No L 83/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 3. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 675/94 of 25 March 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EC) No 3640/93 and (EC) No 3670/93 as regards the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and of maize into Portugal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 of 17 December 1993 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain for the year 1993 ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 of December 1993 on special arrangements for imports of maize into Portugal (¥, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas, pursuant to the agreements between the Euro- pean Economic Community and the United States of America within the GATT framework, the Community has undertaken, as from in the 1993/94 marketing year, to open a reduced-tariff quota for imports into Portugal of 500 000 tonnes of maize and, in respect of 1993, to import into Spain a minimum quantity of two million tonnes of maize and 300 000 tonnes of sorghum, minus the quantities of certain other products imported into that counry during the same year; Whereas, to ensure that the agreements are implemented, provision is made under the two import schemes, either for the direct purchase of cereals on the world market or alternatively, for a levy reduction on importation, licences being valid only in Portugal or in Spain; whereas, however, imports on preferential terms may create didi- culties for the Community market ; Whereas, in the case of direct purchase on the world market, and with a view to enabling the operation to be carried out under optimum conditions and in particular at the lowest purchase and transport costs, an invitation to tender should be organized for supply and delivery to warehouse designated by the intervention agency concerned ; whereas provision should be made for tenders to be lodged for individual lots in line with storage capa- cities availabl in certain areas of the Member State concerned and published in the notice of invitation to tender ; Whereas detailed rules should be adopted on the organi- zation of the invitations to tender for the import levy ( No L 333, 31. 12. 1993, p. 13. () OF No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 35. reduction and for direct purchase on the world market, and conditions should be defined for submitting tenders and lodging and releasing securities guaranteeing compli- ance with the successful tenderer’s obligations ; Whereas, with a view to sound economic and financial mangement of the purchasing operations in question and in particular to avoid disproportionate and excessive risks for operators in view of foreseeable prices on the Spanish and Portuguese markets, provision should be made for importing onto the market, subject to a reduced levy, cereals which do not meet the quality requirements laid down in the invitation to tender; whereas in that case however, the levy reduction may not be greater than the last maount fixed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : CHAPTER 1 Imports with levy reduction Article 1 The import levy reduction provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3640/93 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 shall be granted on importation into Spain of maize falling within CN code 1005 90 00 and sorghum falling within CN code 1007 0090 and on importation into Portugal of maize falling within CN code 100590 00, covered by licences issued by the Spanish and Portuguese authorities as provided for in this Regulation. Article 2 1.  Where a tendering procedure is orgnized for the import levy reduction, interested parties shall reply to the invitation to tender either by lodging a written tender in exchange for an acknowledgement of receipt with the Spanish intervention agency or the General Directorate for Trade in Portugal or by forwarding the same to the latter by registered letter, telex, telefax or telegram.