Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2001

of 16 November 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 1801/2001 and increasing to 518267 tonnes the amount of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for resale on the internal market has been opened

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1801/2001(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2068/2001(6), opened a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 450000 tonnes of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency.

(3) In the present situation on the market the quantities of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency put up for sale on the internal market of the Community should be increased to 518267 tonnes.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1801/2001, "450000 tonnes" is replaced by "518267 tonnes".

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.

(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.

(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 244, 14.9.2001, p. 20.

(6) OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 27.