NoL92/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.4.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No883/90
of5April1990
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyonmaizeimported
fromthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofmaizeintoSpainintheyears1987to
1990;whereas,sothatthiscommitmentcanbemet,use
shouldbemadeofthepossibilityopenedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1799/87offixingareductionintheimport
levyontheproductinquestionbyinvitationtotender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87,thereductioninthelevyistobeappliedto
maizeimportedintoSpainundercoverofalicencevalid
inthatMemberStatealone;
Whereasthespecificadditionalrulesrequiredforadmi­
nisteringtheinvitationtotendershouldbelaiddown,in
particularrulesonthelodgingbyoperatorsandthe
releaseofsecuritiesagainstfulfilmentoftheirobligations,
andinparticulartheobligationtoprocessorusethe
importedproductinSpain;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthemaizetobeimported.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)evidenceisprovidedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forsubmissionthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurity
foranamountpertonneequaltothatofthereduc­
tionproposedinthetender;
(b)theyareaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentauthoritywithintwodaysof
receiptofnotificationofawardasmentionedin
Article4(2)anapplicationforanimportlicencefor
thequantitiesawardedtogetherwithanapplication
foradvancefixingofthelevyatthereducedrate
proposedinthetenderandanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftheSpanishmonetarycompensatory
amounts;
(c)theyareforatleast1000tonnes.
4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirementssetoutin
paragraphs 1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforinthenoticeofinvitationtotender
shallnotbevalid.
5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyonmaizetobeimported
intoSpain.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil31May
1990.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsshallbe
issuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompe­
tentauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedtothatautho­
ritybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theweeklyinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyare
made;Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3719/88(2),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1903/89(3),import
licencesshall,forthepurposesofdeterminingtheirterm
ofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom
theirdateofissuewithinthemeaningofparagraph 1,to
30June1990.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88,rightsconferredbyimportlicencesas
referredtointhisArticleshallnotbetransferable .
(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.(2)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
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Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/750):
—eithertosetamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoaward.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisset,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.AssoonastheCommission hasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph 1,thecompetentSpanish
authorityshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingofthe
outcomeoftheirtenders.
Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)
withinthetimelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forthequantitiesforwhichhasbeenawardedacontract.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)
isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbeforfeit.
Article6
1.Tenderingsecuritiesshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencepursuantto
Articles6and7ofRegulation(EEC)No3105/87Qthattheproductimportedhasbeenprocessedorused
inSpain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shall
applytosecurities.
Article7
Tenderslodgedmustbeforwardedbythecompetent
SpanishauthoritytotheCommissiontoarrivenotmore
thanoneandahalfhoursafterthetimelimitlaiddown
inthenoticeofinvitation _totenderforthelodgingof
tendersunderweeklyinvitation.Theymustbeforwarded
intheformshownintheAnnex.
Shouldnotendersbereceived,Spainshallinformthe
Commission withinthetimelimitreferredtointhefirst
paragraph.
Article8
ThetimeslaiddowninthisRegulationshallbeBrussels
time.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.

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ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyonmaizeimportedfromthirdcountries
Deadlineforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3 4 5
Numberingof
tenderersQuantity
(tonnes)Reductionin
importlevyMCAfixed
inadvanceOrigin
ofthecereals
1
2
3
4
5|
etc.