CELEX: 31997R2506
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-15 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2506/97 of 15 December 1997 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries

L 345/28                EN             Official Journal of the European Communities                               16 . 12. 97
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2506/97
                                                   of 15 December 1997
                    opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported
                                            into Portugal 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 ('), 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)
concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral                 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported
trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to                into Portugal.
import a certain quantity of maize into Portugal;                  2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 30 April
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
                                                                   notice of invitation to tender.
of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into
Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (% 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 Portuguese market;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas in the light of current market needs in Portugal,
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, 15 December 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(■)  OJ L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
  2  OJ L 126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(-1) OJ L 177,  28. 7. 1995, p. 4.
  4) OJ L 189,  10. 8 . 1995, p. 22.