Commission Regulation (EC) No 468/1999 of 3 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 increasing to 367 341 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Swedish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 56/24 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 3. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 468/1999 of 3 March 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 increasing to 367 341 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Swedish 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 39/1999 (4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2758/98 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 333 224 tonnes of barley held by the Swedish intervention agency; whereas, Sweden informed the Commission of the inten- tion of its intervention agency to increase by 34 117 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the Swedish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 367 341 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 1667/98 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 1667/98 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 367 341 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 367 341 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, 3 March 1999. 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 5, 9. 1. 1999, p. 64. (5) OJ L 211, 29. 7. 1998, p. 17. (6) OJ L 345, 19. 12. 1998, p. 39. 4. 3. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 56/25 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) ttersta Brännarp Broddbo 1 Broddbo 2 Djurön Ervalla Falun Fammarp Funbo-Lövsta Gamleby Gårdsjö Gävle Gimo Gistad Gullspång Halmstad (Engströms) Hästholmen Helsingborg Hova Kalmar Karlshamn Katrineholm Köping Laholm Mariestad Moraby Motala Norrtälje Ormesta sterbybruk Otterbäcken Rimforsa Rök Signestorp Simonstorp Skivarp Söråker Stallarholmen Stavreviken Tjustorp Värnamo Vetlanda Vimmerby 7 584 2 624 5 997 6 076 39 504 934 878 19 046 6 579 2 835 2 565 10 847 13 901 3 761 2 391 4 659 5 089 37 526 12 981 15 738 42 356 2 068 2 077 2 737 1 956 1 637 2 807 10 014 5 077 10 878 4 075 11 049 4 994 2 672 5 022 9 415 13 053 2 062 1 479 9 879 5 742 10 780 3 997'