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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1977/2000
of 19 September 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1477420 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 EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays
downtheproceduresandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1759/98(5), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1458/2000(6),opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of1476214tonnesofbarleyheldbytheUnitedKingdominterventionagency.TheUnitedKingdominformedtheCommission of the intention of its intervention agencyto increase by 1206 tonnes the quantity for which astanding invitation to tender for export has beenopened.ThetotalquantityofbarleyheldbytheUnitedKingdominterventionagencyforwhichastandinginvi-tation to tender for export has been opened should beincreased to 1477420 tonnes.
(3)Thisincreaseinthequantityputouttotendermakesitnecessary to alter the list of regions and quantities instore. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 must
therefore be amended.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee 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 21. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
1477420 tonnes of barley to be exported to all thirdcountries with the exception of the United States ofAmerica, Canada and Mexico.
2. Theregionsinwhichthe1477420tonnesofbarley
are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation.’
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 19 September 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 221, 8.8.1998, p. 8.
(6) OJ L 164, 5.7.2000, p. 3.
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Aberdeenshire 42146
Angus 9684
Bedfordshire 15041
Berwickshire 71344
Cambridgeshire 16761
Cheshire 2727
Dorset 22436
Dumfries 35221
EastLothian 72136
Edinburgh 33570
Essex 8760
Fife 21791
Gloucester 25314
Gloucestershire 65008
Grimsby 235
Keith 7852
Kidderminster 1277
Kirkcaldy 7508
Leicestershire 11753
Lincolnshire 201064
MidLothian 12074
Norfolk 92235
NorthHumberside 65066
NorthLincolnshire 49246
Northampton 2510
Northamptonshire 26888
Northumberland 10040
Norwich 44789
Nottinghamshire 20700
PocklingtonYork 12876
Salisbury 45901
Shropshire 40515
Somerset 8240
Strathclyde 110735
Suffolk 35431
Taunton 13744
Tayside 40390
WestSussex 31075
Wiltshire 10911
Worcestershire 51890
York 75135
Yorkshire 5401’