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REGULATION (EEC)No2101/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of11August1975
onastandinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminealevyand/orrefundon
exportsofwhitesugar
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
MemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitationto
tendertodetermineanexportlevyand/orexport
refundonwhitesugar,and,duringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitation,theyshallissue
weeklypartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
1.Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeconductedinaccordance with
Regulation(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowing
provisions .Regulation (EEC)No394/70shallnot
apply.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntiladatetobedeterminedsubsequently .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,•
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74(')of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,andinparticular
Articles12(2),17(5),19(4)and34thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
608/72(2)of23March1972layingdownrulestobe
appliedinthecaseofconsiderablepricerisesonthe
worldsugarmarket,andinparticularArticle1(1)
thereof;
Whereas,inviewofthepresentstateandforeseeable
development oftheCommunityandworldsugar
markets,astandinginvitationtotendershouldbe
issuedfortheexportationofsugar;whereas,having
regardtothepossiblefluctuationsinworldpricesfor
sugar,theinvitationtotendermustprovideforthe
determination ofanexportlevyand/orexportrefund;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No766/68(3)of18June1968layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundson•sugar,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1102/75(4);
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinquestion,specialdetailed"rulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulationandthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70(5)of2March1970ondetailedrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugarshouldnot1be
applied;whereas,forthesamereasons,appropriate
provisionsshouldbelaiddown-withregardtoexport
licencesinconnectionwiththestandinginvitationto
tenderandthereshouldbeaderogationfrom
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2637/70(6)of23
December1970onspecialdetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1807/75(7);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.Suchnoticeshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
MemberStatesmayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveit
published,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityof
thestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationaremodified.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichnoticeofthe
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ;
(b)shallendon27August1975at10.00hours.(')OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(-')OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(J)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(■»)OJNoL110,30.4.1975,p.1.
(5)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
(o)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(7)OJNoL184,15.7.1975,p.33.

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2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endofthepreviousperiod;
(b)shallendat10.00hoursontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b),the
periodorperiodsforthesubmissionoftenderswhich
wouldotherwiseend:
(a)onWednesday19November1975,shallendon
Tuesday18November1975at10.00hours;
(b)onWednesday 24December1975and
Wednesday 31December1975,shallendon
Wednesday7January1976at10.00hours.
4.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTime
appliesinItaly,thetimelimitslaiddownintheprev­
iousparagraphsshallberegardedasextendedbyone
hourinthatMemberState.Duringtheperiodsin
whichSummerTimedoesnotapplyintheUnited
KingdomandinIreland,theabovetimelimitsshall
beregardedasbroughtforwardbyonehourinthose
MemberStates.
Article5
1.Tenders,whichmustbeinwriting,shalleither
bedeliveredbyhandtothecompetentauthority^of a
MemberStateoraddressedtothatauthoritybyregis­
teredletter,telexortelegram.
2.Thetendermustindicate :
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereappli­
cable,oftheexportrefund,per100kilogrammes
ofwhitesugar,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStatewherethetenderissubmitted .
Additionalinformationmayberequired.
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexportedisnot
lessthan250metrictons;
(b)proofisfurnished,beforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftenders,thatthetenderer
haslodgedthesecurityfortenderrequiredby
Article6;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewillwithintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b)applyforanexportlicence
inrespcctofthequantityofwhitesugartobe
exported.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegarded
ashavingbeensubmittedonlyif:(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayof
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thecontractawardedrelatestoalloraspecificpart
ofthequantitytenderedfor.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbetakeninto
consideration .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article6
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe1-00unitof
accountper100kilogrammesofwhitesugartobe
exported.
2.Thetenderermayprovidethesecurityeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteefurnishedbyan
establishment complyingwithcriterialaiddownby
theMemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurityfor
thetendershallbereleasedonly:
(a)ifasuccessfultendererhaswithintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b)appliedforanexport
licence,
or
(b)inrespectofanyquantityforwhichnoawardhas
beenmade.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateconcernedshalltake
suchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardto
thecircumstances invokedbythepartyconcerned .
Article7s
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned .Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionwithoutdelayandinsuchmannerthatthe
namesofthetenderersarenotdisclosed .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedinrespectofapartial
invitationtotenderhavebeenexamined,amaximum
quantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvitation.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
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theresultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationto
tender.Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilo­
grammesofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredto
in(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttobeissued,inrespectofthequantity
awarded,withanexportlicenceindicatingas
appropriatetheexportlevyortheexportrefund
quotedinthetender;
(b)theobligationtoapply,within10daysfollowing
thedayofexpiryoftheperiodforthesubmission
oftenders,foranexportlicenceforthatquantity;
Article5(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(')
shallnotapplyinsuchcases.
Article13
1.Article33aofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70
shallnotapplytowhitesugartobeexportedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthmonthfollowing
thatduringwhichtheawardinrespectofthatpartial
invitationtotenderwasmade.
However :
(a)exportlicencesissuedbefore1October1975
—maybeusedonlyfromthatdate;
—shallbevalidonlyuntil31December1975;
(b)exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithan
awardmadeafter30April1976shallbevalidonly
until30September1976.
3.Bywayofderogationfromthefirstindentof
Article33(l)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No2637/70the
securityforlicencesissued,fortheexportofsugar
coveredbythisRegulationshallamountto6-00units
ofaccountper100kilogrammesofsugar.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12August
1975.Article9
1.Accountbeingtakenofthecurrentstateand
foreseeabledevelopment oftheCommunitysugar
marketandoftheworldsugarmarket,thereshallbe
fixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjectasprovidedinArticle10,wherea
minimumexportlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtoeverytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuchminimum
levy.
SubjectasprovidedinArticle10,whereamaximum
exportrefundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedto
everytendererwhosetenderindicatesarateofrefund
equaltoorlessthansuchmaximumrefundandto
everytendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy.Ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoftenderuntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccounted
for;
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;if
aftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,or
iftherearenotendersquotingalevy,contracts
shallbeawarded,inascendingorderoftender
untiltheentiremaximumquantityhasbeen
accountedfor,totenderersquotingarefund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartenderer
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1
wouldresulfinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantity
asisstillavailable .Wheretwoormoretenderers
quotethesamelevyorthesamerefundandawardsto
allofthemwouldresultinthemaximumquantity
beingexceeded,thenthequantityavailableshallbe
awardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcerned
inproportiontothequantitiestenderedforby
them;or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem;or
—bythedrawingoflots.
Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyallapplicantsof(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission