CELEX: 31992R2981
Language: en
Date: 1992-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2981/92 of 14 October 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2690/92 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on maize imported from third countries

No L 299/36                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              15. 10 . 92
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2981/92
                                                     of 14 October 1992
                 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2690/92 opening an invitation to tender for the
                           reduction in the levy on maize imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87
of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of            Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2690/92 is replaced
maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 and 1991 ('), as           by the following :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3391 /91 (2), and in
particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 thereof,                              '2. The invitation to tender shall be open until
                                                                       12 November 1992. During that period, weekly invita­
Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United States               tions shall be issued with quantities and closing dates
of America, the Community has undertaken to import a                  as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.'
certain quantity of maize into Spain in the years 1987 to
1991 ; whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/91 (3) exten­
ding the measures taken under the above mentioned
                                                                                            Article 2
agreement, the Council approved the extension of that
agreement to 1992, that extension being without preju­
dice to the rights and obligations arising from the original      Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2690/92 is replaced
agreement ;                                                       by the following :
Whereas under the said rights and obligations Commis­                 '2.     Import licences issued in connection with
sion Regulation (EEC) No 2690/92 (4) opens invitations to             awards made under this invitation to tender shall be
tender for the reduction in the levy on imports of the                valid from the date on which they are issued within
quantities outstanding for 1991 ; whereas a closer estimate           the meaning of paragraph 1 , until the 31 December
of those quantities calls for an amendment of this Regula­             1992.'
tion not only as regards quantities but also as regards the
period of invitation to tender and the term of validity of
import licences issued in the framework of the mentioned                                    Article 3
tender ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
Committee for Cereals,                                             Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 14 October 1992.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 320, 22. 11 . 1991 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ No L 372, 31 . 12. 1991 , p. 35.
b) OJ No L 272, 17. 9. 1992, p. 36.