31992R3700

22. 12. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 374/55

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3700/92 of 21 December 1992 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for certain cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 52/92 (4), suspends Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the advance fixing of the import levy on cereals including Economic Community, grain sorghum of CN code 1007 00 90 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the in accordance with the opinion of the Management market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Committee for Cereals, No 1738/92 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 15 (7) thereof,

Whereas Article 15 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that the provisions concerning advance fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situation shows Article 1 that the application of these provisions is causing or is likely to cause difficulties ; Advance fixing of the import levy on the products referred to in Article 1 (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Regulation Whereas there is a danger, given the irregular pattern of (EEC) No 2727/75 is hereby suspended from 24 fixings at the end of the year and the uncertain trend of December 1992 until 7 January 1993, except in the case prices during that period, that if existing arrangements are of imports of sorghum falling within CN code 1007 00 90 adhered to, levies could be fixed in advance in the short for which advance fixing of the import levy is hereby term for quantities considerably in excess of the quanti­ suspended by Regulation (EEC) No 3053/92, as amended ties which might be expected under more normal condi­ by Regulation (EEC) No 3152/92. tions ; Article 2 Whereas the above situation requires that application of the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December products concerned be temporarily suspended ; 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 307, 23. 10 . 1992, p. 47. (2) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 313, 30. 10 . 1992, p. 58 .