31991R2402

8 . 8 . 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 220/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2402/91 of 6 August 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1495/91 and increasing to 140 000 tonnes the quantity of rice held by the Italian intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, tion agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased to 140 000 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tonnes ; Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 in accordance with the opinion of the Management of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the Committee for Cereals, market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1806/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for interven­ Article 1 tion on the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 794/91 (4), Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1495/91 is replaced by Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No the following : ' 75/91 of 11 January 1991 laying down the procedures 'Article 1 and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies (*), The Italian intervention agency is hereby authorized to put up for sale on the Community market by invi­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1495/91 (*), tation to tender 140 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of it.' 100 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by the Italian interven­ tion agency ; whereas, Italy informed the Commission of Article 2 the intention of its intervention agency to increase by 40 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invita­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its tion to tender for export has been opened ; whereas the publication in the Official Journal of the European total quantity of paddy rice held by the Italian interven­ 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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