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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No68/93
of15January1993
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedfromthirdcountries
obligations,andinparticulartheobligationtoprocessor
usetheimportedproductinSpain;
Whereasitisimpossibleforallthequantitiesofmaize
andgrainsorghumconcernedtobeimportedintoSpain
by28February1993asprovidedforintheAgreement ;
whereasArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87should
thereforebeappliedandthequantitiesfor1992shouldbe
importedduringtheperiod1Januaryto30April1993;
Whereas,withaviewtoavoidinganydisturbancesonthe
Spanishmarket,thestaggeringofimportsuntilthe
monthofAprilshouldbefacilitated;whereasthereduc­
tioninthelevyshould,forthatpurpose,beincreasedby
theamountofthemonthlyincreases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1992('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3875/92(2),andin
particularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofgrainsorghumintoSpainintheyears
1987to1992;whereasbyRegulation(EEC)3919/91(3)
extendingthemeasurestakenundertheabovementioned
agreement,theCouncilapprovedtheextensionofthat
agreementto1992,thatextensionbeingwithoutpreju­
dicetotherightsandobligationsarisingfromtheoriginal
agreement ; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87,thelevyreductionistobeappliedtograin
sorghumimportedintoSpainundercoverofalicence
validinthatMemberStatealone;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5
March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculture
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultureproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(*),providesin
particularforareductionof60%inthelevyapplicable
tograinsorghumuptoaquotaof100000tonnesper
calendaryearandof50%inexcessofthatquota;
Whereas,ifthatbenefitiscombinedwiththereduction
providedforunderthisRegulation,thisislikelytodisturb
theSpanishmarketforcereals;whereassuchcombined
benefitsshouldberuledoutforthesakeofthesatisfac­
toryfunctioningoftheinvitationtotender;
Whereasspecificadditionalrulesrequiredforadmin­
istratingtheinvitationtotendershouldbelaiddown,
includinginparticularrulesonthelodgingbyoperators
andthereleaseofsecuritiesagainstfulfilmentoftheirArticle1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyongrainsorghumtobe
importedintoSpain.
2.Underthisinvitationtotender,thereductioninthe
importlevyongrainsorghumprovidedforinArticle11
ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90shallnotapply.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil1April
1993.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsshallbe
issuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompe­
tentauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedtothatautho­
ritybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theweeklyinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyare
made,
—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthegrainsorghumtobeimported.(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.
OOJNoL391,31.12.1992,p.1.0OJNoL372,31.12.1991,p.35.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.

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3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theydonotexceedthemaximumquantityavailable
foreachclosingdateforthesubmissionofapplica­
tions;
(b)evidenceisprovidedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forsubmissionthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurity
foranamountpertonneequaltothatofthereduc­
tion,proposedinthetender;
(c)theyareaccompanied byawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentauthoritywithintwodaysof
receiptofnotificationofawardasmentionedin
Article4(2)anapplicationforanimportlicencefor
thequantitiesawardedtogetherwithanapplication
foradvancefixingofthelevyatthereducedrate
proposedinthetenderandanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftheSpanishmonetarycompensatory
amounts;
(d)theyareforatleast10000tonnes.
4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirementssetoutin
paragraph 1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforintheinvitationtotendershallnotbe
valid.Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75(4):
—eithertosetamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoawards.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisset,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.Theamountofthereductioninthelevyawardedin
accordancewithparagraph 1isincreasedby:
—ECU1,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofJanuary1993,
—ECU3,0pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofFebruary1993,
—ECU4,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofMarch1993.
3.AssoonastheCommission hasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph 1,thecompetentSpanish
authorityshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingofthe
outcomeoftheirtenders.5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn .
Article3Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)
withinthetimelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forthequantitiesforwhichhehasbeenawardeda
contract.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)
isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbeforfeit.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(')importlicencesshall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirtermofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom
thedateonwhichtheyareissuedwithinthemeaningof
paragraph 1,until30April1993.Article6
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencebymeansofa
salesinvoicetoaprocessororconsumerinSpainthat
theproductsimportedhavebeenprocessedorusedin
Spain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedforreasonsofforce
majeure.3.Notwithstanding Article2(2)ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No891/89(2),Article5(2)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3105/87(3)shallapplyinrespectof
licencesissuedunderthisRegulation.
4.Notwithstanding Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88,rightsconferredbyimportlicencesshallnotbe
transferable .
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
0OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.
(■»)OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15. (4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.

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2.Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shall
applytosecurities.Shouldnotendersbereceived,Spainshallinformthe
Commissionwithinthesameperiodasthatreferredtoin
thefirstparagraph.
Article8
ThetimesforthepurposesofthisRegulationshallbe
Brusselstime.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Article7
Tenderslodgedmustbeforwardedbythecompetent
SpanishauthoritytotheCommissiontoarrivenotmore
thantwohoursafterthetimelimitlaiddowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbeforwardedin
theformshownintheAnnex.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15January1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghumimportedfromthird
countries
(Regulation(EEC)No68/93)
Deadlineforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3 4 5
NumberingofQuantity ReductioninMCAfixed Origin
tenderers (tonnes) importlevy inadvance ofthecereals
1
2
3
4
5
etc.