31988R3687

26 . 11 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 321 /25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3687/88 of 25 November 1988 fixing the amount of the reduction applicable under the special arrangements for maize and sorghum imports into Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, overcome by setting a special reduction of the levy on grain sorghum imported under this Regulation ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the reduction on maize imported into Spain must be adjusted if the quantities laid down are to be met Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 within the time limit agreed ; of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 ('), and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in particular Article 3 thereof, in accordance with the opinion of Management Committee for Cereals, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 of 16 October 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3106/88 (3), lays down the framework of detailed rules to ensure that the Article 1 purposes of the said Regulation are respected ; The reduction in thd levy provided for in Article 3 of Whereas the amount of the reduction in the import levy Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 shall be : on maize and grain sorghum imported into Spain should be fixed at a level enabling the quantities provided for — 0 ECU per tonne for maize, under the Agreement between the European Economic — 0 ECU per tonne for grain sorghum originating in the Community and the United States of America (4) to be African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, imported and avoiding any disturbance of the Spanish cereals market ; —- 0 ECU per tonne for grain sorghum imported from other countries . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to Article 2 agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3108/88 Q is hereby African , Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas repealed. countries and territories (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /87 (6), provides, in particular, for a 50 % reduction in the levy on grain sorghum ; whereas the Article 3 combination of this advantage with the reduction provided for under this Regulation is likely to disturb the This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 November Spanish market for cereals ; whereas this difficulty can be 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 November 1988 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 170, 30 . 6. 1987, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 294, 17. 10 . 1987, p. 15. (3) OJ No L 277, 8 . 10 . 1988 , p. 28 . (4) OJ No L 98 , 10 . 4. 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. (6) OJ No L 172, 30 . 6. 1987, p. 102. 0 OJ No L 277, 8 . 10 . 1988 , p. 36.