No L 165/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 6. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1809/91 of 26 June 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 on the supply of white sugar to Romania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of § March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricul- tural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria (*), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 provides for urgent action for the free supply of agricultural products to Bulgaria and Romania ; whereas the costs of supplying those products are to be met by the European Commu- nity ; Whereas Romania has requested the supply of 20 000 tonnes of white sugar; whereas that request should be granted and detailed rules should be laid down for the supply ; whereas, since the product is not available from intervention stocks, it must be mobilized on the Commu- nity market; Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, the supplier is to be chosen by invitation to tender ; whereas such a procedure must enable the most advantageous terms to be determined, in particular as regards the price of the product and the cost of transport for delivery to the destination indicated in Romania; Whereas, in order to ensure that the supply is effected properly, the conditions for lodging securities together with the detailed rules necessary for applying Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products(?), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3745/89 (}), must be determined ; Whereas it should be noted that, pursuant to Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 591/91, the products supplied under the measure do not qualify for éxport refunds and are not subject to the system of monetary compensatory amounts ; whereas, for reasons of control, these exceptions must be mentioned in the corresponding export licences ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, () OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 17. () OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 An invitation to tender is hereby issued on the terms laid down in this Regulation for the supply of 20 000 tonnes of white sugar to Romania pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91. The supply shall comprise : 1. mobilization on the Community market of white sugar produced in the Community within the meaning of points (a) and (b) of the sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (1a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (). The sugar to be supplied shall be of the quality and have the characteristics laid down in Annex I. The product shall be packaged and marked in accordance with the requirements set out in that Annex; 2. delivery by sea to the port of Constantsa, Romania, product unloaded on the quay before 15 September 1991. Article 2 1. Tenderers shall forward their tenders, which must bear the words ‘Emergency aid to Romania, Regulation (EEC) No 1809/91°, by written telecommunication to the office indicated below. In order to be considered admissible, tenders in complete form must be received or handed in before 12 noon (Brussels time) on 2 July 1991 at: Commission of the European Communities, Sugar Division, Loi 120, Office 7/11, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels ; telefax : 236 33 05, telex : AGREC No 22037 — B, telephone : 235 30 73. Where no supply contract is awarded, pursuant to Article 3, a second closing date for the submission of tenders shall be set to expire at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 16 July 1991. () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.