
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 is amended as follows:

1.. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following:
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2. On 1 January each year an import quota shall be opened for a maximum of 500 000 tonnes of maize for release into free circulation in Portugal. Imports under this quota shall be made on an annual basis under the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
2a. Paragraph 2 notwithstanding, an import quota shall be opened for 2007 from 1 July to 31 December 2007 for a maximum quantity of 250 000 tonnes of maize for release into free circulation in Portugal. Imports under this quota shall be made under the conditions laid down in this Regulation.';
2.. Article 2 is amended as follows:

((a)) in paragraph 1, CN code ‘2308 90 30’ is replaced by ‘ex 2308 00 40’;
((b)) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The Commission shall book:
(a) for the quotas referred to in Article 1(1) and (2):
((i)) the quantities of maize (CN code 1005 90 00) and sorghum (CN code 1007 00 90) imported into Spain and the quantities of maize (CN code 1005 90 00) imported into Portugal during each calendar year and, where necessary, until the end of May of the following year;
((ii)) the quantities of residues of starch manufacture from maize, brewing and distilling dregs and waste and residues of citrus pulp referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article imported into Spain during each calendar year.
(b) for the quota referred to in Article 1(2a), the quantities of maize (CN code 1005 90 00) imported into Portugal during the second half of 2007 and, where necessary, until the end of May 2008.Where quantities are booked in respect of the months following the reference calendar year in accordance with points (a)(i) and (b) of the first subparagraph, these quantities may no longer be booked in respect of the following calendar year.
3. For the purposes of booking quantities as provided for in paragraph 2, imports of maize into Spain and Portugal carried out under the following acts shall not be taken into account:
(a) Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000;
(b) Council and Commission Decision 2005/40/EC, Euratom;
(c) Council Decision 2006/580/EC;
(d) Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006.';
3.. the following Article 2a is inserted:
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Article 2a 
The competent authorities of Spain and of Portugal shall notify the Commission, by electronic means, not later than the 15th of each month, of the quantities of the products referred to in Article 2(2) imported in the course of the penultimate month, on the basis of the model in Annex III.';
4.. The Annex to this Regulation shall be added as Annex III.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 May 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


ANNEX III 



 Releases for free circulation during [month/year]
 Member State: [COUNTRY/Competent national authority]

Regulation CN code Country of origin Quantity(tonnes) Applicable customs duty
    
    
    
    
    
    
