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
Date: 1998-03-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, award of contract, export, intervention agency, maize, third country

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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 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 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 of
cereals 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 102 290
tonnes of maize held by the Austrian intervention agency
to be exported to all third countries; whereas, Austria
informed the Commission of the intention of its interven-
tion agency to increase by 48 703 tonnes the quantity for
which a standing invitation to tender for export has been
opened; whereas the total quantity of maize held by the
Austrian intervention agency for which a standing invita-
tion to tender for export has been opened should be
increased to 150 993 tonnes;

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 Management
Committee 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 2

1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum
of 150 993 tonnes of maize to be exported to all third
countries.

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:

The last partial invitation to tender shall expire

‘3.
on 28 May 1998 at 9 a.m.

(Brussels time).’;

3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Whereas the last partial invitation to tender pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 2645/97 should be postponed;

Article 2

Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender
makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quan-

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

Place of storage

Nieder(cid:148)sterreich/n(cid:148)rdliches Burgenland

Steiermark/s(cid:129)dliches Burgenland

K(cid:132)rnten

Ober(cid:148)sterreich

(tonnes)

Quantity

59 380

52 201

10 725

28 687’