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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1813/95
of26July1995
relatingtoastandinginvitationtotendertodetermineleviesand/orrefundson
exportsofwhitesugar
rulesforgoverningexportrefundsonsugar(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2529/94(9),shouldnot
apply;whereas,forthesamereasons,appropriateprovi­
sionsshouldbelaiddownwithregardtoexportlicences
issuedinconnectionwiththestandinginvitationto
tenderandthereshouldbeaderogationfromCommis­
sionRegulation(EC)No1464/95;whereas,however,the
provisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88
of16November1988layingdowncommondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricul­
turalproducts(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1199/95("),andthoseofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No120/89of19January1989layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportleviesand
chargesonagriculturalproducts(12),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1431/93(,3),shouldremainapplicable;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81
of30June1981onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketsinthesugarsector('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1101/95(2),andinparticularArticles13(2),
17(5)and(15),20(3)andthesecondsubparagraph of
Article39thereof,
Whereas,inconformitywithArticle20ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1068/93of30April1993on
detailedrulesfordeterminingandapplyingtheagricul­
turalconversionrates(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1053/94(4),theamountsoftenderssubmitted
withintheframeworkofaninvitationtotenderorganized
byvirtueofameasurerelatingtothecommonagricul­
turalpolicywillbeexpressedinecus;whereasArticle3
(3)ofCommissionRegulation(EC)No1464/95of27
June1995onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesinthesugar
sector(*),providesthattheamountsofthesuccessful
tendersshallbeexpressedinecusonthelicencesand
otherdocumentscertifyingthoseamounts;whereasthe
valueoftheecushallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Articles2and3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3813/92(%aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
150/950;whereasArticle13(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93
providesthatwhereagriculturalconversionratesarefixed
inadvance,onapplicationbythepartyconcerned,onthe
termsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphofArticle6
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3813/92,suchapplication
mustbelodgedatthesametimeasthesubmissionofthe
tenderaspartofatenderingprocedure;whereas,for
reasonsspecifictothesugarmarket,whenanoperator
intendstotakeuptheoptionofanadvancefixingofan
agriculturalconversionrate,hisdecisionshallbemade
onlywhentheapplicationfortheexportcertificatein
questionislodged;whereasinpracticehemayonly
applyforadvancefixingoftheagriculturalconversion
rateinquestionafterhavingbeendeclaredsuccessful
tendererinrespectofthelevyorrefundforthequantity
ofsugarindicatedinhistender;whereasinthecaseof
thepresenttenderingprocedure,aderogationmustbe
madefromthesaidprovisions,leavingthetendererthe
optionofapplyingforadvancefixingoftheagricultural
conversionrateatthetimewhentheapplicationforthe
exportcertificateinquestioninlodged;Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunityand
worldsugarmarkets,astandinginvitationtotender
shouldbeissuedassoonaspossiblefortheexportof
whitesugarinrespectofthe1995/96marketingyear
which,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsinworld
pricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermination of
exportleviesand/orexportrefunds;
Whereas,thegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationstotender
forthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefundsforsugar
wereestablishedbyArticle17aofRegulation(EEC)No
1785/81;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransactions
involved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownin
thisRegulation,whilstthoseprovidedforinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No394/70of2March1970ondetailedWhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No974/95of28
April1995oncertaintransitionalmeasuresrequiredto
implementtheUruguayRoundAgriculturalAgree­
ment(14)providesthattheexportlicencesforthesugar
sectorissuedduringthetwomonthsbefore1October
1995shallbeissuedforquantitieswhichcorrespondto
(>)OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
I1)OJNoL110,17.5.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(4)OJNoL107,12.5.1995,p.4.
Is)OJNoL144,28.6.1995,p.14.
(6)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.nOJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.8)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.
9)OJNoL269,20.10.1994,p.14.
10)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
")OJNoL119,30.5.1995,p.4.
n)OJNoL16,20.1.1989,p.19.
I3)OJNoL140,11.6.1993,p.27.
u)OJNoL97,29.4.1995,p.66.

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thequantitiesnormallydisposedofduringthosetwo
monthsandwhichdonotfallwithinthelimitslaiddown
bytheAgriculturalAgreement;whereasinsofarasthe
sugarsectorisconcerned,aquantityof667500tonnesof
sugaristobeconsideredascorresponding tothequanti­
tiesnormallydisposedofbywayoflicencesissuedwith
advancefixingoftherefundduringthecourseofthelast
threeyearsinrespectofthetwomonthsprecedingthe
monthofOctober;whereasprovisionshouldconse­
quentlybemadeforthelicencesforthesaidquantity,
whichwillbecommittedfirstofallforexportunderthis
tender,tobeconsideredastransitionallicences;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,(a)shallbeginon27July1995;
(b)shallendon3August1995at1030a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothesecondandsubsequentpartialinvita­
tions:
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheend
oftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthefollo­
wingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodforthe
submissionoftenderswhichwastoendon:
—Wednesday16August1995shallendonThursday17
August1995at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday 1November1995shallendonTuesday
31October1995at10.30a.m.,
—Wednesday3January1996shallendonThursday4
January1996at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvitations
totenderwillbeissuedonWednesday27December
1995andWednesday3April1996.
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
ordertodetermineexportleviesand/orexportrefundson
whitesugar.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthisstanding
invitation,partialinvitationstotendershallbeissued.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
untiladatetobedeterminedlater.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartialinvita­
tionshallbeconductedinaccordancewithArticle17aof
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81andwiththefollowing
provisions.Regulation(EEC)No394/70shallnotapply.Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,againsta
receipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMemberState,or
addressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,telex,
telegramorfaxmessage.
2.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtotenderto
whichtheofferrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereapplicable,of
theexportrefund,per100kilgoramsofwhitesugar,
expressedinecuswiththreedecimalplaces;
(e)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthan250tonnes
ofwhitesugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender;Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshallestablishanoticeofthe
invitationtotender.Thenoticeoftheinvitationtotender
shallbepublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .MemberStatesmayalsopublishthe
notice,orhaveitpublishedelsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticularthetermsof
theinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticemaybeamendedduringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderaremodi­
fiedduringthatperiod.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
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(b)tosuccessfultendererswhohavenotappliedforthe
relevantexportlicencewithintheperiodreferredtoin
Article12(b),totheextentofECU10per100kilo­
gramsofwhitesugar.
However,thispartofthereleasablesecurityshallbe
reducedbytheamountofrepresentingthedifference
existing,asapplicable :
—betweenthemaximumamountoftheexport
refundfixedforthepartialinvitationconcerned
andthemaximumamountoftheexportrefund
fixedforthefollowingpartialinvitationwhenthe
latteramountishigherthantheformer,
or
—betweentheminimumamountoftheexportlevy
fixedforthepartialinvitationconcernedandthe
minimumamountoftheexportlevyfixedforthe
followingpartialinvitationwhenthelatteramount
islowerthantheformer;
(c)tosuccessfultenderersforthequantityforwhichthey
havefulfilled,withinthemeaningofArticles29(b)
and30(1)(b)(i)ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88,the
exportobligationresultingfromthelicencereferredto
underArticle12(b)inaccordancewiththetermsof
Article33ofthatRegulation.
Thepartofthesecurityorthesecuritywhichisnot
releasedshallbeforfeitinrespectofthequantityofsugar
forwhichthecorresponding obligationshavenotbeen
fulfilled.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthorityof
theMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchactionasit
considersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircumstances
invokedbythepartyconcerned.(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifthis
tenderissuccessfulhewill,withintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b),applyforanexportlicenceor
licencesinrespectofthequantitiesofwhitesugarto
beexported;
(d)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewill:
—wheretheobligationtoexportresultingfromthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle12(b)isnot
fulfilled,supplementthesecuritybypaymentof
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4),and
—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryoftheexport
licenceinquestion,notifytheagencywhichissued
thelicenceofthequantityorquantitiesinrespect
ofwhichthelicencewasnotused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefundisfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthetenders
inquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedinthepresentinvitationto
tender,shallnotbeconsidered.
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecompe­
tentauthorityconcerned.Thepersonspresentatthe
examinationshallbeunderanobligationnottodisclose
anyparticularsrelatingthereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommission
forthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetendersremain
anonymous .Article6
1.AsecurityofECU11per100kilogramsofwhite
sugartobeexportedunderthisinvitationtotendermust
belodgedbyeachtenderer.WithoutprejudicetoArticle
13(4),thissecurityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultende­
rersandatthetimeoftheapplicationreferredtoin
Article12(b)becomethesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.Thesecuritymaybelodgedatthetenderer'schoice,
eitherincashorintheformofaguaranteegivenbyan
establishmentcomplyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeurethesecurityreferred
toinparagraph 1willbereleased:
(a)tounsuccessfultenderersinrespectofthequantityfor
whichnoawardhasbeenmade:Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthepartialinvitation
concerned .
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoawardundera
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—bythedrawingoflots. Article9
1.Inthelightofthecurrentstateandforeseeable
developmentoftheCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,
thereshallbefixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,
or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexportlevy
isfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoeverytenderer
whosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthan
suchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoeverytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.In
addition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessfultenderersa
statementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicateatleast:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhichthe
tenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theamountexpressedinecusoftheexportlevytobe
charged,orwhereapplicableoftheexportrefundto
begrantedper100kilogramsofwhitesugarofthe
quantityreferredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttoreceiveinthecircumstances referredto
under(b),inrespectofthequantityawarded,an
exportlicenceindicating,asappropriate,theexport
levyortheexportrefundquotedinhistender;
(b)theobligationtolodge,inaccordancewiththerele­
vantprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88,an
applicationforanexportlicenceinrespectofthat
quantity,theapplicationnotbeingrevocableand
Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No120/89not
applyinginsuchacase.Theapplicationshallbe
lodgedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsof
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88,notlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthefollowing
week,
or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobeheld
thatweek,thelastworkingdayofthefollowing
week;
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,if
thisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,wherenecessary,
theamountreferredtoinArticle13(4).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadetoother
tenderersindescendingorderofleviesquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;ifafter
suchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding ,orifthere
arenotendersquotinganexportlevy,contractsshall
beawardedinascendingorderofrefundsquoteduntil
theentiremaximumquantityhasbeenaccountedfor,
totenderersquotingarefund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1would
resultinthemaximumquantitybeingexceeded,that
awardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityasisstillavailable.
Wheretwoormoretenderersquotethesamelevyorthe
samerefundandawardstoallofthemwouldresultinthe
maximumquantitybeingexceeded,thenthequantity
availableshallbeawardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem,orArticle13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation(EC)
No1464/95shallnotapplytothewhitesugartobe
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thedayofexport,theamountsoftheexportrefundsand
theexportleviesfixedunderthetermsofthisinvitation
totenderbefore1July1996,forthesugarexportedfrom
thatdate,shallbeadjusted.
2.Fortheadjustmentreferredtoinparagraph 1:
(a)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1996
whichisgreaterthanthatinforceon30June1996
theexportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjusted
byanamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedin
ecusper100kilogramsexistingbetweentheinterven­
tionpriceforwhitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom
1July1996andtheinterventionpriceforthatsugar
inforceon30June1996;
(b)intheeventofthefixingofaninterventionpricefor
whitesugarapplicablewitheffectfrom1July1996
whichislowerthanthatinforceon30June1996,the
exportrefundandtheexportlevyshallbeadjustedby
anamountequaltothedifferenceexpressedinecus
per100kilogramsexistingbetweentheintervention
priceforwhitesugarinforceon30June1996and
theinterventionpriceforthatsugarapplicablewith
effectfrom1July1996.2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwithapartial
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromthedayofissue
untiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonthfollowingthat
inwhichthepartialinvitationwasissued.
However,exportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldfrom1May1996willbevalidonlyuntil
30September1996.
3.Theexportlicencesissuedinrespectofthepartial
invitationsheldbetween1Augustand30September
1995willbeusableonlyfrom15October1995.
4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligationto
exportresultingfromtheexportlicencereferredtounder
Article12(b)hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthesecurity
referredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
Article20(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81in
forceonthelastdayofvalidityofthesaidlicence;
or
(b)thesumoftheexportlevyindicatedonthelicence
andtherefundreferredtoinArticle17a(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1785/81inforceonthelastdayof
validityofthesaidlicence;
or
(c)theexportrefundreferredtoinArticle17a(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No1785/81inforceonthelastday
ofvalidityofthelicencereducedbytherefundindi­
catedonthesaidlicence,
then,forthequantityinrespectofwhichthesaidobliga­
tionwasnotfulfilled,thelicenceholdershallbecharged
anamountequaltothedifferencebetweentheresultof
thevaluationmadeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,
andthesecurityreferredtoinArticle6(1).3.Forthecalculationofthedifferencesreferredtoin
paragraph2,theinterventionpricesinquestionshallbe
increasedbythecorresponding storagelevyreferredtoin
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1785/81.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisArticle,the
MemberStateissuingtherelevantexportlicenceshallat
thetimeofissuecompletesection'specialparticulars'by
addingthefollowing:
'tobeadjustedinaccordancewithadjudicationRegu­
lation(EC)No1813/95forexportswhichtakeplace
after30June1996.'
Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingofagri­
culturalconversionrateunderthisstandinginvitationto
tender,theprovisionsofthesecondindentofArticle13
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93shallnotapply.5.Uponpresentationbytheholderoftheexport
licenceconcerned,orbytheassigneewhenthelicence
hasbeentransferred,totheMemberStatethatissuedit
andbeforethecustomsformalitiesforthequantities
concernedhavebeencarriedout,thatMemberStateshall
entertherefundrateafteradjustmentinthesection
'specialparticulars'andshalldulycertifyandstampthat
section.
Article15
IfthepricesfixedinecuspursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No1785/81areamendedduringtheintervalbetweenthe
dayofexpiryoftheperiodforsubmissionoftendersand6.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission as
quicklyaspossibleofthequantitiesofsugarforwhichan
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Article16
WhenwhitesugarofCNcode17019910producedfrom
beetorcaneharvestedintheCommunityorfromraw
sugarimportedintotheCommunityunderpreferential
arrangements ,isstockedinbulkunderacustomsware­
housingorfreezoneprocedureforadvancepaymentof
therefundasdefinedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
565/80('),thatsugarmay,inadditiontotheoperations
referredtoinArticle28(4)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87(2),bemixedinthesameplaceof
storagewithotherwhitesugarofthesameCNcode
17019910,havingthesameoriginasindicatedabove,of
thesamecommercialqualityandpossessingequivalent
technicalcharacteristics .Article17
FortheapplicationofRegulation(EC)No974/95,the
applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesissuedunder
thisinvitationtotendershallbeartheendorsement 'tran­
sitionallicences—Regulation(EC)No974/95'forthe
first667500tonnescommittedforexportbetween1
August1995and30September1995.
Theseprovisionsshallnotbeapplicabletothelicences
showingarefundfixedinaccordancewithArticle17a(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No1785/81.
Article18
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon27July1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
2OJNoL110,17.5.1995,p.1.