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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2712/94
oiE8November 1994
openinganinvitationtotenderforthereductioninthelevyongrainsorghum
importedintoSpainfromthirdcountries
ofmaizeintoPortugal(*),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2660/94(7),laysdownthespecialadditionaldetailed
rulesnecessaryforimplementingtheinvitationtotender,
inparticularthoserelatingtothelodgingandreleaseof
thesecuritytobelodgedbyoperatorstoensurecompli­
ancewiththeirobligationsand,inparticular,theobliga­
tiontoprocessorusetheimportedproductonthe
Spanishmarket;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No3640/93of
17December1993onspecialarrangementsforimports
ofmaizeandsorghumintoSpainfortheyear1993('),
andinparticularArticles3(2)and8thereof,
Whereas,aspartofanagreementwiththeUnitedStates
ofAmerica,theCommunityhasundertakentoimporta
certainquantityofmaizeandgrainsorghumintoSpainin
1993;whereasbyRegulation(EC)No532/94(2)exten­
dingthemeasurestakenundertheabovementioned
agreement,theCouncilapprovedtheextensionofthat
agreementto1994;
Whereas,withintheframeworkofthoserightsandobli­
gations,CommissionRegulation(EC)No11/94(3)opened
invitationstotenderforthereductioninthelevyon
importofthequantitiesremainingin1993;whereas
thesequantitieswerenotcoveredbytheinvitationsto
tender;whereas,inthelightofcurrentmarketneedsin
Spain,thebalanceleftforimportshouldbeearmarkedfor
thatcountry;whereas,tothatend,anewinvitationto
tendershouldbeopened;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90of5
March1990onthearrangements applicabletoagricul­
turalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheACP
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(OCT)(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No235/94(*),
providesinparticularforareductionof60%inthelevy
applicabletograinsorghumuptoaquotaof1100000
tonnespercalendaryearandof50%inexcessofthat
quota;whereas,ifthatbenefitiscombinedwiththe
reductionprovidedforunderthisRegulation,thisiislikely
todisturbtheSpanishmarketforcereals;whereassuch
combinedbenefitsshouldberuledoutforthesakeofthe
satisfactoryfunctioningoftheinvitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No675/94of25
March1994layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthespecialarrangementsforCouncilRegulations(EC)
No3640/93,(EC)No1799/94and(EC)No3670/93
concerningimportsofmaizeandsorghumintoSpainandArticle1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
reductionintheimportlevyreferredtoinArticle10of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1766/92(8)ongrain
sorghumtobeimportedintoSpain,inadditiontothe
invitationstotenderopenedbyRegulation(EC)No
11/94.
2.Underthisinvitationtotender,thereductioninthe
importlevyongrainsorghumprovidedforinArticle11
ofRegulation(EEC)No715/90shallnotapply.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil8
December1994.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitations
shallbeissuedwithquantitiesandclosingdatesasshown
inthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
4.Regulation(EC)No675/94shallapplysaveas
otherwiseprovidedforinthisRegulation.
Article2
Importlicencesissuedundertheseinvitationstotender
shallbevalidfromthedatetheyareissuedwithinthe
meaningofArticle6(4)ofRegulation(EC)No675/94,
until31December1994.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
(')OJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.13.
OOJNoL68,11.3.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL4,6.1.1994,p.6.
(4)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(0OJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.(*)OJNoL83,26.3.1994,p.26.0OJNoL284,1.11.1994,p.29.
(8)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1994,
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission