Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/1999 of 10 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1 404 507 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 211/28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 8. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1768/1999 of 10 August 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1 404 507 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom 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 1759/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1395/1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 091 530 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency; whereas the United Kingdom informed the Commission of the intention of its inter- vention agency to increase by 312 977 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 1 404 507 tonnes; ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 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 1759/98 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 1 404 507 tonnes of barley for export to third countries, with the exception of the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. The regions in which the 1 404 507 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 221, 8. 8. 1998, p. 8. (6) OJ L 163, 29. 6. 1999, p. 33. 11. 8. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 211/29 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Aberdeenshire Angus Bedfordshire Berwickshire Cambridgeshire Dorset Dumfries East Lothian Edinburgh Essex Fife Gloucester Gloucestershire Keith Leicestershire Lincolnshire Mid Lothian Norfolk North Humberside North Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Northumberland Norwich Nottinghamshire Pocklington York Salisbury Shropshire Somerset Strathclyde Suffolk Taunton Tayside West Sussex Wiltshire Worcestershire York Yorkshire (tonnes) Quantity 18 433 9 684 13 381 69 810 16 761 22 436 34 709 56 265 33 570 8 760 21 791 25 314 64 546 7 852 11 753 193 316 12 074 90 949 64 252 49 246 26 888 10 040 44 789 20 700 12 876 45 901 40 515 8 240 110 735 33 275 13 744 40 390 29 365 10 911 50 700 75 135 5 401’