Commission Regulation (EC) No 1378/2001 of 6 July 2001 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 12560 tonnes of rice held by the French intervention agency

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1378/2001
of 6 July 2001
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 12560 tonnes of rice held by the French 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 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2), and in particular the last indent of Article 8(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91(3) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2) There is strong demand on the Community market at present for certain varieties of Japonica rice and Indica rice consumed on the internal market, with market prices higher than the intervention price. At the same time, certain quantities of rice of those varieties are available in the French intervention agency's stores. Under those circumstances, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the resale on the internal market of approximately 10150 tonnes of Japonica paddy rice and 2410 tonnes of Indica paddy rice held by the French intervention agency.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,