# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2093/2005

of 20 December 2005

opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals [^1] , and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Pursuant to the Community’s international obligations in the context of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations [^2] , the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.

**(2)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal [^3] , lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender.

**(3)** In view of the current market demand in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize is appropriate.

**(4)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

**1.** An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on maize to be imported into Spain.

**2.** Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply.

## **Article 2**

The invitation to tender shall be open until 29 June 2006. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates laid down by a notice of invitation to tender.

## **Article 3**

Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.

## **Article 4**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2005. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_270_R_TOC) . Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 ( [JO L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_187_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1994_336_R_TOC) .

[^3] [OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1995_177_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1558/2005 ( [JO L 249, 24.9.2005, p. 6](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_249_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 ().
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[^3]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1558/2005 ().