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No L 153/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 6 . 78

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1234/78

of 8 June 1978

on a standing invitation to tender for white sugar held by the Belgian interven­ tion agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas provision should be made for export licences COMMUNITIES, to be valid for a period different from that laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2990/76 of 9 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European December 1976 on special detailed rules for the appli­ cation of the system of import and export licences for Economic Community, sugar (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 278 /77 ( 1°) ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974 on the common organi­ zation of the market in sugar (! ), as last amended by Whereas, in order that the system of monetary Regulation (EEC) No 705/78 (2), and in particular compensatory amounts can be satisfactorily applied Articles 11 (3) and 12 (2) thereof, from the economic point of view it is essential that the monetary coefficient be applied equally in the case where, under an invitation to tender concerning Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No trade with third countries, the amounts indicated in 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of the statement of award in respect of a given successful conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture tenderer are fixed in national currencies ; whereas, for following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuations for the currencies of certain Member this reason the coefficient referred to in Article 4 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1380/75 of 29 States (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No May 1975 laying down detailed rules for the applica­ 557/76 (4), and in particular Article 6 thereof ; tion of monetary compensatory amounts ( n), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2505/77 ( 12) should Whereas, in view of the problems created by the equally be applied on refunds awarded in national storage of sugar offered to the Belgian intervention currency under the present invitation to tender ; agency, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the sale of the said sugar ; whereas the sale should be for export ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Sugar, Whereas the general and detailed rules for the sale of intervention sugar by tender were laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 447/68 of 9 April 1968 laying down general rules for intervention buying of sugar (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1359/77 (6), and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 258/72 of 3 February 1972 laying down detailed rules concerning the sale by tender of sugar by intervention agencies (7) ; Article 1

Whereas a minimum quantity per tender, appropriate to the intended use but at the same time encouraging 1 . The Belgian intervention agency opens a the participation of the greatest possible number of standing invitation to tender for the sale for export of prospective purchasers, should be prescribed ; white sugar which it holds. The invitation to tender shall be in respect of the export refunds on the said sugar. Whereas the quality of the sugar to be sold falls within the standard quality specified in Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 793/72 of 17 April 1972 fixing the 2. The standing invitation to tender shall relate to standard quality for white sugar (8) ; the quantity of white sugar made up into one lot within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Regulation 0) OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p . 1 . (EEC) No 258/72 and as indicated in the Annex I2) OJ No L 94, 8 . 4. 1978, p. 1 . hereto . (3) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p . 1 . (<) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 91 , 12. 4. 1968 , p . 5. (9) OJ No L 341 , 10 . 12. 1976, p. 14. («) OJ No L 156, 25. 6. 1977, p. 7. ( 10) OJ No L 39, 10 . 2. 1977, p. 17. (7) OJ No L 31 , 4. 2. 1972, p. 22. (») OJ No L 139, 30 . 5. 1975, p. 37. (8) OJ No L 94, 21 . 4. 1972, p. 1 . ( 12) OJ No L 291 , 15. 11 . 1977, p. 15.

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Article 2 the Annex hereto. The price for the lot is quoted, bulk, ex storage depot, goods laden, including the The standing invitation to tender and partial invita­ amount of levy referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tions thereunder shall be conducted in accordance tion (EEC) No 1466/77 (*), but exclusive of internal with the relevant provisions of Regulations (EEC) No taxes . 447/68 and (EEC) No 258/72 and with the provisions hereinafter set out . Article 8 Article 3 The Belgian intervention agency shall each week, by The standing invitation to tender shall remain open displaying notices, publish particulars of the quantities until the date of the partial award at which the refund sold . In addition notices shall be displayed in those is determined for the relevant lot or, as the case may places at the Commission headquarters in Brussels, set be, for the remaining part of the lot. The standing invi­ aside for the purpose . tation shall thereupon automatically be closed from that date . Article 9

Article 4 1 . The provisions of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2990/76 shall not apply to white sugar for export By way of derogation from Article 5 (3) (b) of Regula­ under the present standing invitation to tender. tion (EEC) No 258/72, the time limit for the submis­ sion of tenders shall expire on Wednesday, 14 June 2. The export licences issued pursuant to a partial 1978 at 9.30 a.m . (Belgian time). award shall be valid from the day of issue until 30 September 1978 . Article 5 3 . By way of derogation from the first indent of A tender shall not be valid unless it relates either to a Article 8 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2990/76, the quantity of at least 1 000 tonnes or to the entire security for licences issued for the export of sugar remaining quantity of the lot, where such quantity is covered by this Regulation shall be eight units of less than 1 000 tonnes . account per 100 kilograms of white sugar.

Article6¶

By way of derogation from Article 7 ( 1 ) (b) of Regula­ The coefficient referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 258 /72, the security for tender shall be tion (EEC) No 1380/75 shall equally be applicable to three units of account per 100 kilograms of white refunds awarded in national currency under the sugar. present invitations to tender.

Article 7 Article 11 The price to be paid by the successful tenderer shall be as fixed per 100 kilograms in respect of the lot in This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 1978 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 8 June 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 162, 1 . 7. 1977, p. 4.

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ANNEXE — ANHANG — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANNEX — BILAG

Référence du lot Entreposeur et lieu d'entreposage Quantité (t) Dénomination qualitative Présentation Prix (UC/ 100 kg) Bezeichnung des Loses Lagerhalter und Lagerort Menge (t) Qualitätsbezeichnung Verpackung Preis (RE/ 1 00 kg) Riferimento della partita Immagazzinatore e luogo di deposito Quantità (t) Designazione qualitativa Presentazione Prezzo (UC/ 100 kg) Referentienummer van de partij Depothouder, opslagplaats Hoeveelheid (t) Kwaliteitsaanduiding Verpakking Prijs (RE/ 100 kg) Reference number of the lot Storer and place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Quality description Presentation Price (u.a./ 100 kg) Partiets betegnelse Lagerhaver og oplagringssted Mængde (t) Kvalitetsbetegnelse Præsentation Pris (RE/ 100 kg)

B 3 000 2 Vrac 34,60 Sucrerie de Warcoing, rue de la Sucrerie 1 à Warcoing