# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 939/2004

of 30 April 2004

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice [^1] , and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion [^2] , and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 [^3] opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.

**(2)** Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.

**(3)** On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 26 to 29 April 2004 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98 .

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2004. *For the Commission* Franz FISCHLER *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1995_329_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 ( [OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2002_062_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1989_261_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999 ( [OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_167_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 23](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_275_R_TOC) .

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999 ().
[^3]: .