31994R2709

9 . 11 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 288/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2709/94

of 8 November 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, implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obli­ Community, gations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1799/94 of the imported product on the Spanish market ; 18 July 1994 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1994 (!), and Whereas, in the light of current market needs in Spain, an in particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 thereof, invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on imports of sorghum should be opened in the framework Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United States of these special arrangements for imports ; of America, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize and grain sorghum into Spain in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the years 1987 to 1993 ; whereas by Regulation (EC) No in accordance with the opinion of the Management 532/94 (2) extending the measures taken under the above­ Committee for Cereals, mentioned agreement, the Council approved the exten­ sion of that agreement to 1994 ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1799/94, the levy reduction is to be applied to sorghum Article 1 imported into Spain under cover of a licence valid in that Member State alone ; 1 . An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import levy referred to in Article 10 of Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (7) on grain March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­ sorghum to be imported into Spain . tural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP 2. Under this invitation to tender, the reduction in the States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (3), import levy on grain sorghum provided for in Article 1 1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2484/94 (4), of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 shall not apply. provides in particular for a reduction of 60 % in the levy 3 . The invitation to tender shall be open until 19 applicable to grain sorghum up to a quota of 100 000 January 1995. During that period, weekly invitations shall tonnes per calendar year and of 50 % in excess of that be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in quota ; whereas, if that benefit is combined with the the notice of invitation to tender. reduction provided for under this Regulation, this is likely to disturb the Spanish market for cereals ; whereas such 4. Regulation (EC) No 675/94 shall apply save as combined benefits should be ruled out for the sake of the otherwise provided for in this Regulation. satisfactory functioning of the invitation to tender ; Article 2 Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/94 of 25 March 1 994 laying down detailed rules for the application Import licences issued under these invitations to tender of the special arrangements for Council Regulations (EC) shall be valid from the date they are issued within the No 3640/93 and (EC) No 3670/93 concerning imports of meaning of Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 675/94, maize and sorghum into Spain and of maize into Portu­ until 30 April 1995. gal (*), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2660/94 (6), lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (■) OJ No L 189, 23 . 7. 1994, p. 17. 0 OJ No L 68 , 11 . 3 . 1994, p. 1 . following its publication in the Official Journal of the (3) OJ No L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85. European Communities. (4) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p . 3 . O OJ No L 83, 26. 3 . 1994, p. 26. (é) OJ No L 284, 1 . 11 . 1994, p. 29 . 0 OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 1994.

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN

Member of the Commission