18.8.84 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL221/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2385/84
of14August1984
onasupplementary standinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminelevies
and/orrefundsonexportsofrawsugar
beaderogationfromCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2630/81of10September1981onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/82(9),fromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3183/80of3December1980laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(l0),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2666/82("),and
fromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No645/75of13
March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheexportleviesandchargeson
agriculturalproducts(12),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1607/80('V,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,asupplementary standing
invitationtotendershouldbeissuedforexportofraw
sugarobtainedfrombeetorcaneharvestedinthe
Community ;whereas,inviewofpossiblefluctuations
inworldpricesforsugar,theinvitationtotendermust
provideforthedetermination ofexportleviesand/or
exportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1489/76(^;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetrans­
actionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaid
downinthisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1467/77f),shouldnotapply;whereas,forthesame
reasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withregardtoexportlicencesissuedinconnection
withthestandinginvitationtotenderandthereshouldWhereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(H)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatoryamountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingpro­
cedureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.
3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
")OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
1OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
0OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.(")OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
0OJNoL329,25.11.3982,p.20.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL283,6.10.1982,p.7.
HOJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(")OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
C4OJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.

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advance;whereas,inconsequence ,aderogation
shouldbemadefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseof
thistenderingprocedure,sothatapplicationfor
advancefixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamount
atthetimewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicence
ismadeshouldbeoptional;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
,CommitteeforSugar,(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodfor
thesubmission oftenderswhichwouldotherwise
expireon:
—Wednesday8May1985shallendonTuesday7
May1985,at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday5June1985shallendonTuesday4
June1985at10.30a.m.
4.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
2.Atendermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable,
oftheexportrefundper100kilogramsofstandard
qualitysugar,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofrawsugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
offerissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicence
orlicencesinrespectofthequantitiesofrawsugar
tobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetenderercertifying
that:
—theproductintendedforexportconsistsofraw
sugarobtainedeitherfrombeetorfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,and
—thecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completedintheFrenchoverseasdepartments
inthecaseofsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedasupplementary standing
invitationtotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonrawsugarobtainedfrombeet
orcaneharvestedintheCommunity ,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntiladatetobedeterminedsubsequently .
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewith
Regulation(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowing
provisions.Regulation (EEC)No394/70shallnot
apply.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .MemberStates
mayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveitpublished,else­
where.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitationtotender.Itshallbesoamendedif
thetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodified.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon26April1985;
(b)shallendon2May1985at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :

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Anyunreleasedsecurityandthesupplementary secu­
rityreferredtoinArticle13(5)shallbeforfeitedin
respectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobligations
havenotbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .(e)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)is
notfulfilled,supplementthesecurityby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle
13(5),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;.
(f)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.Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(5),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessful
tenderersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredto
inArticle12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexport
licence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer's
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyanestablishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
willbereleased:
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderersonlyiftheyappliedfor
theirexportlicencewithintheperiodlaiddownin
Article12(b)andonlyforthequantityinrespect
ofwhichtheyhavefulfilledtheobligationcreated
bythatlicence,Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No
3183/80remainingapplicable.Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforraw
sugarforthe1984/85marketingyearand*inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesai;ateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:

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—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor,
—ifmaximumrefundisfixed,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.pnatetheexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
inhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80,anapplicationforanexportlicencein
respectofthatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegu­
lationandArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No
645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.Theapplica­
tionshallbelodged,inaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80,
notlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotenderscheduledtobeheld
thefollowingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisscheduled
forthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(5).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytotherawsugarto
beexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntil30September1985.
3.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotenderunderthisstandinginvita­
tiontotenderheldbetween2Mayand26June1985
shallbeusedonlywitheffectfrom1July1985.
4.Section18(a)oftheexportlicencesissuedin
respectofapartialinvitationtotendershallcontain
oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Inthecaseofrawsugarobtainedfromcaneharvested
intheCommunity ,licencevalidonlyfortheFrench
overseasdepartments',Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfulten­
derersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate :
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofrawsugarofstandardqualityofthequantity
referredtoin(b).Licensudelukkendegyldigfordefranskeoversøiske
departementer ,nårdetdrejersigområsukkerfrem­
stilletafsukkerrørhøstetiFællesskabet',
ImFallvonRohzucker,derausinderGemeinschaft
geerntetemZuckerrohrgewonnenwurde,istdie
Lizenznurgültigfürdiefranzösischenüberseeischen
Departements ',
Ότανπρόκειταιγιαακατέργαστηζάχαρηπουλαμβά­
νεταιαπόζαχαροκάλαμα πουέχουνσυγκομιστείστην
Κοινότητα,πιστοποιητικό πουισχύειαποκλειστικάγια
ταυπερπόντιαγαλλικάδιαμερίσματα',Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicatingasappro­Encasdesucrebrutobtenuàpartirdecannesrécol­
téesdanslaCommunauté ,certificatvalable
uniquement pourlesdépartements français
d'outre-mer',

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'Nelcasodizuccherogreggioottenutodacanne
raccoltenellaComunità,titolovalidosoltantonei
dipartimentifrancesid'oltremare',
'Ingevalvanruwesuiker,vervaardigduitinde
Gemeenschap geoogstsuikerriet,certificaatalleen
geldigvoordeFranseoverzeesedepartementen '.Article15
1.InsofarastheconditionssetoutinArticle12of
Regulation(EEC)No766/68aresatisfied,anyexport
refundsandexportleviesfixedinadvanceinconnec­
tionwiththisinvitationtotenderbefore1July1985
forsugarexportedonorafterthatdateshall,atthe
requestofthepartyconcerned,beadjustedinaccor­
dancewithparagraph2.
2.Forpurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,theexportrefundshallbeincreased,and
theexportlevydecreased,bythedifference,expressed
inECUper100kilograms,betweentheintervention
priceofrawsugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July
1985andtheinterventionpriceofthatsugarappli­
cableon30June1985.
Incalculatingthedifferencereferredtointheabove
subparagraphthereshallbeaddedtotheseinterven­
tionpricestherelevantstoragelevyasreferredto
under(a)ofthethirdsubparagraphofArticle8(2)ojf
Regulation (EEC)No1785/81.
3.Forthepurposesoftheadjustmentreferredtoin
paragraph 1,wheretheyieldoftherawsugardiffers
fromthatofthestandardqualityasdefinedinCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No431/68('),theamountofthe
adjustmentshallbeadaptedinaccordancewithArticle
2ofRegulation(EEC)No837/68(2).
4.Therequestreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
submittedbytheexport-licence holdersconcerned,
beforecompletionofthecustomsexportformalities
relatingtothequantitiesconcerned,totheMember
Statewhichissuedthelicence.
ThatMemberStateshallinserttherelevantadjustment
insection18(a)oftheexportlicenceandshallplace
itsstampthereon.
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
withoutdelayofthequantitiesofsugarcoveredbythe
requestsreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18August
1984.
Itshallapplyfrom26April1985.5.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbyanexportlicenceappliedfor
withintheperiodreferredtounderArticle12(b)has
notbeenfulfilledandifthesecurityreferredtoin
Article6islessthan:
(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
validityofthelicence,reducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence;
then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstan­
dinginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicabletothis
tenderingprocedure .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1984.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
Vice-President
(')OJNoL89,10.4.1968,p.3.
(2)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.42.