Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/94 of 27 July 1994 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on grain sorghum imported into Spain from third countries

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1852/94 of 27 July 1994 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on grain sorghum imported into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 of 17 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1993 (1), and in particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 thereof,
Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United States of America, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize and grain sorghum into Spain in 1993; whereas by Council Regulation (EC) No 532/94 (2) extending the measures taken  under the abovementioned agreement, the Council approved the extension of that agreement to 1994;
Whereas, within the framework of those rights and obligations, Commission Regulation (EC) No 11/94 (3) opened invitations to tender for the reduction in the levy on import of the quantities remaining in 1993; whereas these quantities were not covered by  the invitations to tender; whereas, in the light of current market needs in Spain, the balance left for import should be earmarked for that country; whereas, to that end, a new invitation to tender should be opened;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and of maize into Portugal (4), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary  for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported  product on the Spanish market; whereas, nevertheless, for the sake of the simplification of import operations, in spite of the provisions of Article 7 (2) of that Regulation, a downward margin of tolerance should be provided for as regards the release  for free circulation;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agriculture products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agriculture products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and  territories (OCT) (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/94 (6), provides in particular for a reduction of 60 % in the levy applicable to grain sorghum up to a quota of 100 000 tonnes per calendar year and of 50 % in excess of that quota;  whereas, if that benefit is combined with the reduction provided for under this Regulation, this is likely to disturb the Spanish market for cereals; whereas such combined benefits should be ruled out for the sake of the satisfactory functioning of the  invitation to tender;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,