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 (EC) No 1483/2006^f2 opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

In view of the situation on the Community markets for common wheat and barley and of the changes in demand for cereals in various regions in recent weeks, new quantities of cereals held in intervention should be made available in some Member States. The intervention agencies in the Member States concerned should therefore be authorised to increase the quantities of common wheat put out to tender by 51 859 tonnes in Belgium, 44 440 tonnes in Poland and 27 020 tonnes in Latvia and in the case of barley by 100 000 tonnes in France, 100 000 tonnes in Germany, 75 000 tonnes in Finland, 58 004 tonnes in Sweden, 41 927 tonnes in Poland, 28 830 tonnes in Denmark, 24 825 tonnes in the United Kingdom, 25 787 tonnes in Lithuania, 22 461 tonnes in Austria and 6 340 tonnes in Belgium.

Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 should be amended accordingly.

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

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