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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No848/76
of9April1976
onaninvitationtotenderforthesaleofunbonedquartersoffrozenbeefheldby
theinterventionagencies
underRegulation(EEC)No805/68andheldbythe
interventionagenciesasaresultofbuying-inopera­
tionscarriedoutnotlaterthan31December1975.
Article2
1.Thesaleshallbebytenderinaccordancewith
Regulation(EEC)No216/69,andwiththisRegula­
tion.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle6(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No216/69,tendersshallbesubmittedby
12noonon3May1976.
3.Thequantitiesputupfortenderbyeach
MemberStateshallbefixedbyanoticeofinvitation
totenderpublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof,
Whereastherearenowcertainopportunities to
dispose,onthemarket,ofmeatheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesoftheMemberStates;
Whereassubjecttocertainderogations,recourse
shouldbehadtotheprocedureforsalebytender
providedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
216/69of4February1969ondetailedrulesofapplica­
tionforthedisposaloffrozenbeefandvealboughtin
bytheinterventionagencies(3),thusallowingthe
evaluationofthepresentmarketpricesandtherelease
ofthemeatfromstorageonthebesttermsavailable;
Whereas,however,releasefromstoragemaybeinter­
ruptedbyforcemajeure;whereastheintervention
agencyshouldthereforebepermittedtotakethe
necessaryactioninsuchcases;
Whereas,furthermore ,operatorsshouldbeprohibited
fromusingthesalesofmeatconcernedinorderto
applyfortheissueofimportlicencesreferredtoin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No76/76of16
January1976settingupasystemlinkingimportsof
beefandvealproductseffectedbywayofprotective
measureswiththesaleofbeefheldbyintervention
agencies(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
283/76(5);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,ArticleJ
When,byreasonofforcemajeure,thetendereris
unabletocomplywiththetimelimitsetfortaking
delivery,theinterventionagencyshalltakesuch
actionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothe
circumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandoftheactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
Article4
ContractsofsaleconcludedunderthisRegulationdo
notgiveanentitlementtotheissueofimportlicences
referredtoinRegulation(EEC)No76/76.
Theinterventionagenciesshallinscribeontheorig­
inalofeachcontractofpurchaseoneofthefollowing
endorsements 'Jumelageexclu','Koblingstransak­
tionerikkeindbefattet','Kopplungausgeschlossen ',
'Linkedsaleexcluded','Abbinamento nonammesso',
'Koppelinguitgesloten'.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbeputupforsaleabout10000metric
tonsofunbonedquartersoffrozenbeefboughtin
Article5
(«)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(J)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.
(4)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
5)OJNoL36,11.2.1976,p.10.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission