Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2002/03 marketing year

• Published date: 24 July 2002
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 195, 24 July 2002

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2002/03 marketing year

Official Journal L 195 , 24/07/2002 P. 0006 - 0009

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002

of 23 July 2002

on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2002/03 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In view of the situation on the Community and world sugar markets, a standing invitation to tender should be issued as soon as possible for the export of white sugar in respect of the 2002/03 marketing year which, having regard to possible fluctuations in world prices for sugar, must provide for the determination of export levies and/or export refunds.

(2) The general rules governing invitations to tender for the purpose of determining export refunds for sugar were established by Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.

(3) In view of the specific nature of the operation, appropriate provisions should be laid down with regard to export licences issued in connection with the standing invitation to tender and there should be a derogation from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1464/95 of 27 June 1995 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the sugar sector(3); as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 996/2002(4). However, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001(6), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 of 19 January 1989 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the export levies and charges on agricultural products(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2194/96(8), should continue to apply.

(4) The standing invitation to tender for the 2001/02 marketing year established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001(9), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/2002(10), is to remain open until a date to be determined. The closing date should therefore be fixed.

(5) The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. A standing invitation to tender shall be issued in order to determine export levies and/or export refunds on white sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 and, during the period of validity of this standing invitation, partial invitations to tender shall be issued.

2. The standing invitation to tender shall remain open until 31 July 2003.

Article 2

The standing invitation to tender and the partial invitations shall be conducted in accordance with Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 and with the following provisions.

Article 3

1. The Member States shall establish a notice of invitation to tender. The notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Member States may also publish the notice, or have it published, elsewhere.

2. The notice shall indicate, in particular, the terms of the invitation to tender.

3. The notice may be amended during the period of validity of the standing invitation to tender. It shall be so amended if the terms of the invitation to tender are modified during that period.

Article 4

1. The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender:

(a) shall begin on 26 July 2002;

(b) shall end on Thursday 1 August 2002 at 10.00 a.m.

2. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to...