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REGULATION (EEC)No1897/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of1September1972
onastandinginvitationtotendertodeterminetheexportrefundforwhitesugar
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreaty
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;establishingtheinvitationtotendershouldbethatprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2637/708on
specialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
ofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1524/72,9anditshouldbe
madepossibletoderogatefromthoseprovisions;
whereas,moreover,aminimumquantitypertender
shouldbelaiddownaccordingtodestination;
Whereas,asaresultoftheeconomictrendofthe
worldsugarmarket,whenaninvitationtotenderis
issued,certainsituationsmayarisewhicharelikelyto
callintoquestiontheprinciplesgoverningthesystem
ofinvitationstotender;whereas,inordertoforestall
anypossibledifficulties,specialprovisionsmustbe
adoptedtodealwithsuchsituations,particularly
withregardtotendersandthetransferability of
exportlicencesunderconditionsdifferentfromthose
providedforby-CommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1373/7010of10July1970oncommondetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesfor
agriculturalproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2849/7111;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforSugar;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
1009/67/EEC1of18December1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No607/72,2andinparticular
Articles11(2),17(4)and38thereof;
Whereas,asthenewsugarproductionyear
approaches,astandinginvitationtotendershouldbe
.issuedfortheexportofthesurpluswhitesugarfrom
the1972/73sugarmarketingyearandwhereasthe
previousstandinginvitationtotenderprovidedforin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No685/723of4April
1972onastandinginvitationtotendertodetermine
theexportrefundforwhitesugar,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1701/72,4shouldbe
withdrawn ;
Whereasthegeneralanddetailedrulesrelatingtothe
tenderingproceduretodeterminetheexportrefund
onsugararecontainedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No766/685of18June1968layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonsugar,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No433/72,6andin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No394/707of2
March1970ondetailedrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonsugar;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthepresent
situationonthesugarmarket,theperiodofvalidity
oftheexportlicencesissuedinpursuanceofthisHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
MemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitationto
tendertodeterminetheexportrefundforwhite
sugar,and,duringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitation,theyshallissuepartial
invitationstotender. OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
OJNoL75,28.3.1972,p.4.
OJNoL81,5.4.1972,p.13.
OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.16.
OJNoL143,25.6.1968,p.6.
OJNoL53,2.3.1972,p.1.
OJNoL50,4.3.1970,p.1.8OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
9OJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.15.
10OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
11OJNoL286,30.12.1971,p.24.

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Article2 Article6
Thestandinginvitationtotenderandthepartial
invitationsshallbeorganizedinaccordancewith
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No766/68,the
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No394/70andthe
followingprovisions.Wheretherearetendersindicatingarefundwitha
rateofzero:
(a)eachtenderermaysubmitonlyonetender;
(b)thetendershouldbesubmittedtothecompetent
bodyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetenderer
ispermanentlyresidentorhashisseat,asthe
casemaybe.Article3
Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainvalid
untiladatetobedeterminedatalaterstage.Article7
TendersshallbenotifiedtotheCommission
immediately .Article4
Article8
1.Amaximumquantitymaybefixedforeachof
thepartialinvitationstotenderoncethetendershave
beenexamined .
2.Whereamaximumquantityhasbeenfixedfor
apartialinvitationtotender,andwhereallthe
tenderstobetakenintoconsideration fortheaward
indicatearefundwitharateofzero,theawardshall
bemade,bywayofderogationfromthesecond
subparagraphofArticle6(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No394/70,bydividingthemaximumquantity:
(a)eitherinproportiontothequantitiesshownin
thetendersinquestion;
(b)orbetweenthesuccessfultenderers,uptoa
maximumtonnagetobedetermined ;
(c)orbyusingtheproceduresprovidedforunder(a)
and(b)simultaneously ;
(d)orbydrawinglotsinadditiontotheprocedure
providedforunder(b).1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothefirstpartialinvitation:
(a)shallbeginonthedayonwhichnoticeofthe
standinginvitationtotenderispublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
(b)shallendat10.00a.m.onWednesday13
September1972.
2.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothesecondandsubsequent
partialinvitations :
(a)shallbeginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endofthepreviousperiod,and
(b)shallendat10.00a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph2(b)the
periodsforsubmittingtenderswhicharetoend:
(a)onWednesday 1,15and22November1972
respectivelyshallendonTuesday31October,14
and21November1972at10.00a.m.,
(b)onWednesday27December1972and3January
1973respectivelyshallendonThursday4
January1973at10.00a.m.
4.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTime
appliesinItaly,thetimelimitslaiddowninthe
previousparagraphsshallbeunderstoodinthat
MemberStatetobeextendedbyonehour.Article9
1.Article33aofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70
shallnotapplytothewhitesugartobeexportedin
pursuanceofthisstandinginvitationtotender.
2.Bywayofderogationfromthefirst
subparagraph ofArticle32(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2637/70:
(a)exportlicencesissuedbefore15October1972
shallbevalidonlyfromthatdate;
(b)exportlicencesissuedinpursuanceofthepartial
invitationstotenderinresponsetowhichtendersArticle5
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
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maybesubmittedafter6June1973shallbe'valid
onlyuntil30September1973.Article11
Article10Thestandinginvitationtotenderreferredtoin
Regulation (EEC)No685/72isherebywithdrawn
witheffectfrom7September1972.
Article12Bywayofderogationfromthefirstsubparagraph of
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70,rights
derivingfromlicencesissuedinpursuanceofapartial
invitationtotenderwhichindicatearefundwitha
rateofzeroshallnotbetransferable .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2September
1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablednallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1September1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT