9.12.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL360/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3688/89
of8December 1989
fixingtheamountofthereductionapplicableunderthespecialarrangements
formaizeandsorghumimportsintoSpain
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteforCereals,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticledthereof,Article1
ThereductioninthelevyprovidedforinArticle3of
Regulation(EEC)No1799/87shallbe:
—ECU75pertonneformaizeimportedinDecemberWhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3105/87of
16October1987layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthespecialarrangements forimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990(2),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3624/89(3),lays
downtheframeworkofdetailedrulestoensurethatthe
purposesofthesaidRegulationarerespected;1989,
—ECU78pertonneformaizeimportedinJanuary
1990,
Whereastheamountofthereductionintheimportlevy
onmaizeandgrainsorghumimportedintoSpainshould
befixedatalevelenablingthequantitiesprovidedfor
undertheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica(4)tobe
importedandavoidinganydisturbanceoftheSpanish
cerealsmarket;—ECU80pertonneformaizeimportedinFebruary
1990,
—ECU82pertonneformaizeimportedinMarch1990,
—ECU84pertonneformaizeimportedinApril1990,
—ECU86pertonneformaizeimportedinMay1990,
—ECU20pertonneforgrainsorghumoriginatingin
theAfrican,CarribeanandPacific(ACP)countries,
—ECU85pertonneforgrainsorghumimportedfrom
othercountriesinDecember1989,
—ECU88pertonneforgrainsorghumimportedfrom
othercountriesinJanuary1990,
—ECU90pertonneforgrainsorghumimportedfrom
othercountriesinFebruary1990,
—ECU92pertonneforgrainsorghumimportedfrom
othercountriesinMarch1990.
Article2
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3687/88Qishereby
repealed.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85of26
February1985onthearrangements applicableto
agriculturalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3530/89(6),provides,inparticular,fora50%
reductioninthelevyongrainsorghum;whereasthe
combination ofthisadvantagewiththereduction
providedforunderthisRegulationislikelytodisturbthe
Spanishmarketforcereals;whereasthisdifficultycanbe
overcomebysettingaspecialreductionofthelevyon
grainsorghumimportedunderthisRegulation;
WhereasthereductiononmaizeimportedintoSpain
mustbeadjustedifthequantitieslaiddownaretobemet
withinthetimelimitagreed;
(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon9December
1989.0OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.
(J)OJNoL351,2.12.1989,p.28.
(4)OJNoL98,10.4.1987,p.1.0OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(«)OJNoL347,23.11.1989,p.3. oOJNoL321,26.11.1988,p.25.

NoL360/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.12.89
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8December1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission