Commission Regulation (EC) No 168/2000 of 25 January 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1758/98 increasing to 3 450 000 tonnes the quantity of wheat of breadmaking quality held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 21/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 1. 2000 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 168/2000 of 25 January 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1758/98 increasing to 3 450 000 tonnes the quantity of wheat of breadmaking quality held by the French 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 1758/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2050/1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 3 150 000 tonnes of wheat of breadmaking quality held by the French intervention agency; whereas France informed the Commission of the intention of its inter- vention agency to increase by 300 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of wheat of breadmaking quality held by the French inter- vention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 3 450 000 tonnes; ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1758/98 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 1758/98 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 3 450 000 tonnes of wheat of breadmaking quality to be exported to all third countries. The regions in which the 3 450 000 tonnes of wheat 2. of breadmaking quality 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, 25 January 2000. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER 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. 3. (6) OJ L 255, 30. 9. 1999, p. 13. 26. 1. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 21/9 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I (tonnes) Place of storage Amiens Châlons Clermont-Ferrand Dijon Lille Lyon Nancy Nantes Orléans Paris Poitiers Rennes Rouen Quantity 283 000 280 000 10 000 129 000 600 000 40 000 36 000 30 000 912 000 284 000 253 000 49 000 544 000’