Commission Regulation (EC) No 1967/1999 of 15 September 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 increasing to 2 838 000 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
L 244/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 9. 1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1967/1999 of 15 September 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 increasing to 2 838 000 tonnes the quantity of barley 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 1760/98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 2 538 000 tonnes of barley held by the French interven- tion agency; whereas, France informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 300 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invi- tation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for increased to export has been opened should be 2 838 000 tonnes; ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 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 1760/98 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 2 838 000 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third countries with the exception of the United States, Canada and Mexico. The regions in which the 2 838 000 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, 15 September 1999. 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. 13. (6) OJ L 197, 29. 7. 1999, p. 36. 16. 9. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 244/21 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Amiens Châlons Dijon Lille Nantes Nancy Orléans Paris Poitiers Rouen Toulouse (tonnes) Quantity 109 500 254 000 167 000 622 554 37 000 89 000 551 500 151 500 232 000 622 546 1 400’