NoL216/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.82
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2015/82
of20July1982
onasupplementary standinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminelevies
and/orrefundsonexportsofrawsugar
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3027/81f),from
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3183/80of3
December1980layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvance-fixing certificatesforagricultural
products(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
49/82("),andfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
645/75of13March1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevies
andchargesonagriculturalproducts(12),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/80(13);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No606/82(2),andinparticular
Articles13(2),18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecond
paragraphofArticle39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No608/72
of23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedin
thecaseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
market(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunity
andworldsugarmarkets,asupplementary standing
invitationtotendershouldbeissuedforexportofraw
sugarobtainedfrombeetorcaneharvestedinthe
Community ;whereas,inviewofpossiblefluctuations
inworldpricesforsugar,theinvitationtotendermust
provideforthedetermination ofexportleviesand/or
exportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1489/76(*);
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetrans­
actionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulation,andthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1467/77f7),shouldnotapply;whereas,
forthesamereasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbe
laiddownwithregardtoexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththestandinginvitationtotenderand
thereshouldbeaderogationfromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2630/81of10September1981onWhereasthesecondsubparagraphofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(H)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatoryamountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenaoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingpro­
cedureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
advance;whereasapplicationofthesecondsubpara­
graphofthesaidArticle3(1)wouldasaconsequence ,
ifthetendererdidnot,aslaiddown,askforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatory amountatthe
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
(3OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
OOJNoL302,23.10.1981,p.22.
(,0)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL7,12.1.1982,p.7.
(12)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(13)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
(H)OJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.(4)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(4OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
OOJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

24.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL216/21
Article4 timethelicenceorcertificatewasappliedfor,entail
hislosingaverylargesecurity,thelossofwhichwould
beoutofproportiontotheobjectivebehindtheprovi­
sionsofthesecondsubparagraphofthesaidArticle3
(1);whereas,inconsequence ,aderogationshouldbe
madefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseofthis
tenderingprocedure,sothatapplicationforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamountatthe
timewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
madeshouldbeoptional;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon28April1983;
(b)shallendon4May1983at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article5
Article1 1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
2.ΑΙεηάεΓηιιΐδΐΐηάΐΰδΐε:1.Thereshallbeissuedasupplementary standing
invitationtotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonrawsugarobtainedfrombeet
orcaneharvestedintheCommunity ,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil31August1983.(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable
oftheexportrefundper100kilogramsofstandard
qualitysugar,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewith
Regulation(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowing
provisions.Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnot
apply.3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
Article3(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofrawsugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
offerissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downunder(b)ofArticle12,applytobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetenderercertifying
that:
—theproductintendedforexportconsistsofraw
sugarobtainedeitherfrombeetorfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,and
—thecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completedintheFrenchoverseasdepartment
inthecaseofsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStates
mayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveitpublished,else­
where.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitationtotender.Itshallbesoamendedif
thetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodified.

24.7.82 NoL216/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
theaboveobligationshavenotbeenfulfilledshall
beforfeited.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentagency
intheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .(e)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtounderArticle12(b)is
notfulfilled,supplementthesecurityby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle
13(5)and,
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;
(f)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicablethe
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
Article61.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforraw
sugarforthe1982/83marketingyearand,inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.Withoutprejudiceto13(5),
thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultenderers
andatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoinArticle
12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer's
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyanestablishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
willbereleased:
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderersonlyiftheyappliedfor
theirexportlicencewithintheperiodlaiddown
under(b)ofArticle12andonlyforthequantityin
respectofwhichtheyhavefulfilledtheobligation
createdbythatlicence,Article33ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80remainingapplicable.The
securitylodgedinrespectofaquantityforwhichArticle10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
vothertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor,

24.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL216/23
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotenderscheduledforthe
followingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisscheduled
forthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(5).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article13—ifmaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;if
aftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,or
iftherearenotendersquotinganexportlevy,
contractsshallbeawardedinascendingorderof
refundsquoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantity
hasbeenaccountedfor,totenderersquotinga
refund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartenderer
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1
wouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantity
asisstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretenderersquote
thesamelevyorthesamerefundandawardstoallof
themwouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thenthequantityavailableshallbeawarded
asfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcerned
inproportiontothetotalquantitiesineachof
theirtenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytotherawsugarto
beexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntil30September1983.
3.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotenderheldbetween4Mayand29
June1983shallbeusedonlywitheffectfrom1July
1983.
4.Inthecaseofrawsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,Section18(a)ofthe
exportlicenceshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :Article11
LicencevalidfortheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,
'Certificatvalablepourlesdépartements français
d'outre-mer',1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfulten­
derersastatementofaward.'Licensgyldigfordefranskeoversøiskedeparte­
menter',
'Lizenzgültigfürdiefranzösischen überseeischen
Departements',
'Πιστοποιητικό ισχύονγιάτάύπερπόντιαγαλλικά
διαμερίσματα ',2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofrawsugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).'Titolovalidoperidipartimentifrancesidoltremare',
'CertificaatgeldigvoordeFranseoverzeesedeparte­
menten'.
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:5.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbytheexportlicencereferredto
under(b)ofArticle12hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphof
Article18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence;
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthe
licencesandtheexportrefundreferredtoin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68inforce
onthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence;or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayof
validityofthelicence,reducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence:(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicatingasappro­
priatetheexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
inhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80,anapplicationforanexportlicencein
respectofthatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegu­
lationandArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.Theapplica­
tionshallbelodgednotlaterthan:

NoL216/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.82
then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.
Article14theexportlevydecreased,bythedifference,expressed
inECUper100kilograms,betweentheintervention
priceofrawsugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July
1983andtheinterventionpriceofthatsugarappli­
cableon30June1983.
Incalculatingthedifferencereferredtointheabove
subparagraphthereshallbeaddedtotheseinterven­
tionpricestherelevantstoragelevyasreferredto
under(a)ofthethirdsubparagraphofArticle8(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81.
3.Forthepurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,wheretheyieldoftherawsugardiffers
fromthatofthestandardqualityasdefinedinCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68('),theamountofthe
adjustmentshallbeadaptedinaccordancewithArticle
2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68(2).
4.Therequestreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
submittedbytheexport-licence holdersconcerned,
beforecompletionofthecustomsexportformalities
relatingtothequantitiesconcerned,totheMember
Statewhichissuedthelicence.
ThatMemberStateshallinserttherelevantadjustment
inSection18aoftheexportlicenceandshallplaceits
stampthereon.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission without
delayofthequantitiesofsugarcoveredbytherequests
referredtoinparagraph 1.Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstan­
dinginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicabletothis
tenderingprocedure.
Article15
1.InsofarastheconditionssetoutinArticle12of
Regulation(EEC)No766/68aresatisfied,anyexport
refundsandexportleviesfixedinadvanceinconnec­
tionwiththisinvitationtotenderbefore1July1983
forsugarexportedonorafterthatdateshall,atthe
requestofthepartyconcerned,beadjustedinaccor­
dancewithparagraph2.
2.Forpurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,theexportrefundshallbeincreased,andArticle16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24July1982
andshallapplywitheffectfrom28April1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(2OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.