1.3.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 55/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 386/2003 of 28 February 2003 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (%), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion (}), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/ 1999 (%, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 (°) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion. (2)  Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award. (3)  On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy 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: Atrticle 1 No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 24 to 27 February 2003 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2003. 1 () OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. () OJL 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27. () OJL 261,7.9.1989, p. 8. () OJL167,2.7.1999, p. 19. () OJL 299,1.11.2002, p. 18. 5 For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission