Commission Regulation (EC) No 235/2006 of 9 February 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 235/2006of 9 February 2006concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005THE 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 cerealsOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11)., and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 4..(2)Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1558/2005 (OJ L 249, 24.9.2005, p. 6)., allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.(3)On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 3 to 9 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 February 2006.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the Commission