# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 793/2008

of 7 August 2008

establishing that no award shall be made in the framework of the standing invitation to tender of white sugar provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector [^1] , and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden [^2] requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.

**(2)** Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 6 August 2008, it is appropriate to decide that no award shall be made for that partial invitation to tender.

**(3)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 6 August 2008, for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007, no award shall be made.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 August 2008.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 August 2008. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_058_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 ( [OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_283_R_TOC) ). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 ( [OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_299_R_TOC) ) as from 1 October 2008.

[^2] [OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_242_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 ( [OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2008_046_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 (). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 () as from 1 October 2008.
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 ().