EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.7.2000 L 164/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1458/2000
of 4 July 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1759/98 increasing to 1476214 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,
Whereas:
(1)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 cerealsheld by the intervention agencies.
(2)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1759/98(5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1083/2000(6), opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of1457444 tonnes of barley held by the United Kingdomintervention agency. The United Kingdom informed theCommission of the intention of its intervention agencyto increase by 18770 tonnes the quantity for which astanding invitation to tender for export has beenopened. The total quantity of barley held by the UnitedKingdom intervention agency for which a standing invi-tation to tender for export has been opened should beincreased to 1476214 tonnes.
(3)This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes itnecessary 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
1476214 tonnes of barley to be exported to all thirdcountries with the exception of the United States ofAmerica, Canada and Mexico.
2. The regions in which the 1476214 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, 4 July 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
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 122, 24.5.2000, p. 41.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 5.7.2000 L 164/4
ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Aberdeenshire 42039
Angus 9684
Bedfordshire 15041
Berwickshire 71344
Cambridgeshire 16761
Cheshire 2727
Dorset 22436
Dumfries 35221
East Lothian 72059
Edinburgh 33570
Essex 8760
Fife 21791
Gloucester 25314
Gloucestershire 65008
Grimsby 235
Keith 7852
Kidderminster 1277
Kirkcaldy 7508
Leicestershire 11753
Lincolnshire 200592
Mid Lothian 12074
Norfolk 92235
North Humberside 65066
North Lincolnshire 49246
Northampton 2510
Northamptonshire 26888
Northumberland 10040
Norwich 44789
Nottinghamshire 20700
Pocklington York 12876
Salisbury 45901
Shropshire 40515
Somerset 8240
Strathclyde 110735
Suffolk 35431
Taunton 13744
Tayside 40390
West Sussex 31075
Wiltshire 10911
Worcestershire 51340
York 75135
Yorkshire 5401’