CELEX: 31978R0623
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 623/78 of 30 March 1978 postponing the qualifying date for the sale of beef held by the intervention agencies under Regulations (EEC) No 2073/74 and (EEC) No 2320/74

31 . 3 . 78                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 84/ 17
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 623/78
                                                             of 30 March 1978
                postponing the qualifying date for the sale of beef held by the intervention agen­
                             cies under Regulations ( EEC) No 2073/74 and ( EEC) No 2320/74
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           prospective purchasers who are unable to submit their
COMMUNITIES,                                                            applications in time ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
 Economic Community,                                                    Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
                                                                         limit set by its chairman,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
 of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular
Article 7 (3) thereof,                                                                               Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2073/74                           1.     In Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2073/74,
 of 5 August 1974 concerning the sale at prices fixed                    the date '1 February 1977' is hereby replaced by '1
 in advance at a standard rate of beef and veal held by                 March 1977'.
 intervention agencies (3 ), and Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2320/74 of 10 September 1974 on the sale                        2.     In Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2320/74,
at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of beef                   the date '1 April 1977' is hereby replaced by '1 August
and veal held by the intervention agencies and                           1977'.
intended for export (4), both as last amended by Regu­
 lation (EEC) No 280/78 (5), fix certain sale prices for                                             Article 2
beef taken over by the intervention agencies before 1
 February and 1 April 1977 respectively ; whereas the                    If the quantities available from an intervention agency
situation regarding stocks is such that these dates                     are not sufficient to satisfy all the applications
should be postponed to 1 March and 1 August 1977                        submitted on the day on which this Regulation enters
 respectively in order to facilitate the sale of meat                   into force, all such applications shall be deemed to
                                                                        have been submitted at the same time .
bought in by the intervention agencies before those
dates ;
                                                                                                     Article 3
Whereas provision should be made for the fairer
apportionment of the meat concerned where the quan­                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 April
 tities available are limited, thus avoiding discouraging                1978 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 30 March 1978 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                       Vice-President
(!)  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ  No  L 216, 7. 8 . 1974, p. 1 1 .
(4)  OJ  No  L 248 , 11.9 . 1974, p . 8 .
(5)  OJ  No  L 41 , 1 1 . 2 . 1978 , p . 20 .