CELEX: 31997R0848
Language: en
Date: 1997-05-13 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 848/97 of 13 May 1997 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries

14. 5 . 97               EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 122/7
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 848/97
                                                              of 13 May 1997
                      opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported
                                                    into Spain from third countries
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                        in accordance with the opinion of the Management
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 Committee for Cereals,
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals ('), as last amended by Commission
                                                                                                 Article 1
 Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 12
 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                          1 . An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the
 Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement                 on Agriculture      reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10 (2)
 concluded during the Uruguay Round                  of multilateral    of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported
 trade negotiations, the Community has               undertaken to      into Spain .
 import a certain quantity of maize into            Spain;              2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 26 June
                                                                        1997. During that period, weekly invitations shall be
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26
                                                                        issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the
 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the tariff quotas             notice of invitation to tender.
 for maize and sorghum into Spain and maize into
 Portugal (3), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC)                 3 . Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as
 No 1963/95 (4), lays down the rules governing the                      otherwise provided for in this Regulation .
 administration of those special arrangements; whereas this
 Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules                                      Article 2
 necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in
 particular those relating to the lodging and release of the            Import licences issued under these invitations to tender
 security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance                shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued,
with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to            within the meaning of Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EC)
 process or use the imported product on the Spanish                     No 1839/95 .
 market;
                                                                                                 Article 3
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Spain, an
 invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 imports of maize should be opened in the framework of                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 these special arrangements for imports;                                European Communities.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                      States .
                      Done at Brussels, 13 May 1997.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
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