31991R2401

No L 220/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 8 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2401 /91 of 6 August 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1980/91 and increasing to 60 000 tonnes the amount of rice held by the Italian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for resale has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas in the present situation on the market the quan­ tities of paddy rice held by the Italian intervention agency Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European put up for sale on the internal market of the Community Economic Community, should be increased to 60 00 tonnes ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the in accordance with the opinion of the Management market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Committee for Cereals, No 1806/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for interven­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion on the market in rice (J), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 794/91 (4), Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1980/91 'of 40 000 75/91 of 11 January 1991 laying down the procedures tonnes' is replaced by 'of 60 000 tonnes'. and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies f), Article 2 Whewreas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1980/91 (6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 40 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by the Italian interven­ publication in the Official Journal of the European tion agency ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 August 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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