CELEX: 31995R0216
Language: en
Date: 1995-02-02 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 216/95 of 2 February 1995 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on maize imported into Portugal from third countries

No L 26/4                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                3 . 2. 95
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 216/95
                                                      of 2 February 1995
                  opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on maize imported
                                            into Portugal from third countries
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       imports of maize should be opened in the framework of
                                                                   these special arrangements for imports ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 Community,                                                        in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                   Committee for Cereals,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 of
 22 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports
 of maize into Portugal ('), and in particular Articles 2 (2)      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and 7 thereof,
                                                                                             Article 1
 Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United States
 of America, the Community has undertaken to import a              1 . An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the
 certain quantity of maize into Portugal ;                         reduction in the import levy referred to in Article 10 of
                                                                   Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (4) on maize to be
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EC) No          imported into Portugal.
 3670/93, the levy reduction is to be applied to maize             2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 16
 imported into Portugal under cover of a licence valid in          March 1995. During that period, weekly invitations shall
 that Member State alone ;
                                                                   be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in
                                                                   the notice of invitation to tender.
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/94 of 25
 March 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application         3. Regulation (EC) No 675/94 shall apply save as
 of the special arrangements for Council Regulations (EC)          otherwise provided for in this Regulation .
 No 3640/93, (EC) No 1799/94 and (EC) No 3670/93
 concerning imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and                                      Article 2
 maize into Portugal (2), as amended by Regulation (EC)
 No 2660/94 (3), lays down the special additional detailed         Import licences issued under these invitations to tender
 rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender,        shall be valid from the date they are issued, within the
 in particular those relating to the lodging and release of        meaning of Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 675/94,
 the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compli­         until 15 April 1995.
 ance with their obligations and, in particular, the obliga­
 tion to process or use the imported product on the Portu­
                                                                                             Article 3
guese market ;
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Portugal,         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on           European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 2 February 1995.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 35.
(2) OJ No L 83, 26. 3. 1994, p. 26.
(3) OJ No L 284, 1 . 11 . 1994, p. 29.                            (4) OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .