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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3607/88
of18November 1988
onthesalebytender,forprocessingintheCommunity ,ofbeefheldbythe
SpanishandFrenchinterventionagenciesandamendingRegulation (EEC)No
2908/88
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thesaleshalltakeplaceofapproximately :
—8900tonnesofforequartersheldbytheSpanish
interventionagencyandboughtinbefore1OctoberHavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2248/88(2),andinparticularArticle7(3)thereof,
Whereastheapplicationofinterventionmeasuresin
respectofbeefhascreatedlargestocksinSpainand
France;1987,
—1400tonnesofforequartersheldbytheFrench
interventionagencyandboughtinbefore1January
1988.
2.Theproductsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbesold
forprocessinginaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
2173/79,andinparticularArticles6to12thereof,
togetherwithRegulations (EEC)No569/88,(EEC)No
2182/77andthisRegulation.Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation;.thereareoutlets
forsuchmeatforprocessingintheCommunity ;whereas
themeat,shouldbeofferedforsalebymeansofa
tenderingprocedure;
Whereasthesaleshouldbemadesubjecttotheruleslaid
downbyCommissionRegulations(EEC)No2173/79(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1809/87(4),(EEC)
No569/88(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3333/88(*),and(EEC)No2182/77Q,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3988/87(8),subjecttocertainspecial
exceptionsonaccountoftheparticularusetowhichthe
productsinquestionaretobeput;
Whereasitseemsappropriatetowaivecertainprovisions
ofArticle8(2)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2173/79,taking
intoaccounttheadministrative difficultieswhichthe
applicationofthissubparagraphraisesincertainMember
States;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2908/88(9),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2996/88(10),provides
forasaleofforequartersforequartersforexport,without
furtherprocessing-orafterboning;whereasgiventhe
currentstateofthissaleitisnecessarytomodifycertain
quantities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,Article2
1.Thedeadlinesforsubmittingtendersinrespectof
thesalebyinvitationtotendershallbe12.00on28
November1988.
TheSpanishandFrenchinterventionagenciesshalldraw
upanoticeofinvitationtotenderwhichshallincludethe
following:
(a)thequantitiesofbone-inbeefofferedforsale,and
(b)thedeadlineandplaceforsubmittingtenders.
2.Theinterventionagenciesreferredtoinparagraph1
shallsellfirstthemeatwhichhasbeenstoredthelongest.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticles6and7of
Regulation(EEC)No2173/79,theprovisionsofandthe
AnnexestothisRegulationshallserveasageneralnotice
ofinvitationtotender.
4.Interestedpartiesmayobtainthedetailsofthe
quantitiesavailableandtheplaceswheretheproductsare
storedfromtheaddresseslistedinAnnexIItothis
Regulation.Theinterventionagenciesshall,moreover,
displaythenoticereferredtoinparagraph1attheirhead
officesandmayalsopublishthemelsewhere.
5.BywayofderogationfromArticle8(2)(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No2173/79,tendersshallnotindicate
atwhichcoldstoreorstorestheproductsareheld.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988,p.24.0OJNoL251,5.10.1979,p.12.
(4)OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.23.0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.1.(jOJNoL295,28.10.1988,p.34.0OJNoL254,1.10.1977,p.60.
(")OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.0OJNoL262,22.9.1988,p.8.HOJNoL270,30.9.1988,p.66.

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Article3
1.Notwithstanding Article3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2182/77,offers
(a)shallbevalidonlyifpresentedbyanaturalorlegal
personwhoforatleast12monthshasbeenengaged
intheprocessingofproductscontainingbeefandwho
isenteredinapublicregisterofaMemberState;and
(b)mustbeaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingbythe
tenderertoprocessthemeatpurchasedintoproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2182/77withintheperiodreferredtoinArticle5(1)
oftheabovementioned Regulation.
2.Thetenderersreferredtoinparagraph 1may
instructanagenttotakedelivery,ontheirbehalf,ofthe
productswhichtheypurchase.Inthiscasetheagentshall
submittheofferstopurchaseonbehalfofthepurchasers
whomherepresents.
3.Thepurchasersandagentsreferredtointhe
foregoingparagraphsshallmaintainandkeepu£todate
anaccountingsystemwhichpermitsthedestinationand
useoftheproductstobeascertainedwithaview
particularlytocheckingtoensurethatthequantitiesof
productspurchasedandmanufacturedtally.
Article4
Aftertheoffersreceivedinrespectoftheinvitationto
tenderhavebeenexaminedaminimumsellingpriceshallbefixedforeachproductorthesalewillnotbe
proceededwith!
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article15(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2173/79theamountofthesecurityshallbe100ECU
pertonne.
2.Theamountoftheprocessingsecurityreferredtoin
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2182/77shallbe
equaltothedifferencebetween1800ECUpertonneand
theamountpertonneofferedunderthetender.
3.Beforetakingoverthebeefthebuyershallindicate
theestablishment orestablishments wherethemeat
whichhasbeenpurchasedwillbeprocessed.
Article6
InArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/88,*2500
tonnes'isherebyreplacedby'1100tonnes'.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANEXOI—BILAGI—ANHANGI—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I—ANNEXI—ANNEXEI—
ALLËGATOI—BIJLAGEI—ANEXOI
Estadomiembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος
MemberState
Étatmembre
Statomembro
Lid-Staat
Estado-membroProductos
Produkter
Erzeugnisse
Προϊόντα
Products
Produits
Prodotti
Produkten
ProdutosCantidades(toneladas)
Mængde(tons)
Mengen(Tonnen)
Ποσότητες(τόνοι)
Quantities(tonnes)
Quantités(tonnes)
Quantità(tonnellate)
Hoeveelheid (ton)
Quantidade(toneladas)
España —Delanteros,procedentesde:
animalesjóvenesmachos 8900
France —Quartiersavant,provenantde:
catégoriesAetC,classesU,R,O 1400
ANEXOII—BILAGII—ANHANGII—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II—ANNEXII—ANNEXEII—
ALLEGATOII—BIJLAGEIÏ—ANEXOII
Direccionesdelosorganismosdeintervención —Interventionsorganernes adresser—
AnschriftenderInterventionsstellen —Διευθύνσειςτωνοργανισμώνπαρεμβάσεως —Addresses
oftheinterventionagencies—Adressesdesorganismesd'intervention —Indirizzidegli
organismid'intervento—Adressenvandeinterventiebureaus —Endereçosdosorganismosde
intervenção
ESPAÑA: ServicioNacionaldeProductosAgrarios(SENPA),
c/Beneficencia 8,
28003Madrid,
Tel.2222961,
Télex23427,SENPAE.
FRANCE : OFIVAL,
TourMontparnasse ,
avenueduMaine33,
75755ParisCedex15
(Tél.45388400,télex260643).