Commission Regulation (EC) No 2642/98 of 9 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 889 230 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 335/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2642/98 of 9 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 889 230 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 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 1759/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/98 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 597 652 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdom interven- tion agency; whereas, the United Kingdom informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 291 578 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 in- vitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 889 230 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 1759/98 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 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 889 230 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third the United States, countries with the exception of Canada and Mexico. 2. The regions in which the 889 230 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, 9 December 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 221, 8. 8. 1998, p. 8. (6) OJ L 278, 15. 10. 1998, p. 14. 10. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 335/13 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage North Humberside Worcestershire Lincolnshire Shropshire West Sussex York Dumfries Essex Dorset Leicestershire Suffolk Northumberland Strathclyde East Lothian Norfolk Northamptonshire Berwickshire North Lincolnshire Salisbury Gloucester Fife Keith Edinburgh Mid Lothian Pocklington York Norwich Taunton Aberdeenshire Wiltshire (tonnes) Quantity 64 252 50 700 142 492 40 515 23 661 75 135 19 050 8 760 22 436 11 753 20 987 10 040 33 744 45 247 19 633 9 247 6 639 49 246 45 901 25 314 10 229 7 852 33 570 12 074 12 876 44 789 13 744 18 433 10 911'