Commission Regulation (EC) No 1876/98 of 1 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 decreasing to 56 190 tonnes the quantity of barley from harvests prior to 1997 held by the Finnish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
Date: 1998-09-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1876/98

of 1 September 1998

amending Regulation (EC) No 1119/98 decreasing to 56 190 tonnes the quantity of
barley from harvests prior to 1997 held by the Finnish 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 1119/98 (5), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1792/98 (6), opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of 65 863
tonnes of barley from harvests prior to 1997 held by the
Finnish intervention agency; whereas Finland informed
the Commission of
its intervention
agency to decrease by 9 673 tonnes the quantity for which
for export has been
a standing invitation to tender
opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the
Finnish intervention agency for which a standing invita-
tion to tender for export has been opened should be
decreased to 56 190 tonnes;

the intention of

Whereas this decrease in the quantity put out to tender
makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-
ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
1119/98 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 1119/98 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 56 190 tonnes of barley from harvests prior to 1997
to be exported to all third countries with the exception
of the United States, Canada and Mexico.

2.
The regions in which the 56 190 tonnes of barley
from harvests prior to 1997 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
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, 1 September 1998.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

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 157, 30. 5. 1998, p. 54.
(6) OJ L 228, 15. 8. 1998, p. 22.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

Quantity

(tonnes)

Helsinki

Iisalmi

Kirkniemi (Lohja)

Kokem(cid:132)ki

Koria

Kouvola

Loimaa

Raunistula (Turku)

Turenki

Vainikkala

Ylivieska

7 236

1 948

3 617

3 937

3 906

2 901

8 617

1 440

9 707

10 672

2 209'