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REGULATION (EEC)No1977/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of20July1973
onastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofwhitesugarheldby
theGermaninterventionagency
Whereas,inviewoftheparticularsituationobtaining
onthemarketinsugar,rulesdifferingfromthoselaid
downinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2637/70(8)of23December1970layingdownspecial
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproducts,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1570/73(9),shouldbelaiddown
fortheperiodofvalidityofexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththepresenttenderingprocedure;
Whereasitisimpossibletoensurethatsugarwhichis
exportedunderthisinvitationtotenderwillbethe
sugarwhichhasbeensoldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagency;whereasfromthenasugar,forwhichaid
hasbeengrantedintheUnitedKingdom,inaccor­
dancewithCommission Regulation (EEC)No
473/73(10)of31January1973authorizingtheUnited
Kingdomtograntaidasatransitionalmeasurefor
sugartobeconsumedinitsterritoryamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No552/73(n),couldbeexported
insteadofthesugarinquestion;whereasinorderto
preventanydistortionofcompetitionandanydeflec­
tionoftradeitisnecessarytoprovidethatwhitesugar
infreecirculationintheUnitedKingdommaynotbe
exportedtothirdcountriesundercoverofalicence
issuedunderthisstandinginvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(')of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1014/73(2),andinparticular
Article10(3)andArticle11(2)thereof;
Whereas,itisdesirabletoissueaninvitationtotender
forthepurchasebylotsofsugarheldbytheGerman
interventionagency,whereasthesaleshouldbefor
export;
Whereasgeneralanddetailedrulesforthesaleof
sugarbytenderwereadoptedinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No447/68(3)of9April1968layingdown
generalrulesforinterventionbuyingofsugar,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2274/70(4),andby
CommunityRegulation (EEC)No258/72(5)of3
February1972layingdowndetailedrulesconcerning
thesalebytenderofsugarbyinterventionagencies;
Whereasaminimumquantityforwhichtendersmay
besubmittedshouldbefixedatsuchlevelaswill
enablethelargestpossiblenumberoftenderersto
takepart;
Whereasthesugarputupforsalewillbeofthecate­
gory1definedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1280/71(6)of18June1971layingdowndetailed
rulesforthebuyinginofsugarbyinterventionagen­
cies,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2417/71(7);
Whereasitisnotimpossiblethatthequantityofsugar
deliveredfollowinganawardofcontractmaybeless
thanthatmentionedinthecommunication astothe
award;whereasitisproperthatinsuchcasethe
Germaninterventionagencyshouldcorrectthe
communication ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallissuea
standinginvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportof
whitesugarwhichitholds.Thetenderingprocedure
shalldeterminetheexportrefundonthesaidsugar.
2.Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothestanding
invitationshallrelatetoquantitiesofwhitesugar
madeupintolotsasindicatedintheAnnex.(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL91,12.4.1968,p.5.'
(4)OJNoL246,12.11.1970,p.3.
(5)OJNo.L31,4.2.1972,p.22.
(6)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.34.(8)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
HOJNoL157,14.6.1973,p.17.
(">)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.59.
"OJNoL54,27.2.1973,p.21. (7)OJNoL250,11.11.1971,p.30.

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Article2 Article7
Thetenderingprocedureshallbeinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
447/68andofRegulation(EEC)No258/72andwith
theprovisionssetoutbelow.
Article31.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallinclude
inthecertificateofawardareservationastothequan­
tityawarded.
2.WherethequantitydeliveredbytheGerman
interventionagencyislowerthanthatspecifiedinthe
certificateofaward,thecertificateshallbeamendedto
excludethedifferencefound.
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotbeentitledto
anyotherrightsbyreasonofthedifferenceinquan­
tityfoundunderparagraph2.Theinvitationtotendershallremainopenuntila
datetobefixedlater.
Article4
Article8
TheGermaninterventionagencyshalleachweek,by
displayingnotices,publishthequantitiessoldunder
thistenderingprocedure.Inadditionnoticesshallbe
displayedintheCommissionheadquartersinBrus­
sels,inplacessetasideforthepurpose.1.InderogationfromArticles4(3)and5(3)(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No258/72,publicationofthe,
NoticeofinvitationtotenderintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesshalltakeplaceatleast
twodaysbeforeexpiryoftheperiodforsubmissionof
tendersforthefirstindividualinvitationtotender.
2.InderogationfromArticle5(4)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No258/72theperiodforthesubmission .of
tenderswhichisotherwiseduetoexpireon
Wednesday ,15August1973,shallexpireat9.30a.m.
onTuesday,14August1973.Article9
Article51.Article33(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No2637/70
shallnotapplytowhitesugartobeexportedunder
thistenderingprocedure.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithan
individualinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromthe
dateofissueuntil30September1973.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoaquantity
ofatleast500metrictons,oriftheremainingquan­
tityinalotislessthan500metrictons,tothat
remainingquantity.Article10
Article6ThewhitesugarinfreecirculationintheUnited
Kingdomshallnotbeexportedundercoverofan
exportlicenceissuedunderthisstandinginvitationto
tender.
Article11Thepricetobepaidbythesuccessfultenderershall
befixedper100kginrespectofeachlot,asindicated
intheAnnex.Thepriceisquotedexstoragedepot,
goodsladenandpresentedinthemannerdescribedin
theAnnex,asappropriatetotheparticularlot,but
exclusiveofinternaltaxes./
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23July
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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Reference
number
ofthelot'Land',storerandstorageplace· Quantity(t)Quality
descriptionPackingPrice
(u.a./100kg)
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN
RHENUSAG
AlDüsseldorfHafen
Kaistraße4-6
NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN .
RHENUSAG1000 1Jutesäcke
mitPolyäthylen
(50kg)25-05
A2DüsseldorfHafen
Kaistraße4-6500. 1."Jutesäcke
mitPolyäthylen
(50kg)25-05