CELEX: 31999R0972
Language: en
Date: 1999-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/1999 of 6 May 1999 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 566/1999

7. 5. 1999           EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 119/45
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/1999
                                                     of 6 May 1999
                 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
                        with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 566/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
                                                                 maximum reduction in the duty;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                 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             being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission             Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article         delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
12(1) thereof,                                                   chairman,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the maximum reduc-
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
tion in the duty on maize imported into Spain was
opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
566/1999 (3);                                                                             Article 1
                                                                 For tenders notified from 30 April to 6 May 1999,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation          pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No            (EC) No 566/1999, the maximum reduction in the duty
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure          on maize imported shall be 73,94 EUR/t and be valid for
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,          a total maximum quantity of 206 000 tonnes.
may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty;
whereas in fixing this maximum the criteria provided for                                  Article 2
in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must
be taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded to          This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1999.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 6 May 1999.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.