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of7February1975
onastandinginvitationtotendertodeterminesubsidiesforwhitesugar
producedinexcessofthemaximumquotaandinrespectofwhichnoexport
levyistoapply
WhereastheOpinionoftheMonetaryCommitteehas
beensought;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(')of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2476/74(2),andinparticular
Articles25(3)and38thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2932/74(3)of18November1974onthegrantand
financingofasubsidyonsugarproducedinexcessof
themaximumquotaandonthefinancingofthe
subsidyonsugarimports,andinparticularArticle
1(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3259/74(5),andinparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasbyvirtueofRegulation (EEC)No2932/74a
subsidymaybegrantedforsugarproducedinexcess
ofthemaximumquotawhichshouldbeexportedin
accordancewithArticle25ofRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC;whereasitisnecessary,becauseofthesugar
deficitwithintheCommunity ,toallowthissugarto
bereleasedontotheCommunitymarketandtoinvite
tenderstodeterminetheamountofthesubsidy
concerned ;
Whereasappropriateprovisionsshouldbedrawnfrom
therulesgoverninginvitationstotenderinrespectof
importsandexportsofsugar;whereas,inaddition,
whenthemaximumsubsidyisfixed,accountshould
betakenofthedifferencesexistingbetweentheprices
recordedontheworldmarketandintheCommunity
andofthemaximumsubsidyfixedpursuanttothe
invitationtotenderinrespectofimports;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheMemberStatesinwhichsugarhasbeenproduced
inexcessofthemaximumquotashallissueastanding
invitationtotendertoremainopenuntil12March
1975,andduringitsperiodofvaliditypartialinvita­
tionstotender,inrespectofasubsidyforsuchwhite
sugarproducedduringthe1974/75sugarmarketing
yearandtowhichtheprovisionsofArticle16(1)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EECdonotapply.
Article2
1.TheMemberStatesconcernedshalldrawupa
noticeofstandinginvitationtotender.Thisnotice
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .TheMemberStatesconcerned
mayalsopublishthenoticeofinvitationtotender,or
haveitpublished,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallindicate
inparticularthetermsoftheinvitation.
3.Thenoticeofstandinginvitationtotendershall
bepublishedonlyforthepurposeofopeningthatinvi­
tation.Thenoticeaspublishedmaybeamended
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthestandinginvitation
totender.Itshallbesoamendedifthetermsofthe
invitationtotenderareamendedduringthatperiod.
Article3
1.Theperiodforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitation :
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichthenoticeof
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
and
(b)shallexpireon12February1975at10a.m.(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,p.70.
(3)OJNoL311,22.11.1974,p.10.
(4)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(5)OJNoL349,28.12.1974,p.10.

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theCommission shallfix,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC,amaximumsubsidyforthepartialinvi­
tationtotenderinquestion.
Thismaximumamountmustbelessthanthe
maximumamountfixedonthesamedaybyvirtueof
thestandinginvitationtotendertodetermine
subsidiesontheimportationofwhiteandrawsugar
withoutauthorization toexportsubsequently freeof
levyacorresponding quantity.TheCommissionmay
alternativelydecidetomakenoaward.
2.Inordertoachievecomparability between
tenders,andforthepurposeoftheawardofcontracts
byMemberStates,theamountproposedforthe
subsidyexpressedinanationalcurrencyshallbe
convertedintounitsofaccountbyapplyingtherele­
vantconversionratecurrentlyapplicableforpurposes
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,weightedbythe
coefficientasreferredtoinArticle4(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1463/73(')applicableintheMemberState
concernedonthedayonwhichthemaximum
amountofthesubsidyisfixed.
Article7
Exceptwhereadecisionistakentomakenoaward
underapartialinvitationtotender,acontractshallbe
awardedtoeverytendererwhosetenderdoesnot
exceedthemaximumamountofthesubsidy.
Article8
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyallapplicantsof
theresultoftheirparticipation intheinvitationto
tender.Thatagencyshallalsosendsuccessful
tendererswithoutdelayastatementofaward.
2.Statements ofawardshallinteraliaindicate :
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thetonnageofwhitesugarinrespectofwhichthe
subsidyhasbeenawarded;
(c)thesubsidytobegrantedper100kilogrammesof
whitesugar.
Article9
Thetenderershallhave:
(a)therighttobepaidthesubsidyforthequantityof
sugarindicatedinthetender;
(b)theobligationtodisposeontheinternalmarketof
theCommunityofthequantityofwhitesugarindi­
catedinthetender.Thesugarsodisposedofshall
notbesubjecttothechargereferredtoinArticle
25(3)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EECandArticle
16(1)ofthatRegulationshallapply.2.withoutprejudicetoArticle1,theperiodforthe
submissionoftendersinresponsetothesecondand
tothesubsequentpartialinvitationstotender:
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
dayonwhichtheprecedingperiodexpires,and
(b)shallexpireontheWednesdayofthefollowing
weekat10a.m.
Article4
1.Tenders,whichmustbeinwriting,shalleither
bedeliveredbyhandagainstareceipttothecompe­
tentagencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthesugar
referredtoinArticle1hasbeenproduced,or
addressedtothatagencybyregisteredletter,telex,or
telegram.
2.Everytendermustindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugarproducedinexcessof
themaximumquotaandtowhichtheprovisions
ofArticle16(1)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
donotapply;
(d)theamountofsubsidysoughtper100kilo­
grammesofwhitesugar,inthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateoftheagencytowhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitincludesa
declarationbythetendererthatifhistenderis
successfulhewillsellthequantityofsugarconcerned
ontheCommunityinternalmarket.
4.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisArticle,orwhichcontains
termsotherthanthoseindicatedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender,shallnotbetakenintoconsideration .
5.Oncesubmittedatendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article5
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentagencyconcerned .Subjectasprovidedin
paragraph2,personspresentattheexaminationshall
beunderanobligationnottodiscloseanyparticulars
relatingthereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionwithoutdelayandinamannerwhichrespects
theanonymityoftheparticipants .
Article6
1.Afterexaminingthetendersreceivedandhaving
regardinparticulartothedifferencesbetweensugar
pricesintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,(')OJNoL146,4.6.1973,p.1.

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Article10
Thesubsidyinrespectofthequantitystatedinthe
tendershallbepaidwithoutdelaytothetendererby
theMemberStatewhichissuedtheinvitationto
tender,inthecurrencyofthatMemberState.
Article11
1.MemberStatesconcernedshalltakeallmeasures
toensurethenecessarysupervisionoftheimplementa­
tionofthisRegulation .
2.Ifthequantityofsugaractuallyproducedin
excessofthemaximumquotaandtowhichtheprovi­
sionsofArticle16(1)ofRegulationNo1009/67/EEC
donotapply:
—exceedsthequantityofsugarinrespectofwhich
thesubsidyhasbeengranted,thetenderershallbe
entitled,providedthathelodgesaclaimwiththe
MemberStateconcernedandthattheobligationreferredtoinArticle9(b)hasbeenfulfilledin
respectofthisexcess,tobepaidasupplementary
subsidyinrespectofthequantityconcerned ;
—islessthanthequantityofsugarinrespectof
whichthesubsidyhasbeengranted,theMember
Stateshallrecoverinrespectofthedeficientquan­
titiesthecorresponding amountofthesubsidy
plusdailyinterestattherateof9%perannum.
Theamountper100kgofsugartobepaidorrecov­
eredbytheMemberStateconcernedshallbethatof
thesubsidyasawardedor,whereappropriate ,the
weightedaverageoftheamountsofallthesubsidies
awardedtothesuccessfultendererconcernedinthe
courseofthestandinginvitationtotender.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8February
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission