CELEX: 31973R1101
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1101/73 of the Commission of 26 April 1973 on a standing invitation to tender for the sale for export of white sugar held by the French intervention agency

No L 112/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             28 . 4. 73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1101/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 26 April 1973
               on a standing invitation to tender for the sale for export of white sugar held by
                                                the French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas it is possible that the quantity of sugar deliv­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      ered might be lower than the quantity specified in the
                                                                   certificate of award, whereas it is only fair that the
                                                                    French intervention agency should then correct the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             certificate :
 Economic Community ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/                      Whereas, in view of the particular situation obtaining
 67/EEC (1 ) of 18 December 1967 on the common                     on the market in sugar, rules differing from those laid
 organization of the market in sugar, as last amended              down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 by Regulation (EEC) No 174/73 (2), and in particular              2637/70 (9) of 23 December 1970 laying down special
Articles 10 (3) and 11 (2) thereof ;                               detailed rules for the application of the system of
                                                                   import and export licences and advance fixing certifi­
                                                                   cates for agricultural products, as last amended by
Whereas, in view of the problems created by the                    Regulation (EEC) No 775/73 (10), should be laid down
storage of certain quantities of sugar held by the                 for the period of validity of export licences issued in
 French intervention agency, a standing invitation to              connection with the present tendering procedure ;
tender should be issued for the sale of the said sugar
in lots, whereas the sale should be for export ;
                                                                   Whereas it is impossible to ensure that sugar which is
Whereas the general and detailed rules for the sale of             exported under this invitation to tender will be the
sugar by tender were laid down by Council Regulation               sugar which has been sold by the French intervention
(EEC) No 447/68 (3) of 9 April 1968 laying down                    agency, whereas from then a sugar, for which aid has
general rules for intervention buying of sugar, as last            been granted in the United Kingdom, in accordance
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2274/70 (4), and by                 with the Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 258 /72 (5) of 3                    473/73 ( u) of 31 January 1973 authorizing the United
February 1972 laying down detailed rules concerning                Kingdom to grant aid as a transitional measure for
the sale by tender of sugar by intervention agencies ;             sugar to be consumed in its territory amended by
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 552/73 ( 12), could be exported
                                                                   instead of the sugar in question ; whereas in order to
Whereas a minimum quantity appropriate to the                      prevent any distortion of competition and any deflec­
intended use and ensuring the participation of the                 tion of trade it is necessary to provide that white sugar
greatest possible number of interested parties should              in free circulation in the United Kingdom may not be
be prescribed below which tender shall not be consid­              exported to third countries under cover of a licence
ered ;                                                             issued under this standing invitation to tender ;
Whereas the quality of the sugar to be sold falls
within the categories specified in Council Regulation              Whereas, for purely legal reasons, a number of old
(EEC) No 793/72(6) 0f 17 April 1972 fixing the                     regulations on standing invitations to tender by inter­
standard quality for white sugar and by Commission                 vention agencies, which are still in force although no
Regulation (EEC) No 1280/71 (7) of 18 June 1971                    longer operative, should be repealed ;
laying down detailed rules for the buying-in of sugar
by intervention agencies, as amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2417/71 («) ;
                                                                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
(') OJ No   308, 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 .                             are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
(2) OJ No   L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 1 .                           ment Committee for Sugar ;
(3) OJ No   L 91 , 12. 4. 1968 , p. 5.
(4) OJ No   L 246, 12. 11 . 1970, p. 3 .
(5) OJ No   L 31 , 4. 2. 1972, p. 22.                              (9) OJ No L 283,   28 .  12. 1970, p. 15.
(b) OJ No   L 94, 21 . 4. 1972, p. 1 .                             ( 10) OJ No L 74,  22.  3 . 1973, p. 11 .
(7) OJ No   L 133, 19 . 6 . 1971 , p. 34.                          (H) OJ No L 53,    26.  2. 1973, p. 59.
(8  OJ No   L 250 , 11 . 11 . 1971 , p. 30 .                         " OJ No L 54,    27.  2. 1973, p. 21 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                  goods laden and presented in the manner described in
                                                               the Annex, as appropriate to the particular lot, but
                          Article 1                            exclusive of internal taxes .
1 . The French intervention agency shall issue a                                           Article 7
standing invitation to tender for the sale for export of
white sugar which it holds. The tendering procedure            1 . The French intervention agency shall include in
shall determine the export refund on the said sugar.           the certificate of award a reservation as to the quantity
                                                               awarded .
2. Tenders submitted in response to the standing
invitation shall relate to quantities of white sugar           2. Where the quantity delivered by the French
made up into lots as indicated in the Annex.                   intervention agency is lower than that specified in the
                                                               certificate of award, the certificate shall be amended to
                                                               exclude the difference found .
                          Article 2
                                                               3.     The successful tenderer shall not be entitled to
The standing and partial invitations to tender shall be        any other rights by reason of the difference in quan­
issued in accordance with the provisions of Regula­            tity found under paragraph 2.
tions (EEC) Nos 447/68 and 258/72, and with the
provisions hereunder.                                                                      Article 8
                          Article 3                            The French intervention agency shall each week, by
                                                               displaying notices, publish the quantities sold under
The invitation to tender shall remain open until a             this tendering procedure. In addition notices shall be
date to be fixed later.                                        displayed in the Commission headquarters in Brus­
                                                               sels, in places set aside for the purpose.
                          Article 4
                                                                                           Article 9
In derogation from Articles 4 (3) and 5 (3) (b) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 258/72, the period for submission of           1 . Article 33a of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70
tenders for the first individual invitation to tender          shall not apply to white sugar to be exported under
shall expire at 9.30 a.m . on the first Tuesday following      this tendering procedure.
publication of the notice of partial invitation to tender      2. Export licences issued in connection with an
in the Official Journal of the European Communi­               individual invitation to tender shall be valid from the
ties .
                                                               date of issue until 30 September 1973 .
                          Article 5                                                        Article 10
A tender shall not be valid unless it relates :                The white sugar in free circulation in the United
— to a quantity of at least 1 000 metric tons, or              Kingdom shall not be exported under cover of an
                                                               export licence issued under this standing invitation to
— to the remaining quantity of a lot, where such               tender.
      quantity is less than 1 000 metric tons, or
— to a lot, where the lot is of less than 1 000 metric                                     Article 11
      tons, as the case may be .                               Regulations (EEC) Nos 822/70 (*), 1 652/70 (2),
                                                               393/71 (3), 564/71 (4) and 279/72(5) are repealed.
                          Article 6
                                                                                           Article 12
The price to be paid by the successful tenderer shall
be fixed per 100 kg in respect of each lot, as indicated       This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April
in the Annex. The price is quoted ex storage depot,             1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 26 April 1973 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                              The President
                                                                         Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                               (•) OJ  No   L 98 , 5. 5 . 1970, p . 7.
                                                               (2) OJ  No   L 180, 14. 8 . 1970, p. 28 .
                                                               (}) OJ  No   L 46, 25. 2. 1971 , p. 15 .
                                                               (4) OJ  No   L 65, 18 . 3 . 1971 , p. 14.
                                                                5) OJ  No   L 35, 9 . 2. 1972, p. 13 .
