Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2000 of 15 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 4 550 068 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
16. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 43/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 340/2000 of 15 February 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 4 550 068 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the German 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, (4) 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, Whereas: (1) (2) 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. for the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 182/2000 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender export of 3 800 007 tonnes of barley held by the German inter- vention agency; Germany informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 750 061 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invi- tation to tender for export has been opened. The total quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 4 550 068 tonnes. store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 must therefore be amended. 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 2198/98 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 4 550 068 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 4 550 068 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) This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in 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, 15 February 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 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 9. (6) OJ L 22, 27. 1. 2000, p. 44. L 43/18 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 2. 2000 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Quantity (tonnes) Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Niedersachsen/ Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Württemberg/ Saarland/Bayern Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 1 386 565 347 702 1 361 213 1 454 588’