CELEX: 32000R0083
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 83/2000 of 13 January 2000 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2774/1999

14. 1. 2000             EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 10/31
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 83/2000
                                                            of 13 January 2000
               fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation
                                        to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2774/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the
                                                                                duty;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                          (3)   Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
Community,
                                                                                to the current market situation for the cereal in question
                                                                                results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                      being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)                (4)   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
No 1253/1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                                Committee for Cereals,
(1)     Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
        tion in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
        2774/1999 (3);
                                                                                                      Article 1
(2)     Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regula-              For tenders notified from 6 to 13 January 2000, pursuant to
        tion (EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation                the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2774/
        (EC) No 1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the             1999, the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum
        procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)             imported shall be EUR/t 47,92 and be valid for a total
        No 1766/92, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in              maximum quantity of 105 000 t.
        the import duty; whereas in fixing this maximum the
        criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation                                       Article 2
        (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account; whereas a
        contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is               This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January 2000.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 13 January 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  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  334,  28.12.1999, p. 5.
(4) OJ L  177,  28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L  189,  10.7.1995, p. 22.