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United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2006

of 3 May 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Czech intervention agency

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:

(1)

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

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005^f3 has opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 31 443 tonnes of barley held by the Czech intervention agency.

(3)

The Czech Republic has informed the Commission of its intervention agency’s intention to increase by 100 000 tonnes the quantity put out to tender for export. In view of the market situation, the request made by the Czech Republic should be granted.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1375/2005 should therefore be amended.

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).
f2: OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).
f3: OJ L 219, 24.8.2005, p. 9.