Commission Regulation (EC) No 1395/1999 of 28 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1 091 530 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
29. 6. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 163/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1395/1999 of 28 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1 091 530 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom 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 1759/ 98 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1144/1999 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 889 230 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency; the United Kingdom informed the whereas Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 202 300 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the United Kingdom intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 1 091 530 tonnes; (3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in store; whereas Annex I to Regula- tion (EC) No 1759/98 must therefore be amended; (4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 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 1 091 530 tonnes of barley for export to third coun- tries, with the exception of the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. 2. The regions in which the 1 091 530 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, 28 June 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. (2) OJ L 160, 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 221, 8. 8. 1998, p. 8. (6) OJ L 137, 1. 6. 1999, p. 20. L 163/34 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 1999 ANNEX ‘ANNEX I Place of storage Aberdeenshire Bedfordshire Berwickshire Dorset Dumfries East Lothian Edinburgh Essex Fife Gloucester Gloucestershire Keith Leicestershire Lincolnshire Mid Lothian Norfolk North Humberside North Lincolnshire Northamptonshire Northumberland Norwich Nottinghamshire Pocklington York Salisbury Shropshire Somerset Strathclyde Suffolk Taunton West Sussex Wiltshire Worcestershire York (tonnes) Quantity 18 433 9 687 6 639 22 436 19 050 45 247 33 570 8 760 10 229 25 314 21 626 7 852 11 753 170 652 12 074 90 949 64 252 49 246 19 530 10 040 44 789 20 700 12 876 45 901 40 515 8 240 53 744 33 275 13 744 23 661 10 911 50 700 75 135'