No L 258/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 9. 81 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2630/81 of 10 September 1981 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector ("), and in particular Articles 13 (2); 17 (5), 18 (5) 19 (7) and 37 (2) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2990/76 (9, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 342/81 (%), laid down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for sugar; whereas the provisions of that Regulation have been amended many times and should now be substantially modified because, on the one hand new basic rules for the organization of the ‘markets in the sugar and isoglucose sectors have been laid down and, on the other, of the need to review certain provisions regarding the security for, and the duration of validity of licences ; whereas, therefore, in the interests of clarity and administrative efficiency these provisions should be consolidated and adapted accordingly and Regulations (EEC) No 2990/76 and (EEC) No 1470/77 (*) should be repealed ; Whereas, because of the specific character of the sugar and isoglucose sectors, these detailed rules either supplement, or derogate from, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 of 3 December 1980 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance- fixing certificates for agricultural products (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2620/81 (); Whereas, in the light of experience and in order to ensure the proper management of the Community markets in sugar and isoglucose, special harmonized conditions should be laid down with respect to the periods of validity of export licences, in particular those applying to white sugar, raw sugar and isoglu- cose ; () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. () OJ No L 341, 10. 12. 1976, p. 14. () O] No L 38, 11. 2. 1981, p. 8. () O] No L 162, 1. 7. 1977, p. 11. () OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 256, 10. 9. 1981, p. 14. Whereas it is necessary to fix the levels of security required for the different products covered by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1785/81 ; whereas, however, the extent of price fluctuations on the world markets in white and raw sugars can seriously interfere with the man- agement of the Community market in these sugars when, because of such fluctuations, the obligations placed on the operators by the export licences which they have requested are not fulfilled ; whereas, there- fore, provisions should be laid down concerning the security required for the export licences with advance fixing of the refund referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 766/68 of 18 June 1968 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on sugar ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1489/76 (°), analogous to those adopted for licences issued under the terms of invitations to tender for white sugar and raw sugar; Whereas Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 provides that where the quantity imported or exported is greater by not more than 5% than the quantity indicated on the licence it shall be considered to have been imported or exported under that licence; whereas, in the case of an export of C sugar and in order to permit the proper management of the sugar market so as to avoid the risk of discrimination between the parties concerned, export refunds as well as export levies should apply to the quantity exported in excess of the quantity of sugar indicated on the licence, subject to the tolerance limit of 5 % ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, ' HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 This Regulation lays down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences established by Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81. () OJ No L 143, 25. 6. 1968, p. 6. () OJ No L 167, 26. 6. 1976, p. 13.