Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/2006
of 19 January 2006
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice1, and in particular Article 7(4) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/912 lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2)
The Spanish intervention agency has been storing a very significant quantity of paddy rice for a very long time. A standing invitation to tender should therefore be opened for the resale on the internal market of some 16 251 tonnes of paddy rice held by that agency.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: