CELEX: 31998R1032
Language: en
Date: 1998-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1032/98 of 18 May 1998 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries

19. 5. 98           ¬ EN ¬            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 148/3
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1032/98
                                                     of 18 May 1998
                  opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported
                                            into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Committee for Cereals,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)                                Article 1
No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
                                                                 1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the
Whereas, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture                reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of
concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral               Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported
trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to              into Spain.
import a certain quantity of maize into Spain;
                                                                 2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 18 June
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26              1998. During that period, weekly invitations shall be
July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application         issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the
of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into           notice of invitation to tender.
Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3), as amended         3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as
by Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 (4), lays down the rules           otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
governing the administration of those special arrange-
ments; whereas this Regulation lays down the special
                                                                                         Article 2
additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the
invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the        Import licences issued under these invitations to tender
lodging and release of the security to be lodged by opera-       shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued,
tors to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in         within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC)
particular, the obligation to process or use the imported        No 1839/95.
product on the Spanish market;
                                                                                         Article 3
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Spain, 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
these special arrangements for imports;                          European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 18 May 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  177, 28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
(4) OJ L  189, 10. 8. 1995, p. 22.