Commission Regulation (EC) No 863/2003 of 19 May 2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 1939/2001, (EC) No 1940/2001 and (EC) No 346/2003 on the opening of standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Greek, Italian and French intervention agencies for use in animal feed

Commission Regulation (EC) No 863/2003
of 19 May 2003
amending Regulations (EC) No 1939/2001, (EC) No 1940/2001 and (EC) No 346/2003 on the opening of standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community internal market of rice held by the Greek, Italian and French intervention agencies for use in animal feed
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 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January 1991(3), the Commission laid down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2) The invitations to tender provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1939/2001(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 357/2003(5), in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1940/2001(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 357/2003, and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 346/2003(7) have not resulted in the disposal of the total quantity put up for sale. As a result, new invitations to tender should be opened.
(3) To safeguard the rights of economic operators, the new invitations to tender should be opened after the closing dates for the previous invitations to tender.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,