NoL221/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.8.84
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2383/84
of14August1984
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofrawsugar
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,aprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotendershouldbeissuedforexportofrawsugar
obtainedfrombeetorcaneharvestedintheCommu­
nity;whereas,inviewofpossiblefluctuationsinworld
pricesforsugar,theinvitationtotendermustprovide
forthedetermination ofexportleviesand/orexport
refunds;
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
1467/77Q,shouldnotapply;whereas,forthesame
reasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withregardtoexportlicencesissuedinconnection
withthestandinginvitationtotenderandthereshouldbeaderogationfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2630/81of10September1981onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforsugar(8),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/82(9),fromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3183/80of3December1980laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(10),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2666/82("),and
fromCommissionRegulation(EEC)No645/75of13
March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationoftheexportleviesandchargeson
agriculturalproducts(12),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1607/80(u);
WhereasthesecondsubparagraphofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(l4)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatoryamountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompen­
satoryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingpro­
cedureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
advance;whereas,inconsequence ,aderogation
shouldbemadefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseof
thistenderingprocedure,sothatapplicationfor
advancefixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamount
atthetimewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicence
ismadeshouldbeoptional;
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.
0OJNoL329,25.11.1982,p.20.
HOJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL283,6.10.1982,p.7.HOJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
HOJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.OOJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22.(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(*)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
Is)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13.
(6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.nOJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

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Whereasthefactthatexportlicencesissuedinrespect
ofpartialinvitationstotenderheldfrom1February
1985arevalidonlyuntil30June1985could,in
certainborderlinecases,makeitimpossibleactuallyto
exportthegoodsbeforethenewmarketingyear
beings;whereasitisthereforeappropriatetoauthorize
theMemberStateinquestiontoprovide,asaconces­
sionarymeasure,thatthepartiesconcernedhave,if
theysubmitadulysubstantiatedrequesttothateffect,
until15July1985toexportthegoods,ontheunder­
standingthatthesaidgoodsare,toallintentsand
purposes,toberegardedashavingbeenexportedon
30June1985;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginon18August1984;
(b)shallendon22August1984at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodfor
thesubmissionoftenderswhichwastoendon:
—Wednesday 21November1984shallendon
Tuesday20November1984at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday2January1985shallendonThursday
3January1985at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday 1andWednesday 8May1985shall
endonThursday2andTuesday7May1985,
respectively ,at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday5June1985shallendonTuesday4
June1985at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvita­
tiontotenderwillbeissuedonWednesday26
December1984.
5.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 .Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedaprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonrawsugarobtainedfrombeet
orcaneharvestedintheCommunity ,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil12June1985.
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 .

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13(4),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(4)shallbeforfeitedin
respectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobligations
havenotbeenfulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction
asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecir­
cumstancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned.3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250
tonnesofrawsugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhas
lodgedthesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicence
orlicencesinrespectofthequantitiesofrawsugar
tobeexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetenderercertifying
that:
—theproductintendedforexportconsistsofraw
sugarobtainedfromeitherbeetorfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ,and
—thecustomsexportformalitieswillbe
completedintheFrenchoverseasdepartments
inthecaseofsugarobtainedfromcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;
(e)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportcreatedbythe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)is
notfulfilled,supplementthesecurityby
paymentoftheamountreferredtoinArticle
13(4),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 .
Article6
1.Asecurityof9ECUper100kilogramsofsugar
tobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermustbe
lodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticleArticle7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchamannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforraw
sugarforthe1984/85marketingyearand,inparti­

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—bythedrawingoflots. 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,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfulten­
derersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantitytelquelofrawsugartobeexported;.
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofstandardqualityrawsugarofthequantity
referredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoclaiminrespectofthequantity
awarded,anexportlicenceindicatingasappro­
priatetheexportlevyortheexportrefundquoted
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
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthe
followingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobe
heldthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .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,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,orArticle13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytotherawsugarto
beexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .

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uniquement pourlesdépartements français
d'outre-mer',2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonth
followingthatinwhichthepartialinvitationwas
issued.Nelcasodizuccherogreggioottenutodacanne
raccoltenellaComunità,titolovalidosoltantonei
dipartimentifrancesid'oltremare',
Ingevalvanruwesuiker,vervaardigduitinde
Gemeenschap geoogstsuikerriet,certificaatalleen
geldigvoordeFranseoverzeesedepartementen '.
4.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.However :
(a)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tions:
—issuedintheperiod22Augustto12September
1984maybeusedonlyfrom15September
1984,
—issuedintheperiod13Septemberto10
October1984maybeusedfromthedayof
issue,
andshallbevalidonlyuntil30November1984;
(b)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsissuedintheperiod17Octoberto28
November1984maybeusedonlyfrom1
December1984andshallbevaliduntil30April"
1985;
(c)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsissuedfrom1February1985shallbevalid
onlyuntil30June1985.Thecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStatewhichissuedthesaidlicences
may,ifthelicenceholdersubmitsawritten,
substantiatedrequesttothateffect,extendtheir
periodofvalidityuntil15July1985atthelatest.
Whereanexportlicence'speriodofvalidityis
extendedinaccordancewiththissubparagraphthe
goodsshallberegardedashavingbeenexported
on30June1985.
3.Section18(a)oftheexportlicencesissuedin
respectofapartialinvitationtotendershallcontain
oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Inthecaseofrawsugarobtainedfromcaneharvested
intheCommunity,licencevalidonlyfortheFrench
overseasdepartments',
'Licensudelukkendegyldigfordefranskeoversøiske
departementer ,nårdetdrejersigområsukkerfrem­
stilletafsukkerrørhøstetiFællesskabet',Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatory amountunderthis
standinginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraphofparagraph 1andofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicabletothis
tenderingprocedure.'ImFallvonRohzucker,derausinderGemeinschaft
geerntetemZuckerrohrgewonnenwurde,istdie
Lizenznurgültigfürdiefranzösischenüberseeischen
Departements ',
"Οτανπρόκειταιγιαακατέργαστηζάχαρηπουλαμβά­
νεταιαπόζαχαροκάλαμα πουέχουνσυγκομιστείστην
Κοινότητα,πιστοποιητικό πουισχύειαποκλειστικάγια
ταυπερπόντιαγαλλικάδιαμερίσματα',Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon18August
1984.Encasdesucrebrutobtenuàpartirdecannesrécol­
téesdanslaCommunauté ,certificatvalable

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1984.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
Vice-President