NoL187/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1883/83
of8July1983
onasupplementary standinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminelevies
and/orrefundsonexportsofrawsugar
thereshouldbeaderogationfromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2630/81of10September1981on
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3130/82(9),from
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3183/80of3
December1980layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvance-fixing certificatesforagricultural
products(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2666/82("),andfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No645/75of13March1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevies
andchargesonagriculturalproducts(12),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/80(l3);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No606/82(2),andinparticular
Articles13(2),18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecond
paragraphofArticle39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72
of23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedin
thecaseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
market(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunity
andworldsugarmarkets,asupplementary standing
invitationtotendershouldbeissuedforexportofraw
sugarobtainedfrombeetorcaneharvestedinthe
Community ;whereas,inviewofpossiblefluctuations
inworldpricesforsugar,theinvitationtotendermust
provideforthedetermination ofexportleviesand/or
exportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1489/76(*);
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetrans­
actionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulation,andthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1467/77Q,shouldnotapply;whereas,
forthesamereasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbe
laiddownwithregardtoexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththestandinginvitationtotenderandWhereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(14)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatoryamountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingpro­
cedureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
advance;whereasapplicationofthesecondsubpara­
graphofthesaidArticle3(1)wouldasaconsequence ,
ifthetendererdidnot,aslaiddown,askforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatory amountatthe
')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
})OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.jOJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
■<)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13,
6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.,
AOJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
OOJNoL329,25.11.1982,p.20.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL283,6.10.1982,p.7.
HOJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(IJ)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
14OJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.

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timethelicenceorcertificatewasappliedfor,entail
hislosingaverylargesecurity,thelossofwhichwould
beoutofproportiontotheobjectivebehindtheprovi­
sionsofthesecondsubparagraph ofthesaidArticle3
(1);whereas,inconsequence ,aderogationshouldbe
madefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseofthis
tenderingprocedure,sothatapplicationforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamountatthe
timewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
madeshouldbeoptional;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,(a)shallbeginon26April1984;
(b)shallendon2May1984at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
2.Atendermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable
oftheexportrefundper100kilogramsofstandard
qualitysugar,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofrawsugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
offerissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicence
orlicencesinrespectofthequantitiesofrawsugar
tobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetenderercertifying
that:
—theproductintendedforexportconsistsofraw
sugarobtainedeitherfrombeetorfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,and
—thecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completedintheFrenchoverseasdepartment
inthecaseofsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedasupplementary standing
invitationtotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonrawsugarobtainedfrombeet
orcaneharvestedintheCommunity ,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationsto.tender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntiladatetobedeterminedsubsequently .
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewith
Regulation(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowing
provisions.Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnot
apply.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStates
mayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveitpublished,else­
where.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitationtotender.Itshallbesoamendedif
thetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodified.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
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asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned .
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned .Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.(e)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtounderArticle12(b)is
notfulfilled,supplementthesecurityby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle
13(5),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;
(f)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicablethe
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.Withoutprejudiceto13(5),
thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultenderers
andatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoinArticle
12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer's
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyanestablishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
willbereleased :
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderersonlyiftheyappliedfor
theirexportlicencewithintheperiodlaiddownin
Article12(b)andonlyforthequantityinrespect
ofwhichtheyhavefulfilledtheobligationcreated
bythatlicence,Article33ofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80remainingapplicable .Thesecuritylodged
inrespectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobliga­
tionshavenotbeenfulfilledshallbeforfeited.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentagency
intheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchactionArticle9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforraw
sugarforthe1983/84marketingyearand,inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
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—ifmaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;if
aftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,or
iftherearenotendersquotinganexportlevy,
contractsshallbeawardedinascendingorderof
refundsquoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantity
hasbeenaccountedfor,totenderersquotinga
refund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartenderer
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1
wouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantity
asisstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretenderersquote
thesamelevyorthesamerefundandawardstoallof
themwouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thenthequantityavailableshallbeawarded
asfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcerned
inproportiontothetotalquantitiesineachof
theirtenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotenderscheduledforthe
followingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisscheduled
forthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(5).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytotherawsugarto
beexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntil30September1984.
3.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotenderunderthisstandinginvita­
tiontotenderheldbetween2Mayand27June1984
shallbeusedonlywitheffectfrom1July1984.
4.Inthecaseofrawsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,section18(a)ofthe
exportlicenceshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
'LicencevalidfortheFrenchoverseasdepartments',
Licensgyldigfordefranskeoversøiskedeparte­
menter',
'Lizenzgültigfürdiefranzösischen überseeischen
Departements ',Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfulten­
derersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofrawsugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).'Πιστοποιητικο ισχύονγιαταυπερπόντιαγαλλικά
διαμερίσματα ',
'Certificatvalablepourlesdépartements français
d'outre-mer',
'Titolovalidoperidipartimentifrancesidoltremare,
'CertificaatgeldigvoordeFranseoverzeesedeparte­
menten'.
5.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbytheexportlicencereferredto
under(b)ofArticle12hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
Article18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence;
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthe
licencesandthe.exportrefundreferredtoin
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68inforce
onthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence;or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayof
validityofthelicence,reducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence:Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicatingasappro­
priatetheexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
inhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80,anapplicationforanexportlicencein
respectofthatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegu­
lationandArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.Theapplica­
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then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatory amountunderthisstan­
dinginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicabletothis
tenderingprocedure.
Article15
1.InsofarastheconditionssetoutinArticle12of
Regulation(EEC)No766/68aresatisfied,anyexport
refundsandexportleviesfixedinadvanceinconnec­
tionwiththisinvitationtotenderbefore1July1984
forsugarexportedonorafterthatdateshall,atthe
requestofthepartyconcerned,beadjustedinaccor­
dancewithparagraph2.
2.Forpurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,theexportrefundshallbeincreased,andtheexportlevydecreased,bythedifference,expressed
inECUper100kilograms,betweentheintervention
priceofrawsugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July
1984andtheinterventionpriceofthatsugarappli­
cableon30June1984.
Incalculatingthedifferencereferredtointheabove
subparagraphthereshallbeaddedtotheseinterven­
tionpricestherelevantstoragelevyasreferredto
under(a)ofthethirdsubparagraphofArticle8(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No1785/81.
3.Forthepurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,wheretheyieldoftherawsugardiffers
fromthatofthestandardqualityasdefinedinCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68('),theamountofthe
adjustmentshallbeadaptedinaccordancewithArticle
2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68(2).
4.Therequestreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
submittedbytheexport-licence holdersconcerned,
beforecompletionofthecustomsexportformalities
relatingtothequantitiesconcerned,totheMember
Statewhichissuedthelicence.
ThatMemberStateshallinserttherelevantadjustment
insection18(a)oftheexportlicenceandshallplace
itsstampthereon.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission without
delayofthequantitiesofsugarcoveredbytherequests
referredtoinparagraph 1.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12July1983
andshallapplywitheffectfrom26April1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(AOJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.