4.4.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL91/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No908/81
of3April1981
ontheadvancefixingofmonetarycompensatory amountsinthetendersystem
fortheexportofsugar
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3274/80(7),and
pursuanttoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1216/80of14May1980onastandinginvitationto
tenderinordertodetermineleviesand/orrefundson
exportsofrawbeetsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3274/80,andpursuanttoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No63/81of9January1981on
aninvitationtotenderforleviesorrefundsonexports
ofwhitesugartoPoland(9),andpursuanttoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No199/81of27January1981
onastandinginvitationtotenderinorderto
determineleviesand/orrefundsonexportsofraw
canesugarproducedintheFrenchoverseasdepart­
ments(10),couldbeseriouslyprejudicialtoCommu­
nitymanagementofthissector;
Whereasthemostappropriatemeasuretoavoidall
riskofdisadvantageconsistsinprovidingforthe
personsconcernedthepossibilityofadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatory amountsreferredtoin
Article1(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
243/78of1February1978establishingtheadvance
fixingofmonetarycompensatory amounts(n),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1544/78(12),after
theissueoftheexportlicencesinquestioninrespect
ofthetendersreferredtoinRegulations (EEC)No
561/80,(EEC)No1216/80,(EEC)No63/81and
(EEC)No199/81heldbeforethedateofapplication
ofthisRegulationforexportstobeeffectedonor
afterthatdate;whereas,therefore,inaccordancewith
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle4(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No878/77,therighttocancelcertificatesmay
nolongerbeexercised;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjuncturalpolicytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuationforthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1523/80(2),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
878/77of26April1977ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No850/81(4),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No878/77hasbrought
intooperationtheprovisionsofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdownrules
fortheimplementation ofRegulation (EEC)No
653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueof
theunitofaccountusedforthecommonagricultural
policy(5);whereasincertaincasesRegulation(EEC)
No1134/68providesinparticularthatanyperson
whohasobtainedadvancefixingforaspecifictransac­
tionmay,onrequest,obtaincancellationofthe
advancefixingandoftherelevantdocumentorcertifi­
cate;whereasArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
878/77provides,however,thatthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1134/68
appliesonlyiftheapplicationofthenewrepresenta­
tiveratesisdisadvantageous tothepersonconcerned;
whereasitprovidesalsothatthedisadvantagemaybe
compensatedforbyanappropriatemeasure;
Whereasanylarge-scalecancellationinthesugar
sectorofvalidexportlicencesissuedfollowingpartial
invitationstotenderheldpursuanttoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No561/80of5March1980ona
standinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermine
leviesand/orrefundsonexportsofwhitesugar(6),asHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
UndertheconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation
andbywayofderogationfromthefirstsubparagraph
(7)OJNoL343,18.12.1980,p.13. (•)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL152,20.6.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.
(<)OJNoL90,4.4.1981,p.1.
(5)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.h)OJNoL61,6.3.1980,p.29.(8)OJNoL122,15.5.1980,p.29.
(9)OJNoL10,10.1.1981,p.6.
(10)OJNoL24,28.1.1981,p.8.
(")OJNoL37,7.2.1978,p.5.
(12)OJNoL182,5.7.1978,p.7.

NoL91/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.81
ofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No243/78the
requestforadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsreferredtoinArticle1(2)ofthatRegula­
tionmaybelodgedaftertherequestforthesugar
exportlicenceconcerned.forceonthelastdayoftheperiodforthesubmission
ofoffersforthepartialinvitationtotenderinrespect
ofwhichtheexportlicencewasissued.
Thisrequestmustbelodgedwiththeauthoritywhich
issuedthelicencewithintwoweeksfollowingthedate
onwhichthisRegulationapplies. Article2
Article4
Notwithstanding theuseofthefacilityprovidedforin
Article1,therighttocancellationprovidedforinthe
lastsubparagraphofArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1134/68maynotbeexercisedinrespectofthe
exportlicencesreferredtoinArticle2.TheprovisionsofArticle1shallapplytothequanti­
tiesofsugarexportedundercoveroflicences:
(a)deliveredinrespectofpartialinvitationstotender
heldbeforethedateofapplicationofthisRegula­
tionpursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No561/80,
(EEC)No1216/80,(EEC)No63/81and(EEC)No
199/81;
(b)inrespectofwhichthecustomsformalitiesof
exportationarecompletedonorafterthedateof
applicationofthisRegulation ;
(c)inrespectofwhichthepersonconcernedhasnot
usedadvancefixingofmonetarycompensatory
amountsfortheexportationinquestion.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfromthedateoftheentry
intoforceofthealterationintherepresentative rates
referredtoinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
878/77.Article3
TherequestforadvancefixingreferredtoinArticle1
shallrelatetothemonetarycompensatory amountsin
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3April1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission