COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/94 of 3 March 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3316/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks;
Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created large stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 (5) should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The sale shall take place of approximately:
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency,
- 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency,
- 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,
- 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency.
Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 thereof, and this Regulation.
Article 2
1. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
2. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 9 March 1994.
3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
Article 3
The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
Article 4
Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 is hereby repealed.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 9 March 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1994.