Commission Regulation (EC) No 1409/2004 of 2 August 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1410/2004
of 2 August 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the German intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 (2) opens a standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 000 000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency.
(2) As the invitation to tender has been opened for exports to all third countries, the procedure for releasing the export security should be simplified.
(3) In the current market situation the standing invitation to tender should be amended to take account of the oldest lots available.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2004 should be amended as a result.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,