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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1659/86
of29May1986
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofwhitesugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3819/85(9);whereas,however,
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3183/80of3December1980layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimport
andexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesfor
agriculturalproducts(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No592/86("),andthoseofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No645/75of13March1975layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexport
leviesandchargesonagriculturalproducts(12),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1607/80(13)should
remainapplicable ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No934/86(2),andinparticularArticles13(2),
18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecondparagraphofArticle
39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72of
23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedinthe
caseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
markets(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunityand
worldsugarmarkets,astandinginvitationtotender
shouldbeissuedfortheexportofwhitesugarwhich,
havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsinworldpricesfor
sugar,mustprovideforthedetermination ofexportlevies
and/orexportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationstotender
forthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefundsforsugar
werelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No766/68
of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1489/76(0;Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3155/85of11
November1985providingfortheadvancefixingof
monetarycompensatory amounts(14),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3826/85(15),providesthat,where
thelevyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansof
tenders,applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeofsubmis­
sionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofixthemone­
tarycompensatory amountinadvanceifthetenderis
acceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,insuchcases,the
obligationtolodgeanapplicationtofixthelevyorrefund
inadvancefollowingacceptanceofthetenderinvolvesan
obligationtorequestatthesametimeadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamount;whereas,forreasons
peculiartothemarketinsugar,whenanoperatorintends
tomakeuseofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompen­
satoryamountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexport
levyorrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingproce­
dureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthemoment
whentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceismade;
whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclaredsuccessfulin
respectofalevyorrefundforthequantityofsugarindi­
catedinhistenderthatthesaidmonetarycompensatory
amountcanbefixedinadvance;whereas,inconse­
quence,aderogationshouldbemadefromthesaidprovi­
sioninthecaseofthistenderingprocedure,sothatappli­
cationforadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensatory
amountatthetimewhentheapplicationfortheexport
licenceismadeshouldbepossible;Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransactions
involved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownin
thisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailed
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1467/77Q,shouldnot
apply;whereas,forthesamereasons,appropriateprovi­
sionsshouldbelaiddownwithregardtoexportlicences
issuedinconnectionwiththestandinginvitationto
tenderandthereshouldbeaderogationfromCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2630/81of10September1981
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL87,2.4.1986,p.1.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL143,25.6.1978,p.6.
OOJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(«)OJNo50,4.3.1970,p.1.nOINoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
(')OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.25.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL58,1.3.1986,p.4.
(,J)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
HOJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
HOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.22.
HOJNoL371,31.12.1985,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,againsta
receipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMemberState,or
addressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,telexor
telegram.
2.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable,of
theexportrefund,per100kilogramsofwhitesugar,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250tonnes
ofwhitesugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicenceor
licencesinrespectofthequantitiesofwhitesugarto
beexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportresultingfromthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)isnot
fulfilled,supplementthesecuritybypaymentof
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryoftheexport
licenceinquestion,notifytheagencywhichissued
thelicenceofthequantityorquantitiesinrespect
ofwhichthelicencewasnotused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefundisfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthetenders
inquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aprincipalstandinginvitationtotendershallbe
issuedinordertodetermineexportleviesand/orexport
refundsonwhitesugar.Duringtheperiodofvalidityof
thisstandinginvitation,partialinvitationstotendershall
beissued.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until31July1987.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvita­
tionsshallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowingprovisions .
Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
Article3
1.Thenoticeoftheinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .MemberStatesmayalsopublishthenotice,
orhaveitpublished,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticularthetermsof
theinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodi­
fied.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotender:
(a)shallbeginon31May1986;
(b)shallendon4June1986at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothesecondandsubsequentpartialinvita­
tions:
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheend
oftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthefol­
lowingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodforthe
submissionoftenderswhichwastoendonWednesday ,
19November1986shallendonTuesday,18November
1986at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvitations
totenderwillbeissuedonWednesday ,24andon
Wednesday ,31December1986.

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5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedinthepresentinvitationto
tender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.considersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircumstances
invokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecom­
petentauthorityconcerned.Thepersonspresentatthe
examinationshallbeunderanobligationnottodisclose
anyparticularsrelatingthereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommission
fortwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderersremain
anonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthepartialinvitation
concerned .
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoawardundera
specificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
1.Inthelightofthecurrentstateandforeseeable
developmentoftheCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,
thereshallbefixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,
or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexportlevy
isfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoeverytenderer
whosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthan
suchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoeverytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadetoother
tenderersindescendingorderofleviesquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;ifafter
suchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,orifthere
arenotendersquotinganexportlevy,contractsshall
beawardedinascendingorderofrefundsquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
totenderersquotingarefund.Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofwhite
sugartobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermust
belodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(3),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfulten­
derersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoin
Article12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer'schoice,
eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyan
establishment complyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
referredtoinparagraph 1willbereleased:
(a)tounsuccessfultenderersinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardhasbeenmade;
(b)tosuccessfultendererswhohavenotappliedforthe
relevantexortlicencewithintheperiodreferredtoin
Article12(b),totheextentof8ECUper100kilo­
gramsofwhitesugar.
However,thispartofthereleasablesecurityshallbe
reducedbytheamountrepresentingthedifference
existing,asapplicable :
—betweenthemaximumamountoftheexport,
refundfixedforthepartialinvitationconcerned
andthemaximumamountoftheexportrefund
fixedforthefollowingpartialinvitationwhenthe
latteramountishigherthantheformer,
or
—betweentheminimumamountoftheexportlevy
fixedforthepartialinvitationconcernedandthe
minimumamountoftheexportlevyfixedforthe
followingpartialinvitationwhenthelatteramount
islowerthantheformer;
(c)tosuccessfultenderersforthequantityforwhichthey
havefulfilled,withinthemeaningofArticle29(b)
andthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle30(1)(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80,theexportobligation
resultingfromthelicencereferredtounderArticle12
(b)inaccordancewiththetermsofArticle33ofthat
Regulation .
Thepartofthesecurityorthesecuritywhichisnot
releasedshallbeforfeitinrespectofthequantityof
sugarforwhichthecorresponding obligationshave
notbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthorityof
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2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1would
resultinthemaximumquantitybeingexceeded,that
awardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityasisstillavailable.
Wheretwoormoretenderersquotethesamelevyorthe
samerefundandawardstoallofthemwouldresultinthe
maximumquantitybeingexceeded,thenthequantity
availableshallbeawardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.
Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.In
addition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfultenderersa
statementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhichthe
tenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicablethe
exportrefundtobegranted,per100kilogramsof
whitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,if
thisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,wherenecessary,
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)
No2630/81shallnotapplytothewhitesugartobe
exportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromthedayofissue
untiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonthfollowingthat
inwhichthepartialinvitationwasissued.
However,exportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldafter1May1987willbevalidonlyuntil
30September1987.
3.Theexportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldbetween4June1986and10September
1986willbeusableonlyafter15September1986.
4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligationto
exportresultingfromtheexportlicencereferredtounder
Article12(b)hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthesecurity
referredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
Article18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence,
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthelicence
andtherefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayofvalidityof
thesaidlicence,
or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayofvalidityof
thelicencereducedbytherefundindicatedonthe
saidlicence,
then,forthequantityinrespectofwhichthesaidobliga­
tionwasnotfulfilled,thelicenceholdershallbecharged
anamountequaltothedifferencebetweentheresultof
thecalculationmadeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemay
be,andthesecurityreferredtoinArticle6(1).
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingofthe
monetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstandinginvi­
tationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecondparagraphof
Article3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3155/85shallnot
apply.
Article15
1.IfthetermsofArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No
766/68apply,theexportrefundsandexportleviesfixed
inadvanceunderthetermsofthepresentinvitationto
tender:Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceiveinthecircumstances referredto
under(b),inrespectofthequantityawarded,an
exportlicenceindicating,asappropriate ,theexport
levyortheexportrefundquotedinhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80,an
applicationforanexportlicenceinrespectofthat
quantity,theapplicationnotbeingrevocableand
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No645/75not
applyinginsuchacase.Theapplicationshallbe
lodgedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof
Regulation (EEC)No3183/80,notlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthefollowing
week,
or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobeheld
thatweek,thelastworkingdayofthefollowing
week;

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(a)before1July1986,forthesugarexportedafterthat
date,
(b)before1July1987,forthesugarexportedafterthat
date,
shall,attherequestofthepartyconcerned,beadjustedas
specifiedinparagraph2.
2.Theadjustmentreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
consistofanincreaseintheexportrefundorareduction
intheexportlevybythedifference,expressedinECUper
100kilograms,existing:
(a)inthecasesreferredtoinparagraph 1(a),betweenthe
interventionpriceforwhitesugarapplicablefrom1
July1986andthatinforceon30June1986;
(b)inthecasereferredtoinparagraph 1(b),betweentlie
interventionpriceforwhitesugarapplicablefrom1
July1987andthatinforceon30June1987.Fordetermination ofthedifferencesreferredtoabove,the
interventionpricesinquestionshallbeincreasedbythe
corresponding storagelevyreferredtointhesecondpara­
graphofArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81.
3.Theapplicationforadjustmentunderparagraph 1
shallbemadebytheholderoftheexportlicence
concerned,orbytheassigneewhenthelicencehasbeen
transferred ,totheMemberStatethatissueditandbefore
thecustomsexportformalitiesforthequantities
concernedhavebeencarriedout.
TheMemberStateshallentertheadjustmenttobemade
insection18(a)oftheexportlicenceconcernedandshall
stampthatsection.
4.TheMemberStateswillinformtheCommission as
quicklyaspossibleofthequantitiesofsugarforwhich
therequestsreferredtoinparagraph 1havebeenmade.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon31May1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States;.
DoneatBrussels,29May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President