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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2382/84
of14August1984
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofwhitesugar
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/82(9),fromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3183/80of3December1980laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(10),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2666/82("),and
fromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No645/75of13
March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheexportleviesandchargeson
agriculturalproducts(12),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(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,aprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotendershouldbeissuedforexportofwhite
sugarwhich,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsin
worldpricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermina­
tionofexportleviesand/orexportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1489/76(5);
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaid
downinthisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1467/77Q,shouldnotapply;whereas,forthesame
reasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withregardtoexportlicencesissuedinconnection
withthestandinginvitationtotenderandthereshould
beaderogationfromCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2630/81of10September1981onspecialdetailedWhereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(l4)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatoryamountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingproce­
dureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
advance;whereas,inconsequence ,aderogation
shouldbemadefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseof
thistenderingprocedure,sothatapplicationfor
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
OOJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.f)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.0OJNoL329,25.11.1982,p.20.
OOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL283,6.10.1982,p.7.
HOJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
HOJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
04)OJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.(6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
OOJNoL162,I.7.1977,p.6.

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advancefixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamount
atthetimewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicence
ismadeshouldbeoptional;
Whereasthefactthatexportlicencesissuedinrespect
ofpartialinvitationstotenderheldfrom1February
1985arevalidonlyuntil30June1985could,in
certainborderlinecases,makeitimpossibleactuallyto
exportthegoodsbeforethenewmarketingyear
begins;whereasitisthereforeappropriatetoauthorize
theMemberStateinquestiontoprovide,asaconces­
sionarymeasure,thatthepartiesconcernedhave,if
theysubmitadulysubstantiatedrequesttothateffect,
until15July1985toexportthegoods,ontheunder­
standingthatthesaidgoodsare,toallintentsand
purposes,toberegardedashavingbeenexportedon
30June1985;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon18August1984;
(b)shallendon22August1984at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodfor
thesubmissionoftenderswhichwastoendon:
—Wednesday 21November1984shallendon
Tuesday20November1984at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday2January1985shallendonThursday
3January1985at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday 1andWednesday8May1985shall
endonThursday2andTuesday7May1985,
respectively ,at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday5June1985shallendonTuesday4
June1985at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvita­
tiontotenderwillbeissuedonWednesday26
December1984.
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
2.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable,
oftheexportrefundper100kilogramsofwhite
sugar,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofwhitesugar;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedaprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonwhitesugar,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil12June1985.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvi­
tationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowingprovi­
sions.Regulation (EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStates
mayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveitpublished,else­
where.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitationtotender.Itshallbesoamendedif
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3.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
willbereleased:
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderersonlyiftheyappliedfor
theirexportlicencewithintheperiodlaiddownin
Article12(b)andonlyforthequantityinrespect
ofwhichtheyhavefulfilledtheobligationcreated
bythatlicence,Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No
3183/80remainingapplicable .
Anyunreleasedsecurityandthesupplementary secu­
rityreferredtoinArticle13(3)shallbeforfeitedin
respectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobligations
havenotbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned .(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicence
orlicencesinrespectofthequantitiesofwhite
sugartobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)is
notfulfilled,supplementthesecurityby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle
13(3),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefundisfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(3),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessful
tenderersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredto
inArticle12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexport
licence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer's
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyanestablishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforwhite
sugarforthe1984/85marketingyearand,inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
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3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicating,asappro­
priate,theexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
inhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80,anapplicationforanexportlicencein
respectofthatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegu­
lationandArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No
645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.Theapplica­
tionshallbelodgedinaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80,
notlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthe
followingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobe
heldthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(3).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor,
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,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.Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytothewhitesugar
tobeexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonth
followingthatinwhichthepartialinvitationwas
issued.
However :
(a)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tions:
—issuedintheperiod22Augustto12September
1984maybeusedonlyfrom15September
1984,
—issuedintheperiod13Septemberto10
October1984maybeusedfromthedayof
issue,
andshallbevalidonlyuntil30November1984;Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
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then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstand­
inginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthat'Regulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicableto
thistenderingprocedure.
Article15
TheinvitationstotenderreferredtoinRegulations
(EEC)No1881/83(')and(EEC)No1883/83(2)shall
beclosedwitheffectfrom23August1984.(b)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsissuedintheperiod17Octoberto28
November1984maybeusedonlyfrom1
December1984andshallbevaliduntil30April
1985;
(c)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsissuedfrom1February1985shallbevalid
onlyuntil30June1985.Thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStatewhichissuedthesaidlicences
may,ifthelicenceholdersubmitsawritten,
substantiatedrequesttothateffect,extendtheir
periodofvalidityuntil15July1985atthelatest.
Whereanexportlicence'speriodofvalidityis
extendedpursuanttothissubparagraphthegoods
shallberegardedashavingbeenexportedon30
June1985.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbyexportlicenceappliedforwithin
theperiodreferredtounderArticle12(b)hasnot
beenfulfilledandifthesecurityreferredtoinArticle
6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphof
Article18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence,
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthelicence
andtheexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelast
dayofvalidityofthesaidlicence,or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayof
validityofthelicencereducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence,Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18August
1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1984.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
Vice-President
(<)OJNoL187,12.7.1983,p.10.
I1)OJNoL187,12.7.1983,p.20.