31987R0049

No L 7/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 1 . 87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 49/87 of 8 January 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3140/86 in respect of the period of validity of import licences issued under the invitation to tender for the levy on imports of maize and sorghum 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 Committee for Cereals, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/86 of 16 September 1986 introducing a derogation from Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 as regards the import levy applicable to certain quantities of maize and sorghum ('), Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3140/86 is hereby ♦ and in particular Article 5 thereof, replaced by the following : '2. Import licences issued in connection with invi­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3140/86 (2), tations to tender shall be valid from their date of issue as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3643/86 (3), within the meaning of paragraph 1 until 31 March issues an invitation to tender for the levy on imports of 1987.' maize and sorghum from third countries ; whereas it makes provision in particular for the period of validity of Article 2 import licences issued ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Whereas provision should be made for shorter period of publication in the Official Journal of the European validity of licences issued ; Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 8 January 1987.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 272, 24. 9. 1986, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 292, 16. 10 . 1986, p. 27. 3 OJ No L 336, 26. 11 . 1986, p. 57.