CELEX: 31999R2775
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2775/1999 of 27 December 1999 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries

28. 12. 1999           EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 334/7
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2775/1999
                                                         of 27 December 1999
               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,                                      of maize should be opened in the framework of these
                                                                                 special arrangements for imports.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               (4)     The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
                                                                                 ered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                       chairman,
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,                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:                                                                                             Article 1
(1)     Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded               1.    An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduc-
        during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego-             tion in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regula-
        tiations, the Community has undertaken to import a               tion (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
        certain quantity of maize into Spain.
                                                                         2.    The invitation to tender shall be open until 24 February
(2)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July                 2000. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued
        1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of           with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of
        tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into              invitation to tender.
        Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), as                 3.    Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as other-
        amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down             wise provided for in this Regulation.
        the rules governing the administration of those special
        arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special
                                                                                                     Article 2
        additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the
        invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the        Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be
        lodging and release of the security to be lodged by              valid 50 days from the date they are issued, within the meaning
        operators to ensure compliance with their obligations            of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
        and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the
        imported product on the Spanish market.                                                      Article 3
(3)     In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invita-        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
        tion to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports          tion 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.