CELEX: 31999R1104
Language: en
Date: 1999-05-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/1999 of 27 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

28. 5. 1999           EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                L 133/33
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1104/1999
                                                     of 27 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
Community,                                                        Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria
                                                                  to the current market situation for the cereal in question
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92              results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the                 being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1;
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 Spain was                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No
566/1999 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/
                                                                                          Article 1
1999 (4);
                                                                  For tenders notified from 21 to 27 May 1999, pursuant to
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation           the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
(EC) No 1839/95 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No             566/1999, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
1963/95 (6), the Commission, acting under the procedure           imported shall be 69,48 EUR/t and be valid for a total
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,           maximum quantity of 200 000 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 28 May 1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 27 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  123, 13.5.1999, p. 27.
(5) OJ L  177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(6) OJ L  189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.