Commission Regulation (EC) No 2776/1999 of 27 December 1999 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries
Date: 1999-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, third country

L 334/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28. 12. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2776/1999

of 27 December 1999

opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal
from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the Community has undertaken to import a
certain quantity of maize into Portugal.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July
1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of
tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into
Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down
the rules governing the administration of those special
arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special
additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the
invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the
lodging and release of the security to be lodged by
operators to ensure compliance with their obligations
and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the
imported product on the Portuguese market.

(3)

In the light of current market needs in Portugal, an
invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on
imports of maize should be opened in the framework of
these special arrangements for imports.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduc-
tion in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Portugal.

2.
The invitation to tender shall be open until 24 February
2000. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued
with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of
invitation to tender.

Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as other-

3.
wise provided for in this Regulation.

Article 2

Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be
valid 50 days from the date they are issued, within the meaning
of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.

Article 3

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 December 1999.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.