EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 8. 1999 L 211/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1768/1999
of 10 August 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1404507 tonnes the quantity of barley held
by the United Kingdom intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export
has beenopen ed
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 the market incereals (
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 ofcereals held by the intervention agencies;
(2)Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1395/1999 (6),
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of1 091 530 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdomintervention agency; whereas the United Kingdominformed the Commission of the intention of its inter-vention agency to increase by 312 977 tonnes thequantity for which a standing invitation to tender forexport has been opened; whereas the total quantity ofbarley held by the United Kingdom intervention agencyfor which a standing invitation to tender for export hasbeen opened should be increased to 1 404 507 tonnes;
(3)Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tendermakes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
1759/98 must therefore be amended;
(4)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
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
1 404 507 tonnes of barley for export to third countries,with the exception of the United States of America, Canadaand Mexico.
2. The regions in which the 1 404 507 tonnes of barley
are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation’
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
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, 10 August 1999.
For the Commission
Monika WULF-MATHIES
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. 8.
(6) OJ L 163, 29.6.1999, p. 33.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 8. 1999 L 211/29
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Aberdeenshire 18 433
Angus 9 684
Bedfordshire 13 381
Berwickshire 69 810
Cambridgeshire 16 761
Dorset 22 436
Dumfries 34 709
East Lothian 56 265
Edinburgh 33 570
Essex 8 760
Fife 21 791
Gloucester 25 314
Gloucestershire 64 546
Keith 7 852
Leicestershire 11 753
Lincolnshire 193 316
Mid Lothian 12 074
Norfolk 90 949
North Humberside 64 252
North Lincolnshire 49 246
Northamptonshire 26 888
Northumberland 10 040
Norwich 44 789
Nottinghamshire 20 700
Pocklington York 12 876
Salisbury 45 901
Shropshire 40 515
Somerset 8 240
Strathclyde 110 735
Suffolk 33 275
Taunton 13 744
Tayside 40 390
West Sussex 29 365
Wiltshire 10 911
Worcestershire 50 700
York 75 135
Yorkshire 5 401’