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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1811/80
of9July1980
onastandinginvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofCommunitywhite
sugarforUNRWAasfoodaid
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1490/80(8),
providesthatnomonetarycompensatory amounts
shallapplywhereproductswhicharethesubjectof
Communityfoodaidoperationsandmobilizedonthe
Commuitymarketareexportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasitshouldbelaiddownthatexportrefunds
andleviesarenotapplicabletothisinvitationto
tender;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinvariousMemberStatesoftheCommunity
andmayrelatetosugartobemobilizedinthose
MemberStates;whereas,inviewofthesituation
regardingthecurrenciesofMemberStatesandin
ordertoensurethattendersarecloselycomparable,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeffectuponeach
tenderofthepositionofthecurrencyoftheMember
Statewherethecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completed;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,owingtotheurgencyofthematter,the
proposedmeasuresshouldbeadoptedunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar(!),atlastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticular
Articles17,19and34thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1010/80of21April1980onthesupplyofsugarto
UNRWAasfoodaid(3),andinparticularArticle1(3)
and(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1010/80
providesforthesupplytotheUnitedNationsRelief
andWorksAgencyforPalestinerefugees,hereinafter
referredtoas'UNRWA',ofwhitesugarproducedand
infreecirculationwithintheCommunity ;whereas
thatwhitesugarshouldbeofstandardqualityas
definedinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No793/72of17
April1972fixingthestandardqualityforwhite
sugar(6);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No1010/80
laysdownthattheCommunityshallmeetthecostsof
thesugarandofitstransporttotheportof
unloading;
Whereas,forpurposesofmobilizationofthegoodsby
tender,theappropriaterulesofthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsugargoverninginvitationsto
tendershouldbefollowed;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1380/75
of29May1975layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationofmonetarycompensatoryamounts(7),asHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissued
forthesupplytoUNRWA,asCommunityfoodaid,
ofatotalquantityof6086tonnesofwhitesugar
producedandinfreecirculationwithintheCommu­
nityand,duringtheperiodofthatstandinginvitation,
partialinvitationstotendershallbeissued.Thesaid
quantityshallbesplitintothreelotsdesignatedAl,
A2andA3.1)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
2)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
3)OJNoL108,26.4.1980,p.1.
*)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
')OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
7)OJNoL139,30.5.1975,p.37. (8)OJNoL148,14.6.1980,p.37.

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2.Thestandinginvitationshallrelatetotheprice
ofeachoflotsAl,A2,andA3tobedeliveredtothe
portofunloading,onquaysideorinlighter.Thesaid
lotsshallbemadeupasstatedintheAnnex.The
sugarmustbeofstandardqualityasdefinedinArticle
1ofRegulation(EEC)No793/72.
3.Noexportlevyorrefundshallapplyinrespect
ofthequantityreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
Partialtendersduringtheperiodofthestandinginvita­
tionshallbeorganizedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No1010/80andwiththefollowingprovisions .
Article3
Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
untilthedateofthepartialtenderatwhichare
awardedcontractsforthepricesofthelotsreferredto
inArticle1,or,ifnecessary,thepriceofthe
remaininglot.Inthatcasethestandinginvitation
shallthereuponautomaticallyclosewitheffectfrom
thatdate.
Article4
1.Tendersinrespectofthefirstpartialawardmay
besubmittedfromthedayofpublicationofthe
standinginvitationtotenderintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesuntil16July1980at
10a.m.
2.Forsubsequentpartialawardstendersmaybe
submitted :
(a)fromthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheexpiryof
theprecedingperiodforthesubmissionof
tenders;
(b)untiltheWednesdayofthefollowingweekat10
a.m.
3.ThetimelimitssetinthisArticleshallbe:
(a)shortenedbyonehourinIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomintheperiodduringwhichsummer
timedoesnotapplyinthoseMemberStates;
(b)extendedbyonehourintheotherMemberStates
whentheyapplysummertime.
Article5
1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Thatnoticeshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
MemberStatesmayalsopublishitorarrangeforitto
bepublishedelsewhere.
2.Thesaidnoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitation.Itshallbeamended
ifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderareamended
duringthatperiodofvalidity.
3.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
Article6
1.Tenderersmayeitherdeliverwrittentendersin
persontothecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateinquestionagainstareceipt,oraddressthemto
thecompetentauthoritybyregisteredletter,telexor
telegram.
2.Tendersshallstate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thereferencenumberofthelot;
(c)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(d)thepriceproposedforthelotinquestion,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberState
referredtoin(e);
(e)theMemberStateinwhichthetenderer,inthe
eventofhisbeingsuccessful,intendstocomplete
thecustomsformalitiesfortheexportofthe
sugar;
(f)theamountofthesecurityfortendertobelodged
atleastfortherelevantlotexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStatewherethetenderis
submitted .
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestothepricereferredtoinArticle9;
(b)beforethetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
proofisfurnishedthatthesecurityfortender
referredtoinArticle7hasbeenprovided;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthat,if
awardedacontract,hewilldeliverthesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andexportitfromtheMemberStatereferredtoin
paragraph2(e);
(d)itincludesalltheparticularsspecifiedinpara­
graph2.
4.Anytenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofthisArticle,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
5.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.
Article7
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe69000ECUfor
lotAl,131050ECUforlotA2and104250ECUfor
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2.Thesecurityshallbeprovided,atthetenderers
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteeby
anestablishment complyingwiththecriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thesuccessfultendererhasdeliveredthesugarto
theportofunloadingonquaysideorinlighter,in
accordancewiththeprescribedconditions,and
afterproductionofcopyNo1oftheexport
licencedulyendorsedandstampedbythecompe­
tentauthorityoftheMemberStatereferredtoin
Article6(2)(e);
(b)thetenderisnotaccepted.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetent
authorityshalltakesuchactionasitconsidersneces­
saryhavingregardtothecircumstances invokedby
thetenderer.
5.Inthecasereferredtoinparagraph3(a),the
securityshallbereleasedwhenfinalpaymentismade
asprovidedinArticle10(1);inthecasereferredtoin
paragraph3(b)thesecurityshallbereleasedforth­
with.
Article8
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatesessionby
thecompetentauthority.Subjecttoparagraph2,
personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunderan
obligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Thetendersshallbecommunicated ,without
namesattachedthereto,totheCommissionwithout
delay.
3.Inorderthatthetendersmaybedirectlycompar­
able,eachoneshallbeadjustedasnecessarybythe
monetarycompensatory amountapplicabletowhite
sugar,ontheclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders,forexportsfromtheMemberStatereferredto
inArticle6(2)(e).Suchadjustmentshallbemadeby:
—increasingthepriceinthecaseoftendersspeci­
fyingaMemberStatewhosecurrencyhasdepreci­
ated,
—reducingthepriceinthecaseoftendersspeci­
fyingaMemberStatewhosecurrencyhasappreci­
ated.
Theratesusedforconvertingthetendersthus
correctedintoECUwouldbe:
—inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof2-25%,thecentralrate,
—inallothercases,theaveragespotexchangerates
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweektotheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingthefinaldatefor
thesubmissionoftenders.
Article9
1.Thepriceshallbefordeliveryattheportof
unloading,sugarinbagsonquaysideorinlighterfor
thedestinationofeachofthelotsstatedintheAnnex.
2.Thesugarshallbesuppliedinnewjutebags
havingthefollowingspecifications :
(a)ofaminimumweightof450gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethyleneofa
minimumthicknessof0-04mm;or
(b)ofaminimumweightof420gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethyleneofa
minimumthicknessof0-05mm.
Thebagsshallbeclearlyandindeliblymarkedonthe
outside:
'Whitesugar/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoUNRWA/Forfreedistributionto
Palestinerefugees'.
3.Thesugarinquestionmusthavebeenproduced
andputintofreecirculationwithintheCommunity .
4.Thesugarmustbedeliverednotlaterthanthe
dateandattheportsstatedintheAnnex.Forthe
purposesofthisparagraphdeliveryshallbeconsid­
eredashavingbeeneffectedwhentheshiphas
enteredthespecifiedportofunloadingwiththegoods
stillonboard.
Ifcontractsarenotawardedforthepricesofthelots
ofsugaratthefirstpartialaward,thedateofdelivery
shallbedeferredforaperiodequaltothatrunning
fromthedateofthefirstpartialawarduntilthedate
ofthepartialawardatwhichcontractsareawarded.
5.Samplingandanalysisshallbecarriedoutby
expertsapprovedbytheauthoritiesoftheMember
StatereferredtoinArticle15(1).Allcostsof
weighing,samplingandqualitycontrolatthetimeof
loadingshallbepaidbythatMemberState.ThatState
shallcollectfromthesuccessfultendererafixed
chargeinrespectofthesaidcosts:asregardslotAl:
1168ECU,lotA2:3169ECU,lotA3:2521ECU,
whichchargesthetenderershouldthereforeinclude
inhistender.Thefixedchargeshallbepaidatthe
timeofexportation .
Article10
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle15(2),thecompe­
tentauthorityoftheexportingMemberStateshall
makeaprovisionalpaymenttothesuccessfultenderer
equalto90%ofthe'pricequotedinhistender,on
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sugarhasarrived,withinthemeaningofArticle9(4),
atthespecifiedportofunloading.Thisproofshall
consistofacertificatefromaspecializedinternational
controlandsurveillanceagencyapprovedby
UNRWA.
Inaddition,thetenderershallsubmitonecopyofthe
shippingdocumenttothecompetentauthority
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph .
Finalpaymentshallbemadeassoonasthesaid
authorityhasreceivedthedocumentsdrawnupby
UNRWAcertifyingthatthesugarhasbeendelivered
tothestipulatedportofunloadingonquaysideorin
lighter,inaccordancewiththeprescribedconditions.
ThosedocumentsshallbesentdirectlybyUNRWA
tothesaidauthorityassoonaspossible.
2.Iftheexportformalitiesinrespectofthesugar
arecompletedinaMemberStateotherthanthatin
whichthecontractwasawardedtothesuccessful
tenderer,thecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberStateshallforthepurposesofArticle7imme­
diatelyinformtheauthoritywhichawardedthe
contractoffinalpaymentinaccordancewithpara­
graph1.
Article11
Afterexaminationofthetenders,themaximumprice
foreachofthelotsofsugarfordeliveryshallbefixed
inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
36ofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74.Adecisionmay,
however,betakentomakenoawardinrespectofa
partialtender.
Article12
1.Exceptwhereadecisionistakentomakeno
awardinrespectofapartialtender,andwithoutpreju­
dicetoparagraph2,thecontractshallbeawardedto
thetendererwhosetender,whenconvertedintoECU,
isthelowestfortherelevantlotaftertakinginto
accounttheadjustmentreferredtoinArticle8(3).
2.Wherethereismorethanoneacceptabletender
atthesamepriceforthesamelot,thesuccessful
tenderershallbechosenbydrawinglots.
Article13
1.Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceivefromtheMemberStatein
whichthetenderwassubmittedanexportlicence
inrespectoftherelevantquantityspecifyingthat
themonetarycompensatory amountsonexports
tothirdcountriesdonotapplyandbearingthe
endorsement :
'SuppliestoUNRWAforexportfrom...
(exportingMemberStateindicatedinthetender)withoutlevyorrefund—Regulation(EEC)No
1811/80';
(b)subjectasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,
therighttoreceivepaymentofthepricequotedin
thetenderforthelotinquestion;
(c)theobligationtoapplytotheMemberState
referredtoin(a)foralicenceasaforesaidforthe
sugarinquestionandtodeliverthatsugarinaccor­
dancewiththetermsofthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
2.Therightsandobligationsarisingfromthe
awardofacontractshallnotbetransferable .
Article14
1.Thecompetentauthoritiesshallimmediately
notifyalltenderersoftheoutcomeoftheirtenders
andshallalsosendastatementofawardtoevery
successfultenderer.
2.Thestatementofawardshallspecifyatleast:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thereferencenumberofthelot;
(c)thepriceacceptedexpressedinthecurrencyofthe
exportingMemberState.
Article15
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallberesponsiblefor
alloperationsarisingfromtheawardofacontract
pursuanttothisRegulation,andmustinparticular
informthecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberStateandUNRWAassoonaspossibleof:
(a)thenameofthevesselandthedateofloading;
(b)theexpecteddateofarrivalofthevesselatthe
portofunloading .
Thesaidauthoritymustcommunicate thatinforma­
tiontotheCommission asquicklyaspossibleand,
whereappropriate,totheauthoritywhichawardedthe
contract.
2.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7(3)theprice
acceptedshallbereducedby012ECUper100kgof
sugarperdayifthesugarisdeliveredafterthepre­
scribeddate,exceptwherelatedeliveryisrecognized
bythecompetentauthoritywhichawardedthetender
asduetoforcemajeure.
3.Ifthesugarisofaqualitylowerthanthe
standardqualityitshallberejectedatthetenderer's
risk.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11July
1980.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9July1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
ReferenceNo
oflotPortofshipmentQuantity
(tonnes)Quality PortofunloadingDeadline
fordelivery(')
A1Communityports1380 2LattakiaorTartous
(Syria)16September1980
A2Communityports 2621 2Aquaba(Jordan)16September1980
A3Communityports 2085 2Ashdod(2)(Israel)16September1980
(!)WithoutprejudicetothesecondsubparagraphofArticle9(4)ofthisRegulation.
(2)Inthecaseofthisport,thelotmustbepre-slungandpresentedinpackings1.10mlong,1-10mwideand1m
high.Thislotmustnotbedeliveredincontainers.