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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No226/78
of2February1978
onthesalebytenderofhindquarters ofbeefheldbytheGermanintervention
agencyforprocessingintheCommunity
theunitofaccountusedforthecommonagricultural
policy(7),fortransactionscarriedoutunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicythesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,arepaidonthebasisoftherelation­
shipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencywhichobtainedatthetimewhenthetransac­
tionorparttransactionwascarriedout;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle6oftheabovementioned
Regulationthetimewhenatransactioniscarriedout
isconsideredasbeingthedateonwhichoccursthe
event,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,inthe
absenceofsuchrules,bytherulesoftheMember
Stateconcerned,inwhichtheamountinvolvedinthe
transactionbecomesdueandpayable;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof,
Whereastheapplicationofinterventionmeasuresin
respectofbeefhasledtothebuild-upoflargestocks
incertainMemberStates;whereasfortechnical
reasonsitisnecessarytoarrangeforthesaleofthese
stocks;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,thereare
certainoutletsintheprocessingindustryforthemeat
concerned ;whereasthismeatshouldbesoldby
tender;
Whereasthesaleshouldbemadesubjecttotherules
laiddownbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
216/69of4February1969ondetailedrulesofapplica­
tionforthedisposaloffrozenbeefandvealboughtin
bytheinterventionagencies(3),andalsototherules
adoptedbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1687/76of30June1976layingdowncommon
detailedrulesforverifyingtheuseand/ordestination
ofproductsfromintervention (4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2961/77(5),andtotheruleslaid
downinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2182/77
of30September1977layingdowndetailedrulesfor
thesaleoffrozenbeeffromintervention stocksfor
processingintheCommunityandamendingRegula­
tion(EEC)No1687/76(6);whereas,however,certain
derogationsarenecessary,inparticularinviewofthe
qualityoftheproductsbeingputupforsale;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdown
rulesfortheimplementation ofRegulation (EEC)No
653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Duringtheperiod7to16February1978,thereshall
beputupforsaleapproximately 5000tonnesofhind­
quartersofbeefboughtinunderArticle6(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68andheldbytheGermaninter­
ventionagencyasaresultofbuying-inoperations
carriedoutbefore31January1977.
Article2
1.Thesaleshallbebytenderinaccordancewith
Articles6to14ofRegulation (EEC)No216/69,with
Regulation (EEC)No1687/76,withRegulation(EEC)
No2182/77,andwiththisRegulation .
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle6(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No216/69,thenoticeofinvitationto
tendershallbepublishednotlessthanninedays
beforethefinaldatesetfortheexpiryoftenders.(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.
(4)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL348,30.12.1977,p.51.
(6)OJNoL251,1.10.1977,p.60. (7)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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Article5
BywayofderogationfromArticle8ofRegulation
(EEC)No2182/77,theeventonwhichtheselling
pricebecomesdueandpayablewithinthemeaningof
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1134/68shallbe
regardedasoccurringonthelastdayoftheperiod
laiddownforthesubmission oftenders.Article3
ForpurposesofthisRegulation,theprocessingof
hindquarters maytakeplaceafterremovalofthe
followingcuts:'filet'and'roastbeef'.Insuchcase,and
bywayofderogationfromthefirstsubparagraph of
Article1(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2182/77,100
kilogramsofunbonedhindquarters ,without'filet'or
'roastbeefshallbeequivalentto66kilogramsof
bonedmeat.
Article4
ThesecurityprovidedforinArticle4(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2182/77shallbe45unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsofbonedmeat.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President