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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2041/81
of16July1981
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofwhitesugar
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No342/81(8),from
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3183/80of3
December1980layingdowncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvance-fixing certificatesforagricultural
products(9)andfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No645/75of13March1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevies
andchargesonagriculturalproducts(10),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1607/80(H);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsugar(!),andinparticularArti­
cles13(2),18(5),19(4)and(7)andthesecondpara­
graphofArticle39thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
608/72of23March1972layingdownrulestobe
appliedinthecaseofconsiderablepricerisesonthe
worldsugarmarket(2),andinparticularArticle1(1)
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunity
andworldsugarmarkets,aprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotendershouldbeissuedfortheexportationof
whitesugarwhich,havingregardtopossiblefluctua­
tionsinworldpricesforsugar,mustprovideforthe
determination ofexportleviesand/orexportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1489/76(4);
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetrans­
actionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulation,andthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(5),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1467/77(6),shouldnotapply;whereas,
forthesamereasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbe
laiddownwithregardtoexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththestandinginvitationtotenderand
thereshouldbeaderogationfromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2990/76of9December1976on
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(7),aslast1.Thereshallbeissuedaprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonwhitesugar,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthere
shallbeissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil16June1982.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvi­
tationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowingprovi­
sions.Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvi­
tationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Member
Statesmayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveit
published,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.(»)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(3)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(4)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(5)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
(<>)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.(8)OJNoL38,11.2.1981,p.8.
(9)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.HOJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(»)OJNoL16026.6.1980,p.42. (7)OJNoL341,10.12.1976,p.14.

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3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityof
thestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationaremodified.sugar,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theamountofthesecuritytobelodgedcovering
thequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),expressedin
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tenderissubmitted .
Article4
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofwhitesugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionofoffersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedintheoffer;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
offerissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downunder(b)ofArticle12,applyforexport
licencesinrespectofthequantitiesofwhitesugar
tobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
offerissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtounder(b)ofArticle
12isnotfulfilled,supplementthetenderby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon21July1981,
(b)shallendon28July1981at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b),the
periodforthesubmissionoftenderswhichwould
otherwiseendon:
(a)Wednesday,11andWednesday ,18November
1981shallendonTuesday,10andTuesday,17
November 1981respectively ,at10.30a.m.;
(b)Wednesday ,6January1982shallendon
Thursday,7January1982at10.30a.m.;
(c)Wednesday,17March1982shallendon
Thursday,18March1982at10.30a.m.;
(d)Wednesday ,28April1982shallendonTuesday,
27April1982at10.30a.m.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,the
partialinvitationtotenderplannedforWednesday,30
December1981willnottakeplace.
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.13(3)and,
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Anoffermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensumittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayof
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
offersinquestion;
(b)theoffer,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Anofferwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,anoffermaynotbewithdrawn.Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregistered
letter,telexortelegram.
2.Anoffermustindicate: Article6
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
theofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable
oftheexportrefundper100kilogramsofwhite1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(3)ofthisRegulation,thissecurityshallinthecase
ofthesuccessfultenderersandatthetimeoftheappli­
cationreferredtoinArticle12(b)becomethesecurity
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—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexportrefund
isfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoeverytenderer
whosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoorless
thansuchmaximumrefundandtoeverytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.2.Thesecuritymaybelodged,atthetenderers
choiceeitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyanestablishement complyingwithcriteria
laiddownbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeurethesecurityshall
bereleased :
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderersonlyiftheyappliedfor
theirexportlicencewithintheperiodlaiddown
under(b)ofArticle12andonlyforthequantityin
respectofwhichtheyhavefulfilledtheobligation
createdbythatlicence,Article33ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80remainingapplicable.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentagency
intheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned .Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
Article7—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy.Ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor;
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;if
aftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding,or
iftherearenotendersquotinganexportlevy,
contractsshallbeawardedinascendingorderof
refundsquoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantity
hasbeenaccountedfor,totenderersquotinga
refund.1.Offersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Offersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Aftertheoffersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartenderer
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1
wouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantity
asisstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretenderers
quotethesamelevyorthesamerefundandawardsto
allofthemwouldresultinthemaximumquantity
beingexceeded,thenthequantityavailableshallbe
awardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcerned
inproportiontothetotalquantitiesineachof
theirtenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforwhite
sugarforthe1981/82marketingyearandthecurrent
stateandforeseeabledevelopmentoftheCommunity
andworldsugarmarkets,thereshallbefixedeither:

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Article11 2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthmonthfollowing
thatinwhichtheawardinrespectofthatpartialinvi­
tationtotenderwasmade.
However,1.*uecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:(a)exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotender:
—heldbetween28July1981and16September
1981shallbeusedonlywitheffectfrom16
September1981,
—heldbetween17and30September1981shall
bevalidfromthedayofissue,
andshallbevalidonlyuntil31December1981.
(b)exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotenderheldafter1February1982
shallbevalidonlyuntil31July1982.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbytheexportlicencereferredto
under(b)ofArticle12hasnotbeenfulfilledandif
thesecurityreferredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereduced
bythelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle18(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
inforceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaid
licence,or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthe
licenceandtheexportrefundreferredtoinArticle
2ofRegulation(EEC)No766/68inforceonthe
lastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence,or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle2ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No766/68inforceonthelastdayof
validityofthelicencereducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence,
then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicatingasappro­
priatetheexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
inhisoffer;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththe
relevantprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
3183/80,anapplicationforanexportlicencein
respectofthatquantity,Article12(2)ofthatRegu­
lationandArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No
645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.
Theapplicationshallbelodgednotlaterthanthe
dayprecedingthedateofthefollowingpartialinvi­
tationtotender.Where,however,thelatterpartial
invitationtotenderdoesnottakeplacewithinthe
periodreferredtounder(b)ofArticle4(2),the
applicationforalicenceshallbelodgedwithin
fivedaysofthedateofthepartialinvitationto
tenderinrespectofwhichthatapplicationis
lodged;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(3).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsshallnotbetransfer­
able.
Article13Article14
1.Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No2990/76shall
notapplytothewhitesugartobeexportedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulation .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21July
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN