Commission Regulation (EC) No 106/2003 of 21 January 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 increasing to 88011 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened
Date: 2003-01-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 106/2003

of 21 January 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 increasing to 88 011 tonnes the quantity of barley held by
the intervention agency of the United Kingdom 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 1666/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4),
lays
down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by the intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 (5) opened a
standing invitation to tender for the export of 25 000
tonnes of barley held by the intervention agency of the
United Kingdom. The United Kingdom informed the
Commission of the intention of its intervention agency
to increase by 63 011 tonnes the quantity for which a
standing invitation to tender for export has been opened.
The total quantity of barley held by the intervention
agency of the United Kingdom for which a standing invi-
tation to tender for export has been opened should be
increased to 88 011 tonnes.

(3)

(4)

This increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it
necessary to alter the list of regions and quantities in
store. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 must
therefore be amended.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 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
88 011 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 88 011 tonnes of barley are

2.
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 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, 21 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 149, 7.6.2002, p. 15.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

North Yorkshire

Lincolnshire

Shropshire

West Sussex

York

Aberdeenshire

(tonnes)

Quantity

7 522

23 800

9 746

14 945

18 844

13 154’