Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals^f1, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93^f2 lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92^f3 lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention.

Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 31 443 tonnes of barley held by the Czech intervention agency.

Special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the operations and their monitoring are properly effected. To that end, provision should be made for a security lodgement scheme which ensures that aims are met while avoiding excessive costs for the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.

To forestall reimportation, exports under this invitation to tender should be limited to certain third countries.

Article 7(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 allows the successful exporting tenderer to be reimbursed the lowest transport costs between the place of storage and the actual place of exit, up to a certain ceiling. In view of the Czech Republic’s geographical location, this provision should be applied.

With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: