6.3.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 66/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/98 of 5§ March 1998 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (3, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/ 95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2052/97 (%), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and or the tax for the export of barley to all third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1337/97 () Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award; Whereas on the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund or a minimum tax should not be fixed; 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 No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 27 February to 5 March 1998 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund or the tax for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1337/97. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 1998. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 March 1998. () OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. () OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. () OJ L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 7. (9 OJ L 287, 21. 10. 1997, p. 14. () OJ L 184, 12. 7. 1997, p. 1. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission