CELEX: 31998R0753
Language: en
Date: 1998-04-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/98 of 2 April 1998 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97

3. 4. 98             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 103/25
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 753/98
                                                     of 2 April 1998
                 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection
                         with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2506/97
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 measures provided for in this Regulation are
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article          in accordance with the opinion of the Management
12(1) thereof,                                                    Committee for Cereals,
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
2506/97 (3);                                                                               Article 1
                                                                  For tenders notified from 27 March to 2 April 1998,
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 2506/97, the maximum reduction in the duty on
1963/95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure           maize imported shall be ECU 49,97 per tonne and be
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,           valid for a total maximum quantity of 72 000 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 3 April 1998.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 2 April 1998.
                                                                            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 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 28.
(4) OJ L 177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.