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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No963/91
of18April1991
onastandinginvitationtotendertodetermineleviesand/orrefundsonexports
ofwhitesugarandamendingRegulation (EEC)No983/90
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1714/88(7),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
1599/90(10),andthoseofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No120/89of19January1989layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportleviesand
chargesonagriculturalproducts(''),shouldremain
applicable ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No464/91(2),andinparticularArticles13(2),
18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecondsubparagraph of
Article39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No.608/72of
23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedinthe
caseofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
markets(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunityand
worldsugarmarkets,astandinginvitationtotender
shouldbeissuedassoonaspossiblefortheexportof
whitesugarinrespectofthe1991/92marketingyear
which,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsinworld
pricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermination of
exportleviesand/orexportrefunds;Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3155/85of11
November1985providingfortheadvancefixingof
monetarycompensatory amounts(12),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3247/89(u),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,sothatWhereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationstotender
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)OJNoL54,28.2.1991,p.22.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.0OJNoL152,18.6.1988,p.23.
(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(I0)OJNoL151,15.6.1990,p.29.
(")OJNoL16,20.1.1989,p.19.
(12)OJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.22.
HOJNoL314,28.10.1989,p.51.(4)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.

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applicationforadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamountatthetimewhentheapplicationforthe
exportlicenceismadeshouldbepossible;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,—Wednesday8May1991shallendonTuesday7May
1991at10.30a.fn.,
—-Wednesday15May1991shallendonTuesday14
May1991at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday20November1991shallendonTuesday
19November 1991at10.30'a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvitations
totenderwillbeissuedonWednesday25December
1991andWednesday 1January1992
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
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)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
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)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunder
paragraph2.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
ordertodetermineexportleviesand/orexportrefundson
whitesugar.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthisstanding
invitation,partialinvitationstotendershallbeissued.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until20May1992.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvita­
tionsshallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Regulation (EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
Article3
1.Thenoticeoftheinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .MemberStatesmayalsopublishthenotice,
orhaveitpublishedelsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticularthetermsof
theinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodi­
fiedduringthatperiod.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotender:
(a)shallbeginon20April1991;
(b)shallendon2May1991at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothesecondandsubsequentpartialinvita­
tions:
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheend
oftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodforthe
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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.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecom­
petentauthorityconcerned.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,acontractshallbeawardedtoeverytenderer
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(4),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfulten­
derersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoin
Article12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer'schoice,
eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyan
establishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
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.Exportlicences ,issuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromthedayofissue
untiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonthfollowingthat
inwhichthepartialinvitationwasissued.
However,exportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldafter1May1992willbevalidonlyuntil
30September1992.
3.Theexportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldbetween2Mayand11September1991
willbeusableonlyfrom12September1991.
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)before1July1991forthesugarexportedasfromthat
date;
(b)before1July1992forthesugarexportedasfromthat
date,
shallbeadjusted.
2.Fortheadjustmentreferredtoinparagraph1(a):
(a)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1991
whichisgreaterthanthatinforceon30June1991,
theexportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjusted
byanamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedin
ecusper100kilogramsexistingbetweentheinterven­
tionpriceforwhitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom
1July1991andtheinterventionpriceforthatsugar
inforceon30June1991;
(b)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1991
whichislowerthanthatinforceon30June1991,the
exportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjustedby
anamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedinecus
per100kilogramsexistingbetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarinforceon30June1991andtheinterventionpriceforthatsugarapplicablewith
effectfrom1July1991.
3.Forthecalculationofthedifferencesreferredtoin
paragraph2,theinterventionpricesinquestionshallbe
increasedbythecorresponding storagelevyreferredtoin
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisArticle,the
MemberStateissuingtherelevantexportlicenceshallat
thetimeofissuecompletesection'specialparticulars'by
addingthefollowing:
'tobeadjustedinaccordancewithadjudicationRegu­
lation(EEC)No963/91forexportswhichtakeplace
after30June...'(1991or1992asapplicable).
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
ThefollowingindentsshallbeaddedtoArticle4(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No983/90of19April1990ona
standinginvitationtotendertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofwhitesugar('):
'—Wednesday 1May1991shallendonThursday2May
1991at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday8andWednesday15May1991shallend
onTuesday7andTuesday14May1991respectively
at10.30a.m.'
Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20April1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18April1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL100,20.4.1990,p.9.