Commission Regulation (EEC) No 128/92 of 21 January 1992 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of certain beef from intervention stocks for processing under an aid programme organized by a Member State and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2857/90

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 128/92   of 21 January 1992   on the sale at prices fixed at a  standard rate in advance of certain beef from intervention stocks for processing under an aid  programme organized by a Member State and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2857/90
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of  the market in beef and veal  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91  (2), and in  particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas the French intervention agency holds stocks of bone-in beef; whereas, in view of the high  storage costs, an extension of the storage period for the meat should be avoided; whereas the  French Government has organized a food-aid programme providing for the export of processed products  to certain third countries; whereas certain quantities of the abovementioned intervention meat  should be put up for sale with a view to such processing;
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No  98/69  (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)  No  429/77  (4), provides that the selling prices of frozen beef and veal bought in by the  intervention agencies may be fixed in advance; whereas it is appropriate to make use of this system  of selling;
Whereas this sale should be organized in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation  (EEC) No  2173/79  (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No  1809/87  (6), and Commission Regulation  (EEC) No  2182/77  (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No  3988/87  (8), subject to special  exceptions provided for in this Regulation;
Whereas, in order to ensure the economic management of the stocks, provision should be made for  intervention agencies first to sell meat which has been in storage longest;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Beef and Veal,