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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 670/98
of 25 March 1998
amending Regulation (EC) No 2645/97 increasing to 150 993 tonnes the quantity
of maize held by the Austrian 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket 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 ofcereals held by the intervention agencies;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/97 (
5), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 266/98 (6), opened a
standing invitation to tender for the export of 102 290tonnes of maize held by the Austrian intervention agencyto be exported to all third countries; whereas, Austriainformed the Commission of the intention of its interven-tion agency to increase by 48 703 tonnes the quantity forwhich a standing invitation to tender for export has beenopened; whereas the total quantity of maize held by theAustrian intervention agency for which a standing invita-tion to tender for export has been opened should beincreased to 150 993 tonnes;
Whereas the last partial invitation to tender pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 2645/97 should be postponed;
Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender
makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quan-tities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
2645/97 must therefore be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 2645/97 is hereby amended as
follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 21. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum
of 150 993 tonnes of maize to be exported to all thirdcountries.
2. The regions in which the 150 993 tonnes of
maize are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regula-tion.’;
2. Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:
‘3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire
on 28 May 1998 at 9 a.m. (Brussels time).’;
3. 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, 25 March 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 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1998, p. 67.
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Niedersterreich/nrdliches Burgenland 59 380
Steiermark/sdliches Burgenland 52 201
Krnten 10 725
Obersterreich 28 687’