10.7.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 175/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1508/1999 of 9 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/98 increasing to 567 036 tonnes the quantity of rye from harvests prior to 1997 held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ities in store; whereas Annex I to Regulation (EC) No Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1123/98 must therefore be amended; Community, (4)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 Committee for Cereals, June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/ 1999 (3, and in particular Article 5 thereof, (1) ~ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (%), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (%), lays Article 1 down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies; Regulation (EC) No 1123/98 is hereby amended as follows: (2)  Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1123/98 (%), 1. Article 2 is replaced by the following: as last amendefi by Regqlation (EC) No 1144/1999 (%) ‘Article 2 opened a standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000 tonnes of rye from harvests prior to 1997 held 1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of by the German intervention agency; whereas, Germany 567 036 tonnes of rye from harvests prior to 1997 to be informed the Commission of the intention of its inter- exported to all third countries. vention agency to increase by 67 036 tonnes the 2. The regions in which the 567 036 tonnes of rye from quantity for which a standing invitation to tender for harvests prior to 1997 are stored are stated in Annex I to export has been opened; whereas the total quantity of this Regulation. rye from harvests prior to 1997 held by the German intervention agency for which a standing invitation to tender for export has been opened should be increased 2. Annex [ is replaced by the Annex hereto. to 567 036 tonnes; Article 2 (3)  Whereas this increase in the quantity put out to tender This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- makes it necessary to alter the list of regions and quant- tion 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, 9 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission 81, 1.7.1992, p. 21. 60, 26.6.1999, p. 18. 91, 31.7.1993, p. 76. , 9.1.1999, p. 64. 57, 30.5.1998, p. 74. 37, 1.6.1999, p. 20.