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                                   ANNEXE — ANHANG — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANNEX — BILAG
              1                                     2                               3              4                      5                     *
     Reference du lot                                                                       Dénomination
                                                                                              qualitative                           Prix (UC/100 kg;
       Bezeichnung
         des Loses                 Entreposeur et lieu d' entreposage         Quantité ( t)   Qualitäts­          Présentation      Preis ( RE/ 100 kg)
       Riferimento                                                                           bezeichnung                                   Prezzo
                                        Lagerhalter und Lagerort               Menge ( t)                          Verpackung
      della partita                                                                         Designazione                               (u.c. / lOO kg)
        Referentie­              Immagazzinatore e luogo di deposito          Quantità (t)    qualitativa         Presentazione
                                                                                                                                             Prijs
      nummer van                      Depothouder ; opslagplaats            Hoeveelheid (t)   Kwaliteits­          Verpakking         (R.E. / 100 kg)
          de partij                                                                          aanduiding
                                        Storer and storage place              Quantity (t)                        Presentation              Price
     Reference num­                                                                            Quality                                 (u. a. / 100 kg)
      ber of the lot            Lagerindehaveren og oplageringsstedet         Mængde (t)     description          Præsentation
                                                                                                                                            Prisen
          Partiets                                                                            Kvalitets­
        betegnelse                                                                                                                    ( R.E. /100 kg)
                                                                                              betegnelse
            A 1            Entrepôts, magasins généraux et trans­                                                Sac jute neuf
                          ports du Nord-Est à Soissons (02 )                     1 500             1                 ( 100. kg)            24,60
           A 2            Entrepôts, magasins généraux et trans­                                              Sac papier 5 sacs
                          ports du Nord-Est à Soissons (02)                        500             1                   (50 kg)             24,34
           A 3            Entrepôts, magasins généraux et trans­                                                 Sac jute neuf
                          ports du Nord-Est à Soissons (02)                        460             1                 ( 100 kg)             24,60
           A 4            Entrepôts, magasins généraux et trans­                                                Sac jute neuf
                          ports du Nord-Est à Eppeville (80)                     1 600             1                 ( 100 kg)             24,60
           B 1            Entrepôts, magasins généraux et trans­                                                Sac jute neuf
                          ports du Nord-Est à Soissons (02)                        450            2                  ( 100 kg)             24,00
           B 2            Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de
                          Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing, Port de Lille                                                Sac jute neuf
                          à Lille (59 )                                          1500             2                 ( 100 kg)              24,00
           B 3            Magasins généraux Clamageran et Cie                                                   Sac jute neuf
                          à Rouen ( 76 )                                           800            2                 ( 100 kg)              24,00
           B 4            Société des docks et              entrepôts de                                        Sac jute neuf
                          Cambrai à Cambrai (59 )                               1 800             2                 ( 100 kg)             24,00
           B 5            Société des docks et              entrepôts de
                          Cambrai à Cambrai (59 )                               1500              2                 Vrac (»)              23,34
           B 6            Société des docks et              entrepôts de                                        Sac jute neuf
                          Cambrai à Cambrai (59)                                  500             2                ( 100 kg)              24,00
           B 7            Société    des     docks     et   entrepôts de                                        Sac jute neuf
                          Cambrai à Cambrai (59)                                2 490             2                ( 100 kg)              24,00
           B 8            Société des docks et              entrepôts de
                          Cambrai à Cambrai (59 )                                 360             2                 Vrac ( x )            23,34
 C ) En fait, le sucre est présenté conditionné en sac jute ( 100 kg) usagé ; le mode de présentation pour l'enlèvement est à convenir entre l'adju­
       dicataire et l'offrant du sucre à l'intervention .
 0 ) In Wirklichkeit ist der Zucker in 100-kg-Jutesack, gebraucht, verpac kt ; für die Übernahme ist die Verpackungsart zwischen dem Zuschlags­
       empfänger und demjenigen , der den Zucker zur Intervention angebo ten hat, zu vereinbaren .
( ! ) In realità, lo zucchero si presenta condizionato in sacco iuta usato da 100 kg ; il modo di presentazione per il ritiro e da convenire tra
       l'aggiudicatario e l'offerente dello zucchero all'intervento.
  (1) In werkelijkheid wordt de suiker aangeboden verpakt in gebruikte jutezak van 100 kg ; de presentatie voor de afname moet worden over­
       eengekomen tussen de koper en de aanbieder van de interventiesui ker.
 (*) In fact, the sugar is presented packed in used jute bags of 100 kg ; the type of presentation for removal shall be agreed between the
       successful tenderer and the offerer of the sugar to the intervention agency .
( l) I virkeligheden befinder sukkeret sig i en brugt jutesæk ( 100 kg) ; præsentationen for overtagelsen skal ske gennem interventionsorganet
       mellem tilbudsgiveren og køberen .