20.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL100/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No983/90
of19April1990
onastandinginvitationtotendertodetermineleviesand/orrefundsonexports
ofwhitesugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1714/88f),shouldnot
apply;whereas,forthesamereasons,appropriateprovi­
sionsshouldbelaiddownwithregardtoexportlicences
issuedinconnectionwiththestandinginvitationto
tenderandthereshouldbeaderogationfromCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2630/81of10September1981
onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1714/88;whereas,however,the
provisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88
of16November1988layingdowncommondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricul­
turalproducts(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
154/90(l0),andthoseofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No120/89of19January1989layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportleviesand
chargesonagriculturalproducts("),shouldremainappli­
cable;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1069/89(2),andinparticularArticles13
(2),18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecondsubparagraphof
Article39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72of
23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedinthe
caseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
markets(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunityand
worldsugarmarkets,astandinginvitationtotender
shouldbeissuedassoonaspossiblefortheexportof
whitesugarinrespectofthe1990/91marketingyear
which,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsinworld
pricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermination of
exportleviesand/orexportrefunds;Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3155/85of11
November1985providingfortheadvancefixingof
monetarycompensatoryamounts(u),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3521/88(IJ),providesthat,where
thelevyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansof
tenders,applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeofsubmis­
sionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofixthemone­
tarycompensatory amountinadvanceifthetenderis
acceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,insuchcases,the
obligationtolodgeanapplicationtofixthelevyorrefund
inadvancefollowingacceptanceofthetenderinvolvesan
obligationtorequestatthesametimeadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamount;whereas,forreasons
peculiartothemarketinsugar,whenanoperatorintends
tomakeuseofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompen­
satoryamountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexport
levyorrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingproce­
dureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthemoment
whentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceismade;
whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclaredsuccessfulin
respectofalevyorrefundforthequantityofsugarindi­
catedinhistenderthatthesaidmonetarycompensatory
amountcanbefixedinadvance;whereas,inconse­
quence,aderogationshouldbemadefromthesaidprovi­
sioninthecaseofthistenderingprocedure,sothatappliWhereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationstotender
forthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefundsforsugar
werelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No766/68
of18June1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1489/760;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransactions
involved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownin
thisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailed
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(6),aslast
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL114,27.4.1989,p.1.0OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
OOJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(*)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.OOJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.
(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
OOJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.HOJNoL18,23.1.1990,p.26.
(")OJNoL16,20.1.1989,p.19.HOJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.22.
(,J)OJNoL307,12.11.1988,p.28.

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cationforadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensatory
amountatthetimewhentheapplicationfortheexport
licenceismadeshouldbepossible;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,—Wednesday,25July1990shallendonTuesday,24
July1990at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday,15August1990shallendonTuesday,14
August1990at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday,21November1990shallendonTuesday
20November1990at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday,2January1991shallendonThursday,3
January1991at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvitations
totenderwillbeissuedonWednesday,26December
1990.
5.Thetime-limitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,againsta
receipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMemberState,or
addressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,telex,tele­
gramorfaxmessage.
2.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable,of
theexportrefund,per100kilogramsofwhitesugar,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250tonnes
ofwhitesugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetime-limitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicenceor
licencesinrespectofthequantitiesofwhitesugarto
beexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportresultingfromthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)isnot
fulfilled,supplementthesecuritybypaymentof
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryoftheexport
licenceinquestion,notifytheagencywhichissued
thelicenceofthequantityorquantitiesinrespect
ofwhichthelicencewasnotused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
ordertodetermineexportleviesand/orexportrefundson
whitesugar.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthisstanding
invitation,partialinvitationstotendershallbeissued.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until15May1991.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvita
tionsshallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
Article3
1.Thenoticeoftheinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .MemberStatesmayalsopublishthenotice,
orhaveitpublished,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticularthetermsof
theinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodi­
fiedduringthatperiod.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotender:
(a)shallbeginon21April1990;
(b)shallendon3May1990at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothesecondandsubsequentpartialinvita­
tions:
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheend
oftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodforthe
submissionoftenderswhichwastoendon
—Wednesday,9May1990shallendonThursday,10
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4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefundisfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthetenders
inquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedinthepresentinvitationto
tender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .resultingfromthelicencereferredtounderArticle12
(b)inaccordancewiththetermsofArticle33ofthat
Regulation .
Thepartofthesecurityorthesecuritywhichisnot
releasedshallbeforfeitinrespectofthequantityof
sugarforwhichthecorresponding obligationshave
notbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthorityof
theMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchactionasit
considersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircumstances
invokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecompe­
tentauthorityconcerned.Thepersonspresentatthe
examinationshallbeunderanobligationnottodisclose
anyparticularsrelatingthereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommission
forthwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderersremain
anonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthepartialinvitation
concerned.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoawardundera
specificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
1.Inthelightofthecurrentstateandforeseeable
developmentoftheCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,
thereshallbefixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,
or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexportlevy
isfixed,acontractshallbeawarded,toeverytenderer
whosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoorgreater
thansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoeverytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfullyArticle6
1.AsecurityofECU9per100kilogramsofwhite
sugartobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermust
belodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(3),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultende­
rersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoin
Article12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer'schoice,
eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyan
establishment complyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeurethesecurityreferred
toinparagraph 1willbereleased:
(a)tounsuccessfultenderersinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardhasbeenmade;
(b)tosuccessfultendererswhohavenotappliedforthe
relevantexportlicencewithintheperiodreferredtoin
Article12(b),totheextentofECU8per100kilo­
gramsofwhitesugar.
However,thispartofthereleasablesecurityshallbe
reducedbytheamountrepresentingthedifference
existing,asapplicable :
—betweenthemaximumamountoftheexport
refundfixedforthepartialinvitationconcerned
andthemaximumamountoftheexportrefund
fixedforthefollowingpartialinvitationwhenthe
latteramountishigherthantheformer,
or
—betweentheminimumamountoftheexportlevy
fixedforthepartialinvitationconcernedandthe
minimumamountoftheexportlevyfixedforthe
followingpartialinvitationwhenthelatteramount
islowerthantheformer;
(c)tosuccessfultenderersforthequantityforwhichthey
havefulfilled,withinthemeaningofArticle29(b)
andthefirstsubparagraphofArticle30(1)(b)(i)of
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quantity,theapplicationnotbeingrevocableand
Article12ofRegulation (EEC)No120/89not
applyinginsuchacase.Theapplicationshallbe
lodgedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88,notlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthefollowing
week,
or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobeheld
thatweek,thelastworkingdayofthefollowing
week;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,if
thisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,wherenecessary,
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadetoother
tenderersindescendingorderofleviesquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;ifafter
suchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding,orifthere
arenotendersquotinganexportlevy,contractsshall
beawardedinascendingorderofrefundsquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
totenderersquotingarefund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1would
resultinthemaximumquantitybeingexceeded,that
awardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityasisstillavailable.
Wheretwoormoretenderersquotethesamelevyorthe
samerefundandawardstoallofthemwouldresultinthe
maximumquantitybeingexceeded,thenthequantity
availableshallbeawardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.
Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.In
addition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfultenderersa
statementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhichthe
tenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicablethe
exportrefundtobegranted,per100kilogramsof
whitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)
No2630/81shallnotapplytothewhitesugartobe
exportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation.
2.-Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromthedayofissue
untiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonthfollowingthat
inwhichthepartialinvitationwasissued.
However,exportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldafter1May1991willbevalidonlyuntil
30September1991.
3.Theexportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldbetween3May1990and12September
1990willbeusableonlyfrom13September1990.
4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligationto
exportresultingfromtheexportlicencereferredtounder
Article12(b)hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthesecurity
referredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
Article18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence,
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthelicence
andtherefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayofvalidityof
thesaidlicence,
or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayofvalidityof
thelicencereducedbytherefundindicatedonthe
saidlicence,Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceiveinthecircumstances referredto
under(b),inrespectofthequantityawarded,an
exportlicenceindicating,asappropriate,theexport
levyortheexportrefundquotedinhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88,an
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then,forthequantityinrespectofwhichthesaidobliga­
tionwasnotfulfilled,thelicenceholdershallbecharged
anamountequaltothedifferencebetweentheresultof
thecalculationmadeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemay
be,andthesecurityreferredtoinArticle6(1).
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingofthe
monetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstandinginvi­
tationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecondparagraphof
Article3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3155/85shallnot
apply.
Article15
1.IfthetermsofArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No
766/68apply,theexportrefundsandexportleviesfixed
inadvanceunderthetermsofthepresentinvitationto
tender:
(a)before1July1990forthesugarexportedasfromthat
date;
(b)before1July1991,forthesugarexportedasfromthat
date,
shallbeadjusted.
2.Fortheadjustmentreferredtoinparagraph 1(a):
(a)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1990
whichisgreaterthanthatinforceon30June1990,
theexportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjusted
byanamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedin
ecusper100kilogramsexistingbetweentheinterven­
tionpriceforwhitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom
1July1990andtheinterventionpriceforthatsugar
inforceon30June1990;
(b)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1990whichislowerthanthatinforceon30June1990,the
exportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjustedby
anamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedinecus
per100kilogramsexistingbetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarinforceon30June1990and
theinterventionpriceforthatsugarapplicablewith
effectfrom1July1990
3.Forthecalculationofthedifferencesreferredtoin
paragraph2,theinterventionpricesinquestionshallbe
increasedbythecorresponding storagelevyreferredtoin
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEQNo1785/81.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisArticle,the
MemberStateissuingtherelevantexportlicenceshallat
thetimeofissuecompletesection'specialparticulars'by
addingthefollowing:
'tobeadjustedinaccordancewithadjudicationRegu­
lation(EEC)No983/90forexportswhichtakeplace
after30June...'(1990or1991asapplicable).
5.Uponpresentationbytheholderoftheexport
licenceconcerned,orbytheassigneewhenthelicence
hasbeentransferred,totheMemberStatethatissuedit
andbeforethecustomsformalitiesforthequantities
concernedhavebeencarriedout,thatMemberStateshall
entertheadjustmenttobemadeinsection'specialparti­
culars'andshalldulycertifyandstampthatsection.
6.Fortheadjustmentreferredtoinparagraph 1(b)the
provisionsofparagraphs2to5shallbeapplicable
mutatismutandis .
7.TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission as
quicklyaspossibleofthequantitiesofsugarforwhichan
adjustmentunderthisArticlehasbeenmade.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21April1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. ^
DoneatBrussels,19April1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission