NoL243/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.9.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2094/78
of1September1978
onastandinginvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofCommunitywhite
sugarforUNRWAasfoodaid
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinvariousMemberStatesoftheCommunity
andmayrelatetosugartobemobilizedinthose
MemberStates;whereas,inviewofthesituation
regardingthecurrenciesofMemberStatesandin
ordertoensurethattendersarecloselycomparable ,
accountshouldbetakenoftheeffectuponeach
tenderofthepositionofthecurrencyoftheMember
Statewherethecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completed ;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,owingtotheurgencyofthematter,the
proposedmeasuresshouldbeadoptedunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lationNo129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(7),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticular
Articles17,19and34thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1034/76of30April1976onthesupplyofwhite
sugartoUNRWAasfoodaid(3),andinparticular
Article1(3)and(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1034/76
providesforthesupplytotheUnitedNationsRelief
andWorksAgency,hereinafterreferredtoas
'UNRWA',forPalestinerefugeesofwhitesugar
producedandinfreecirculationwithintheCommu­
nity;whereasthatwhitesugarshouldbeofstandard
qualityasdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
793/72of17April1972fixingthestandardquality
forwhitesugar(4);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No1034/76
laysdownthattheCommunityshallmeetthecostsof
thesugarandofitstransporttotheportofdestina­
tion;
Whereas,forpurposesofmobilizationofthegoodsby
tender,theappropriaterulesofthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsugargoverninginvitationsto
tendershouldbefollowed;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1380/75
of29May1975layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationofmonetarycompensatory amounts(5),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1947/78(6),
providesthatnomonetarycompensatory amounts
shallapplywhereproductswhicharethesubjectof
Communityfoodaidoperationsandmobilizedonthe
Communitymarketareexportedtothirdcountries;
Whereasitshouldbelaiddownthatexportrefunds
arenotapplicabletothisinvitationtotender;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissued
forthesupplytoUNRWA,asCommunityfoodaid,
ofalotof40tonnesofwhitesugarproducedandin
freecirculationwithintheCommunityand,during
theperiodofthatstandinginvitation,partialinvita­
tionstotendershallbeissuedeachweek.
2.Thestandinginvitationshallrelatetotheprice
ofthelottobedeliveredtotheportofdestination ,on
quaysideorinlighter.Thesugarmustbeofstandard
qualityasdefinedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
793/72.Theportofdestinationis,atthesuccessful
tenderer'schoice,BeirutorTripoli(Lebanon),Lattakia
orTartous(Syria).(«)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1.
(2)OJNoL170,27.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL118,5.5.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL94,21.4.1972,p.1.
(5)OJNoL139,30.5.1975,p.37.
(<■)OJNoL221,12.8.1978,p.14.(0OJNo106,30.12.1962,p.2553/62.
(s)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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3.Noexportrefundshallapplyinrespectofthe
quantityreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
Partialtendersduringtheperiodofthestandinginvita­
tionshallbeorganizedinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No1034/76andwiththefollowingprovisions .
Article3MemberStatesmayalsopublishitorarrangeforitto
bepublishedelsewhere .
2.Thesaidnoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitation.Itshallbeamended
ifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderareamended
duringthatperiodofvalidity.
3.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
Article6
1.Tenderersmayeitherdeliverwrittentendersin
persontothecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateinquestionagainstareceipt,oraddressthemto
thecompetentauthoritybyregisteredletter,telexor
telegram.
2.Tendersshallstate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thepriceproposedforthelotinquestion,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberState
referredtoin(d);
(d)theMemberStateinwhichthetenderer,inthe
eventofhisbeingsuccessful,intendstocomplete
thecustomsformalitiesfortheexportofthesugar.
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestothepricereferredtoinArticle9;
(b)beforethetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
proofisfurnishedthatthesecurityfortender
referredtoinArticle7hasbeenprovided;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthat,if
awardedacontract,hewilldeliverthesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation
andexportitfromtheMemberStatereferredtoin
paragraph2(d).
4.Anytenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofthisArticle,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
5.Oncesubmittedatendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article7
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe1600unitsof
account .
2.Thesecurityshallbeprovided,atthetenderer's
choice,eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteeby
anestablishment complyingwiththecriterialaid
downbytheMemberStateinwhichthetenderis
submitted .Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
untilthedateofthepartialtenderatwhichisawarded
acontractforthepriceofthelotreferredtoinArticle
1.Inthatcasethestandinginvitationshallthereupon
automatically closewitheffectfromthatdate.
Article4
1.Tendersinrespectofthefirstpartialawardmay
besubmittedfromthedayofpublicationofthe
standinginvitationtotenderintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities until20September
1978at10a.m.
2.Forsubsequentpartialawardstendersmaybe
submitted :
(a)fromthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheexpiryof
theprecedingperiodforthesubmissionof
tenders;
(b)untiltheWednesdayofthefollowingweekat10
a.m.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b),the
periodforthesubmissionoftenders:
(a)duetoexpireonWednesday ,1November1978,
shallexpireonTuesday,31October1978at10
a.m.;
(b)duetoexpireonWednesday ,15November1978,
shallexpireonTuesday,14November1978at10
a.m.;
(c)duetoexpireonWednesday ,22November1978,
shallexpireonTuesday,21November1978at10
a.m.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,no
partialawardwillbemadeonWednesday ,27
December 1978.
5.ThetimelimitssetinthisArticleshallbe:
(a)shortenedbyonehourinIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomintheperiodduringwhichsummer
timedoesnotapplyinthoseMemberStates;
(b)extendedbyonehourintheotherMemberStates
whentheyapplysummertime.
Article5
1.MemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Thatnoticeshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .

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Article9
1.Thepriceshallbefordeliveryonquaysideorin
lighterattheappropriateportofdestinationchosen
bythesuccessfultenderer,sugaronquaysideorin
lighterandinbags.
2.Thesugarshallbesuppliedinnewjutebags
havingthefollowingspecifications :
(a)ofaminimumweightof450gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethylene ofa
minimumthicknessof0-04mm;or
(b)ofaminimumweightof420gandanetcontent
of50kglinedinsidewithpolyethylene ofa
minimumthicknessof005mm.
Thebagsshallbeclearlyandindeliblymarkedonthe
outside:3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thesuccessfultendererhasdeliveredthesugarto
theportofdestination,onquaysideorinlighter,
inaccordancewiththeprescribedconditions,and
afterproductionofcopyNo1oftheexport
licencedulyendorsedandstampedbythecompe­
tentauthorityoftheMemberStatereferredtoin
Article6(2)(d);
(b)thetenderisnotaccepted.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetent
authorityshalltakesuchactionasitconsidersneces­
saryhavingregardtothecircumstances invokedby
thetenderer.
5.Inthecasereferredtoinparagraph3(a),the
securityshallbereleasedwhenfinalpaymentismade
asprovidedinArticle10(1);inthecasereferredtoin
paragraph3(b)thesecurityshallbereleasedforth­
with.x
Whitesugar/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytoUNRWA/ForfreedistributiontoPalestine
refugees.'
3.Thesugarinquestionmusthavebeenproduced
andputintofreecirculationwithintheCommunity .
4.Thesugarmustbedeliveredtotheportofdesti­
nationby20November1978.Forthepurposesofthis
paragraphdeliveryshallbeconsideredashavingbeen
effectedwhentheshiphasenteredthespecifiedport
ofdestinationwiththegoodsstillonboard.
Ifacontractisnotawardedforthepriceofthelotof
sugaratthefirstpartialaward,thedateofdelivery
shallbedeferredforaperiodequaltothatrunning
fromthedateofthefirstpartialawarduntilthedate
ofthepartialawardatwhichacontractisawarded.
5.Samplingandanalysisshallbecarriedoutby
expertsapprovedbytheauthoritiesoftheMember
StatereferredtoinArticle15(1).Allcostsof
weighing,samplingandqualitycontrolatthetimeof
loadingshallbepaidbythatMemberState.ThatState
shallcollectfromthesuccessfultendererafixed
chargeinrespectofthesaidcostsof40unitsof
account,whichchargethetenderershouldtherefore
includeinhistender.Thefixedchargeshallbepaid
atthetimeofexportation .
Article10
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle15(2),thecompe­
tentauthorityoftheexportingMemberStateshall
makeaprovisionalpaymenttothesuccessfultenderer
equalto90%ofthepricequotedinhistender,on
productionbyhimofproofthatthelotofsugarhas
arrived,withinthemeaningofArticle9(4),atthe
specifiedportofdestination .Thisproofshallconsist
ofacertificatefromaspecializedinternationalcontrol
andsurveillanceagencyapprovedbyUNRWA.Article8
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatesessionby
thecompetentauthority.Subjecttoparagraph2,
personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunderan
obligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Thetendersshallbecommunicated ,without
namesattachedthereto,totheCommission without
delay.
3.Inorderthatthetendersmaybedirectlycompar­
able,eachoneshallbeadjustedasnecessarybythe
monetarycompensatory amountapplicabletoexports
ofwhitesugarfromtheMemberStatereferredtoin
Article6(2)(d)ontheclosingdateforthesubmission
oftenders.Suchadjustmentshallbemadeby:
—increasingthepriceinthecaseoftendersspeci­
fyingaMemberStatewhosecurrencyhasdepreci­
ated,
—reducingthepriceinthecaseoftendersspeci­
fyingaMemberStatewhosecurrencyhasappreci­
ated.
Theratesusedforconvertingthetendersthus
correctedintounitsofaccountshallbe:
—inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof225%,thecentralrate,
—inalldthercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringaweekendingontheTuesdayimmediately
precedingthefinaldateforthesubmissionof
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(b)subjectasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation ,
therighttoreceivepaymentofthepricequotedin
thetenderforthelot;
(c)theobligationtoapplytotheMemberState
referredtoin(a)foralicenceasaforesaidforthe
sugarinquestionandtodeliverthatsugarinaccor­
dancewiththetermsofthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
2.Therightsandobligationsarisingfromthe
awardofacontractshallnotbetransferable .Inaddition,thetenderershallsubmitonecopyofthe
shippingdocumenttothecompetentauthority
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph .
Finalpaymentshallbemadeassoonasthesaid
authorityhasreceivedthedocumentsdrawnupby
UNRWAcertifyingthatthesugarhasbeendelivered
tothestipulatedportofdestinationonquaysideorin
lighter,inaccordancewiththeprescribedconditions .
ThosedocumentsshallbesentdirectlybyUNRWA
tothesaidauthorityassoonaspossible.
2.Iftheexportformalitiesinrespectofthesugar
arecompletedinaMemberStateotherthanthatin
whichthecontractwasawardedtothesuccessful
tenderer,thecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberStateshallforthepurposesofArticle7imme­
diatelyinformtheauthoritywhichawardedthe
contractoffinalpaymentinaccordancewithpara­
graph1.
Article11
Afterexaminationofthetenders,themaximumprice
forthelotofsugarfordeliveryshallbefixedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle36of
Regulation (EEC)No3330/74.Adecisionmay,
however,betakentomakenoawardinrespectofa
partialtender.Article14
1.Thecompetentauthoritiesshallimmediately
notifyalltenderersoftheoutcomeoftheirtenders
andshallalsosendastatementofawardtoevery
successfultenderer.
2.Thestatementofawardshallspecifyatleast:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotender;
(b)thepriceaccepted,expressedinthecurrencyof
theexportingMemberStates.
Article15
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallberesponsiblefor
alloperationsarisingfromtheawardofacontract
pursuanttothisRegulation ,andmustinparticular
informthecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberStateandUNRWAassoonaspossibleof:
(a)thenameofthevesselandthedateofloading;
(b)theexpecteddateofarrivalofthevesselatthe
portofdestination.
Thesaidauthoritymustcommunicatethatinforma­
tiontotheCommission asquicklyaspossibleand,
whereappropriate ,totheauthoritywhichawardedthe
contract .
2.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7(3)theprice
acceptedshallbereducedby0-10unitofaccountper
100kgofsugarperdayifthesugarisdeliveredafter
theprescribeddate,exceptwherelatedeliveryisrecog­
nizedbythecompetentauthoritywhichawardedthe
tenderasduetoforcemajeure.
3.Ifthesugarisofaqualitylowerthanthe
standardqualityitshallberejectedatthetenderer's
risk.Article12
1.Exceptwhereadecisionistakentomakeno
awardinrespectofapartialtender,andwithoutpreju­
dicetoparagraph2,thecontractshallbeawardedto
thetendererwhosetender,whenconvertedintounits
ofaccount,isthelowestforthelotaftertakinginto
accounttheadjustmentreferredtoinArticle8(3).
2.Wherethereismorethanoneacceptabletender
atthesamepriceforthesamelot,thesuccessful
tenderershallbechosenbydrawinglots.
Article13
1.Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceivefromtheMemberStatein
whichthetenderwassubmittedanexportlicence
inrespectoftherelevantquantityspecifyingthat
themonetarycompensatory amountsonexports
tothirdcountriesdonotapplyandbearingthe
endorsement :
'SuppliestoUNRWAforexportfrom...
(exportingMemberStateindicatedinthetender)
withoutrefund—Regulation(EEC)No2094/78';Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8September
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1September1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President