CELEX: 32000R0989
Language: en
Date: 2000-05-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 989/2000 of 11 May 2000 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 756/2000

12.5.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 113/45
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 989/2000
                                                            of 11 May 2000
               fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
                                          tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 756/2000
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the
                                                                                 maximum reduction in the duty.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               (3)     The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
                                                                                 current market situation for the cereal in question results
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30                       in the maximum reduction in the import duty being
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in                            fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/                 (4)     The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
1999 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,                               ered an opinion within the time limit set by its
                                                                                 chairman,
Whereas:
(1)     an invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        the duty on maize imported into Spain was opened
        pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 756/
        2000 (3).                                                                                     Article 1
                                                                         For tenders notified from 5 to 11 May 2000, pursuant to the
(2)     Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No           invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 756/2000,
        1839/95 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1963/              the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall
        95 (5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid          be 54,47 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
        down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,               339 960 tonnes.
        may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import
        duty; in fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in                                     Article 2
        Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be
        taken into account; whereas a contract is awarded to any         This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 11 May 2000.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   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  92, 13.4.2000, p. 8.
(4) OJ L  177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L  189, 10.8.1995, p. 22.