17. 10. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 294/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3105/87 of 16 October 1987 laying down detailed rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishirig the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 provides that imports of maize and sorghum into Spain under the agreement between the Community and the United States of America may be carried out either under a levy reduc- tion system or by direct purchases of cereals on the world market ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2059/87 (3 lays down detailed rules for applying the abovementioned special arrangements for imports under a levy reduction system ; whereas those arrangements should be supple- mented by detailed rules applicable to direct purchases of cereals on the world market with a view to their being placed in Spain under the customs warehousing pro- cedure provided for in Council Directive 69/74/EEC (), as last amended by Directive 76/364/EEC (), in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 ; whereas, for the sake of clarity, all the detailed rules for the appli- cation of the arrangements in question should be brought " together in a singe text and Regulation (EEC) No 2059/87 should be repealed accordingly; Whereas, with a view to enabling the operation to be carried out under optimum conditions and in particular at the lowest purchase and transport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 with delivery to warehouses designated by the Spanish intervention agency ; whereas provision should be made for tenders to be lodged for individual lots in line with storage capaci- ties available in certain areas of Spain and published in the notice of invitation to tender; Whereas on the one hand detailed rules should be adopted on the organization of the invitations to tender and on the other hand conditions should be defined for submitting tenders and lodging and releasing securities guaranteeing compliance with the successful tenderer’s obligations ; Whereas, with a view to sound economic and financial management of the purchasing operation in question and () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. () O] No L 193, 14. 7. 1987, p. 6. () OJ No L 58, 8. 3. 1969, p. 7. () OJ No L 223, 16. 8. 1976, p. 17. in particular to avoid disproportionate and excessive risks for operators in view of foreseeable prices on the Spanish market, 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 the levy reduction may not, however, be greater than the last amount fixed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 ; 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 (EEC) No 1799/87 shall be granted on maize and sorghum falling within Common Customs Tariff subheadings 1005 B and 1007 C II' respectively, imported into Spain under cover of a licence issued by the Spanish authorities as provided for in this Regulation. Article 2 1. Licence applications shall be lodged on the first two working days of each week. 2. Licence applications and the licences themselves shall carry the following entry in section 12: ‘levy reduction : licence valid only in Spain (Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87). Article 3 1.  Licence applications shall be accompanied by a written undertaking from the applicant to lodge, by the day of declaration of release for free circulation at the latest, a security of an amount equal to the reduction granted. 2. The security in connection with import licences issued under this Regulation shall, notwithstanding point (a) of Article 12 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (%), be 16 ECU per tonne. () OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. §.