, p: 8. 3 OJ No L 263, 21.10.1969, p. 1. 4 OJ No L 288, 31.12.1971, p. 1. 5 OJ No L 263, 21.10.1969, p. 19. & O] No L 85,15.4.1971, p. 18. Regulation (EEC) No 394/707 in respect of invitations to tender to determine export refunds on sugar; Whereas it is necessary to lay down the conditions under which a denaturing premium certificate may be obtained and to specify certain administrative rules concerning this certificate; Whereas, having regard in particular to the quantitative losses generally sustained during a denaturing process, a margin of tolerance should be allowed between the quantity of sugar denatured and the quantity shown on the denaturing premium certificate; whereas a similar margin may be used to calculate the amount of the deposit to be forfeited where only part of the quantity of sugar shown on the certificate has been denatured; Whereas the proper working of a single market requires that the market should be as flexible as possible; whereas, to this end, provision should be made for the denaturing premium certificate to be transferred or exchanged according to specified formalities; whereas, furthermore, the denaturing premium certificate, which confers the right to payment of the premium and entails the obligation to denature the sugar in question, should be valid for a period which = will allow manufacturers of feedingstuffs to make long-term arrangements; Whereas only sugar intended for animal feed is eligible for a denaturing premium; whereas the specific denaturing processes which must be used if a denaturing premium is to be paid must therefore be determined; whereas provision must also be made for strict supervision of the various operations and in particular for prior approval of the places in which denaturing will be effected,; Whereas since denatured sugar must be used only for animal feed, Member States must take all necessary measures to ensure that it is used for this purpose; " O] No L 50, 4.3.1970, p. 1.