NoL331/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.12.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3505/91
of2December 1991
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedfromthirdcountries
obligations,andinparticulartheobligationtoprocessor
usetheimportedproductinSpain;
Whereasitisimpossibleforallthequantitiesofmaize
andgrainsorghumconcernedtobeimportedintoSpain
by28February1992asprovidedforintheAgreement;
whereasArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87should
thereforebeappliedandthequantitiesfor1991shouldbe
importedduringtheperiod1Januaryto30April1992;
Whereas,withaviewtoavoidinganydisturbancesonthe
Spanishmarket,thestaggeringofimportsuntilthe
monthofAprilshouldbefacilitated;whereasthereduc­
tioninthelevyshould,forthatpurpose,beincreasedby
theamountofthemonthlyincreases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3391/91(2),andin
particularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofgrainsorghumintoSpainintheyears
1987to1990;whereasbyDecision91/30/EEC(3)onthe
conclusionoftheexchangeofletterscomplementing to
abovementioned agreement,theCouncilapprovedthe
extensionofthatagreementto1991,thatextensionbeing
withoutprejudicetotherightsandobligationsarising
fromtheoriginalagreement;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87,thelevyreductionistobeappliedtograin
sorghumimportedintoSpainundercoverofalicence
validinthatMemberStatealone;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5
March1990onthearrangementsapplicabletoagriculture
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultureproductsoriginatingintheACPStatesorin
theoverseascountriesandterritories(OCI)(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.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil19
December1991.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitations
shallbeissuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshown
inthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompe­
tentauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedtothatautho­
ritybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theweeklyinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyare
made,
—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthegrainsorghumtobeimported.(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.
0OJNoL320,22.11.1991,p.1.
(3)OJNoL17,23.1.1991,p.17.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
V)OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.

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3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theydonotexceedthemaximumquantityavailable
foreachclosingdateforthesubmissionofapplica­
tions;
(b)evidenceisprovidedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forsubmissionthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurity
foranamountpertonneequaltothatofthereduc­
tionproposedinthetender;
(c)theyareaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentauthoritywithintwodaysof
receiptofnotificationofawardasmentionedin
Article4(2)anapplicationforanimportlicencefor
thequantitiesawardedtogetherwithanapplication
foradvancefixingofthelevyatthereducedrate
proposedinthetenderandanapplicationforadvan­
cefixingoftheSpanishmonetarycompensatory
amounts;
(d)theyareforatleast10000tonnes.
4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirementssetoutin
paragraph1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforintheinvitationtotendershallnotbe
valid.
)
5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75(4):
—eithertosetamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoawards.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisset,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.Theamountofthereductioninthelevyawardedin
accordancewithparagraph 1isincreasedby:
—ECU1,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofJanuary1992,
—ECU3pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofFebruary1992,
—ECU4,5pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofMarch1992,
—ECU6pertonneforsorghumimportedduringthe
monthofApril1992.
3.AssoonastheCommission hasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph 1,thecompetentSpanish
authorityshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingofthe
outcomeoftheirtenders.
Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)
withinthetimelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forthequantitiesforwhichhehasbeenawardeda
contract.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)
isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbeforfeit.Article3
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(')importlicencesshall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirtermofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom1
Januaryto30April1992.
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 .Article6
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencebymeansofa
salesinvoicetoaprocessororconsumerinSpainthat
theproductsimportedhavebeenprocessedorusedin
Spain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedforreasonsofforce
majeure.Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
V)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.
(3)OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15. OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,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,2December1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX .
Weeklyinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghumimportedfromthird
countries
(Regulation(EEC)No3505/91)
Deadlineforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3 4 5
Numberingof
tenderersQuantity
(tonnes)Reductionin
importlevyMCAfixed
inadvanceOrigin
ofthecereals
1
2
3I
4I
5
etc.I