Commission Regulation (EC) No 760/1999 of 13 April 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 575/1999 increasing to 400 000 tonnes the quantity of maize held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the internal market has been opened
Date: 1999-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, intervention agency, maize, single market

14. 4. 1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 99/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 760/1999

of 13 April 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 575/1999 increasing to 400 000 tonnes the quantity
of maize held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation
to tender for the sale on the internal market has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 39/1999 (4), lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by the intervention agencies;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/1999 (5),
opened a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the
internal market of 200 000 tonnes of maize held by the
French intervention agency; whereas France informed the
Commission of the intention of its intervention agency to
increase by 200 000 tonnes the quantity for which a
standing invitation to tender has been opened; whereas
the total quantity of maize held by the French interven-
tion agency for which a standing invitation to tender for
the sale on the internal market has been opened should
be increased to 400 000 tonnes;

Whereas the last partial invitation to tender pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/1999 should be
postponed;

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 575/1999 is hereby amended as
follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The French intervention agency shall issue pursuant to
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of 400 000
tonnes of maize held by it.'

2. Article 2(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2.
The final date for the submission of tenders for
the last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 12
May 1999.'

3. Article 2(3) is replaced by the following:

Tenders must be lodged with the French inter-

‘3.
vention agency at the following address:

Office national interprofessionnel des c(cid:130)r(cid:130)ales
21, avenue Bosquet
F-75341 Paris Cedex 07
(Telex: OFICE 20 04 90F/OFIDM 20 36 62F; telefax:
0144 18 20 80).'

Article 2

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
the Management
in accordance with the opinion of
Committee for cereals,

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, 13 April 1999.

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 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 72, 18.3.1999, p. 6.