SUGAR ORDER NO. 3-A, January 07, 1998

[ SUGAR ORDER NO. 3-A, January 07, 1998 ]

AMENDMENT TO SUGAR ORDER NO. 3, SERIES OF 1997-98; RE: FILLING UP THE BALANCE OF THE US QUOTA ALLOCATION FOR QUOTA YEAR 1997-98

Whereas there is a need to amend Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 1997-98 relative to the filling up of the 2nd, 3rd & 4th quarters of the U.S Sugar Quota Allocation for Quota for Quota Year 1997-98;

NOW, THEREFORE, under and by virtue of the authority vested in the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), it is hereby ordered that:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Sugar Order No. 3, Series of 1997-98, dated 18 December 1997, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"Section 2. The second quarter allocation and the remaining quarters shall be allocated among sugar exporters on a "first come, first-served" basis.

SECTION 2. Sugar Order No. 3 Series of 1997-98 as hereby amended shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3. This Sugar Order shall take effect immediately.

SECTION 4. Provisions of Sugar Orders, Circular Letters, and/or other rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with this Sugar Order, are hereby amended, modified or revoked accordingly.

Adopted: 7 Jan. 1998

(SGD.) MICHAEL K. SUAREZ Administrator