7.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL92/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No884/90
of5April1990
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedfromthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyongrainsorghumtobe
importedintoSpain.
2.Underthisinvitationtotender,thereductioninthe
importlevyongrainsorghumprovidedforinArticle11
ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90shallnotapply.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil31May
1990.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationstotender
shallbeissuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshown
inthenoticeofinvitationtotender.HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticle3(2)and(8)thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofgrainsorghumintoSpainintheyears
1987to1990;whereas,sothatthiscommitment canbe
met,useshouldbemadeofthepossibilityopenedby
Regulation(EEC)No1799/87offixingareductioninthe
importlevyontheproductinquestionbyinvitationto
tender;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87,thelevyreductioninthelevyistobeappliedto
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;
Whereasspecificadditionalrulesrequiredforadministe­
ringtheinvitationtotendershouldbelaiddown,inparti­
cularrulesonthelodgingbyoperatorsandthereleaseof
securitiesagainstfulfilmentoftheirobligations,andin
particulartheobligationtoprocessorusetheimported
productinSpain;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompe­
tentauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedtothatautho­
ritybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theweeklyinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyare
made,
—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthegrainsorghumtobeimported.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)beforetheclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
hasexpired,evidenceisprovidedthatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityforanamountpertonneequalto
thatofthereductionproposedinthetender;
(b)theyareaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentauthoritywithintwodaysof
receiptofnotificationofawardasreferredtoinArticle
4(2)anapplicationforanimportlicenceforthe
quantitiesawardedtogetherwithanapplicationfor
advancefixingofthelevyatthereducedrate
proposedinthetenderandanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftheSpanishmonetarycompensatory
amount;
(c)theyareforatleast1000tonnes.(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.
(*)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.

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4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirements setoutin
paragraphs 1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforinthenoticeofinvitationtotender
shallnotbevalid.
5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.
Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3719/88('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1903/89:(2),import
licencesshall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirterm
ofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom
theirdateofissueasindicatedinparagraph 1to30June
1990.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88,rightsconferredbyimportlicencesas
referredtointhisArticleshallnotbetransferable .
Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75(3):
—eithertofixamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoaward.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisfixed,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.AssoonastheCommission hasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph 1,thecompetentSpanish
authorityshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingofthe
outcomeoftheirtenders.
Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)withinthetimelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forquantitiesforwhichhehasbeenawardedacontract.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)
isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbeforfeit.
Article6
1.Tenderingsecuritiesshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencepursuantto
Articles6and7ofRegulation(EEC)No3015/87(4)
thattheproductimportedhasbeenprocessedorused
inSpain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedforreasonsorforce
majeur.
2.Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shall
applytosecurities.
Article7
Tenderslodgedmustbeforwardedbythecompetent
SpanishauthoritytotheCommissiontoarrivenotmore
thanoneandahalfhoursafterthetimelimitlaiddown
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderforthelodgingof
tendersunderweeklyinvitationstotender.Theymustbe
forwardedintheformshownintheAnnex.
Shouldnotendersbereceived,Spainshallinformthe
Commission withinthetimelimitreferredtointhefirst
paragraph.
Article8
ThetimeslaiddowninthisRegulationshallbeBrussels
time.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(2)OJNoL184,30.6.1989,p.22.
(J)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1. OOJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.

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