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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2709/94
of8November 1994
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedintoSpainfromthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1799/94of
18July1994onspecialarrangements forimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfortheyear1994(!),and
inparticularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofmaizeandgrainsorghumintoSpainin
theyears1987to1993;whereasbyRegulation(EC)No
532/94(2)extendingthemeasurestakenundertheabove­
mentionedagreement,theCouncilapprovedtheexten­
sionofthatagreementto1994;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EC)No
1799/94,thelevyreductionistobeappliedtosorghum
importedintoSpainundercoverofalicencevalidinthat
MemberStatealone;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90of5
March1990onthearrangements applicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2484/94(4),
providesinparticularforareductionof60%inthelevy
applicabletograinsorghumuptoaquotaof100000
tonnespercalendaryearandof50%inexcessofthat
quota;whereas,ifthatbenefitiscombinedwiththe
reductionprovidedforunderthisRegulation,thisislikely
todisturbtheSpanishmarketforcereals;whereassuch
combinedbenefitsshouldberuledoutforthesakeofthe
satisfactoryfunctioningoftheinvitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No675/94of25
March1994layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthespecialarrangementsforCouncilRegulations (EC)
No3640/93and(EC)No3670/93concerningimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainandofmaizeintoPortu­
gal(*),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2660/94(6),lays
downthespecialadditionaldetailedrulesnecessaryforimplementing theinvitationtotender,inparticularthose
relatingtothelodgingandreleaseofthesecuritytobe
lodgedbyoperatorstoensurecompliancewiththeirobli­
gationsand,inparticular,theobligationtoprocessoruse
theimportedproductontheSpanishmarket;
Whereas,inthelightofcurrentmarketneedsinSpain,an
invitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyon
importsofsorghumshouldbeopenedintheframework
ofthesespecialarrangements forimports;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle10of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1766/92(7)ongrain
sorghumtobeimportedintoSpain.
2.Underthisinvitationtotender,thereductioninthe
importlevyongrainsorghumprovidedforinArticle11
ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90shallnotapply.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil19
January1995.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsshall
beissuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshownin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.
4.Regulation (EC)No675/94shallapplysaveas
otherwiseprovidedforinthisRegulation.
Article2
Importlicencesissuedundertheseinvitationstotender
shallbevalidfromthedatetheyareissuedwithinthe
meaningofArticle6(4)ofRegulation (EC)No675/94,
until30April1995.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .(■)OJNoL189,23.7.1994,p.17.0OJNoL68,11.3.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.
OOJNoL83,26.3.1994,p.26.
(é)OJNoL284,1.11.1994,p.29. 0OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission