
Article 1 

1. A tendering procedure is opened for the reduction in the duty referred to in Article 136 of Regulation (EC) 1234/2007 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 shall apply.
Article 2 
The invitation shall remain open until 17 December 2009. During that period partial invitations to tender shall be issued and the dates for submission of tenders shall be laid down in the notice of invitation to tender.
Article 3 
Import licences issued in the context of this invitation to tender shall be valid for 50 days from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 July 2009.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission