Commission Regulation (EC) No 2589/98 of 1 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 749 960 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
2. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 324/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2589/98 of 1 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 749 960 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, 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 2198/98 (5), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 249 775 tonnes of barley held by the German interven- tion agency; whereas, Germany informed the Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 500 185 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita- tion to tender for export has been opened; whereas 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 749 960 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 2198/98 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 2198/98 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum 1. of 749 960 tonnes of barley for export to third coun- tries, with the exception of the United States, Canada and Mexico. The regions in which the 749 960 tonnes of 2. 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, 1 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 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 9. L 324/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 12. 98 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 263 990 34 911 229 624 221 435'