THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 429/77 ( 4 ), PROVIDES THAT THE SELLING PRICES OF FROZEN BEEF BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES MAY BE FIXED IN ADVANCE ; WHEREAS SALES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON THIS BASIS TO ENABLE PROSPECTIVE EXPORTERS TO ASSESS EXPORT OUTLETS ;
WHEREAS SALES AT PRICES FIXED IN ADVANCE MUST COMPLY WITH COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 216/69 OF 4 FEBRUARY 1969 ON DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL BOUGHT IN BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES ( 5 ), THOUGH PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR CERTAIN DEROGATIONS REQUIRED BY REASON OF THE FACT THAT THE PRODUCTS ARE TO BE EXPORTED , IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS THE PROVISION OF SECURITY AND THE REMOVAL OF THE GOODS FROM STORAGE AND PAYMENT THEREFOR ;
WHEREAS THE PERIOD ALLOWED FOR EXPORT MUST BE EXTENDED WHERE EXPORTERS WISH TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE POSSIBILITIES PROVIDED FOR IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 441/69 OF 4 MARCH 1969 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING EXPORT REFUNDS ON PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO A SINGLE PRICE SYSTEM , EXPORTED UNPROCESSED OR IN THE FORM OF CERTAIN GOODS NOT COVERED BY ANNEX II TO THE TREATY ( 6 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 269/78 ( 7 );
WHEREAS EXPERIENCE AS REGARDS THE EXPORT OF MEAT SOLD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES HAS SHOWN THAT EXPORT OUTLETS CANNOT BE GREATLY EXPANDED UNLESS EXPORTERS ARE ABLE TO BUY CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF MEAT AT A SET PRICE AND TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THEM BY INSTALMENTS OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD , WITH A VIEW TO PERFORMING CONTRACTS WITH IMPORTERS IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS THAT PERIOD SHOULD NOT , HOWEVER , EXCEED SIX MONTHS ; WHEREAS CERTAIN SPECIAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN , AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A COPY OF AN EXPORT CONTRACT , SO AS TO ENSURE THAT THIS EXTENSION OF THE TAKE-OVER PERIOD IS PERMITTED ONLY IN THE CASE OF EXPORT CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED OVER A PERIOD LONGER THAN THE TAKE-OVER PERIOD AS CURRENTLY PRESCRIBED ;
WHEREAS , WHERE THE QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ARE INSUFFICIENT TO SATISFY ALL THE PURCHASE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED , THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED , SO AS NOT TO DISCOURAGE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS , TO SELL CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF MEAT WHICH THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER AFTER THE DATE FIXED IN THIS REGULATION ; WHEREAS SUCH QUANTITIES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THOSE REQUIRED TO FULFIL EXPORT CONTRACTS ;
WHEREAS , FOR PURPOSES OF SALES UNDER THIS REGULATION , IT IS NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY FOR EXPORT LICENCES LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 OF 21 MARCH 1978 ON THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES FOR BEEF AND VEAL AND REPEALING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 585/77 ( 8 );
WHEREAS , FOR REASONS OF LEGISLATIVE SIMPLICITY , COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2320/74 OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1974 ON