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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2236/85
of29July1985
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
\refundsonexportsofwhitesugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,reasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withregardtoexportlicencesissuedinconnection
withthestandinginvitationtotenderandthereshould
beaderogationfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2630/81of10September1981onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/82f),fromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3183/80of3December1980laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance­
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(10),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1994/84(n),and
fromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No645/75of13
March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheexportleviesandchargeson
agriculturalproducts(12),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1607/80(13);HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1482/85(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);WhereasthesecondsubparagraphofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatoryamounts(14),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No469/85(15),providesthat,wherethelevyor
refundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,appli­
cationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamountin
advanceshallbeacceptedonlyifthepartyconcerned
hasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeofsubmissionof
thetenderthathewillalsoapplytofixthemonetary
compensatory amountinadvanceifthetenderis
acceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,insuchcases,
theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofixthelevyor
refundinadvancefollowingacceptanceofthetender
involvesanobligationtorequestatthesametime
advancefixingofthemonetarycompensatory
amount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothemarketin
sugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuseofthe
facilityoffixingamonetarycompensatoryamountin
advanceinconnectionwithanexportlevyorrefund
fixedinadvanceunderatenderingprocedureheonly
makesuphismindtodosoatthemomentwhenthe
applicationfortheexportlicenceismade;whereasit
isonlyafterhehasbeendeclaredsuccessfulinrespectWhereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaid
downinthisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1467/77Q,shouldnotapply;whereas,forthesame
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.h)OJNoL151,10.6.1985,p.1.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
OOJNoL329,25.11.1982,p.20.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL186,13.7.1984,p.17.
(,2)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(,3)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
HOJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.
HOJNoL58,26.2.1985,p.5.(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13,
(4OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
0OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

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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
thetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodified.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon8August1985;
(b)shallendon14August1985at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodfor
thesubmissionoftenderswhichwastoendon:
—Wednesday,20November1985shallendon
Tuesday,19November1985at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday,1January1986shallendonFriday,3
January1986at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday,30April1986shallendonTuesday,
29April1986at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvita­
tiontotenderwillbeissuedonWednesday25
December1985.
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.ofalevyorrefundforthequantityofsugarindicated
inhistenderthatthesaidmonetarycompensatory
amountcanbefixedinadvance;whereas,inconse­
quence,aderogationshouldbemadefromthesaid
provisioninthecaseofthistenderingprocedure,so
thatapplicationforadvancefixingofthemonetary
compensatory amountatthetimewhentheapplica­
tionfortheexportlicenceismadeshouldbeoptional;
Whereasthefactthatexportlicencesissuedinrespect
ofpartialinvitationstotenderheldfrom1February
1986arevalidonlyuntil30June1986could,in
certainborderlinecases,makeitimpossibleactuallyto
exportthegoodsbeforethenewmarketingyear
begins;whereasitisthereforeappropriatetoauthorize
theMemberStateinquestiontoprovide,asaconces­
sionarymeasure,thatthepartiesconcernedhave,if
theysubmitarequesttothateffect,until15July1986
toexportthegoods,ontheunderstanding thatthesaid
goodsaretoberegardedashavingbeenexportedon
30June1986withtheresultthat,wheremonetary
compensatory amountsarenotfixedinadvance,the
agrimonetaryfactorssuchasthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount,therepresentative rateandthemonetary
coefficienttobeappliedtotheexportrefundwillbe
thosevalidon30June1986andthat,wheremonetary
compensatory amountsarefixedinadvanceupto30
June1986thelattermaynotbeadjustedtotake
accountofanynewrepresentative rateintroducedon
orafter1July1986;
Whereastherefundsgrantedforexportingthissugar
are,ontheonehand,fixedwithintheframeworkof
thepresentinvitationtotenderinthelightofthe
1985/86marketingyearinterventionpriceforwhite
sugarand,ontheotherhand,theycannotbeadjusted
accordingtoaneventualdifferencebetweencommon
pricesatthetimeofthetransitiontothe1986/87
marketingyear;whereasintheseconditionsitis
appropriatetoprovidethatthestoragelevyfixedfor
the1985/86marketingyearbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1653/85(')shallbeappliedtothesugar
inquestion,marketedduringtheperiod1Julyto15
July1986;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedaprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonwhitesugar,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil11June1986.Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram. (')OJNoL159,19.6.1985,p.36.

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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;
(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.
Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(3),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.
Anyunreleasedsecurityandthesupplementary secu­
rityreferredtoinArticle13(3)shallbeforfeitedin
respectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobligations
havenotbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.

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—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforwhite
sugarforthe1985/86marketingyearand,inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).
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,orArticle12
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).
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Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytothewhitesugar
tobeexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonth
followingthatinwhichthepartialinvitationwas
issued.
However :
(a)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tions:
—issuedintheperiod14Augustto11September
1985maybeusedonlyfrom15September
1985,
—issuedintheperiod12Septemberto2October
1985maybeusedfromthedayofissue,
andshallbevalidonlyuntil31December1985;
(b)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsheldfrom1February1986shallbevalid
onlyuntil30June1986.Thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStatewhichhasissuedalicence
may,onapplicationfromtheholderorthe
assigneewherealicencehasbeentransferred,
extenditsvalidityuntil15July1986.Ifanexten­
sionhasbeengranted,thesugarshallberegarded
ashavingbeenexportedon30June1986.The
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
withoutdelayofthequantititiesofsugarcovered
bytherequestsinquestion.Whenthissugaris
marketedduringtheperiod1Julyto15July1986,
thestoragelevyvalidforthemarketingyear
1985/86shallbeapplied.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbyexportlicenceappliedforwithin
theperiodreferredtounderArticle12(b)hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthesecurityreferredtoinArticle
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,
then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstand­
inginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraph ofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicableto
thistenderingprocedure.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon8August
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President