CELEX: 31999R0539
Language: en
Date: 1999-03-11
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/1999 of 11 March 1999 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2850/98

12. 3. 1999          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 63/35
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/1999
                                                    of 11 March 1999
                 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
                         with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2850/98
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
Community,                                                        Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
                                                                  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-
tion in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2850/98 (3);                                                                               Article 1
                                                                  For tenders notified from 5 to 11 March 1999, pursuant to
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation           the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
(EC) No 1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No             2850/98, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure           imported shall be EUR 63,98/t and be valid for a total
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,           maximum quantity of 69 000 t.
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 12 March 1999.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 11 March 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 358, 31. 12. 1998, p. 44.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.