NoL61/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.3.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No561/80
of5March1980
onastandinginvitationtotenderinordertodetermineleviesand/orrefunds
onexportsofwhitesugar
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesforsugar(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1367/78(9),from
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No193/75of17
January1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofthesystemofimportandexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
products(10),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2971/79(u),andfromCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No645/75of13March1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheexportlevies
andchargesonagriculturalproducts(u),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No609/78(13);
Whereas,therefore,theinvitationtotenderprovided
forinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1634/77of
19July1977onastandinginvitationtotenderin
ordertodetermineexportrefundsforwhitesugar(H),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1573/79(15),
shouldbeclosed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforSugar,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3330/74of19December1974onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinsugar('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1396/78(2),andinparticular
Articles12(2),17(5),19(4)and34thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
608/72of23March1972layingdownrulestobe
appliedinthecaseofconsiderablepricerisesonthe
worldsugarmarket(3),andinparticularArticle1(1)
thereof,
WhereasinviewofthesituationontheCommunity
andworldsugarmarkets,astandinginvitationto
tendershouldbeissuedfortheexportationofwhite
sugarwhich,havingregardtopossiblefluctuationsin
worldpricesforsugar,mustprovideforthedetermina­
tionofexportleviesand/orexportrefunds;
Whereasthegeneralrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforthepurposeofdeterminingexportrefunds
forsugarwerelaiddownbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No766/68of18June1980layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonsugar(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1489/76(5);
Whereasinviewofthespecificnatureofthetransac­
tionsinquestionspecialdetailedrulesofapplication
shouldbelaiddowninthisRegulation,andthose
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
394/70of2March1970ondetailedrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonsugar(6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1467/77(7),shouldnotbeapplied;whereas,
forthesamereasons,appropriateprovisionsshouldbe
laiddownwithregardtoexportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththestandinginvitationtotenderand
thereshouldbeaderogationfromCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2990/76of9December1976onHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbeissuedastandinginvitationtotender
inordertodetermineexportleviesand/orexport
refundsonwhitesugar,andduringtheperiodof
validityofthisstandinginvitationthereshallbe
issuedpartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
1.Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeconductedinaccordancewith
Regulation(EEC)No766/68andwiththefollowing
provisions .Regulation (EEC)No394/70shallnot
apply.
(8)OJNoL341,10.12.1976,p.14.0OJNoL166,23.6.1978,p.24.
(I0)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(")OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.34.
(!2)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,p.16.(')OJNoL359,31.12.1974,p.1
(2)OJNoL170,28.3.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
(5)OJNoL167,26.6.1976,p.13,
(<>OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.(13)OJNoL83,30.3.1978,p.19.
(I4)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.35.
'*)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.44. (7)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.6.

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2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremain
openuntiladatetobedeterminedsubsequently .
Article3
1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupanoticeofinvi­
tationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Member
Statesmayalsopublishthenotice,orhaveit
published,elsewhere.
2.Thenoticeshallindicateinparticulartheterms
oftheinvitationtotender.
3.Thenoticeshallbepublishedonlyforthe
purposeofopeningthestandinginvitationtotender.
Itmaybeamendedduringtheperiodofvalidityof
thestandinginvitationtotender.Itshallbeso
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationaremodified.
Article4
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitationto
tender:
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichnoticeofthe
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ;
(b)shallendon12March1980at10a.m.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endoftheprecedingperiod;
(b)shallendat10a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b),the
periodforthesubmissionoftenderswhichwould
otherwiseendonWednesday30April1980shallend
onTuesday29Aprilat10a.m.
4.Thetimelimitslaiddowninthepreviouspara­
graphsshallbe:
(a)broughtforwardbyonehourinIrelandandinthe
UnitedKingdomduringtheperiodinwhich
summertimedoesnotapplyinthoseMember
States;
(b)extendedbyonehourintheotherMemberStates
duringtheperiodinwhichsummertimeapplies
inthoseMemberStates.
Article5
1.Tenders,whichmustbeinwriting,shalleither
bedeliveredbyhandtothecompetentauthorityofaMemberState,againstareceipt,oraddressedtothat
authoritybyregisteredletter,telexortelegram.
2.Thetendermustindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(d)theamountoftheexportlevyor,whereappli­
cable,oftheexportrefund,per100kilogramsof
whitesugar,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(e)theamountofthetendersecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofsugarindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexportedisnot
lessthan250tonnes;
(b)proofisfurnished,beforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftenders,thatthetenderer
haslodgedthesecurityfortenderindicatedinthe
offer;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthatifhis
tenderissuccessfulhewillwithintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b)applyforanexportlicence
inrespectofthequantityofwhitesugartobe
exported;
(d)itcontainsalltheinformationreferredtoinpara­
graph2.
4.Atendermaystipulatethatitistoberegarded
ashavingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theminimumexportlevyor,whereapplicable,the
maximumexportrefund,isfixedonthedayof
expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionofthe
tendersinquestion;
(b)thecontractawardedrelatestoalloraspecificpart
ofthequantitytenderedfor.
5.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,shallnotbetakeninto
consideration .
6.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article6
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe3ECUper100
kilogramsofwhitesugartobeexported.
2.Thetenderermayprovidethesecurityeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteefurnishedbyan
establishment complyingwithcriterialaiddownby
theMemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted .

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—ifaminimumlevyisfixed,acontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
highestlevy.Ifthemaximumquantityisnotfully
coveredbythataward,awardsshallbemadeto
othertenderersjndescendingorderoflevies
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor;
—ifamaximumrefundisfixed,contractsshallbe
awardedinaccordancewiththefirstindent;if
aftersuchawardsaquantityisstilloutstanding,or
iftherearenotendersquotingalevy,contracts
shallbeawarded,inascendingorderofrefunds
quoteduntiltheentiremaximumquantityhas
beenaccountedfor,totenderersquotingarefund.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartenderer
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1
wouldresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantity
asisstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretenderers
quotethesamelevyorthesamerefundandawardsto
allofthemwouldresultinthemaximumquantity
beingexceeded,thenthequantityavailableshallbe
awardedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcerned
inproportiontothetotalquantitiesineachof
theirtenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderers
concernedbyreferencetoamaximumtonnageto
befixedforeachofthem,or
—bythedrawingoflots.3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurityfor
thetendershallbereleasedonly:
(a)ifasuccessfultendererhaswithintheperiodlaid
downinArticle12(b)appliedforanexport
licence;
(b)inrespectofanyquantityforwhichnoawardhas
beenmade.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwith.
4.Incaseofforcemajeure,thecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateconcernedshalltake
suchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardto
thecircumstances invokedbythepartyconcerned .
Article7
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythe
competentauthorityconcerned .Subjecttoparagraph
2,personspresentattheexaminationshallbeunder
anobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommis­
sionforthwithandinsuchmannerthatthetenderers
remainanonymous .
Article8
1.Afterthetendersreceivedinrespectofapartial
invitationtotenderhavebeenexamined,amaximum
quantitymaybefixedforthatpartialinvitation.
2.Adecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward
underaspecificpartialinvitationtotender.
Article9
1.Accountbeingtakenofthecurrentstateand
foreseeabledevelopmentoftheCommunityandworld
sugarmarkets,thereshallbefixedeither:
—aminimumexportlevy,or
—amaximumexportrefund.
2.SubjecttoArticle10,whereaminimumexport
levyisfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateoflevyequaltoor
greaterthansuchminimumlevy.
SubjecttoArticle10,whereamaximumexportrefund
isfixed,acontractshallbeawardedtoeverytenderer
whosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoorless
thansuchmaximumrefundandtoeverytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Article10
1.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfora
partialinvitationtotender:Article11
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifyapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
Inaddition,thatauthorityshallsendsuccessful
tenderersastatementofaward.
2.Thestatementofawardshallindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thequantityofwhitesugartobeexported;
(c)theexportlevytobecharged,orwhereapplicable
theexportrefundtobegranted,per100kilograms
ofwhitesugarofthequantityreferredtoin(b).
Article12
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
(a)therighttobeissued,inrespectofthequantity
awarded,withanexportlicenceindicatingas
appropriatetheexportlevyortheexportrefund
quotedinthetender;

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(b)theobligationtoapply,within10daysfollowing
thedayofexpiryoftheperiodforthesubmission
oftenders,foranexportlicenceforthatquantity;
Article5(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75and
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No645/75shall
notapplyinsuchcases.
Thisrightandthisobligationshallnotbetransferable .
Article13
1.Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No2990/76shall
notapplytowhitesugartobeexportedinaccordance
withthisRegulation .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheday
ofissueuntiltheendofthefifthmonthfollowing
thatinwhichtheawardinrespectofthatpartialinvi­
tationtotenderwasmade.Howeverexportlicencesissuedinconnectionwitha
partialinvitationtotenderheldafter30April1980
shallbevalidonlyuntil30September1980.
3.Bywayofderogationfromthefirstindentof
Article8(1)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2990/76the
securityforlicencesissuedfortheexportofsugar
coveredbythisRegulationshallamountto9ECUper
100kilogramsofwhitesugar.
Article14
Thestandinginvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No1634/77shallbeclosedwith
effectfrom6March1980.
Article/5
TheRegulationshallenterintoforceon6March
1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5March1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President