Commission Regulation (EC) No 2431/1999 of 16 November 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2079/1999 increasing to 999 520 tonnes the quantity of rye held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
Date: 1999-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, export, intervention agency, rye

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Official Journal of the European Communities

17. 11. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2431/1999

of 16 November 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2079/1999 increasing to 999 520 tonnes the quantity of rye held by
the German 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 2079/1999 (5) opened
a standing invitation to tender for the export of 499 725
tonnes of rye held by the Germany intervention agency.
Germany informed the Commission of the intention of
its intervention agency to increase by 499 795 tonnes
the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for
export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of
rye held by the German intervention agency for which a
standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
should be increased to 999 520 tonnes;

store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2079/
1999 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 2079/1999 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
999 520 tonnes of rye to be exported to all third countries.

The regions in which the 999 520 tonnes of rye are

2.
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, 16 November 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 256, 1.10.1999, p. 39.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

Quantity

(tonnes)

Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Niedersachsen/
Bremen/Nordrhein-Westfalen
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Baden-Württemberg/
Saarland/Bayern
Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen

161 206

8 032
603 303
226 979’