COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 599/94 of 17 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 480/94
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 with a view to securing a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 480/94 (6) should be repealed;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 25 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.
4. Notwithstanding Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 a tender must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned in a closed envelope, bearing the reference to the Regulation concerned. The closed envelope must not be opened by the intervention agency before the expiry of the tender deadline referred to in paragraph 2.
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 480/94 is hereby repealed.
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 March 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 March 1994.