NoL216/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2141/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of3August1973
onastandinginvitationtotendertodeterminetheexportrefundforwhite
sugar
regardtotendersandthetransferability ofexport
licencesunderconditionsdifferentfromthose
providedforbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70(8)of10July1970oncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
productssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1796/73(9);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
MemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitationto
tendertodeterminetheexportrefundforwhitesugar,
and,duringtheperiodofvalidityofthestandinginvi­
tation,theyshallissuepartialinvitationstotender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(1)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1928/73(2),andinparticular
Articles11(2),17(4)and38thereof;
Whereas,asthenewsugarproductionyear
approaches,astandinginvitationtotendershouldbe
issuedfortheexportofwhitesugarfromthe1973/74
sugarmarketingyear.
Whereasthegeneralanddetailedrulesrelatingtothe
tenderingproceduretodeterminetheexportrefund
onsugararecontainedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No766/68(3)of18June1968layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No881/73(4),andin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No394/70(5)of2
March1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonsugar;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthepresentsitua­
tiononthesugarmarket,theperiodofvalidityofthe
exportlicencesissuedinpursuanceofthisinvitation
totendershouldbedifferentfromthatprovidedforin
Commission Regulation (EEC)No2637/70(6)on
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1940/73(7),anditshouldbe
madepossibletoderogatefromthoseprovisions;
whereas,moreover,aminimumquantitypertender
shouldbelaiddownaccordingtodestination ;
Whereas,asaresultoftheeconomictrendofthe
worldsugarmarket,whenaninvitationtotenderis
issuedcertainsituationsmayarisewhicharelikelyto
callintoquestiontheprinciplesgoverningthesystem
ofinvitationstotender;whereas,inordertoforestall
anypossibledifficulties,specialprovisionsmustbe
adoptedtodealwithsuchsituations,particularlywithArticle2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvi­
tationsshallbeorganizedinaccordancewithArticle4
ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68,theprovisionsof
Regulation(EEC)No394/70andthefollowingprovi­
sions.
Article3
Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainvalid
untiladatetobedeterminedatalaterstage.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitation :
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichnoticeofthe
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities -,
(b)shallendat10a.m.onWednesday ,22August
1973.0)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.7.
3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
«)OJNoL86,31.3.1973,p.30.
5)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
*)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
?)OJNoL199,19.7.1973,p.26.(8)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(9)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.

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2.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender,andwhereallthetenders
tobetakenintoconsideration fortheawardindicatea
refundwitharateofzero,theawardshallbemade,by
wayofderogationfromthesecondsubparagraph of
Article6(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No394/70,by
dividingthemaximumquantity:
(a)eitherinproportiontothequantitiesshowninthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)orbetweenthesuccessfultenderers,uptoa
maximumtonnagetobedetermined ;
(c)orbyusingtheproceduresprovidedforunder(a)
and(b)simultaneously ;
(d)orbydrawinglotsinadditiontotheprocedure
providedforunder(b).2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endofthepreviousperiod;and
(b)shallendat10a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b)the
periodsforsubmittingtenderswhicharetoend:
(a)onWednesday ,21November1973,shallendon
Tuesday,20November1973,at10a.m.
(b)onWednesday ,26December1973,and
Wednesday ,2January1974,shallendon
Thursday,3January1974,at10a.m.
4.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTime
appliesinItaly,thetimelimitslaiddownintheprev­
iousparagraphsshallbeunderstoodinthatMember
Statetobeextendedbyonehour.Fortheperiod
duringwhichSummerTimedoesnotapplyinthe
UnitedKingdomandinIreland,thedeadlinesestab­
lishedaboveshallberegardedinthatMemberStateas
broughtforwardbyonehour.Article9
Article5
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.1.Article33aofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70
shallnotapplytothewhitesugartobeexportedin
pursuanceofthisstandinginvitationtotender.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinpursuanceofapartial
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromthedateof
theirissuetotheendofthe5thmonthfollowingthe
monthinwhichthisinvitationtotenderhasbeen
issued.
However,
(a)exportlicencesissuedbefore1October1973can
beusedonlyfromthatdate;
(b)exportlicencesissuedinpursuanceofthepartial
invitationstotendertobeheldafter30April1974
shallbevalidonlyuntil30September1974.Article6
Wheretherearetendersindicatingarefundwitha
rateofzero:
(a)eachtenderermaysubmitonlyonetender;
(b)thetendershouldbesubmittedtothecompetent
bodyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetendereris
permanentlyresidentorhashislegalseat,asthe
casemaybe.Article10
Article7Bywayofderogationfromthefirstsubparagraph of
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70,rights
derivingfromlicencesissuedinpursuanceofapartial
invitationtotenderwhichindicatearefundwitha
rateofzeroshallnotbetransferable .TendersshallbenotifiedtotheCommission im­
mediately .
Article8
Article11 1.Amaximumquantitymaybefixedforeachof
thepartialinvitationstotenderoncethetendershave
beenexamined .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI