31993R2624

25 . 9 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 240/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2624/93 of 24 September 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1961/93 increasing to 600 000 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, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the Article 1 market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 is replaced by the following : Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 2131 /93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure 1 . The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the of 600 000 tonnes of maize to be exported to all coun­ intervention agencies (3), tries of zones I, III (b), VIII (a), Cuba and Hungary. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 (4), 2. The regions in which the 600 000 tonnes of as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2489/93 (*), maize are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regula­ opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of tion.' 300 000 tonnes of maize held by the French intervention agency ; whereas, in a communication of 1 6 September Article 2 1993, France informed the Commission of the intention In Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93, of its intervention agency to increase by 300 000 tonnes '30 November 1993' is replaced by '31 December 1993'. the quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened ; whereas the total quantity of Article 3 maize held by the French intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened In Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93, should be increased to 600 000 tonnes ; '30 September 1993' is replaced by '27 October 1993'.

Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender Article 4 makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quanti­ Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 is replaced by ties in store ; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EEC) the Annex hereto . No 1961 /93 must therefore be amended ; Article 5 Whereas the final date of validity of export licences provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1961 /93 should be This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its amended ; whereas the last partial invitation to tender publication in the Official Journal of the European should be postponed ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 . (2) OJ No L 196, 5. 8. 1993, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 191 , 31 . 7. 1993, p. 76. (4) OJ No L 177, 21 . 7. 1993, p. 15. 0 OJ No L 229, 10. 9. 1993, p. 1 .

No L 240/ 12 25. 9 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

ANNEX I

(tonnes)

Place of storage Quantity

Amiens 30 000 Bordeaux 80 000 Clamart 14 000 Châlons 40 000 Dijon 40 000 Lyon 80 000 Marseille 1 000 Montpellier 1 0 000 Nancy 10 000 Nantes 45 000 Orleans 1 1 0 000 Paris 25 000 Poitiers 55 000 Toulouse 60 000'