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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1077/81
of22April1981
onastandinginvitationtotenderforleviesand/orrefundsonexportofwhite
sugartoPoland
rulesshouldalsobeappliedinrespectofanexport
levy;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinquestion,specialdetailedrulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulation,andthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1467/77Q,shouldnotbeapplied;whereas,
forthesamereason,appropriateprovisionsshouldbe
laiddownconcerningexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotenderandtodero­
gatefromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2990/76
of9December1976onspecialdetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesforsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No342/81(9),fromCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80of3December1980layingdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance­
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(10),and
fromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No645/75of13
March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheexportleviesandchargeson
agriculturalproducts("),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1607/80(,2);
"WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3455/80(2),andinparticular
Articles12(2),17(5),19(4)and34thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72
of23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedin
thecaseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
market(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
WhereastheEuropeanCouncil,atitsmeetingon23
March1981inMaastricht,agreedthatstepsshouldbe
takentofacilitatethepurchasebyPolandofcertain
agriculturalproductsfromtheCommunity ;whereas
inviewoftheavailabilityofCommunitysugaritis
possibletoputatthedisposalofPolandsome50000
tonnesofsugar;
Whereasforthispurpose,andinviewofdevelopments
ontheworldsugarmarket,astandinginvitationto
tendershouldbeissuedtodeterminetheamountsof
theleviesorrefundsnecessaryfortheexportofthe
saidquantitytoPoland,accountbeingtakenofcertain
conditionsregardingsalestothatcountryatreduced
prices;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesugarisnot
divertedtoanotherdestination,provisionshouldbe
madeforthelodgingofanappropriatesecurityand
foritsreleasewhenthesugarhasreacheditsdestina­
tionaccordingtotherelevantCommunityrules;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthedetermination ofexportrefundsfor
sugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1489/76(5);whereastheseHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissuedfor
thedetermination oftheexportleviesorexport
refundsonaquantityofwhitesugarof50000tonnes
destinedforPoland.Duringtheperiodofvalidityof
thisstandinginvitationthereshallbeissuedpartial
invitations .
(')OJNoLf359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL360,31.12.1980,p.17.(6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
0OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.
(8)OJNoL341,10.12.1976,p.14.
OOJNoL38,11.2.1981,p.8.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
02)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.¥)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.

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2.Tendersshallrelatetotheexportlevyand/or
exportrefundnecessarytoensurethisexportation
undertheconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation .
Article2If,however,theaverageoftheclosingsellingpricesfor
theJuly1981positionontheParisfuturesmarketas
quotedonthetwodaysprecedingthepartialinvitation
totenderinquestion,multipliedbyacoefficientof
0-90,islessthantheamountreferredtointhefirst
subparagraphthenthecontractualsellingpricemay
notexceedthataverageassoadjusted.
2.Thesugarmustbedeliveredinjutesackscon­
taining50kilogramsnet,fobEuropeanportsofthe
Community ,ondatestobeagreedbetweenthe
contractingparties.1.Thestandingandpartialinvitationstotender
shallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No766/68andthefollowingprovisions.Regu­
lation(EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
2.Thestandinginvitationshallbeclosedipsofacto
onthedateofthepartialinvitationtotenderatwhich
awardsaremadewhichcompletelyaccountforthe
quantityreferredtoinArticle1(1).Article6
Article31.Offers,whichmustbeinwriting,shallbeeither
deliveredbyhandtothecompetentauthorityofa
MemberState,againstareceipt,oraddressedtothat
authoritybyregisteredletter,telexortelegram.
2.Eachoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;1.TheMemberStatesshallissueaninvitationto
tenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStates
mayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveitpublished,else­
where.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticularthecondi­
tionsapplyingtothetenders.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodinwhichthe
invitationremainsopen.Itshallbesoamendedifthe
termsoftheinvitationarechanged.(c)thequantitytobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereappro­
priate,oftheexportrefundonthequantityof
sugarreferredtounder(c)per100kilogramsof
sugar,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderissubmitted;
(e)theamountofthetenderingsecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarreferredtounder(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .Article4
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichthenoticeofthe
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ;
(b)shallendon6May1981at10a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinrespectofeachofthesubsequentpartial
invitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.ThetimesspecifiedinthisRegulationare
Belgiantimes.(a)itrelatestoaquantityof5000tonnesofsugaror
toamultipleofthatquantity;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforexportlicencesin
respectofthequantitiesofsugartobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetenderercertifying
thattheproductforexportiswhitesugarofsound,
fairandmerchantable quality,fallingwithin
subheading17.01AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
(e)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthat,ifhis
tenderissuccessful,hewillabidebythemaximum
pricereferredtointhefirstorsecondsubpara­
graphofArticle5(1)andthathewillfurnishthe
proofreferredtoinArticle12(c)withintheperiod
laiddown;
(f)itcontainsalltheparticularsrequiredunderpara­
graph2.Article5
1.Thecontractualsellingprice,includingthelevy
orrefundoffered,maynotexceed50-71ECUper100
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2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .4.Anoffermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayof
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)theawardrelatestoalloraspecificpartofthe
quantitytenderedfor.
5.Anofferwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation ,orwhich
containsconditionsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article9
1.Accountbeing/takenofthecurrentstateand
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheCommunityandworld
sugarmarketsandth£conditionsgoverningthesaleas
laiddowninArticle5,thereshallbefixedforeachlot
either:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.Nevertheless ,adecisionmaybetakentomake
noawardunderaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.Article7
Article101.Thesecurityfortendersshallbe15ECUper100
kilogramsofsugartobeexportedunderthisinvitation
totender.
Forsuccessfultenderers,andbywayofderogation
fromthefirstindentofArticle8(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2990/76,thissecurityshallconstitutethe
securityfortheexportlicencewhentheapplication
referredtoinArticle12(b)ismade.
2.Thetenderermayprovidethesecurityeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyanesta­
blishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurityfor
thetendershallbereleasedonly:
(a)inrespectofanyquantityforwhichnoawardhas
beenmade;
(b)ifasuccessfultendererhas,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),appliedforanexport
licenceandonlyinrespectofaquantityforwhich
proofisprovidedofitsimportationintoPoland.
Thisproofshallbefurnishedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)
No2730/79(').
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned .1.Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedanaward
shallmadetothetendererortenderersquotingthe
highestlevy.Ifthewholeofthequantityreferredtoin
Article1(1)isnotcoveredbythatawardthenawards
shallbemadetoothertenderersindescendingorder
oftheirquotedleviesuntiltheentirequantityhas
beenaccountedfor.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixedan
awardshallbemadeinaccordancewithparagraph 1;
ifaftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,orif
therearenotendersquotingalevy,thenawardsshall
bemadetotenderersinascendingorderoftheir
quotedrefundsuntiltheentirequantityreferredtoin
Article1(1)hasbeenaccountedfor.
3.Where,however,anawardmadeundertherules
laiddowninparagraphs 1and2wouldresultinthe
quantityreferredtoinArticle1(1)beingexceeded,
thatawardshallbemadetothetendererinquestion
onlyinrespectofaquantitywhichallowstheformer
quantitytobeentirelyaccountedfor.Wheretwoor
moretenderersquotethesamelevyorthesame
refundandawardstoallofthemwouldresultinthe
samequantitybeingexceededawardsshallbemade
proratatothetenderedquantities.
Article11
Article8
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward. (')OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.

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Thisrightandtheseobligationsshallnotbetrans­
ferable.2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thequantitytobeexported;Article13
(c)theexportlevytobechargedor,whereapplicable,
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:1.Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No2990/76and
Article8(4)and(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80
shallnotapplytowhitesugartobeexportedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththis
standinginvitationtotendershallbevalidfromthe
dayofissueto30September1981.
3.Inadditiontotheendorsements requiredunder
Article2(2)and(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2990/76,
section13oftheapplicationforlicencesandofthe
exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththisinvita­
tiontotendershallincludeoneofthefollowing
endorsements :(a)therighttobeissuedinrespectofthequantity
awarded,andsubjecttotheconditionsin(c),with
anexportlicenceindicatingasappropriatethe
exportlevyortheexportrefundquotedinthe
tender;
(b)theobligationtolodgeinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80
anapplicationforanexportlicenceinrespectof
thatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegulationand
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No64.5/75not
applyinginsuchacase.Theapplicationshallbe
lodgednotlaterthan15daysfollowingthedayon
whichthepartialinvitationwasheld.
(c)theobligationtoprovidetheauthorityofthe
MemberStatetowhichthetenderwassubmitted,
andthiswithintheperiodreferredtoin(b),proof
thatthemaximumsellingpricereferredtointhe
firstorsecondsubparagraph ofArticle5(1)hasnot
beenexceeded;suchproofshallbeprovidedin
theformofacertifiedcopyofthecontractofsale
enteredintobythesuccessfultendererandthe
competentauthorityinPoland.—'Poland,
—'Pologne',
—'Polen',
—'Polen',
—'Polonia',
—'Polen',
—Tlo?tcovia'.
4.Thelicencecarriestheobligationtoexportto
Poland.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24April
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22April1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission