25.6.93OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL153/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1596/93
of24June1993
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyonmaizeimported
fromthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyonmaizetobeimported
intoSpain,inadditiontotheinvitationstotenderopened
byRegulation(EEC)No66/93.
2.Aninvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil22July
1993.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsshallbe
issuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1992('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3875/92(2),andin
particularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofmaizeintoSpainintheyears1987to
1992;whereasbyRegulation(EEC)No991/93(3)exten­
dingthemeasurestakenundertheabovementioned
agreement,theCouncilapprovedtheextensionofthat
agreementto1993,thatextensionbeingwithoutpreju­
dicetotherightsandobligationsarisingfromtheoriginal
agreement;
Whereas,withintheframeworkofthoserightsandobli­
gations,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No66/93(4)
openedinvitationstotenderforthereductioninthelevy
onimportofthequantitiesremainingin1992;whereas
thesequantitieswerenotcoveredbytheinvitationsto
tender;whereas,inthelightofcurrentmarketneedsin
Spain,partofthebalanceleftforimportshouldbe
earmarkedforthatcountry;whereas,tothatend,anew
invitationtotendershouldbeopened;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1799/87,thelevyreductionistobeappliedtomaize
importedintoSpainundercoverofalicencevalidinthat
MemberStatealone;
Whereasthespecificadditionalrulesrequiredforadmin­
isteringtheinvitationtotendershouldbelaiddown,
includinginparticularrulesonthelodgingbyoperators
andthereleaseofsecuritiesagainstfulfilmentoftheir
obligations,andinparticulartheobligationtoprocessor
usetheimportedproductinSpain;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article2
1.Tendersshallbelodgedinwritingwiththecompe­
tentSpanishauthorityagainstareceiptorforwardedto
thatauthoritybytelex,telegramortelefax.
2.Tendersshallindicate:
—theinvitationinresponsetowhichtheyaremade,
—thenameandexactaddressofthetenderer,withtelex
ortelefaxnumber,
—thetypeandquantityoftheproducttobeimported,
—thereductionintheimportlevyproposed,inecusper
tonne,
—theoriginofthemaizetobeimported.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theydonotexceedthemaximumquantityavailable
foreachclosingdateforthesubmissionofapplica­
tions;
(b)evidenceisprovidedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimit
forsubmissionthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurity
foranamountpertonneequaltothatofthe
reductionproposedinthetender;
(c)theyareaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingto
lodgewiththecompetentSpanishauthoritywithin
twodaysofreceiptofnotificationofawardas
mentionedinArticle4anapplicationforanimport
licenceforthequantitiesawardedtogetherwithan
applicationforadvancefixingofthelevyatthe
reducedrateproposedinthetender;
(d)theyareforatleast1000tonnes.
4.Tendersnotmeetingtherequirements setoutin
paragraph 1,2and3orincorporatingtermsotherthan
thoseprovidedforintheinvitationtotendershallnotbe
valid.
5.Oncesubmitted,tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL391,31.12.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL104,29.4.1993,p.1.«OTNoL10,16.1.1993,p.5.

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Article3
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(')importlicencesshall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirtermofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedontheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeunderthisinvitationtotendershallbevalidfrom
thedateonwhichtheyareissuedwithinthemeaningof
paragraph1,until31July1993.
3.Importlicencesissuedinconnectionwithawards
madeundertheseinvitationstotendershallbesubjectto
theprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87.
4.Notwithstanding Article2(2)ofCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No891/89(2),Article5(2)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3105/87(3)shallapplyinrespectof
licencesissuedunderthisRegulation.
5.Notwithstanding Article9ofRegulation(EEC)
No3719/88,rightsconferredbyimportlicencesshallnot
betransferable .
Article4
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmittedandforwarded,
theCommission shalldecideinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2727/78(4):
—eithertosetamaximumreductionintheimportlevy,
or
—tomakenoawards.
Whereamaximumreductionintheimportlevyisset,
awardsshallbemadetothetendererortenderersoffering
themaximumorasmallerreduction.
2.AssoonastheCommissionhasreachedadecision
asreferredtoinparagraph1,thecompetentauthorityof
theMemberStateshallnotifyalltenderersinwritingof
theoutcomeoftheirtenders.
Article5
1.Wherethesuccessfultendererlodgesanapplication
foranimportlicenceasreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)withinthe.timelimitlaiddown,alicenceshallbeissued
forthequantitiesforwhichhehasbeenawardeda
contract.
2.WheretheundertakingreferredtoinArticle2(3)(c)
isnotfulfilled,thetenderingsecurityshallbeforfeit.
Article6
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleased:
(a)wherethetenderisnotaccepted;
(b)wherethetendererprovidesevidencebymeansofa
salesinvoicetoaprocessororconsumerinSpainthat
theproductsimportedhavebeenprocessedofusedin
Spain;
(c)wherethesuccessfultendererprovidesevidencethat
theproductimportedhasbecomeunfitforanyuseor
whereimportcannotbeeffectedtoreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Article33ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88shall
applytosecurities.
Article7
Tenderslodgedmustbeforwardedbythecomptent
SpanishauthoritytotheCommissiontoarrivenotmore
thantwohoursafterthetimelimitlaiddowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbeforwardedin
theformshownintheAnnex.
Shouldnotendersbereceived,Spainshallinformthe
Commissionwithinthesameperiodasthatreferredtoin
thefirstparagraph.
Article8
ThetimesforthepurposesofthisRegulationshallbe
Brusselstime.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(2)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.
(3)OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.nOTNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainmaizeimportedfromthird
countries
(Regulation(EEC)No1596/93)
Deadlineforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3 4 5
NumberingofQuantity ReductioninGreenratefixed Origin
tenderers (tonnes)importlevy inadvance ofthecereals
1
2
3
4
5
etc.