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19.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
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REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 36/2013
of 18 January 2013
opening a standing invitation to tender for the 2012/2013 marketing year for imports of sugar of
CN codes 1701 14 10 and 1701 99 10 at a reduced customs duty
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
through the reduction of the import duty for certain
quantities of sugar of CN codes 1701 14 10 and
1701 99 10 at a reduced customs duty. The quantity
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
and the reduction of the duty should be assessed in
Union,
the light of the current state and foreseeable development
of the Union sugar market. The quantity and reduction
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
should therefore be based on a tendering system.
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (
(5) The
minimum
eligibility
requirements
to
tender
should

1 ) and in particular
Articles 186, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
be specified.
Whereas:
(6) A
security
should
be
lodged
for
each
tender.
That
security should become the security for the import
licence application in the case of a successful tender
(1) During
the
2011/2012
sugar
marketing
year,
the
Union
and be released when a tender is unsuccessful.
average bulk white sugar ex-factory price reached a level
of 175 % of the reference price of EUR 404/tonne and
was approximately EUR 275/tonne higher than the world
(7) The
competent
authorities
of
the
Member
States
should
market price. The Union price is now stable at a level of
notify the Commission of the admissible tenders. In
around EUR 700/tonne, which is the highest level
order to simplify and standardise those notifications,
reached since the reform of the sugar market organi
models should be made available.
sation and disturbs the optimal fluidity of the sugar
supply on the Union market. The expected increase of
this already high price level during the 2012/2013
(8) For
each
partial
invitation
to
tender,
provision
should
be
marketing year substantiates the risk of serious market
made for the Commission to fix a minimum customs
disturbances which should be prevented by the necessary
duty and, if appropriate, an allocation coefficient in
measures.
order to reduce the quantities accepted, or to decide
not to fix a minimum customs duty.
(2) Pursuant
to
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007
measures
may be taken with a view to tackle the risk of market
(9) Member
States
should
inform
the
tenderers
of
the
result
disturbances, in particular due to continued high prices,
of their participation in the partial invitation to tender
provided that this objective cannot be reached by means
within a short period.
of other measures available under that Regulation.
However, given the current market circumstances, Regu
lation (EC) No 1234/2007 does not provide for any
(10) The
competent
authorities
should
notify
the
Commission
specific measures aimed at reducing the tightness on
of the quantities for which import licenses have been
the sugar market and allowing sugar supply at reasonable
issued. For this purpose, models should be made
prices other than those based on Article 186 of that
available by the Commission.
Regulation.
(11) The
Management
Committee
for
the
Common
Organi
(3) Based
on
the
estimated
supply
and
demand
for
sation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an
2012/2013, the ending stocks for the sugar market are
opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
expected to be lower by at least 0.5 million tonne than
in 2011/2012. This figure already takes into account the
imports from third countries benefiting from certain
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
preferential agreements.
Article 1
(4)
In order to improve the supply situation on the Union
A tendering procedure is opened for the 2012/2013 marketing
sugar market, it is necessary to make imports easier
year for imports of sugar of CN codes 1701 14 10 and
1701 99 10 at a reduced customs duty, bearing reference
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
number 09.4312.

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That customs duty shall replace the common customs tariff
(c) the tender is presented in the official language or one of the
duty and the additional duties referred to in Article 141 of
official languages of the Member State in which the tender
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and Article 36 of Commission
is lodged;
Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 ( 1 ).
(d) the tender indicates a reference to this Regulation and the
Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 ( 2 ) shall apply save
expiry date for the submission of the tenders;
as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
(e) the tender does not include any additional conditions
Article 2
introduced by the tenderer other than those laid down in
1. The
period
during
which
tenders
may
be
submitted
in
this Regulation.
response to the first partial invitation to tender shall end on
23 January 2013 at 12 noon, Brussels time.
5. A
tender
which
is
not
submitted
in
accordance
with
para
graphs 1 and 2 shall not be admissible.
2. The
periods
during
which
tenders
may
be
submitted
in
response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall
6. Applicants
shall
not
submit
more
than
one
tender
per
begin on the first working day following the end of the
eight digit CN code for the same partial invitation to tender.
preceding period. They shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time,
on 27 February 2013, 15 May 2013 and 12 June 2013.
7. A tender may not be withdrawn or amended after its
3. The
Commission
may
suspend
the
submission
of
tenders submission.
for one or several partial invitations to tender.
Article 4
Article 3
1. In
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
Chapter
III
of
1. Tenders
shall
be
lodged
by
operators
established
in
the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2012 ( 4 )
Union. They shall be lodged to the competent authority in the
each tenderer shall lodge a security of EUR 150 per tonne of
Member State in which an operator is registered for VAT
sugar to be imported under this Regulation.
purposes.
2. Where
a
tender
is
successful,
that
security
shall
become
2. Tenders
shall
be
lodged
by
means
of
the
application
form the security for the import licence.
for an import licence that is provided in Annex I to Regulation
(EC) No 376/2008.
3. The
security
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
be
released
in
case of unsuccessful tenderers.
3. The
application
form
may
be
lodged
by
electronic
means,
using the method made available to the operators by the
Article 5
Member State concerned. The competent authorities of the
Member States may require that electronic tenders be accom
1. The
competent
authorities
of
the
Member
States
shall
panied by an advance electronic signature within the meaning
decide on the validity of tenders on the basis of the conditions
of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the
set out in Article 3.
Council ( 3 ).
2. Persons
authorised
to
receive
and
examine
the
tenders
4. Tenders
shall
be
admissible
only
if
the
following shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars
conditions are met:
relating thereto to any unauthorised person.
(a) tenders shall indicate:
3. Where the competent authorities of the Member States
decide that a tender is invalid they shall inform the tenderer.
(i) in box 4, the name, address and VAT number of the
tenderer;
4. The
competent
authority
concerned
shall
notify
the
(ii) in box 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar tendered,
Commission, by fax, of the admissible tenders submitted
which shall be at least 20 tonnes and shall not exceed
within two hours after the expiry of the time-limit for the
45 000 tonnes, rounded with no decimal places;
submissions laid down in Article 2(1) and (2). That notification
shall not contain the data referred to in Article 3(4)(a)(i).
(iii) in box 20, the proposed amount of the customs duty,
in euro per tonne of sugar, rounded to no more than
5. The
form
and
content
of
the
notifications
shall
be
defined
two decimal places;
on the basis of models made available by the Commission to
the Member States. When no tenders are submitted, the
(iv) in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;
competent authority shall notify the Commission thereof by
fax within the same time-limit.
(b) proof is furnished, before the expiry of the time-limit for the
submission of tenders, that the tenderer has lodged the
Article 6
security referred to in Article 4(1);
In the light of the current state and foreseeable development of
the Union sugar market, the Commission shall, for each partial
( 1 ) OJ L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 24.
( 2 ) OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.
( 4 ) OJ L 92, 30.3.2012, p. 4.

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invitation to tender and for each eight digit CN code, either fix
(b) in boxes 17 and 18, the quantity of sugar awarded;
a minimum customs duty or decide not to fix a minimum
customs duty by adopting an Implementing Regulation in
(c) in box 20 at least one of the entries listed in Part A of the
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of
Annex;
Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(d) in box 24 the customs duty applicable using one of the
With that Implementing Regulation, the Commission shall also
entries listed in Part B of the Annex.
fix, where necessary, an allocation coefficient applicable to the
tenders which have been introduced at the level of the
minimum customs duty. In this case, the security referred to
3. By
way
of
derogation
from
Article
8(1)
of
Regulation
(EC)
in Article 4 shall be released in proportion to the quantities
No 376/2008, the rights deriving from the import licence shall
allocated.
not be transferable.
Article 7
4.
The first sentence of the first subparagraph and the second
subparagraph of Article 153(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1. Where
no
minimum
customs
duty
has
been
fixed
all 1234/2007 shall apply.
tenders shall be rejected.
Article 9
2. The
competent
authority
concerned
shall
notify
applicants
within three working days after the day of publication of the
Import licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to
Implementing Regulation referred in Article 6 of the result of
tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the
their participation in the partial invitation to tender.
third month following the month in which the Implementing
Regulation on partial invitation referred in Article 6 is
Article 8
published.
1. No later than the last working day of the week following
the week during which the Implementing Regulation referred in
Article 10
Article 6 was published, the competent authority shall issue an
No later than the last working day of the second week
import licence to any tenderer whose tender quotes a customs
following the week during which the Implementing Regulation
duty for the eight digit CN code equal to or exceeding the
referred in Article 6 is published the competent authorities shall
minimum customs duty fixed for that eight digit CN code by
notify the Commission of the quantities for which import
the Commission. The quantities awarded shall take account of
licences have been issued under this Regulation. The notification
the allocation coefficient fixed by the Commission in
shall be transmitted electronically in accordance with models
accordance with Article 6.
and methods made available to the Member States by the
Commission.
The competent authorities of the Member States shall not issue
licences for tenders that have not been notified as provided for
Article 11
in Article 5(4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
2. Import
licences
shall
contain
the
following
entries:
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(a) in box 16, the eight digit CN code of the sugar;
It shall expire on 30 September 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 January 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
A. Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(c)
in Bulgarian:
Внесена при намалена ставка на митото съгласно Регламент за изпълнение (ЕС) № 36/2013; Референтен
номер 09.4312
in Spanish:
Importado con derecho de aduana reducido en virtud del Reglamento de Ejecución (UE)
n o 36/2013; Número de referencia 09.4312
in Czech: Dovezeno
se
sníenou
celní
sazbou
v
souladu
s
prováděcím naízením (EU) . 36/2013; Referenní
íslo 09.4312
in Danish:
Importeret til en nedsat toldsats i henhold til gennemfrelsesforordning (EU) nr. 36/2013; Reference
nummer 09.4312
in German: Eingeführt
zum
ermigten
Zollsatz
gem
der
Durchführungsverordnung
(EU)
Nr.
36/2013;
Refer
enznummer 09.4312
in Estonian: Imporditud
vhendatud
tollimaksuga
vastavalt
rakendusmrusele
(EL)
nr
36/2013;
viitenumber
09.4312
in Greek:
Εισαγωγ με μειωμνο δασμ δυνμει του εκτελεστικο κανονισμο (ΕΕ) αριθ. 36/2013 αριθμ αναφορ
09.4312
in English: Imported
at
reduced
customs
duty
pursuant
to
Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
36/2013;
reference
number 09.4312
in French: Importés
à
des
taux
de
droits
réduits
conformément
au
règlement
d’exécution
(UE)
n o 36/2013;
numéro de référence 09.4312
in Italian: Importato
applicando
un’aliquota
ridotta
del
dazio
doganale,
a
norma
del
regolamento
di
esecuzione
(UE) n. 36/2013; Numero di riferimento 09.4312
in Latvian: Importēts ar samazinātu muitas nodokli saskaā ar stenoanas regulu (ES) Nr. 36/2013; Atsauces
numurs 09.4312
in Lithuanian: Importuota
taikant
sumaint muit pagal gyvendinimo reglament (ES) Nr. 36/2013; Nuorodos
numeris 09.4312
in Hungarian: Behozatal
cskkentett
vámtétel
mellett
a(z)
36/2013/EU
végrehajtási
rendelet
alapján;
Hivatkozási
szám 09.4312
in Maltese: Impurtat
b’dazju
doganali
mnaqqas
skont
ir-Regolament
ta’
Implimentazzjoni
(UE)
Nru
36/2013;
Numru ta’ referenza 09.4312
in Dutch: Ingevoerd
tegen
verlaagd
douanerecht
overeenkomstig
Uitvoeringsverordening
(EU)
nr.
36/2013;
Referentienummer 09.4312
in Polish: Przywóz
z
zastosowaniem
obnionych stawek celnych zgodnie z rozporzdzeniem wykonawczym
(UE) nr 36/2013; Numer referencyjny 09.4312
in Portuguese: Importado a taxa reduzida de direito aduaneiro ao abrigo do Regulamento de Execuo (UE)
n. o 36/2013; Número de referência 09.4312
in Romanian: Importat
cu
tax vamal redus conform Regulamentului de punere n aplicare (UE) nr. 36/2013;
Numr de referin 09.4312
in Slovak: Dovoz
so
zníenm
clom
poda vykonávacieho nariadenia (E) . 36/2013; referenné íslo 09.4312
in Slovenian: Uvoz
po
zniani
carini
v
skladu
z
Izvedbeno
uredbo
(ES)
t.
36/2013;
Referenna tevilka 09.4312
in Finnish: Tuonti
alennetuin
tullein
tytntnpanoasetuksen
(EU)
N:o
36/2013
mukaisesti;
Viitenumero
09.4312
in Swedish: Importerad
till
nedsatt
tullsats
enligt
genomfrandefrordning
(EU)
nr
36/2013;
Referensnummer
09.4312
B. Entries referred to in Article 8(2)(d)
in Bulgarian:
Мито (мито върху приетата оферта)
in Spanish:
Derecho de aduana (derecho de aduana de la oferta seleccionada)
in Czech: Clo:
(clo
platné
pro
vybranou
nabídku)

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in Danish: Toldsats:
(toldsats
for
det
antagne
bud)
in German: Zollsatz:
(Zollsatz
für
das
erfolgreiche
Angebot)
in Estonian: Tollimaks:
(hankelepingu
suhtes
kohaldatav
tollimaks)
in Greek:
Δασμ: (δασμ τη κατακυρωθεσα προσφορ)
in English: Customs
duty:
(customs
duty
of
the
awarded
tender)
in French:
Droit de douane: (droit de douane du marché attribué)
in Italian: Dazio
doganale:
(dazio
doganale
dell’aggiudicazione)
in Latvian: Muitas
nodoklis:
(konkursā uzvarējuā piedāvājuma muitas nodoklis)
in Lithuanian: Muitas
(konkurs laimjusiam pasiūlymui taikomas muitas)
in Hungarian: Vámtétel:
(a
nyertes
ajánlat
szerinti
vámtétel)
in Maltese: Dazju
doganali:(dazju
doganali
tal-offerta
magula)
in Dutch: Douanerecht:
(douanerecht
voor
de
gegunde
inschrijving)
in Polish:
Co: (co zatwierdzonej oferty)
in Portuguese: Direito
aduaneiro:
(direito
aduaneiro
aplicável
à
proposta
adjudicada)
in Romanian: Tax vamal: (taxa vamal aplicabil ofertei selecionate)
in Slovak: Clo:
(clo
vybranej
ponuky)
in Slovenian: Carina:
(carina
dodeljene
ponudbe)
in Finnish: Tulli:
(voittaneeseen
tarjoukseen
sovellettava
tulli)
in Swedish: Tullsats:
(tullsats
fr
det
antagna
anbudet)

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