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REGULATION (EEC)No1243/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of14May1973
onastandinginvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofwhitesugarasfoodaidfor
UNRWA
toUNRWAand,duringtheperiodofvalidityof
thestandinginvitation,theyshallissuepartialinvita­
tionstotender.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothe
priceofthetotalquantityof2150metrictonsof
whitesugarofGrade1asdefinedbyArticle11(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1280/71tobesuppliedcif
totheLebaneseandIsraeliportsofunloading
referredtoinArticle9.
3.Norefundshallbegrantedinrespectofthe
exportofthequantityreferredtoinparagraph2.
Article2
Thestandinginvitationtotender,thatisthefirst
partialinvitationandallofthepossiblyfollowing
partialinvitations,shallbeorganizedinaccordance
withthefollowingprovisions.
Article3THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/73(*)of17April1973onthesupplyofsugar
toUNRWAasfoodaidpursuanttotheAgreement '
withthatagencydated18December1972,andin
particularArticle(3)thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1052/73
providesthat2150metrictonsofwhitesugar
producedandinfreecirculationintheCommunity
beplacedatthedisposaloftheUnitedNations
ReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees
(UNRWA)asfoodaidforthesugarmarketingyear
1972/73;whereas,inviewofitsdestination,this
whitesugarmustbeGrade1sugarasdefinedby
Regulation (EEC)No1280/71(2)oftheCommis­
sionof18June1971layingdowndetailedrulesfor
thebuying-inofsugarbyinterventionagencies,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2417/71(8);
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No1052/73
providesinparticularthattheCommunityshall
financethecifvalueofthesugar;
Whereassincethecontractforthemobilization of
thegoodsciftotheportofunloadingistobe
awardedunderatenderingprocedure,itwould
seemdesirabletoapply,inanappropriateform,the
detailedrulesgoverningsalesbytenderafterinter­
ventionorforexportwithintheframeworkofthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinsugar;
Whereas,fortheavoidanceofdoubt,itshouldbe
specifiedthatthesystemofmonetarycompensatory
amountsforexporttothirdcountriesbecauseof
theirnaturedoesnotapplytothisinvitationto
tender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforSugar;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainvalid
untiladatetobedeterminedatalaterstage.
Article4
1.Theperiodforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitationshall:
(a)beginat10a.m.on17May1973,
(b)expireat10a.m.on23May1973.
2.Theperiodsforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothesecondandsubsequentpartialinvita­
tionsshall:
(a)beginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingthe
endofthepreviousperiod,and
(b)expireat10a.m.ontheWednesdayofthe
followingweek.
3.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTime
appliesinItaly,thetimelimitslaiddowninthis
ArticleshallbeunderstoodinthatMemberStateto
beextendedbyonehour.
Article5
Article1
1.MemberStatesshallissueastandinginvitation
totenderforthesupplyofwhitesugarasfoodaid1.TheMemberStatesshalldrawupaninvita­
tiontotender.Theinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .MemberStatesmayalsopublishthe
invitationtotenderorhaveitpublishedelsewhere.
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallbe
publishedonlyforthepurposeofissuingit.Theinvi(1)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.1.
(2)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.34.
(s)OJNoL250,11.11.1971,p.30.

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(b)thetenderis-notaccepted.
Incasesofforcemajeurethecompetentbodyshall
determinethemeasuresnecessaryinviewofthe
circumstancesinvokedbythetenderer.
4.Inthecaseofparagraph3(a)thedepositshall
bereleasedwhenpaymentismadeunderArticle10
(1);inthecaseofparagraph3(b)thedepositshall
bereleasedimmediately .tationaspublishedmaybeamendedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthestandinginvitation.Itshallbe
amendedifthetermsoftheinvitationtotenderare
amendedduringthatperiodofvalidity.
3.Theinvitationshallindicateinparticular :
(a)thenameandaddressofthecompetentbody
issuingtheinvitationtotender;
(b)thetermsoftheinvitationtotender;
(c)thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders. Article8
Article6 1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatesession
bythecompetentbody.Personspresentattheexam­
inationshallbesworntosecrecy.
2.TheCommission shallbeinformedwithout
delayofthetenderssubmitted.
Article91.Tenderersshalleitherdeliverwrittentendersto
thecompetentbodyagainstareceipt,oraddress
tenderstothecompetentbodybyregisteredletter,
telexortelegram.
TendersshallbesubmittedintheMemberStatefrom
whichexportistobeeffected.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thepriceproposed,inthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateofthecompetentbodytowhich
thetenderissubmitted .
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestoapriceforthetotalquantityof
2150tonsofGrade1whitesugar;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforetheperiodforthe
submissionoftendersexpiresthatthedeposit
requiredbytheinvitationtotenderhasbeen
lodged;
(c)itincludesadeclarationbythetendererthathe
will,ifawardedthecontract,supplythesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegula­
tion.
4.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofthisArticle,orwhich
containstermsotherthanthoseindicatedintheinvi­
tationtotender,shallnotbetakenintoconsidera­
tion.
5.Onceatenderhasbeensubmitteditmaynot
bewithdrawn .1.Thepricerelatestothedeliverycifonquayof
I350metrictonstoBeirutand800metrictonsto
Ashdod.
2.Thesugarshallbesuppliedinnewjutesacks
ofaminimumweightof450glinedwithapoly­
ethylenebagandwithanetweightof50kg.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedontheoutsideofthe
sacks:'WhiteSugar—GiftoftheEuropean
Community'.
3.Thesugarmusthavebeenproducedandput
infreecirculationintheCommunity,exceptthat
sugarinfreecirculationintheUnitedKingdomcan
notbeexportedunderthetermsofthisregulation.
4.Thesugarshallbesuppliedcifonquaybefore
IIJuly1973.
5.Thetakingofsamplesandanalysisofthe
goodsshallbeeffectedbyexpertsrecognizedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberState
concerned.Allthecostsofweighing,takingsamples
andqualitycontroluponloadingshallbepaidby
theMemberStateconcerned .ThatMemberState
shallobtainfromthesuccessfultendereralump
sumrefundforthecostsreferredtoabove(2500
unitsofaccount),asumwhichmustthereforebe
quotedinthetender.
Article7Article10
1.Thedepositrequiredbytheinvitationto
tendershallbe21500unitsofaccount.
2.Thetenderermaylodgethedepositeitherin
cashorintheformofaguaranteebyanestablish­
mentcomplyingwithcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateinwhichthetenderissubmitted .
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thedeposit
shallonlybereleasedif:
(a)thesuccesfultenderersuppliesthesugarin
accordancewiththeprovisionshereof;1.TheMemberStateconcernedshallpaythe
succesfultenderersubjecttoanyadjustmentneces­
saryunderArticle15(2)thepricequotedinthis
tenderprorataforthequantityactuallysupplied,
reducedbythesumof2500unitsofaccount
referedtoinArticle9(5).Suchquantityshallbethe
quantitynotifiedtotheCommissionbyUNRWA;
theCommission shallinformtheMemberState
concernedofthisquantityimmediately .
2.Thesystemofmonetarycompensatory
amountsforexporttothirdcountriesshallnot
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3.Theaccessionalcompensatory amountsfor
exporttothirdcountriesshallbeapplied.
Article11thetenderingprocedure.Thebodyconcernedshall
alsosendastatementofawardtothesuccessful
tenderer.
2.Statementsofawardshallindicateatleast:
(a)theinvitationtowhichthetenderrelates;
(b)thepriceaccepted.Themaximumpriceforsupplyingthesugarshall
befixed,afterexaminationofthetenders,inaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle40of
RegulationNo1009/67/EEC(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1014/73(2).
However,adecisionmaybetakentomakeno
award.Article15
Article12
1.Exceptwhereadecisionistakentomakeno
awardinrespectofapartialinvitationtotender,
andwithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofpara­
graph2,theawardshallbemadetothetenderer
whosebidisconvertedintounitsofaccount,the
lowest.
2.Ifseveraltenderersproposethesamepriceand
thatpriceisaccepted,thesuccessfultenderershall
bechosenbydrawinglots.
Article131.ThecompetentbodyoftheMemberState
fromwhoseterritorythesugarconcernedistobe
exportedshallverifywhethertheconditionsrelating
tothesupplyofthesugarhavebeenfulfilled.
Thesuccessfultenderershallberesponsibleforall
operationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotenderissued
pursuanttothisRegulation,inparticularthenotifi­
cationoftheinformationprovidedforinArticles2
and3oftheAnnextotheAgreementtheEECand
UNRWA(3).Thisinformationshallbecommuni­
catedsimultaneously totheCommission .
2.WithoutprejudicetoArticle7(3),theamount
ofthepriceacceptedshallbereducedby:
(a)1-00unitofaccountper100kgofsugar,ifthe
sugarisGrade2sugar;
(b)010unitofaccountper100kgofsugarandper
dayifthesugarissuppliedafter11July1973,
exceptifthedelayisduetoacaseofforce
majeurerecognizedbythecompetentbody.
3.Ifthesugarisofagradelowerthanthatspeci­
fiedinparagraph2(a)itshallberejectedwithno
compensationtothetenderer.1.Anawardshall:
(a)confertherighttotheissue,inrespectofthe
quantityconcerned,ofanexportlicenceindi­
catingthatthesystemofmonetarycompensa­
toryamountsforexporttothirdcountriesdoes
notapplyinthiscaseandbearingthewords:
'forexportwithoutrefund';
(b)entailtheobligationtoapplyforsuchalicence
inrespectofGrade1sugarandtosupplysuch
sugarinaccordancewiththetermsoftheinvita­
tiontotender.
2.Rightsandobligationsarisingfromawards
shallnotbetransferable .
Article14Article16
1.Thecompetentbodiesshallimmediatelynotify
alltenderersoftheoutcomeoftheirparticipation inThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15May
1973.
ThisRegulationisbindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
(»)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(«)OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.1. r)OJNoL304,31.12.1972,p.24.