Commission Regulation (EC) No 1767/1999 of 10 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 increasing to 450 320 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Austrian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 211/26 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 8. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1767/1999 of 10 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 increasing to 450 320 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Austrian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened 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 1253/ 1999 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies; (2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1325/1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 358 060 tonnes of barley held by the Austrian interven- tion agency; whereas, Austria informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 92 260 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita- tion to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the Austrian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 450 320 tonnes; ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 must therefore be amended; (4) 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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 450 320 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun- tries, with the exception of the United States, Canada and Mexico. The regions in which the 450 320 tonnes of barley 2. are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation. ’. 2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 (3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant- This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 August 1999. For the Commission Monika WULF-MATHIES Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999, p. 18. (3) OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. (4) OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1999, p. 64. (5) OJ L 211, 29. 7. 1998, p. 12. (6) OJ L 157, 24. 6. 1999, p. 33. 11. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 211/27 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Niederösterreich/Wien/nördliches Burgenland Oberösterreich Steiermark/südliches Burgenland 331 472 87 955 30 893’