Commission Regulation (EC) No 937/2003 of 28 May 2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 opening standing invitations to tender for cereals held by certain intervention agencies
Date: 2003-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, cereals, export, intervention agency, third country

29.5.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 133/51

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 937/2003

of 28 May 2003

amending Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002,
(EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 opening standing invitations to tender for cereals held
by certain intervention agencies

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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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 intervention agencies.

it

the market situation,

is necessary to
In view of
continue the invitations
to tender provided for by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 103/2003 (6), Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 (7), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1714/2002 (8), Commission
Regulation (EC) No 953/2002 (9), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 410/2003 (10), Commission Regulation (EC)
No 968/2002 (11), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
106/2003 (12), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/
2002 (13), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 105/
2003 (14), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2177/
2002 (15) and therefore to fix at a later date the last
partial invitation to tender provided for by these Regula-
tions.

Exports should also be limited to certain third countries
and, in particular, the countries which are shortly to join
the European Union should be excluded.

Regulations (EC) No 668/2001,
(EC) No 1500/2001,
(EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/
2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 should be amended
accordingly.

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

(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 93, 3.4.2001, p. 20.
(6) OJ L 16, 22.1.2003, p. 7.
(7) OJ L 199, 24.7.2001, p. 3.
(8) OJ L 260, 28.9.2002, p. 3.
(9) OJ L 147, 5.6.2002, p. 3.
(10) OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 16.
(11) OJ L 149, 7.6.2002, p. 15.
(12) OJ L 16, 22.1.2003, p. 12.
(13) OJ L 164, 22.6.2002, p. 16.
(14) OJ L 16, 22.1.2003, p. 10.
(15) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 5.

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 668/2001 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
3 800 088 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third
countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus,
the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
the Slovak Republic,
Malta, Mexico, Poland, Romania,
Slovenia and the United States of America.’

(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 13 May 2004.’

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1500/2001 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
171 590 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
and the United States of America.’

(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 2004.’

Article 3

Regulation (EC) No 953/2002 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
58 081 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
and the United States of America.’

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(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 2004.’

Article 4

Regulation (EC) No 968/2002 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
88 011 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
and the United States of America.’

(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 2004.’

Article 5

Regulation (EC) No 1081/2002 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
‘1.
578 820 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the

Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
and the United States of America.’

(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 2004.’

Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 2177/2002 is amended as follows:

(a) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
36 093 tonnes of barley to be exported to all third coun-
tries with the exception of Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta,
Mexico, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia
and the United States of America.’

(b) Article 5(3) is replaced by the following:

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

‘3.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 2004.’

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission