For præferencesukker, jf. artikel 35 i forordning (EF) nr. 1260/2001, der ifølge bestemmelserne i de pågældende aftaler er omfattet af leveringsforpligtelse og ikke hører under toldkontingenterne, bør der ifølge almindelig handelspraksis anvendes en vis smidighed, både hvad gælder de samlede mængder, der leveres i en leveringsperiode, og datoen for begyndelse af en periode.
In addition, in the case of the preferential sugar referred to in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, covered according to the agreements concerned by delivery obligations and not by tariff quotas, provision should be made, in accordance with current trade practices, for a certain tolerance which will apply to the total quantities delivered during a delivery period and on the date of commencement of that period.