Commission Regulation (EC) No 957/96 of 30 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 957/96 of 30 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 894/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/96 (3) lays down special measures for the regularization of certain export transactions in the wake of the measures taken by several third countries to safeguard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy;
Whereas, under Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/96, the time limit within which products are to leave the customs territory of the Community was extended from 60 to 120 days; whereas, under Article 5 (2) of that Regulation, the time during which products may be placed under suspension arrangements in a free zone or free warehouse is 60 days;
Whereas those periods have proved too short for operators to find other outlets for these products; whereas they should thus be extended to 150 and 120 days respectively;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,