Article 1 
Imports of a maximum quantity of 500 000 tonnes of maize from third countries for free circulation in Portugal shall be undertaken in accordance with the conditions laid down in the following Articles. Article 2 1. Without prejudice to Article 3, in the case of imports of maize into Portugal and within the quantitative limits set down in Article 1, a reduction shall be applied to the levy fixed in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. 2. The amount of the reduction shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 at a level enabling disturbances on the Portuguese market to be avoided. The reduction may also be fixed by a tendering procedure. The reduction may be differentiated for imports of maize into Portugal under Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 3. The reduction shall be applied to imports of maize into Portugal on the basis of a licence valid only in that Member State. Article 3 1. With a view to effecting the imports referred to in Article 1, it may be decided, under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, that the Portuguese intervention agency shall purchase on the world market quantities of maize to be determined and shall place them in Portugal under the customs warehousing procedure as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2503/88 on customs warehouses (6) and Regulation (EEC) No 2561/90 (7) laying down provisions for the implementation thereof. 2. Quantities purchased pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be put up for sale on the Portuguese domestic market in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, on terms that enable market disturbances to be avoided. 3. When the maize is placed in free circulation, an agricultural levy shall be levied equal to the average of the levies applicable in Portugal and fixed for the cereal concerned during the first twenty-five days of the month preceding the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, minus the difference between the threshold price and the intervention price for the same month. Entry into free circulation shall be effected by the Portuguese intervention agency. When the purchasers of the goods pay the intervention agency, the selling price minus the levy shall correspond to revenue from sales within the meaning of Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90 (8). 4. The purchase provided for in paragraph 1 shall rank as an intervention to stabilize the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 5. The payments made by the intervention agency for the purchases provided for in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the Community as they arise and shall be treated in the same way as the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78. The Portuguese intervention agency shall record the value of the goods purchased at a price of 'zero' in the account referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation. Article 4 At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record the quantities of maize imported into Portugal from third countries. For this purpose the Portuguese authorities shall regularly supply the Commission with all necessary information. Article 5 The imports referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out during each marketing year. Article 6 Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 2 
1. Without prejudice to Article 3, in the case of imports of maize into Portugal and within the quantitative limits set down in Article 1, a reduction shall be applied to the levy fixed in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. 2. The amount of the reduction shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 at a level enabling disturbances on the Portuguese market to be avoided. The reduction may also be fixed by a tendering procedure. The reduction may be differentiated for imports of maize into Portugal under Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 3. The reduction shall be applied to imports of maize into Portugal on the basis of a licence valid only in that Member State. Article 3 1. With a view to effecting the imports referred to in Article 1, it may be decided, under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, that the Portuguese intervention agency shall purchase on the world market quantities of maize to be determined and shall place them in Portugal under the customs warehousing procedure as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2503/88 on customs warehouses (6) and Regulation (EEC) No 2561/90 (7) laying down provisions for the implementation thereof. 2. Quantities purchased pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be put up for sale on the Portuguese domestic market in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, on terms that enable market disturbances to be avoided. 3. When the maize is placed in free circulation, an agricultural levy shall be levied equal to the average of the levies applicable in Portugal and fixed for the cereal concerned during the first twenty-five days of the month preceding the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, minus the difference between the threshold price and the intervention price for the same month. Entry into free circulation shall be effected by the Portuguese intervention agency. When the purchasers of the goods pay the intervention agency, the selling price minus the levy shall correspond to revenue from sales within the meaning of Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90 (8). 4. The purchase provided for in paragraph 1 shall rank as an intervention to stabilize the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 5. The payments made by the intervention agency for the purchases provided for in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the Community as they arise and shall be treated in the same way as the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78. The Portuguese intervention agency shall record the value of the goods purchased at a price of 'zero' in the account referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation. Article 4 At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record the quantities of maize imported into Portugal from third countries. For this purpose the Portuguese authorities shall regularly supply the Commission with all necessary information. Article 5 The imports referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out during each marketing year. Article 6 Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 3 
1. With a view to effecting the imports referred to in Article 1, it may be decided, under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, that the Portuguese intervention agency shall purchase on the world market quantities of maize to be determined and shall place them in Portugal under the customs warehousing procedure as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2503/88 on customs warehouses (6) and Regulation (EEC) No 2561/90 (7) laying down provisions for the implementation thereof. 2. Quantities purchased pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be put up for sale on the Portuguese domestic market in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, on terms that enable market disturbances to be avoided. 3. When the maize is placed in free circulation, an agricultural levy shall be levied equal to the average of the levies applicable in Portugal and fixed for the cereal concerned during the first twenty-five days of the month preceding the date of acceptance of the declaration of entry into free circulation, minus the difference between the threshold price and the intervention price for the same month. Entry into free circulation shall be effected by the Portuguese intervention agency. When the purchasers of the goods pay the intervention agency, the selling price minus the levy shall correspond to revenue from sales within the meaning of Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90 (8). 4. The purchase provided for in paragraph 1 shall rank as an intervention to stabilize the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 5. The payments made by the intervention agency for the purchases provided for in paragraph 1 shall be borne by the Community as they arise and shall be treated in the same way as the expenditure referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78. The Portuguese intervention agency shall record the value of the goods purchased at a price of 'zero' in the account referred to in Article 4 of that Regulation. Article 4 At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record the quantities of maize imported into Portugal from third countries. For this purpose the Portuguese authorities shall regularly supply the Commission with all necessary information. Article 5 The imports referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out during each marketing year. Article 6 Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 4 
At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record the quantities of maize imported into Portugal from third countries. For this purpose the Portuguese authorities shall regularly supply the Commission with all necessary information. Article 5 The imports referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out during each marketing year. Article 6 Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 5 
The imports referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out during each marketing year. Article 6 Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 6 
Where the markets for maize or products derived therefrom are disturbed, a countervailing duty may be introduced in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 for exports of the products in question from Portugal or for their consignment to other Member States. Article 7 The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 7 
The following shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92: - the measures needed to ensure, where appropriate, that the cereals for which the levy has been reduced are actually processed or used in Portugal; such measures may, apart from the lodging of a security, provide in particular either for a restriction on the use of the maize imported into Portugal pursuant to this Regulation or the application of a countervailing duty where it is noted that the Community market in maize has been disturbed as a result of the consignment of significant quantities of maize from Portugal to other Member States, - all other detailed rules for implementing this Regulation, and in particular those relating to the issue of import licences; such rules may stipulate that the licences may be issued only in Portugal, after Commission endorsement. Article 8 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993. For the Council The President J.-M. DEHOUSSE (1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1). (2) OJ No L 147, 18. 6. 1993, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 98, 10. 4. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7). (5) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 787/89 (OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 1). (6) OJ No L 225, 15. 8. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 246, 10. 9. 1990, p. 1. (8) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.