CELEX: 31999R2776
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2776/1999 of 27 December 1999 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries

L 334/8                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                   28. 12. 1999
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2776/1999
                                                         of 27 December 1999
               opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal
                                                          from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              (4)     The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
                                                                                 ered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            chairman,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/
1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
                                                                                                     Article 1
Whereas:
                                                                         1.    An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduc-
(1)     Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded               tion in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regula-
        during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego-             tion (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Portugal.
        tiations, the Community has undertaken to import a
        certain quantity of maize into Portugal.                         2.    The invitation to tender shall be open until 24 February
                                                                         2000. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued
(2)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July                 with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of
        1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of           invitation to tender.
        tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into
        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
        additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the                                     Article 2
        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 Portuguese market.
                                                                                                     Article 3
(3)     In the light of current market needs in Portugal, 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 European
        these special arrangements for imports.                          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.