L 239/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 6.9.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1588/2002 of 5 September 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/ 2000 (), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the applica- tion 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 1163/2002 (¥), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (°), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 900/2002 (°). (2)  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. (3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund 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 1 No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 30 August to 5 September 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 September 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 September 2002. () OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1. () OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. () OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46. () OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26. (9 OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission