18.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL97/21
REGULATION (EEC)No999/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of17April1975
amendingthetermsoftheinvitationstotenderinthesugarsectorreferredto
inRegulations (EEC)No314/75,(EEC)No557/75,(EEC)No558/75and(EEC)No
630/75
tionstotenderbytendererswhowishtosupplythe
highestdeficitmarket,namelyItaly,withwhitesugar;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article5(4)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No557/75shall
startasfollows:'Withoutprejudicetotheprovisions
ofthethirdsubparagraphofparagraph5'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(')of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2476/74(2),andinparticular
Articles11(2),16(5)and25(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoRegulation (EEC)No608/72(3)of
23March1972layingdownrulestobeappliedin
casesofconsiderablepricerisesontheworldsugar
market,andinparticularArticle3thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
191/75(4)of21January1975concerninganaddi­
tionalquantityinrespectofthesubsidizedimporta­
tionofsugarandamendingRegulation (EEC)No
2931/74,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
821/75(5),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2932/74(6)of18November1974onthegrantand
financingofasubsidyonsugarproducedinexcessof
themaximumquotaandonthefinancingofthe
subsidyonsugarimports,andinparticularArticle1
(2)thereof;
WhereasthedifferentMemberStatesconcerned ,
actingpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No314/75(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No557/75(8),and
toRegulations (EEC)No557/75,(EEC)No558/75(q)
and(EEC)No630/75(l0)currentlyissuestandinginvi­
tationstotenderforsubsidiesonimportsofwhiteand
rawsugarandforsubsidiesoncertainwhitesugars
producedintheCommunityandintendedtobesold
there;
Whereasthetermsoftheabovementioned invitations
totendershouldbeamendedappropriately inthe
lightofexperienceandparticularlyinorderto
increasethescopeforparticipation intheseinvita­Article2
Article5(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No314/75and
Article5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No557/75shallbe
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)themaximumamountofthesubsidyprovided
forinArticle8isfixedonthedayonwhich
thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
expires;
(b)thecontractawardedrelatestotheentirequan­
tityindicatedinthetenderortoaspecified
partthereof;
Moreover,atenderermaysubmittendersin
respectofoneandthesamequantityofsugarin
responsetoapartialinvitationtotender
conductedunderRegulation (EEC)No314/75and
inresponsetoapartialinvitationtotenderofthe
samedateconductedunderRegulation (EEC)No
557/75.Thetwotendersconcernedshallbe
submittedtothecompetentagencyofasingle
MemberStateandshallbemarked"Dualtender".
Inrespectoftendersmarked"Dualtender"the
tenderershallhave:(')OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL264,1.10.1974,p.70.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL20,25.1.1975,p.39.
(5)OJNoL79,28.3.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL311,22.11.1974,p.10.
(7)OJNoL35,8.2.1975,p.11.
(8)OJNoL59,5.3.1975,p.8.
(9)OJNoL59,5.3.1975,p.16.
(10)OJNoL66,13.3.1975,p.5.

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—therighttolodgeinrespectofthequantityof
sugarconcernedonlyoneofthesecuritiesfor
tenderrequiredinrespectofthetwopartial
invitationstotender,and,
—theobligation,ifbothhistendersare
successful,tocanceloneofthembynotifying
inwritingthecompetentagencyinthe
MemberStatesconcernedwithintwoworking
daysfollowingtheexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmission oftenders.'
Article3
1.Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No314/75
shallbeamendedtoreadasfollows:
'1.Italy,theNetherlands andtheUnited
Kingdomshallopenastandinginvitationto
tenderinrespectofasubsidyontheimportation
fromthirdcountriesofwhiteandrawsugar,and
duringtheperiodofvalidityofsuchstandinginvi­
tationtotendertheyshallissuepartialinvitations
totenderinrespectofwhichamaximumquantity
shallbefixedforeachMemberState.
Themaximumquantityfixedforapartialinvita­
tiontotenderbyvirtueofArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No557/75shallapplyalsotothe
partialinvitationtotenderconductedonthesame
datebyvirtueofthisRegulation.'
2.Thefollowingsecondsubparagraph shallbe
addedtoArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No314/75:
'Atendershallrelateonlytothesubsidynecessary
fortheimportationofsugarintoaMemberState
inrespectofwhichamaximumtonnagegreater
thanzerohasbeenfixedforthepartialinvitation
totenderinquestion.'
3.InArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No314/75
theamount'25unitsofaccount'shallbereplacedby
theamount'10unitsofaccount'.
4.Article8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No314/75
shallbeamendedtoreadasfollows :
'2.Themaximumsubsidyreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbefixedforeachMemberState
referredtoinArticle1(1)inrespectofwhicha
maximumquantityhasbeenfixedandtowhich
tendershavebeensubmitted'.
Article4
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No314/75shallbe
amendedtoreadasfollows :
'Article9
Exceptwhereadecisionistakentomakeno
awardunderapartialinvitationtotenderacontractshallbeawardedtoeverytendererwhose
tenderdoesnotexceedthemaximumamountof
thesubsidy.
However,wheretheapplicationofthisprovision
wouldleadtothemaximumtonnagebeing
exceeded,thetotalamountinrespectofwhich
contractsareawardedshallbelimitedtothat
maximumtonnage,awardsbeingmadein
ascendingorderoftenderbyreferencetothelevel
ofsubsidyproposed.Wheretwoormoretenderers
quotethesamesubsidyandawardstoallofthem
wouldresultinthemaximumtonnagebeing
exceeded,thetonnageavailableshallbedivided
amongtheminproportiontothequantities
tenderedfor.'
Article5
Article7(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No557/75shallbe
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'2.Tenders,andanycancellations oftendersin
thecaseofdualtenders,shallbenotifiedtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayandinamannersuch
thatthetendererscannotbeidentified.'
Article6
Article6(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No558/75shallbe
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredfortheinvitationtotendershallbe
releasedonlyinrespectofthatquantity:
(a)forwhichthetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistender,and
—hascompletedcustomsimportformalities
undertheimportlicenceissuedfollowing
theawardofacontract,theprovisionsof
Article18ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75
toapplymutatismutandis;
(b)inrespectofwhichnoawardhasbeenmade.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedwithoutdelay.'
Article7
Article11(3)ofRegulations (EEC)No314/75and
(EEC)No557/75shallbeamendedtoreadas
follows:
'3.BywayofderogationfromArticle32(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2637/70,importlicences
issuedunderthistenderingprocedureshallbe
validfor90daysfromtheirdayofissuewithinthe
meaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
193/75.However,importlicencesforwhitesugar
intendedtobeputintofreecirculationinItaly
maynotbevalidbeyond31July1975.'

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'(a)thecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No2315/69('),suchcontrol
copytocontainthefollowingspecialentries:
—Sections101and103mustbecompleted ;
—Section104mustbecompletedbydele­
tingasappropriateandaddingoneofthe
followingendorsements :
"intendedforhomeuseinItaly";
"destinealamisealaconsommation en
Italie";
"zumVerbrauchinItalienbestimmt ;
"destinatoadessereimmessoalconsumo
inItalia";
"bestemdvoorverbruikinItalië;
"bestemttilforbrugiItalien";
—Section106mustbecompletedby
enteringoneofthefollowingendorse­
ments:
"TenderingRegulation (EEC)No630/75
(OJNoL66,13March1975),timelimit
forsubmissionoftendersexpires ;
"Règlement dadjudication (EEC)n0
630/75(JOn0L66du13mars1975)délai
deprésentation desoffresexpirant
le";
"Ausschreibungsverordnung (EWG)Nr.
630/75(ABl.Nr.L66vom13.März1975),
AblaufderAngebotsfrist am";Article8
Article11(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No558/75shall
beamendedtoreadasfollows:
'(b)therighttotheissuewithoutdelay,onproduc­
tionoftheproofreferredtoinArticle12(a),
ofanimportlicenceshowingthequantityand
thesubsidyindicatedintheofferandthe
MemberStateinwhichthesugaristobeput
intofreecirculation.'
Article9
1.Inthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle12(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No558/75thewords'sixtydays'
shallbereplacedby'thirtydays'.
2.Thefollowingsubparagraph shallbeaddedto
Article12(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No558/75:
'Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article5(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69,the
controlcopyreferredtoaboveshallbereturnedto
theimporter,afterhavingbeendulyendorsedby
thecompetentcustomsoffice,immediately on
completionofthecustomsformalitiesforentryof
thesugarintohomeuseinItaly.'
Article10
ThelastsentenceofArticle19ofRegulation (EEC)
No558/75andofArticle16ofRegulation (EEC)No
630/75shallbedeleted.
Article11
1.Article10(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No630/75
shallbeamendedtoreadasfollows:
'(b)thesuccessfultenderershallprovethatthe
quantityofwhitesugarmentionedinthe
tenderhasbeenimportedintoItalywithin30
daysfollowingthedayonwhichtheperiod
forsubmissionoftendersinquestionexpired.
ProofofimportationintoItalyshallbe
furnishedbyproductionofthedocument
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph (a)of
Article 11'.
2.ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle10of
Regulation (EEC)No630/75:
'(c)thetenderermustincludeinthecontractof
saleaclausenquiringthesugartoberetailed,
intheunalteredstate,inItaly.'
Article12
Article11(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No630/75shallbe
amendedtoreadasfollows:Regolamento digara(CEE)n.630/75
(GUn.L66del13marzo1975),il
terminedipresentazione delleofferte
scadeil";
Verordeningm.b.t.inschrijving (EEG)nr.
630/75(PBnr.L66van13maart1975),
indieningstermijn aanbiedingen eindigt
°p";
Forordningomlicitation (EØF)nr.
630/75(EFTnr.L66af13.marts1975),
fristenforindgivelseaftilbududløber
den".
Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article5(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69to
controlcopyreferredtoaboveshallbereturnedto
theimporter,afterhavingbeendulyendorsedby
thecompetentcustomsoffice,immediately on
completionofthecustomsformalitiesforentryof
thesugarintohomeuseinItaly.'
Article13
1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18
April1975.
2.ThederogationsprovidedforinArticles9and
12ofthisRegulationshallalsoapplytothoseopera­
tionsinrespectofwhichthecustomsformalitiesfor
importationintoItalywerecompletedbeforethis
Regulationenteredintoforce.
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission