Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/98 of 22 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1122/98 increasing to 551 478 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
23. 9. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 260/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2016/98 of 22 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1122/98 increasing to 551 478 tonnes the quantity of barley 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 1122/98 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1792/98 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000 tonnes of barley held by the German intervention agency; the whereas, Germany informed the Commission of intention of its intervention agency to increase by 51 482 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 551 478 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 1122/98 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 1122/98 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 551 478 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries. 2. The regions in which the 551 478 tonnes of barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regula- tion. '; 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, 22 September 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER 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 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 69. (6) OJ L 228, 15. 8. 1998, p. 22. L 260/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 9. 98 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Nieder- sachsen/Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Württem- berg/Saarland/Bayern Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 166 003 37 746 86 021 261 708'