Commission Regulation (EC) No 79/2006 of  18 January 2006  amending Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency

19.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 14/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 79/2006
of 18 January 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Austrian 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 (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 (3) has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 80 000 tonnes of common wheat held by the Austrian intervention agency.
(3) Austria has informed the Commission of its intervention agency’s intention to increase by 44 109 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of the quantities available and the market situation, the request made by Austria should be granted.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1062/2005 should therefore be amended.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,