31991R2166

No L 201 /20 24. 7. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2166/91 of 23 July 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1151/91 increasing 1 172 000 tonnes the quantity of bread-making wheat held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 'Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The French intervention agency may, on the condi­ Economic Community, tions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, open a standing invitation to tender for the export of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 1 172 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by it.' of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) theroef, Article 2

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced by 1836/82 of 7 July 1982 laying down the procedure and the following : conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the interven­ tion agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2619/90 (4),

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 (*), Article 2 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1982/91 (6), 1 . The intervention to tender shall cover a opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 972 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by the maximum of 1 172 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat French intervention agency ; whereas, in a communica­ to be exported to all third countries. Customs export tion of 18 July 1991 , France informed the Commission of formalities must be completed during the period 1 the intention of its intervention agency to increase by July to 31 October 1991 . 200 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita­ 2. The regions in which the 1 172 000 tonnes of tion to tender for export has been opened ; whereas the bread-making wheat are stored are stated in Annex I total quantity of bread-making wheat held by the French to this Regulation.' intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 1 1 72 000 tonnes ; whereas, in view of allowing the execu­ Article 3 tion of exports, both the period to complete customs export formalities and the closing date for the validity of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced by export licences should be amended ; the following : Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender Article 3 makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quanti­ ties in store ; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1 . The export licences shall be valid from their date 1151 /91 must therefore be amended ; of issue, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, until 31 October 1991 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are 2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, to tender shall be admissible only if they are accom­ panied by a written undertaking to export during the period 1 July to 31 October 1991 . They may not be accompanied by applications for export licences HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : pursuant to Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 0.

Article 1 O OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .' Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced by the following : Article 4

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . 0 OJ No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23. by the following : O OJ No L 249, 12. 9. 1990, p. 8. 0 OJ No L 112, 4. 5. 1991 , p. 42. *3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire I6) OJ No L 178, 6. 7. 1991 , p. 12. on 28 August 1991 at 1 p.m. (Brussels time).'

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Article 5 shall not be released until proof is furnished that the export has taken place during the period 1 July to 31 Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is hereby October 1991 .' deleted.

Article 7 Article 6 Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced by Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1151 /91 is replaced by the Annex hereto. the following : Article 6 Article 8 Notwithstanding Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its No 1836/82, the security referred to in the second publication in the Official Journal of the European subparagraph of Article 17 (2) of the said Regulation Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

(tonnes)

Place of storage Quantity

Amiens 82 500 Chalons-sur-Marne 161 000 Dijon 5 500 Lille 99 500 Montpellier 5 000 Nantes 40 000 Nancy 33 500 Orleans 310 000 Paris 240 000 Poitiers 60 000 Rouen 135 000

Total 1 172 000'