L 318/50 Official Journal of the European Union 4.12.2009 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1190/2009 of 3 December 2009 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- cultural products (‘Single CMO’ Regulation) ('), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 (2). () Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (°) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account. (3) A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty. (4)  The Management Committee for the Common Organi- sation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 For tenders lodged from 27 November to 3 December 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 17,33 EUR/t for a total maximum quantity of 55700 t. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 December 2009. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 3 December 2009. 0J L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. () O] L 196, 28.7.2009, p. 6. 0] L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57. For the Commission, On behalf of the President, Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development