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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2969/80
of17November 1980
onastandinginvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofCommunitywhite
sugarfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinerefugees
(UNRWA)asfoodaid
applicationofmonetarycompensatoryamounts(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1490/80(8),
providesthatnomonetarycompensatory amounts
shallapplywhereproductswhicharethesubjectof
Communityfood-aidoperationsandmobilizedonthe
Communitymarketareexportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasitshouldbelaiddownthatexportrefunds
andleviesarenotapplicabletothisinvitationto
tender;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersestab­
lishedinvariousMemberStatesoftheCommunity
andmayrelatetosugartobemobilizedinthose
MemberStates;whereas,inviewofthesituation
regardingthecurrenciesofMemberStatesandin
ordertoensurethattendersarecloselycomparable ,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeffectuponeach
tenderofthepositionofthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateswherethecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
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(1),aslastamendedby
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,forpurposesofmoblizationofthegoodsby
tender,theappropriaterulesofthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsugargoverninginvitationsto
tendershouldbefollowed;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1380/75
of29May1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissued
forthesupplytoUNRWA,asCommunityfoodaid,
ofatotalquantityof6086tonnesofwhitesugar
producedandinfreecirculationwithintheCommu(1)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
3OJNoL108,26.4.1980,p.1.
(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.h)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.(7)OJNoL139,30.5.1975,p.37.
8)OJNoL148,14.6.1980,p.37.

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nityand,duringtheperiodofthatstandinginvitation,
partialinvitationstotendershallbeissued.Thesaid
quantityshallbesplitintosixlots:AltoA6.
2.Thestandinginvitationshallrelatetotheprice
ofeachoflotsAltoA6tobedeliveredtotheportof
unloading,onquaysideorinlighter.Thesaidlots
shallbemadeupasstatedintheAnnex.Thesugar
mustbeofstandardqualityasdefinedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No793/72.
3.Noexportlevyorrefundshallapplyinrespect
ofthequantityreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
Partialtendersduringtheperiodofthestandinginvita­
tionshallbeorganizedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No1010/80andwiththefollowingprovisions .
Article3
Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
untilthedateofthepartialtenderatwhichare
awardedcontractsforthepricesofthelotsreferredto
inArticle1,or,ifnecessary,thepriceofthe
remaininglot.Inthatcasethestandinginvitation
shallthereuponautomatically closewitheffectfrom
thatdate.
Article4
1.Tendersinrespectofthefirstpartialawardmay
besubmittedfromthedayofpublicationofthe
standinginvitationtotenderintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunitiesuntil26November
1980at10a.m.
2.torsubsequentpartialawardstendersmaybe
submitted :
(a)fromthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheexpiryof
theprecedingperiodforthesubmissionof
tenders;
(b)untiltheWednesdayofthefollowingweekat10
a.m.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b),the
periodforthesubmissionoftenderswhichwould
otherwiseendonWednesday ,24December1980
shallendonTuesday,23December1980at10a.m.
Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,apartialinvi­
tationtotenderintheperiodendingonWednesday ,
31December1980shallnotbeissued.
4.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)beforethetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders,proofisfurnishedthatthesecurityfor
tenderreferredtoinArticle7hasbeenprovided;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthat,if
awardedacontract,hewilldeliverthesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andexportiffromtheMemberStatereferredtoin
paragraph2(e);
(d)itincludesalltheparticularsspecifiedinpara­
graph2.
4.Anytenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofthisArticle,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
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Article7
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe37500ECUfor
lotAl,59800ECUforlotA2,72250ECUforlot
A3,34750ECUforlotA4and50000ECUforeach
oflotsA5andA6.
2.Thesecurityshallbeprovided,atthetenderer's
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
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingthefinaldatefor
thesubmission oftenders.
Article9
1.Thepriceshallbefordeliveryattheportof
unloading,sugarinbagsonquaysideorinlighterfor
thedestinationofeachofthelotsstatedintheAnnex.
2.Thesugarshallbesuppliedinnewjutebags
havingthefollowingspecifications :
(a)ofaminimumweightof450gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethylene ofa
minimumthicknessof0-04mm;or
(b)ofaminimumweightof420gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethylene ofa
minimumthicknessof0-05mm.
Thebagsshallbeclearlyandindeliblymarkedonthe
outside:
'Whitesugar/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoUNRWA/Forfreedistributionto
Palestinerefugees'.
3.Thesugarinquestionmusthavebeenproduced
andputintofreecirculationwithintheCommunity .
4.Thesugarmustbedeliverednotlaterthanthe
dateandattheportsstatedintheAnnex.Forthe
purposesofthisparagraphdeliveryshallbecon­
sideredashavingbeeneffectedwhentheshiphas
enteredthespecifiedportofunloadingwiththegoods
stillonboard.
Ifcontractsarenotawardedforthepricesofthelots
ofsugaratthefirstpartialaward,thedateofdelivery
shallbedeferredforaperiodequaltothatrunning
fromthedateofthefirstpartialawarduntilthedate
ofthepartialawardatwhichcontractsareawarded.
5.Samplingandanalysisshallbecarriedoutby
expertsapprovedbytheauthoritiesoftheMember
StatereferredtoinArticle15(1).Allcostsof
weighing,samplingandqualitycontrolatthetimeof
loadingshallbepaidbythatMemberState.ThatState
shallcollectfromthesuccessfultendererafixed
chargeinrespectofthesaidcosts:907ECUforlot
Al,1446ECUforlotA2,1747ECUforlotA3,840
ECUforlotA4and1209ECUforeachoflotsA5
andA6,whichchargesthetenderershouldtherefore
includeinhistender.Thefixedchargeshallbepaid
atthetimeofexportation .
Article10
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle15(2),thecompe­
tentauthorityoftheexportingMemberStateshall
makeaprovisionalpaymenttothesuccessfultenderer
equalto90%ofthepricequotedinhistender,on
productionbyhimofproofthattherelevantlotof
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itthespecifiedportofunloading.Thisproofshall
:onsistofacertificatefromUNRWAoraspecialized
nternational controlandsurveillance agency
ipprovedbyUNRWA.Thecertificateshallbemade
Dutinparticularonthebasisoftherelevanttransport
documentstogetherwithanestimateofthequantity
}fsugarinquestion.
[naddition,thetenderershallsubmitonecopyofthe
shippingdocumenttothecompetentauthority
referredtointhefirstsubparagraph .
Finalpaymentshallbemadeassoonasthesaid
authorityhasreceivedthedocumentsdrawnupby
UNRWAcertifyingthatthesugarhasbeendelivered
tothestipulatedportofunloadingonquaysideorin
lighter,inaccordancewiththeprescribedconditions .
ThosedocumentsshallbesentdirectlybyUNRWA
tothesaidauthorityassoonaspossible.
2.Iftheexportformalitiesinrespectofthesugar
arecompletedinaMemberStateotherthanthatin
whichthecontractwasawardedtothesuccessful
tenderer,thecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberStateshallforthepurposesofArticle7
immediatelyinformtheauthoritywhichawardedthe
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
accounttendereradjustmentreferredtoinArticle8
(3).
2.Wherethereismorethanoneacceptabletender
atthesamepriceforthesamelot,thesuccessful
tenderershallbechosenbydrawinglots.
Article13
1.Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceive,fromtheMemberStatein
whichthetenderwassubmitted,anexportlicence
inrespectoftherelevantquantityspecifyingthat
themonetarycompensatory amountsonexports
tothirdcountriesdonotapplyandbearingthe
endorsement :SuppliestoUNRWAforexportfrom...
(exportingMemberStateindicatedinthetender)
withoutlevyorrefund—Regulation(EEC)No
2969/80';
(b)subjectasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,
therighttoreceivepaymentofthepricequotedin
thetenderforthelotinquestion;
(c)theobligationtoapplytotheMemberState
referredtoin(a)foralicenceasaforesaidforthe
sugarinquestionandtodeliverthatsugarin
accordancewiththetermsofthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.
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
acceptedshallbereducedby012ECUper100kilo­
gramsofsugarperdayifthesugarisdeliveredafter
theprescribeddate,exceptwherelatedeliveryisrecog­
nizedbythecompetentauthoritywhichawardedthe
tenderasduetoforcemajeure.
3.Ifthesugarisofaqualitylowerthanthe
standardqualityitshallberejectedatthetenderer's
risk.
Article16
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
ReferenceNo
oflotPortofshipmentQuantity
(tonnes)Quality Portofunloading Deadlinefordelivery(')
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6Communityports
Communityports
Communityports
Communityports
Communityports
Communityports750
1196
1445
695
1000
10002
2
2
2
2
2LattakiaorTartous(Syria)
Aquaba(Jordan)
Ashdod(2)(Israel)
LattakiaorTartous(Syria)
Aquaba(Jordan)
Ashdod(2)(Israel)31January1981
31January1981
31January1981
30April1981
30April1981
30April1981
(')WithoutprejudicetothesecondsubparagraphofArticle9(4)ofthisRegulation .
(2)Inthecaseofthisport,thelotmustbepre-slungandpresentedinpackings1-10mlong,1-10mwideand1mhigh.Thislot
mustnotbedeliveredincontainers .