Commission Regulation (EC) No 1/1999 of 5 January 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 increasing to 151 725 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Austrian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
6. 1. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 2/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1/1999 of 5 January 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 increasing to 151 725 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, ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1666/98 must therefore be amended; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the Management in accordance with the opinion of Committee for Cereals, 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 1666/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2043/98 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 750 tonnes of barley held by the Austrian intervention agency; whereas, Austria informed the Commission of the inten- its intervention agency to increase by 50 975 tion of tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation 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 151 725 tonnes; Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant- (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 211, 29. 7. 1998, p. 12. (6) OJ L 263, 26. 9. 1998, p. 15. 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 151 725 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries, with the exception of the United States, Canada and Mexico. 2. The regions in which the 151 725 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. L 2/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 1. 1999 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 January 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Niederösterreich/nördl. Burgenland Steiermark/südl. Burgenland Oberösterreich 105 370 8 540 37 815'