Commission Regulation (EC) No 1967/1999 of 15 September 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 increasing to 2 838 000 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
Date: 1999-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency

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Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 9. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1967/1999

of 15 September 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 increasing to 2 838 000 tonnes the quantity of barley held
by the French 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 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 of
cereals held by the intervention agencies;

(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1760/98 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/1999 (6),
opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of
2 538 000 tonnes of barley held by the French interven-
tion agency; whereas, France informed the Commission
of the intention of its intervention agency to increase by
300 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invi-
tation to tender for export has been opened; whereas the
total quantity of barley held by the French intervention
agency for which a standing invitation to tender for
increased to
export has been opened should be
2 838 000 tonnes;

ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No
1760/98 must therefore be amended;

(4) 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 1760/98 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
2 838 000 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third
countries with the exception of the United States, Canada
and Mexico.

The regions in which the 2 838 000 tonnes of barley

2.
are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation.’

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

(3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender
makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-

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, 15 September 1999.

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. 13.
(6) OJ L 197, 29.7.1999, p. 36.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

Amiens
Châlons
Dijon
Lille
Nantes
Nancy
Orléans
Paris
Poitiers
Rouen
Toulouse

(tonnes)

Quantity

109 500
254 000
167 000
622 554
37 000
89 000
551 500
151 500
232 000
622 546
1 400’