Commission Regulation (EC) No 1740/98 of 5 August 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1323/98 increasing to 349 875 tonnes the quantity of common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 218/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1740/98 of 5 August 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1323/98 increasing to 349 875 tonnes the quantity of common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the German 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2193/96 (4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1323/98 (5), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 249 996 tonnes of common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the German intervention agency; whereas, Germany informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 99 879 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invita- tion to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 349 875 tonnes; Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant- ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1323/98 must therefore be amended; 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 1323/98 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 349 875 tonnes of common wheat of breadmaking quality to be exported to all third countries. 2. The regions in which the 349 875 tonnes of common wheat of breadmaking quality are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation. ' 2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication 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, 5 August 1998. For the Commission Monika WULF-MATHIES Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. (3) OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. (4) OJ L 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 1. (5) OJ L 183, 26. 6. 1998, p. 33. 6. 8. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 218/9 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/ Niedersachsen/Bremen/ Nordrhein-Westfalen Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/ Baden-Württemberg/Saarland/Bayern Berlin/Brandenburg/ Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 203 167 85 314 20 463 40 931'