NoL334/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3156/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthesaleofbonedbeefheldbytheBelgianinterven­
tionagency
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbeputupforsaleaquantityofapproxi­
mately2400metrictonsofbonedbeefbought-in
underArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68,
bonedunderRegulation(EEC)No1315/74andheld
bytheBelgianinterventionagency.
Article2
Thesaleshallbebytenderandshallbeconductedin
accordancewithRegulation (EEC)No216/69,andin
particularArticles6to14thereof,andwiththisRegu­
lation.
Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle9(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69,tendersshallbefornotlessthan10
metrictons.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof;
Whereasthearrangements forpermanentintervention
onthebeefandvealmarkethaveledtothebuild-up
ofstocksinBelgium;andwhereas,inorderto
improvetheoperationoftheinterventionsystem,part
oftheseinterventionpurchaseshasbeenstoredas
bonedmeatinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1315/74(3)of28May1974onthe
deboningofbeefbought-inbyinterventionagencies;
Whereastheconditionsforreleasefromstorageunder
Article1(2)(a)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
98/69(4)of16January1969layingdowngeneral
rulesforthedisposaloffrozenbeefandveal
bought-inbytheinterventionagenciesarefulfilled;
Whereasitappearsappropriate,inordertoensurethat
releasefromstoragetakesplaceonthemosteconomic
termsavailableunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No216/69(5)of4February1969ondetailedrulesfor
thedisposaloffrozenbeefandvealbought-inbythe
interventionagencies,toprovideforthesaletobeby
tender;
Whereasintheparticularsituationinwhichthis
tenderistobehelditappearsnecessarytoadjustthe
figuregoverningtheminimumquantitywhichmay
betenderedfor;
Whereas,however,releasefromstoragemaybeinter­
ruptedbyforcemajeure;whereastheintervention
agencyshouldthereforebepermittedtotakethe
necessaryactioninsuchcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,Article4
By,wayofderogationfromArticle13(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69,thepriceshallbepaidasandwhen
thegoodsareremovedfromstore,inproportionto
thequantitiesremovedandnotlaterthantheday
precedingeachremoval.
Article5
Wherebyreasonofforcemajeurethetendereris
unabletocomplywiththetimelimitsetfortaking
delivery,theinterventionagencyshalltakesuch
actionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothe
circumstances invoked .
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandoftheactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
P)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(J)OJNoL144,29.5.1974,p.11.
(<)OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.
(5)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI