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REGULATION (EEC)No3062/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of3December 1974
onastandinginvitationtotendertodeterminesubsidiesforimportsofwhite
andrawsugar
thesystemofimportlicencesandexportlicencesand
ofprefixationforagriculturalproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2858/74(8),;
Whereas,havingregardinparticulartothefactthat
thistenderingsystemconcernsbothimportsofsugar
from,andsubsequentexportsofcorresponding quanti­
tiesofsugartothirdcountriesitwouldnotbeappro­
priatetoapplymonetarycompensatory amountsto
thesaidsystem;
WhereastheOpinionoftheFinanceCommitteehas
beensought;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(1)of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2476/74(2),andinparticular
Articles11(2),16(5)and38thereof;
HavingregardtoRegulation (EEC)No608/72(3)of
23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedin
casesofconsiderablerisesinthepricesofsugaron
theworldmarket,andinparticularArticle3thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuationinthecurrenciesofcertainMemberStates,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2497/74(5),
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereasthedecisiontosubsidiseimportsof200000
metrictonsofsugar,togetherwiththetermsofthe
importprocedure,wereannouncedinCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2931/74(6)of18November1974on
theintroductionofasubsidyforimportsofwhiteand
rawsugar;whereastheprocedurewillbeoneof
tendering,inwhichthetendererwillbeauthorizedto
exportfromthestartoftheprocessingofthe1975
beetharvestaquantityofsugarcorresponding tothat
importedunderthesaidtenderingprocedure;
Whereas,havingregardtothepricelevelsofsugaron
theworldmarketandtothesituationinrespectofthe
Community'ssugarsupplies,itisappropriateto
providecertainmeasuresofatechnicalnatureto
ensurethatthetenderingsystemoperatesaseffec­
tivelyaspossible;whereas,forthesamereasons,itis
appropriatetoprovideforderogationsfrom,oradapta­
tionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2637/70(7)
of23December1970ondetailedrulesforapplyingArticle1
TheMemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitationto
tenderinrespectofsubsidiesforimportsfromthird
countriesofwhiteandrawsugar,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthestandinginvitationtotender
theyshallissuepartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvi­
tationstotendershallbeissuedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No2931/74and
theprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupaninvitation
totender.TheinvitationshallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .The
MemberStatesmaybepublishtheinvitationtotender
orhaveitpublishedelsewhere .
2.Theinvitationtotendershallindicateinparti­
cularthetermsoftheinvitation .(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,p.70.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3_J972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(5)OJNoL268,3.10.1974,p.5.
(6)OJNoL311,22.11.1974,p.8.
(7)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15, (8)OJNoL305,15.11.1974,p.27.

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3.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallbe
publishedonlyforthepurposeofopeningit.Theinvi­
tationaspublishedmaybeamendedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itshallbeamendedifthetermsoftheinvitationto
tenderarechangedduringthatperiod.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitation :
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichthestandinginvi­
tationtotenderispublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,and
(b)shallexpireon11December1974at10a.m.
2.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
dayonwhichtheprecedingperiodcomestoan
end,and
(b)shallexpireontheWednesdayofthefollowing
weekat10a.m.
3.Notwithstanding theprovisioninparagraph2(b)
thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenderswhich
wouldotherwiseexpireonWednesday ,25December
1974orWednesday ,1January1975,shallbe
Wednesday ,8January1975.
4.DuringtheperiodofSummerTimeinItaly,the
timelimitslaiddownintheprecedingparagraphs
shallbeextendedbyonehourinthatMemberState.
OutsidetheperiodsofSummerTimeinIrelandand
intheUnitedKingdom,thetimelimitslaiddownin
theprecedingparagraphsshallbebroughtforwardby
onehourinthoseMemberStates.
Article5
1.Tenderersmusteitherlodgeatenderinwriting,
againstareceipt,withthecompetentauthorityofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheimportedsugarwillbeput
intofreecirculation ,oraddressthetendertothat
authoritybyregisteredletter,telexortelegram.
2.Thetendermustindicate :
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugarorrawsugar,asappro­
priate,tobeimported.Inthecaseofrawsugarthe
quantitytobeimportedmustalsobeexpressedas
acorresponding quantityofwhitesugarbyrefer­
encetoayieldcalculatedbydoublingthedegree
ofpolarizationoftherawsugarandsubtracting
100;(d)theamountofimportsubsidysoughtper100kilo­
grammesofsugarexpressedinwhitevalue,inthe
currencyoftheMemberStateoftheauthorityto
whichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theMemberStateinwhoseterritorytheimported
sugarwillbeputintofreecirculationand,where
appropriate ,theanticipatedportorportsofimpor­
tation.
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thetotalquantityofsugartobeimportedisnot
lessthan500metrictons;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforetheexpiryofthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersthatthe
tendererhaslodgedthesecurityrequiredforthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforinArticle6;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewillapplyforanimport
licenceinrespectofthequantityofproducttobe
imported .
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegarded
ashavingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)themaximumamountofthesubsidyprovidedfor
inArticle8(1)isfixedonthedayonwhichthe
timelimitforthesubmissionoftendersexpires;
(b)theawardofthetenderrelatestothetotalquantity
indicatedinthetenderortoaspecifiedpartof
thattotalquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsinthisArticle,orwhichcontains
termsotherthanthoseindicatedintheinvitationto
tender,shallnotbetakenintoconsideration .
6.Oncesubmittedatendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article6
1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbe25unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes of
whitesugar.Inthecaseofrawsugarthesubsidyshall
be25unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ofthe
whitesugarequivalentoftherawsugar.
2.Theamounttobeusedincalculatingthatpart
ofthesecuritywhichisforfeitedshallbethreeunits
ofaccountplusthedifferencebetweenthemaximum
amountofthesubsidyfixedinconnectionwiththe
partialinvitationinresponsetowhichthetenderwas
acceptedandthemaximumamountofthesubsidy
fixedforthelastpartialinvitationpriortothedateon
whichthevalidityofthelicenceexpires,wherethe
latteristhegreater.
3.Thetenderermaylodgethesecurityeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteebyanestablish­
mentcomplyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
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4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredfortheinvitationtotendershallbereleased
onlyinrespectofthequantity:
(a)forwhichthetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistender,and
—hascompletedthecustomsimportformalities
undertheimportlicenceissuedfollowingthe
awardofthetender,inwhichcasetheprovi­
sionsofArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2111/74(2),shallapplymutatis
mutandis ;
(b)forwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
Thedepositshallbereleasedwithoutdelay.
5.Inacaseofforcemajeure,thecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateconcernedshall
determinethemeasuresnecessaryinviewofthe
circumstances invokedbytheinterestedparty.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbesworn
tosecrecy.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionwithoutdelayandinamannerwhichrespects
anonymity .
Article8
1.Afterexaminingthetendersreceivedandhaving
regardinparticulartotheCommunity'spositionwith
regardtosugarsuppliesandtothelevelsofsugar
pricesintheCommunityandontheworldmarket,
theCommission shallfix,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle40ofRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC,amaximumsubsidyforthepartialinvi­
tationtotenderinquestion.Itmayalsodecideto
discontinueapartialinvitationtotender.
2.Afterexamination ofthetenders,amaximum
tonnagemaybefixedforeachpartialinvitationin
accordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoinpara­
graph1.
3.Inordertoachievecomparability between
tenders,andfortheawardoftendersbyMember
States,theamountproposedforthesubsidyexpressed
inanationalcurrencyshallbeconvertedintounitsof
accountbyapplyingtherelevantconversionrate
currentlyinoperationwiththecommonagricultural
policy,weightedbythecoefficientreferredtoin
Article4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1463/73(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2521/74(4),and
applicableintheMemberStateinwhichthesugar
willbeputintofreecirculationonthedayonwhich
themaximumamountofthesubsidyisfixed.Article9
1.Exceptwhereadecisionistakentodiscontinue
apartialinvitationtotender,andwithoutprejudiceto
theprovisionsofparagraphs2and3,theawardshall
bemadetoeverytendererwhosetenderdoesnot
exceedthemaximumamountofthesubsidy.
2.Whereamaximumtonnagehasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender,theawardshallbemadeto
thetendererwhosetenderquotesthelowestsubsidy.
Ifthemaximumtonnageisnotfullyusedupbythat
tender,awardsshallbemadetothoseapplicants
whosetendersquotethenextlowestsubsidiesuntil
themaximumtonnagehasbeenaccountedfor.
3.Where,however,awardsundertheprovisionsof
paragraph2wouldleadtothemaximumtonnage
beingexceededasaresult,takingaparticulartender
intoconsideration ,anawardshallbemadetothat
tendererinrespectonlyofthetonnagewhichwould
allowthemaximumtonnagetobeaccountedfor.
Tendersquotingthesamesubsidyandwhoseaggre­
gatetonnageexceedsthemaximumtonnagewillbe
consideredinproportiontotheindividualquantities
insuchtenders.
Article10
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyallapplicantsof
theresultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationto
tender.Thatauthorityshallalsosendsuccessful
tendererswithoutdelayastatementofaward.
2.Statementofawardsshall,interalia,indicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thetonnage,inrespectofwhichthesubsidyhas
beenawarded,expressedinwhitevalue,andinthe
caseofrawsugarexpressedalsointelquelvalue;
(c)thesubsidytobegrantedper100kilogrammesof
sugar,expressedinwhitevalue;
(d)theMemberStatewheretheimportedsugarwill
beputintofreecirculation .
Article1I
1.Thetenderershallhave:
(a)therighttotheissue,inrespectofthequantityof
producttobeimported,ofanimportlicence
showingthesubsidyspecifiedinthetender;
(b)theobligation :
—toimportthatquantityintotheMemberState­
indicatedinthestatementofaward,
—wherethesugarissoldforconsumption inthe
Community ,toabidebytheundertakings ,pres­
cribedinArticle12;(')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL220,10.8.1974,p.5.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1973,p.1.
(4)OJNoL270,5.10.1974,p.70.

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'Article12
1.Theundertakings referredtointhesecond
indentofArticle11(1)(b)shallbethefollowing:
(a)whereasuccessfultenderersellstheimported
whitesugar,thepriceinthecontractofsaleshall
notexceed32-40unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesofproducts,exclusiveofpackaging,deliv­
ered?XthecifstageintheMemberStateinwhich
thesugaristobeputintofreecirculation ;
(b)wherethesuccessfultendererishimselftomanu­
factureproductscontainingtheimportedwhite
sugar,hemaydeclareanundertakingthatsuch
productswillbemanufactured hisownpremises.
Intheabsenceofsuchadeclarationtheprovision
ofsubparagraph (a)shallapply;
(c)wherethesuccessfultenderersellstheimported
rawsugartoarefineryorfactoryforrefining,the
priceinthecontractofsaleshallnotexceed27-82
unitsofaccountper100kilogrammesofstandard
qualityrawsugar,exclusiveofpackaging,delivered
atthecifstageintheMemberStateinwhichthe
refinedsugaristobeputintofreecirculation .The
contractshallalsocontainaclausewherebythe
refinerortheproducerwhopurchasesthesugar
forrefiningundertakestoselltherefinedsugarat
apricenotexceeding32-40unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes ofproduct,exclusiveofpack­
aging,ex-refineryorex-factory,noaccountbeing
takenofanytransportcostsbetweenthefrontier
oftheMemberStateinwhichthesugaristobe
putintofreecirculationandtheplaceofrefining;
(d)wherethesuccessfultendererisarefiner,or
producer,refiningtheimportedsugarheshall
declareanundertakingtoselltherefinedsugarat
apricenotexceeding32-40unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes ofproduct,exclusiveofpack­
aging,ex-refineryorex-factory,noaccountbeing
takenofanytransportcostsbetweenthefrontier
oftheMemberStateinwhichthesugaristobe
putintofreecirculationandtheplaceofrefining.(c)therighttotheissueofanexportlicencein
respectofaquantityofsugarcorresponding to
thatputintofreecirculationunderthelicence
referredtoin(a)andinrespectofwhichthe
subsidyhasbeenpaidinaccordancewithArticle
13,providedthislicence,isappliedforbetween15
October1975and31March1976.Withinthe
ImeaningofArticle8(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1373/70,thisexportlicenceshallbevalidfor
sixmonthsfromthedateofissue;
(d)therighttoexportthequantityofsugarreferredto
in(c)withouttheprovisionsofArticle16(1)of
RegulationNo1009/67/EECbeingappliedtothat
quantity.
Theobligationsarisingfromanawardshallnotbe
transferable .
2.Thelicencereferredtoinparagraph 1(a)shall
beissuedbythecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateinwhichthestatementofawardwasissued.
Applicationsforlicencesmustbesubmittedwithin10
daysfollowingthedayonwhichthetimelimitforthe
submissionoftendersexpires.Inrespectofpartial
invitationstotenderissuedbefore1January1975,
however,theapplicationmustbesubmittedinthe
first10daysofJanuary1975.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle32(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,importlicencesissued
underthistenderingprocedureshallbevalidfromthe
dateofissueuntiltheendofthesecondmonth
followingthatdatewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70.
4.Attherequestofthetendereralicenceissuedin
respectofwhitesugarundertheprovisioninpara­
graph1(a)maybereplacedbeforethecustoms
importformalitieshavebeencompletedbyalicence
inrespectofrawsugar,andviceversa.Thenew
licenceshallbeissuedonlybytheauthoritywhich
issuedtheoriginallicenceandonlyuponpresentation
ofthestatementofawardprovidedforinArticle10.
Thenewlicenceshallcontain -thesameinformation
asthatshownontheoriginallicenceexceptinrespect
ofthenatureandquantityoftheproducttobe
imported.
Wherethenewlicencerelatesto:
—whitesugar,thequantitytobeindicatedinthe
licenceshallbethequantityofrawsugar
expressedinwhitevalueasindicatedinthestate­
mentofaward,
—rawsugar,thequantitytobeindicatedinthe
licenceshallbeexpressedinwhitevalueandshall
beequaltothequantityofwhitesugarasindi­
catedintheoriginallicence.
5.Anapplicationfortheexportlicencereferredto
inparagraph 1(c)mustbesubmittedtotheauthority
whichissuedthecorresponding importlicence.2.Furthermore ,inthecasesreferredtoinpara­
graph1(c)and(d),wherearefinerorproducer
intendstoselltherefinedsugaratamixedpricedeter­
minedbyreferencetotherefiningofrawsugar
importedfromseveraloriginsandatvariousprices,he
shalldeclareanundertakingthat,whencalculating
themixedsellingpricehewillabidebythemaximum
pricereferredtoinparagraph 1(d)inrespectofthat
partofthequantityofrefinedwhitesugarcorres­
pondingtotherawsugarimportedunderthe
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3.Whereappropriate,themaximumpriceof32-40
unitsofaccountreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
increasedbythedifferencebetweenthethreshold
priceapplyingonthedaywhichtheimportedwhite
sugarisputintofreecirculationandthethreshold
priceapplyingonthedayonwhichisfixedthe
maximumsubsidyforthepartialinvitationtotender
inquestion.
Inthatcasethemaximumpriceof27-82unitsof
accountreferredtoinparagraph 1(c)shallbe
increasedby92%ofthedifferencereferredtointhe
precedingparagraph .
Article13
1.Thesubsidyinrespectofthequantityputinto
freecirculationshallbepaidwithoutdelaytothe
tendererbythecompetentauthorityintheMember
Statewhichissuedtheinvitationtotender,inthe
currencyofthatMemberState,upontheproduction :
(a)ofproofthattheobligationreferredtointhefirst
indentofArticle11(1)(b)hasbeencomplied
with.Thisproofshallrequirethepresentationof
copyNo1oftheimportlicenceand,whereappro­
priate,ofcopyNo1oftheextractorextractsfrom
licencesbearingattributionsenteredbythe
MemberStateinwhichtheproductistobeputin
freecirculationasindicatedinthetender,inaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofArticle8ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1373/70;
(b)ofthecontractorofthedeclarationreferredtoin
Article12.
Forthepurposesofpaymentofthesubsidyinrespect
ofrawsugartheimportedquantityofsuchsugarshall
beexpressedasaquantityofwhitesugar,takinginto
accounttheeffectiveyield.
2.Therighttothesubsidyshallbeacquiredonly
aftertherelevantobligationshavebeenfulfilled.
Article14
Monetarycompensatory amountsshallnotapplyto
theimportsandexportsmadeunderthistendering
system.
Article1.5
Wherethemaximumpricehasbeenincreasedunder
theprovisionsofArticle12(3),thesubsidytowhich
entitlementisconveyedbyArticle13shallbereduced
byanamountequaltotheincreaseinthemaximum
priceinrespectoftheproductconcerned .
Article16
Whereappropriate ,andattherequestofaperson
entitledtoasubsidy,theMemberStatereferredtoinArticle13shallpayhimwithoutdelayasupplemen­
taryamountequaltothedifferenceper100kilo­
grammesbetweenthetargetpriceforwhitesugar
applyingonthedayonwhichthetimelimitforthe
submissionoftendersinresponsetothepartialinvita­
tioninquestionexpires,andthetargetpriceforwhite
sugaronthedayonwhichthecustomsexportformali­
tiesarecompletedfollowingtheexerciseoftheright
conveyedbyArticle11(1)(c).
Article17
1.TheprovisionsofArticle33aofRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70shallnotapplytowhitesugaror
rawsugarwhichthetenderercanexportinaccor­
dancewithArticle11(1)(c).
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle33(1)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No2637/70,therateofthedeposit
inconnectionwithimportlicencesshallbezerounit
ofaccountper100kilogrammesnet.
Article18
AnArticle30a,asfollows,shallbeinsertedinRegula­
tion(EEC)No2637/70:
'Article30a
1.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle11(1)(a)
ofRegulation(EEC)No3062/74,Section20of
theimportlicenceshallspecifytherateofimport
subsidy,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateissuingthelicenceandcontainedinoneof
thefollowingendorsements :
"importsubsidyapplicable :per100kg,tobe
adjustedasappropriate";
"Einfuhrsubvention :je100kg,gegebenen­
fallsanzupassen";
"subventional'importationapplicable :par
100kg,aadapterlecaséchéant";
"sovvenzioneall'importazione applicabile :
per100kg,daadattaresenecessario";
"invoersubsidie per100kg,eventueelaante
passen";
"tilskudtilindførsel pr.100kg,tilpassesi
givetfald".
2.ForthepurposeofapplyingArticle11(1)(b)
ofRegulation(EEC)No3062/74Section18ofthe
exportlicenceshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
"forexportwithoutlevies";
"ohneAbschöpfungen auszuführen ";
"aexportersansprélèvements ";
"daesportaresenzaprelievi";
"uittevoerenzonderheffingen";
"udføresudenafgifter".'

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Article20 Article19
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
facilitatethesupervisionoftheapplicationofthis
Regulationandtherecoveryofallorpartofthe
subsidyiftheundertakingsenteredintobytheparties
arenotobserved .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4December
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI