# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 949/2005

of 22 June 2005

closing the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on sorghum 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)** In accordance with the Community’s international obligations within the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations [^2] , conditions must be laid down for importing a certain quantity of sorghum 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] provides for the booking of imports of certain substitute products, referred to in Article 2 thereof, to ensure compliance with the quantities laid down under these quotas.

**(3)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 [^4] opened an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third countries.

**(4)** As the annual quantity for this quota laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 has been reached, the invitation to tender should be closed and Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 should be repealed.

**(5)** 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.** The invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 on sorghum imported into Spain, opened by Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004, is hereby closed.

**2.** Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 is hereby repealed.

## **Article 2**

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, 22 June 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) .

[^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 777/2004 ( [OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_123_R_TOC) ).

[^4] [OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 32](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_396_R_TOC) .

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