# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/2005

of 11 February 2005

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004

## Preamble

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 rice [^1] , and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004 [^2] .

**(2)** Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 [^3] , allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.

**(3)** On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, a maximum refund 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 7 to 10 February 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 2005.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 February 2005. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2003_270_R_TOC) .

[^2] [OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_353_R_TOC) .

[^3] [OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1975_061_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002 ( [OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2002_299_R_TOC) ).

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