9.8.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1418/2003 of 8 August 2003 suspending Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/ 2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 opening standing invitations to tender for barley held by certain intervention agencies THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  For economic reasons, the invitations to tender provided 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 markets in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/ 2003 (3, and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (%), lays down the procedures and conditions for the sale of cereals held by the intervention agencies. (2)  Commission Regulations (EC) No 668/2001 (°), (EC) No 1500/2001 (), (EC) No 953/2002 (), (EC) No 968 2002 (), (EC) No 1081/2002 () and (EC) No 2177/ 2002 (**) open standing invitations to tender for barley held by certain intervention agencies. for in Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/ 2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 should be suspended. (4)  The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv- ered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 The tendering procedures provided for in Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 are hereby suspended. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion 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, 8 August 2003. 1 () OJL 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1. () OJL 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. () OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24. () OJ L 93, 3.4.2001, p. 20. (9 OJ L 199, 27.7.2001, p. 3. () OJ L 147, 5.6.2002, p. 3. (¥) OJ L 149, 7.6.2002, p. 15. () OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 16. (% OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 5. 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 0O 9 ) 9 ) For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission