31994R2710

9 . 11 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 288/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2710/94 oí: 8 November 1994 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on maize imported into Spain from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compli­ ance with their obligations and, in partiular, the obliga­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion to process or use the imported product on the Community, Spanish market ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 of in accordance with the opinion of the Management 17 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports Committee for Cereals, of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1993 (:), and in particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United! States of America, the Community has undertaken to import a Article 1 certain quantity of maize and sorghum into Spain in 1 . An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the 1993 ; whereas by Regulation (EC) No 532/94 (2) exten­ ding the measures taken under the abovementioned reduction in the import levy referred to in Article 10 of agreement, the Council approved the extension of that Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (*) on maize to be imported agreement to 1994 ; into Spain, in addition to the invitations to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 10/94. Whereas, within the framework of those rights and obli­ 2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 8 gations, Commission Regulation (EC) No 10/94 (3) opened December 1994. During that period, weekly invitations invitations to tender for the reduction in the levy on shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown import of the quantities remaining in 1993 ; whereas in the notice of invitation to tender. these quantities were not covered by the invitations to tender ; whereas, in the light of current market needs in 3. Regulation (EC) No 675/94 shall apply save as Spain, the balance left for import should be earmarked for otherwise provided for in this Regulation. that country ; whereas, to that end, a new invitation to Article 2 tender should be opened ; Import licences issued under these invitations to tender Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/94 of 25 shall be valid from the date they are issued, within the March 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application meaning of Article 6 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 675/94, of the special arrangements for Council Regulations (EC) until 31 December 1994. No 3640/93, (EC) No 1799/94 and (EC) No 3670/93 concerning imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and Article 3 of maize into Portugal (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2660/94 0, lays down the special additional detailed This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, following its publication in the Official Journal of the in particular those relating to the lodging and release of European Communities.

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

(') OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 68 , 11 . 3 . 1994, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 4, 6. 1 . 1994, p. 3 . (4) OJ No L 83, 26. 3 . 1994, p. 26. 0 OJ No L 284, 1 . 11 . 1994, p. 29. f) OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .