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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3181/90
of30October1990
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedfromthirdcountries
thequantitiesremainingfrom1990maytakeplace
duringtheperiodfrom1Januaryto30April1991;
Whereas,withaviewtoavoidinganydisturbancesonthe
Spanishmarket,thestaggeringofimportsuntilthe
monthofAprilshouldbefacilitated;whereasthereduc­
tioninthelevyshould,forthatpurpose,beincreasedby
theamountofthemonthlyincreases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyongrainsorghumtobe
importedintoSpain.
2.Underthisinvitationtotender,thereductioninthe
importlevyongrainsorghumprovidedforinArticle11
ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90shallnotapply.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil20
December1990.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsto
tendershallbeissuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesas
showninthenoticeofinvitationtotender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticle3(2)and(8)thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofgrainsorghumintoSpainintheyears
1987to1990;whereas,sothatthiscommitmentcanbe
met,useshouldbemadeofthepossibilityopenedby
Regulation(EEC)No1799/87offixingareductioninthe
importlevyontheproductinquestionbyinvitationto
tender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87,thereductioninthelevyistobeappliedto
grainsorghumimportedintoSpainundercoverofa
licencevalidinthatMemberStatealone;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5
March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculture
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultureproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)(2)providesin
particularforareductionof60%inthelevyapplicable
tograinsorghumuptoaquotaof100000tonnesper
calendaryearandof50%inexcessofthatquota;
whereas,ifthatbenefitiscombinedwiththereduction
providedforunderthisRegulation,thisislikelytodisturb
theSpanishmarketforcereals;whereassuchcombined
benefitsshouldberuledoutforthesakeofthesatisfac­
toryfunctioningoftheinvitationtotender;
Whereasspecificadditionalrulesrequiredforadminister­
ingtheinvitationtotendershouldbelaiddown,inparti­
cularrulesonthelodgingbyoperatorsandthereleaseof
securitiesagainstfulfilmentoftheirobligations,andin
particulartheobligationtoprocessorusetheimported
productinSpain;
Whereas,withaviewtofacilitatingthemarketingofthe
Communityproduction,itwasagreedwithrepresentatives
oftheUnitedStatesofAmericathattheimportationofArticle2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompet­
entauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedtothatauthor­
itybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theweeklyinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyare
made,
—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthemaizetobeimported.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theydonotexceedthemaximumquantityavailable
foreachclosingdateforthesubmissionofapplica­
tions:(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.

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(b)evidenceisprovidedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forsubmissionthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurity
foranamountpertonneequaltothatofthereduc­
tionproposedinthetender;
(c)theyareaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentauthoritywithintwodaysof
receiptofnotificationofawardasmentionedin
Article4(3)anapplicationforanimportlicencefor
thequantitiesawardedtogetherwithanapplication
foradvancefixingofthelevyatthereducedrate
proposedinthetenderandanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftheSpanishmonetarycompensatory
amounts;
(d)theyareforatleast10000tonnes.
4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirementssetoutin
paragraphs 1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforinthenoticeofinvitationtotender
shallnotbevalid.
5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.
Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3719/88('),import
licencesshall,forthepurposesofdeterminingtheirterm
ofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom
1Januaryto30April1991.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88,rightsconferredbyimportlicencesas
referredtointhisArticleshallnotbetransferable .—ECU4,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofFebruary1991,
—ECU6pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofMarch1991,
—ECU7,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofApril1991.
3.AssoonastheCommission hasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph 1,thecompetentSpanish
authorityshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingofthe
outcomeoftheirtenders.
Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)
withinthetimelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forthequantitiesforwhichacontracthasbeenawarded.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle
2(3)(b)isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbe
forfeit.
Article6
1.Tenderingsecuritiesshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencebymeansofa
salesinvoicetoaprocessororconsumerinSpainthat
theproductsimportedhavebeenprocessedorusedin
Spain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shall
applytosecurities.
Article7
Tenderslodgedmustbeforwardedbythecompetent
SpanishauthoritytotheCommissiontoarrivenotmore
thantwohoursafterthetimelimitlaiddowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderforthelodgingoftenders
underweeklyinvitation.Theymustbeforwardedinthe
formshownintheAnnex.
Shouldnotendersbereceived,Spainshallinformthe
Commission withinthetimelimitreferredtointhefirst
paragraph.
Article8
ThetimeslaiddowninthisRegulationshallbeBrussels
time.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75(2):
—eithertosetamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoaward.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisset,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.Theamountofthereductioninthelevyawardedin
accordancewithparagraph 1isincreasedby:
—ECU3pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofJanuary1991,
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghumimportedfromthird
countries
(Regulation(EEC)No3181/90)
Deadlineforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3 4 5
Numberingof
tenderersQuantity
(tonnes)Reductionin
importlevyMCAfixed
inadvanceOrigin
ofthecereals
1
2
3
4
5
etc.