Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/1999 of 20 October 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 increasing to 572 550 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the Swedish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
Date: 1999-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency, third country

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Official Journal of the European Communities

21. 10. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2229/1999

of 20 October 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 increasing to 572 550 tonnes the quantity of barley held by
the Swedish 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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/98 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2050/1999 (6), opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of 439 595
tonnes of barley held by the Swedish intervention
agency; whereas, Sweden informed the Commission of
the intention of its intervention agency to increase by
132 955 tonnes the quantity for which a standing in-
vitation to tender for export has been opened; whereas
the total quantity of barley held by the Swedish interven-
tion agency for which a standing invitation to tender for
export has been opened should be increased to 572 550
tonnes;

store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1667/98
must therefore be amended;

(4)

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 1667/98 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
572 550 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of the United States of America,
Canada and Mexico.

The regions in which the 572 550 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)

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

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, 20 October 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 211, 29.7.1998, p. 17.
(6) OJ L 255, 30.9.1999, p. 13.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

Ättersta
Brännarp
Broddbo 1
Broddbo 2
Djurön
Ervalla
Falun
Fammarp
Funbo-Lövsta
Gamleby
Gårdsjö
Gävle
Gimo
Gistad
Gullspång
Halmstad (Engströms)
Hästholmen
Helsingborg
Hova
Kalmar
Karlshamn
Katrineholm
Köping
Laholm
Mariestad
Mjölby
Moraby
Motala
Norrtälje
Ormesta
Österbybruk
Otterbäcken
Rimforsa
Rök
Signestorp
Simonstorp
Skivarp
Söråker
Stallarholmen
Stavreviken
Stockholm (Kvarnholmen)
Tjustorp
Värnamo
Velanda
Vimmerby

(tonnes)

Quantity

7 584
2 624
5 997
6 076
112 474
934
878
19 046
6 579
2 835
2 565
10 847
23 901
3 761
2 391
4 659
5 089
37 526
12 981
15 738
87 536
2 068
24 064
2 737
1 956
1 804
1 637
2 807
10 014
17 988
10 878
4 075
21 449
4 994
2 672
5 022
9 415
13 053
2 062
1 479
29 957
9 879
5 742
10 780
3 997’