15. 10. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 299/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2980/92 of 14 October 1992 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the levy on grain sorghum imported from third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing 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 1991 (!), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3391/91 (%), and in particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 thereof, Whereas, as part of an agreement with the United States of America, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of grain sorghum into Spain in the years 1987 to 1991; whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/91 (), extending the measures taken under the abovementioned agreement, the Council approved the extension of that agreement to 1992, that extension being without prejudice to the rights and obligations arising from the original agreement; Whereas under the said rights and obligations Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 3505/91 (¥), opens invitations to tender for the reduction in the levy on imports of the quantities outstanding for 1991 ; whereas a closer estimate of those quantities calls for a further invitation to tender to be opened; Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87, the levy reduction is to be applied to grain sorghum imported into Spain under cover of a licence valid in that Member State alone; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul- tural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (9, provides in particular for a reduction of 60 % in the levy applicable to grain sorghum up to a quota of 100 000 ‘tonnes per calendar year and of 50 % in excess of that quota ; Whereas, if that benefit is combined with the reduction provided for under this Regulation, this is likely to disturb the Spanish market for cereals; whereas such combined () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 320, 22. 11. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1991, p. 35. () OJ No L 331, 3. 12. 1991, p. 12. ) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. () OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991, p. 1. benefits should be ruled out for the sake of the satisfac- tory functioning of the invitation to tender; Whereas the specific additional rules required for admin- istrating the invitation to tender should be laid down, including in particular rules on the lodging by operators and the release of securities against fulfilment of their obligations, and in particular the obligation to process or use the imported product in Spain ; Whereas 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. Further to the invitations to tender opened by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3505/91, an invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import levy on grain sorghum to be imported into Spain. 2. Under this invitation to tender, the reduction in the import levy on grain sorghum provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 shall not apply to grain sorghum to be imported into Spain. 3. The invitation to tender shall be open until 12 November 1992. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender. Article 2 1.  Tenders shall be lodged in writing with the comp- etent authority against a receipt or forwarded to that auth- ority by telex, telegram or telefax. 2. Tenders shall indicate : — the weekly invitation in response to which they are made, — the name and exact address of the tenderer, with telex or telefax number, — the type and quantity of the product to be imported, — the reduction in the import levy proposed, in ecus per tonne, — the origin of the grain sorghum to be imported. 3. Tenders shall be valid only if : (a) they do not exceed the maximum quantity available for each closing date for the submission of applica- tions ;