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9.10.69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL253/7
REGULATION (EEC)No1987/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of8October1969
layingdowndetailedrulesconcerningthesalebytenderofsugarbyintervention
agencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC1of18December1967onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1398/69,2andinparticular
Articles9(8),10(3),11(2),17(4)and38thereof;'
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No447/683of9
April1968layingdowngeneralrulesforintervention
buyingofsugar,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1395/69,4providesthatsugarshallbesoldby
interventionagencieseitherbytenderorbyanother
salesprocedurebutbytenderonlywhensugaris
intendedforanimalfeedorforexport;whereas
detailedrulesforsalebytendershouldthereforebe
laiddown;
Whereas,toensureequaltreatmenttoallinterested
partiesintheCommunity,invitationstotenderissued
bythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
mustconformtouniformrules;whereasinthis
connectionprovisionmustbemadetoensurethatthe
sugarisactuallyputtotheintendeduse;
Whereasprovisionsforthetenderingproceduremay,
forthemostpart,bemodelledonthoseprovisions
whichhavebeenadoptedforfixingexportrefunds
bytenderandinparticularthosecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No839/685of28
June1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsonsugar,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1163/69,®accountbeingtakenofthefactthattheobjectoftheinvitationisto
determineeitherthesellingpricetobepaidforthe
sugarbythesuccessfultenderer,theamountofthe
denaturingpremiumortheamountoftheexport
refund;
Whereas,however,tofacilitateparticipationbya
greaternumberofinterestedpartiesintheinvitation
totender,specialrulesshouldbelaiddownand
provisionmadeinparticularforthepossibility,with
regardtothequantityofsugarofferedforsale,of
fixingamaximumquantitypertenderer;whereas,
moreover,inviewofthefrequentfluctuationsin
sugarpricesandquotations,thetenderershouldnot
beobligedtoabidebyhistenderiftheawardismade
afterthedateandtimespecifiedbyhim;
Whereas,byreasoninparticularofstoragecostsand
therulesinthisrespectprovidedforinArticle8of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC,itisessentialtospecify
whenownershipofthesugaristransferred;
Whereas,forthepurposeofdeterminingthegradeof
thewhitesugarandtheyieldoftherawsugarsold,
criteriamustbeadoptedwhichareidenticalwith
thoseprovidedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No782/687of26June1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforthebuying-inofsugarbyintervention
agencies,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1765/698;whereasequaltreatmentforallinterested
partiesmaybeensuredonlybytheintroductionof
uniformandpreciselydefinedprovisionsonadjusting
eitherthesellingprice,thedenaturingpremiumor
theexportrefundandcorrectingtheexportlicence
wherethesugarisfoundtobeofaqualityotherthan
thatindicatedintheinvitationtotender;
Whereas,tomakeitpossiblefordenaturingtobe
effectedontheterritoryofanyMemberState,it
shouldbespecifiedthatwhensugarisdenaturedina1OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
2OJNoL179,21.12.1969,p.13.
3OJNoL91,12.7.1968,p.5.
4OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.4.
5OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.47.
6OJNoL151,25.6.1969,p.9.7OJNoL145,27.6.1968,p.6.
8OJNoL226,6.9.1969,p.19.

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(a)thetotalquantityputupfortender;
(b)theintendeduse;MemberStateotherthentheMemberStatewhich
issuedtheinvitationtotenderthelattermustsupply
theMemberStateinwhichdenaturingwaseffected
withtheinformationitneedsconcerningthe
successfultenderer;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1(c)thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders;
(d)thepricetobepaidbythesuccessfultendererif
thesugarisintendedforanimalfeedorfor
export.
2.Additionaltermsmaybedetermined,including:
(a)theminimumpriceforsugarofferedforsalefor
purposesotherthananimalfeedorexport;
(b)themaximumamountofthedenaturingpremium
ortheexportrefund;
(c)theminimumquantitypertendererorperlot;
(d)themaximumquantitypertendererorperlot;
(e)thespecialperiodofvalidityofthedenaturing
premiumcertificateoroftheexportlicence.1.ThisRegulationlaysdowndetailedrulesforthe
salebytenderofsugarboughtinbyintervention
agencies.
2.Anawardunderthetenderingprocedureshall
beequivalenttotheconclusionofacontractofsale
forthequantityofsugarawarded.Theawardshall
bemadeeitheronthebasisof:
(a)thepricetobepaidbythesuccessfultenderer,
(b)theamountofthedenaturingpremium,or
(c)theamountoftheexportrefund,Article4
indicatedinthetender.1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeissuedbythe
appropriateinterventionagencyforthequantitiesof
sugarheldbyit.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldrawupan
invitationtotender.Theinvitationshallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressoftheinterventionagency
issuingtheinvitationtotender;
(b)thetermsoftheinvitationtotender;
(c)thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders;
(d)thelotsofsugarputupfortenderandforeach
lot:3.Thepricetobepaidbythesuccessfultenderer
shallbe:
(a)thepriceindicatedinthetenderinthecaseof
paragraph2(a);
(b)thepriceindicatedinthetermsoftheinvitation
totenderinthecaseofparagraph2(b)and(c).
—thenumber;
—thequantity;Article2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,
1.'intendeduse'means:
(a)animalfeed;
(b)export;—thequality,bygradeforwhitesugarandby
yieldforrawsugar;
—thetypeofpackaging;
(c)otherpurposeswhichmaybedetermined.—thelocationofthewarehouseinwhichthe
sugarisstored;
2.'lot'means: —thedeliverystage;
—thepresentation,whereappropriate ; aquantityofsugarofthesamequality,packaged
inthesamewayandstoredinthesameplace.
Article3—facilities,ifany,forloadingontoameansof
transportbyinlandwaterway,seaorrail.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Theinterventionagencymayalsopublishthe
invitationtotender,orhaveitpublished,elsewhere.1.Forthepurposeofputtingthesugarinquestion
upfortender,thefollowingtermsshallbe
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4.TheinvitationshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities atleastten
daysbeforethetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tendersexpires.
Article55.Atendermaystipulatethatitmaybetreatedas
submittedonlyiftheaward:
(a)relatestoalloraspecifiedpartofthequantity
indicatedinthetender,
(b)ismadenotlaterthanatimeanddatespecified
bythetenderer.
6.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisArticleorwhichcontains
termsotherthanthoseindicatedintheinvitationto
tendershallnotbetakenintoconsideration .1.Tenderersshalleitherlodgeatenderinwriting
againstareceipt,withtheinterventionagency,or
addressthetendertotheinterventionagencyby
registeredletter,telexortelegram.
2.Thetendershallindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;Article6
(c)thenumberofthelot;
(d)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates;
(e)per100kilogrammes ,either1.Thedepositrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbe: '
(a)0-5unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes of
whiteorrawsugar,fortheintendedusesreferred
toinArticle2(1)(a)and(c);
(b)oneunitofaccountper100kilogrammes of
whiteorrawsugar,fortheintendedusereferred
toinArticle2(1)(b).
2.Thetenderermaylodgethedepositeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteebyan
establishment complyingwithcriterialaiddownby
eachMemberState.
EachMemberStateshallnotifytheCommissionof
thecriteriareferredtointheprecedingparagraph
andtheCommission shallinturninformtheother
MemberStates.—thepriceproposed,excludinginternal
charges,or
:—theamountofthedenaturingpremium
proposed,or
—theamountoftheexportrefundproposed,
inthecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhich
theinterventionagencyissuestheinvitation;
(f)inthecaseofdenaturing,theMemberStatein
whichthesugarwillbedenatured.
Tenderersmayberequiredtofurnishadditional
information .
1Article7 3.Atenderrelatingtoseverallotsshallbe
regardedasconstitutingasmanytendersasthelots
involved.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:Wherethetermsoftheinvitationtotenderdonot
specifyeitheraminimumpriceoramaximum
amountforthedenaturingpremiumortheexport
refund,theseshallbefixedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle40ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EECafterexaminationofthetenders,
accountbeingtakenofmarketconditionsand
potentialoutlets.However,adecisionmaybetaken
todiscontinuetheinvitationtotender.(a)proofisfurnishedbeforethetimelimitforthe
submissionoftendersexpiresandthatthe
tendererhaslodgedthedepositrequiredforthe
invitationtotender;
(b)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthat,if
histenderissuccessful,hewill:
—applyforadenaturingpremiumcertificate
andlodgethedepositrequiredinthis
connection,wheretheinvitationtotender
relatestosugarintendedforanimalfeed;
—applyforanexportlicenceandlodgethe
depositrequiredinthisconnection,wherethe
invitationtotenderrelatestosugarintended
forexport.Article8
1.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsof
paragraphs2and3,theawardshallbemadetoany
tendererwhosetenderisnotlessthantheminimum
priceorwhosetenderdoesnotexceedthemaximum
amountofthedenaturingpremiumortheexport
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quantityofsugarinquestionimmediatelyon
receiptofanattestationfromtheMemberState
whichissuedtheinvitationtotender;
(b)shallnotifytheMemberStatewhichissuedthe
invitationtotenderthatthecertificatehasbeen
issued.
4.Theattestationreferredtoinparagraph3shall
indicateinparticular:
(a)thenameandaddressofthesuccessfultenderer,
(b)theamountofthedenaturingpremium,2.Foranyonelot,theawardshallbemadetothe
tendererwhoproposeseitherthehighestpriceorthe
lowestdenaturingpremiumorexportrefund.
Ifthelotisnotcompetelyaccountedforbythat
tender,awardsshallbemadetothetendererswhose
tenderscontainthenexthighestpriceorthenext
lowestdenaturingpremiumorexportrefund.
3.If,inthecaseofalotorpartofalot,several
tenderersproposeeitherthesamepriceorthesame
amountforthedenaturingpremiumortheexport
refund,theinterventionagencyinquestionshall
awardthequantityconcerned :
(a)eitherinproportiontothequantitiesindicatedin
thetendersinquestion;
(b)orbydividingthatquantitybetweenthe
tenderersinagreementwiththem;
(c)orbydrawinglots.(c)thequantityofsugarinquestion.
Article10
I
Article9
1.Anawardshall:1.Theintervention agencyconcernedshall
immediatelynotifyalltenderersoftheoutcomeof
theirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.The
agencyshallalsosendastatementofawardtothe
successfultenderers.
2.Statements ofawardsshallindicatein
particular:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenumberofthelotandthequantityinrespect
ofwhichtheawardismade;
(c)theprice,theamountofthedenaturingpremium
ortheamountoftheexportrefund,asthecase
maybe,acceptedforthequantityreferredto
under(b).
Article11(a)ifthesugarisintendedforanimalfeed:
—confertherighttotheissue,inrespectofthe
quantityawarded,ofadenaturingpremium
certificateshowingthedenaturingpremium
specifiedinthetender,
—entailtheobligationtoapplyforsucha
denaturingpremiumcertificateinrespectof
thatquantity;
(b)ifthesugarisintendedforexport:
—confertherighttotheissue,inrespectofthe
quantityawarded,ofanexportlicence
showingtherefundspecifiedinthetender
and,inthecaseofwhitesugar,thegrade
specifiedintheinvitationtotender,
—entailtheobligationtoapplyforsuchan
exportlicenceinrespectofthatquantityand
whitesugarofthatgrade.
2.Rightsandobligationsarisingfromawardsshall
notbetransferable .Theyshallbeexercisedor
fulfilledwithintwoweeksfollowingthedateof
receiptofthestatementreferredtoinArticle10.
3.Whereallorpartofthesugarisdenaturedina
MemberStateotherthentheMemberStatewhich
issuedtheinvitationtotender,theMemberStatein
whichdenaturingiseffected:
(a)shall,attherequestofthesuccessfultenderer,
issuethedenaturingpremiumcertificateforthe1.Thesugarpurchasedshallberemovedfrom
storenotlaterthanfourweeksfollowingthedateon
whichthestatementreferredtoinArticle10is
received.
2.Thesugarpurchasedshallbepaidforbefore
thesugarinquestionisremovedfromstore.
Article12
1.Ownershipofsugarwhichisthesubjectofan
awardshallbetransferredwhenthesugarisremoved
fromstore.
2.Theinterventionagencyandthesuccessful
tenderermayhoweveragreeonownershipbeing
transferredatanotherstage.Suchagreementshallbe
validonlyifitismadeinwriting.Whereitisagreed
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fromstore,thepurchasershallpaytheintervention
agencythecostsofstoringfromthetimethat
ownershipistransferreduntilthesugarisremoved
fromstore.(a)thepriceforthatsugarshallbeadjustedby
applyingtheprovisionsofArticle13ofthat
Regulation ;
(b)theamountofthedenaturingpremiumorthe
amountoftheexportrefundshallbeadjustedby
multiplyingbyacoefficientequaltotheyield
foundtoexistdividedbytheyieldindicatedin
theinvitation .Article13
Article151.TheprovisionsofArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No782/68shallapplyforthepurposesof
determiningthegradeortheyieldofthesugarin
questionatthetimeofremovalfromstore.
2.Thecontractingpartiesmayhoweveragree,
aftertheawardhasbeenmade,thatthegrade,or
yielddeterminedwhenthesugarwasboughtinby
theinterventionagencyshallapplytosugarsoldasa
resultoftheinvitationtotender.1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thedeposit
requiredfortheinvitationtotendershallonlybe
releasedinrespectofthequantity:
(a)forwhichthetenderer:
Article14—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
awardismade;and
—haspaidthepurchasepricewithintheperiod
specifiedfollowingcompliancewiththeterms
stipulatedandhas-appliedforeithera
denaturingpremiumcertificateoranexport
licenceasaresultoftheaward;or
(b)forwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
2.Thedepositshallbereleasedimmediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeuretheintervention
agencyshalldeterminethemeasuresnecessaryin
viewofthecircumstances invoked.1.IfapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle15of
Regulation (EEC)No782/68establishesthatwhite
sugarisofagradelowerthanthatindicatedinthe
invitationto.tender,thepriceforthatsugarshallbe
adjustedinrespectoftheintendedusesreferredtoin
Article2(1)(b)and(c)ofthisRegulationby
applyingtheprovisionsofArticle12ofthat
Regulation .
2.Ifitisfoundthatsugarintendedforexportisof
agradeotherthanthatindicatedintheinvitationto
tender,thegradeshownintheexportlicenceshallbe
corrected .
3.IfapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle15of
theabove-mentioned Regulationestablishesthatthe
yieldofrawsugarisotherthanthatindicatedinthe
invitationtotender:Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8October1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY
v