31993R2240

No L 200/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 8 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2240/93 of 9 August 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 increasing to 200 000 tonnes the quantity of maize held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Committee for Cereals, Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of 30 June 1992, on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 5, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 is replaced by Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) the following : No 2131 /93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure !Article 2 and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the 1 . The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum intervention agencies (3), of 200 000 tonnes of maize to be exported to all coun­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 961 /93 (4), tries of zones I, III (b), VIII (a), and to Cuba and to Hungary. opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000 tonnes of maize held by the French intervention 2. The regions in which the 200 000 tonnes of agency ; whereas, in a communication of 5 August 1993, maize are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regula­ France informed the Commission of the intention of its tion .' intervention agency to increase by 100 000 tonnes the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for Article 2 export has been opened ; whereas the total quantity of maize held by the French intervention agency for which a Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 is replaced by standing invitation to tender for export has been opened the Annex hereto. should be increased to 200 000 tonnes ; Article 3 Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quanti­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its ties in store ; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) publication in the Official Journal of the European No 1961 /93 must therefore be amended ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 August 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 ., 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 22. 0 OJ No L 191 , 31 . 7 . 1993, p. 76. (4) OJ No L 177, 21 . 7. 1993, p. 15.

10 . 8 . 93 No L 200/35 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

ANNEX I

(tonnes)

Place of storage Quantity

Amiens 15 000 Bordeaux 40 000 Clermont-Ferrand 5 000 Dijon 20 000 Lyon 20 000 Nancy 5 000 Nantes 15 000 Orleans 40 000 Paris 5 000 Poitiers 15 000 Toulouse 20 000'