Commission Regulation (EC) No 2078/1999 of 30 September 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 3 300 006 tonnes the quantity of barley held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

• Published date: 01 October 1999
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 256, 01 October 1999

EN Official Journal of the European Communities1. 10. 1999 L 256/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2078/1999

of 30 September 1999

amending Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 increasing to 3 300006 tonnes the quantity of barley held

by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been

opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 1253/

1999 (

2

), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (

3

),

as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (

4

), lays

down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of

cereals held by the intervention agencies;

(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 (

5

),

as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1822/1999 (

6

),

opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of

2 800 093 tonnes of barley held by the German inter-

vention agency; whereas, Germany informed the

Commission of the intention of its intervention agency

to increase by 499 913 tonnes the quantity for which a

standing invitation to tender for export has been

opened; whereas the total quantity of barley held by the

German intervention agency for which a standing invita-

tion to tender for export has been opened should be

increased to 3 300 006 tonnes;

(3) Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender

makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant-

ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No

2198/98 must therefore be amended;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation

are in accordance with the opinion of the Management

Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2198/98 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of

3 300 006 tonnes of barley for export to third countries,

with the exception of the United States of America, Canada

and Mexico.

2. The regions in which the 3 300006 tonnes of barley

are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation.’

2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-

tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(

1

) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.

(

2

) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.

(

3

) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.

(

4

) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.

(

5

) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 9.

(

6

) OJ L 221, 21.8.1999, p. 3.