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Official Journal of the European Union
11.6.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 560/2011
of 10 June 2011
closing the sales provided for by Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010 opening the sale on the internal
market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3)
It is therefore appropriate to close the sales of cereals by
a tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EU) No
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
1017/2010 and to repeal that Regulation. Offers
Union,
received by the intervention agencies of the Member
States at or after 11:00 (Brussels time) on 25 May
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
2011 are hereafter null and void.
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
(4)
In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regu
Article 43(f) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
lation should enter into force on the day of its publi
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Whereas:
(5) The
Management
Committee
for
the
Common
Organi
(1) Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
1017/2010
(
sation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an

2 ) opened
standing invitations to tender for the resale on the
opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
internal market of cereals held by the intervention
agencies of the Member States. After the resale through
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
the tenders held since 24 November 2010, a quantity of
cereals remained unsold.
Article 1
The sales of cereals by a tendering procedure, opened by
(2) As
regards
the
plan
for
the
distribution
of
food
to
the Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010, are closed.
most deprived persons for 2012, the overall quantities of
cereals required by the Member States in accordance with
Article 1(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EU) No
Article 2
807/2010 of 14 September 2010 laying down detailed
Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010 is hereby repealed.
rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for
the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Union ( 3 )
Article 3
exceed the amount currently available. It is therefore
appropriate to reserve all the remaining cereal inter
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
vention stocks.
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2011.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLO
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 293, 11.11.2010, p. 41.
( 3 ) OJ L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 9.

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