12.7.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL187/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1880/83
of8July1983
onaprincipalstandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/or
refundsonexportsofwhitesugar
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
tiontotendershouldbeissuedforexportofwhite
sugarwhich,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsin
worldpricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermina­
tionofexportleviesand/orexportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1489/76
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinvolved,specialdetailedrulesshouldbelaid
downinthisRegulation,andthoseprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No394/70of2March
1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
sugar(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1467/77Q,shouldnotapply;whereas,forthesame
reasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbelaiddown
withregardtoexportlicencesissuedinconnection
withthestandinginvitationtotenderandthereshould
beaderogationfromCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2630/81of10September1981onspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
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(13);
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1160/82of14May
1982providingfortheadvancefixingofmonetary
compensatory amounts(14)providesthat,wherethe
levyorrefundisfixedinadvancebymeansoftenders,
applicationstofixthemonetarycompensatoryamount
inadvanceshallbeacceptedonlyiftheparty
concernedhasdeclaredinwritingatthetimeof
submissionofthetenderthathewillalsoapplytofix
themonetarycompensatory amountinadvanceifthe
tenderisacceptedinwholeorinpart;whereas,in
suchcases,theobligationtolodgeanapplicationtofix
thelevyorrefundinadvancefollowingacceptanceof
thetenderinvolvesanobligationtorequestatthe
sametimeadvancefixingofthemonetarycompensa­
toryamount;whereas,forreasonspeculiartothe
marketinsugar,whenanoperatorintendstomakeuse
ofthefacilityoffixingamonetarycompensatory
amountinadvanceinconnectionwithanexportlevy
orrefundfixedinadvanceunderatenderingproce­
dureheonlymakesuphismindtodosoatthe
momentwhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
made;whereasitisonlyafterhehasbeendeclared
successfulinrespectofalevyorrefundforthequan­
tityofsugarindicatedinhistenderthatthesaid
monetarycompensatory amountcanbefixedin
advance;whereasapplicationofthesecondsubpara­
graphofthesaidArticle3(1)wouldasaconsequence ,
ifthetendererdidnot,aslaiddown,askforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatory amountatthe
timethelicenceorcertificatewasappliedfor,entail
hislosingaverylargesecurity,thelossofwhichwould
beoutofproportiontotheobjectivebehindtheprovi­
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJNoL74,18.3.1982,p.1.h)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.(8)OJNoL258,11.9.1981,p.16.0OJNoL329,25.11.1982,p.20.
(10)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(")OJNoL283,6.10.1982,p.7. (4)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
0OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13,
6)OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.(>2)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.
(>3)OJNoL160,26.6.1980,p.42.
HOJNoL134,15.5.1982,p.22. 0OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

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sionsofthesecondsubparagraphofthesaidArticle3
(1);whereas,inconsequence ,aderogationshouldbe
madefromthesaidprovisioninthecaseofthisten­
deringprocedure,sothatapplicationforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatoryamountatthe
timewhentheapplicationfortheexportlicenceis
madeshouldbeoptional;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforSugar,(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10.30a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2(b),theperiodfor
thesubmissionoftenderswhichwastoendon
Wednesday2andWednesday16November1983
shallendonThursday3andThursday17November
1983respectively ,at10.30a.m.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph2,nopartialinvita­
tiontotenderwillbeissuedonWednesday28
December1983.
5.ThetimelimitslaiddowninthisRegulationare
expressedinBelgiantime.
Article5
1.Offersinconnectionwiththistendermustbein
writing,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,against
areceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
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),andHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedaprincipalstandinginvita­
tiontotenderinordertodetermineexportlevies
and/orexportrefundsonwhitesugar,andduringthe
periodofvalidityofthisstandinginvitationthereshall
beissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntil13June1984.
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)shallbeginon12July1983;
(b)shallendon20July1983at10.30a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :

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—within30daysfollowingtheexpiryofthe
exportlicenceinquestion,notifytheagency
whichissuedthelicenceofthequantityor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthelicencewas
notused;
(e)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicablethe
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayofthe
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thetender,ifsuccessful,relatestoalloraspecified
partofthetenderedquantity.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender,shallnotbeconsidered .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.asitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvokedbythepartyconcerned.
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned.Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedhavebeenexamined,a
maximumquantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvita­
tion.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
1.Inthelightoftheinterventionpriceforwhite
sugarforthe1983/84marketingyearand,inparti­
cular,thecurrentstateandforeseeabledevelopmentof
theCommunityandworldsugarmarkets,thereshall
befixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
3.SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexport
refundisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequalto
orlessthansuchmaximumrefundandtoevery
tendererwhohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:
—ifamaximumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy;ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersindescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
heenaccountedfor: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.Thesecuritylodged
inrespectofaquantityforwhichtheaboveobliga­
tionshavenotbeenfulfilledshallbeforfeited.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetentagency
intheMemberStateconcernedshalltakesuchaction

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—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,or
—bythedrawingoflots.645/75notapplyinginsuchacase.Theapplica­
tionshallbelodgednotlaterthan:
—thelastworkingdayprecedingthedateofthe
partialinvitationtotendertobeheldthe
followingweek,or
—ifnopartialinvitationtotenderisduetobe
heldthatweek,thelastworkingdayofthe
followingweek,
(c)theobligationtoexportthetenderedquantityand,
ifthisobligationisnotfulfilled,topay,where
necessary,theamountreferredtoinArticle13(3).
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article13
1.ThefirstparagraphofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2630/81shallnotapplytothewhitesugar
tobeexportedinaccordancewiththisRegulation.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthcalendarmonth
followingthatinwhichthepartialinvitationwas
issued.
However :
(a)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tions:
—issuedintheperiod20Julyto7September
1983maybeusedonlyfrom15September
1983,
—issuedintheperiod14to28September1983
maybeusedfromthedayofissue,and
shallbevalidonlyuntil31December1983;
(b)licencesissuedinconnectionwithpartialinvita­
tionsissuedfrom1February1984shallbevalid
onlyuntil31July1984.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,iftheobligation
toexportcreatedbytheexportlicencereferredto
under(b)ofArticle12hasnotbeenfulfilledandifthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6islessthan:
(a)theexportlevyindicatedonthelicencereducedby
thelevyreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
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,Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheinvitationtowhich
thetenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(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

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then,underthetimelimitsandconditionslaiddown
inArticle33ofRegulation(EEC)No3183/80andby
wayofasupplementary securityforthequantityin
respectofwhichthesaidobligationwasnotfulfilled,
thelicenceholdershallbechargedanamountequal
tothedifferencebetweentheresultofthecalculation
madeunder(a),(b)or(c),asthecasemaybe,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle6.subparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1160/82shallnotapply.
Whenuseismadeoftheprovisionsofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle3(1)ofthatRegulation,thoseof
thethirdsubparagraphofparagraphIandofpara­
graph2ofthatArticleshallremainapplicableto
thistenderingprocedure .
Article15
InArticle1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2016/82('),'31
August1983'isherebyreplacedby'14July1983'.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12July1983.Article14
Ifthetendererintendstoapplyforadvancefixingof
themonetarycompensatoryamountunderthisstand­
inginvitationtotender,theprovisionsofthesecond
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL216,24.7.1982,p.25.