CELEX: 31986R0239
Language: en
Date: 1986-02-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 239/86 of 3 February 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2236/85 on a principal standing invitation to tender for exports of white sugar

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                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 239/86
                                                           of 3 February 1986
                   amending Regulation (EEC) No 2236/85 on a principal standing invitation to
                                                  tender for exports of white sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                  In the light of the situation and foreseeable develop­
                                                                           ment of the Community and world sugar markets
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      there shall be fixed either'.
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 785/8 i                 3 . The second subparagraph of Article 13 (2) shall read as
of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the                          follows :
markets in the sugar sector ('), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 3768 /85 (2), and in particular Articles 13                  'However the period of validity of export licences shall
(2), 18 (5) and 19 (4) and (7) thereof,                                    not exceed 30 September 1986.'
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 608 /72 of
23 March 1972 laying down rules to be applied in the                   4. The following Article 14a is inserted :
case of considerable price rises on the world sugar
market (3), and in particular Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof,                      'Article 14a
Whereas under Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                1.      If the terms of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
2236/85 of 29 July 1985 on a principal standing invita­                    766/68 apply export refunds and export levies fixed in
tion to tender in order to determine levies and/or refunds                 advance before 1 July 1986 under the terms of the
on exports of white sugar (4) the Member States issue                      present invitation to tender for sugar exported on or
partial invitations for the export of white sugar ; whereas                after that date shall, at the request of the party
the purpose of this principal invitation is to permit the                  concerned, be adjusted as specified in paragraph 2.
disposal to non-member countries of sugar from the
1985/86 marketing year, with exportation to take place by                  2. The adjustment mentioned in paragraph 1 shall
30 June 1986 at the latest ; whereas exports to be made                    consist of an increase in the export refund or reduction
after that date would normally be made as the result of a                  in the export levy by the difference, expressed in ECU
further invitation to tender ; whereas, in view of the situa­              per 100 kg, between the intervention price for white
tion on the world market and the need to allow exporters                   sugar applicable from 1 July 1986 onwards and the
greater flexibility, the restriction of the principal invita­              intervention price for white sugar in force on 30 June
tion to tender for exports to be made by 30 June 1986                        1986 .
should be withdrawn, and for exports to be made after
that date provision should be made for the levies and/or                    For determination of this difference these intervention
refunds fixed in advance before then to be adjusted, and                    prices shall be increased by the corresponding storage
no further supplementary invitation to tender should be                     levy specified at the second subparagraph of Article 8
planned ;                                                                  (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                    3 . The application or adjustment under paragraph 1
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                            must be made by the holder of the export licence or
Committee for Sugar,                                                        the assignee where a licence has been transferred to
                                                                            the Member State that issued it and before the customs
                                                                            export formalities for the quantities concerned are
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                carried out.
                                                                            The Member State shall enter the adjustment to be
                              Article 1
                                                                             made in section 18 (a) of the export licence and shall
                                                                             stamp this section .
 Regulation (EEC) No 2236/85 is amended as follows :
 1 . The date of 11 June 1986 given in Article 1 (2) is                      Member States shall without delay inform the
      replaced by 30 July 1986 .                                             Commission of the quantities of sugar for which appli­
                                                                             cations under paragraph 1 have been made.'
 2. The opening words of Article 9 ( 1 ) shall read as
      follows :
                                                                                                     Article 2
(')   OJ  No  L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
(2)   OJ  No  L 362, 31 . 12. 1985,   p. 8 .
 (■') OJ  No  L 75, 28 . 3. 1972, p.   5.
  4   OJ  No  L 209, 6. 8 . 1985, p.   19 .                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 February 1986.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 3 February 1986 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                       Vice-President