# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (Codified version), Article 18

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Tenders submitted shall be considered only where there is evidence that a security of EUR 20 per tonne has been lodged.
2. Securities shall be lodged in accordance with the criteria laid down in the invitation to tender referred to in Article 16(2) by the Member State concerned, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.
3. Securities shall be released immediately in the following cases:
(a) where the tender is not accepted;
(b) where the tenderer provides evidence that the supply contract has been performed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 16 for the accepted tender;
(c) where the tenderer provides evidence that the goods could not be imported for reasons of force majeure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1296/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1296/article-18
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