Commission Regulation (EC) No 1612/1999 of 22 July 1999 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production of minced meat

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1612/1999
of 22 July 1999
on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production of minced meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender for the production of minced meat in the Community;
(2) Whereas to ensure efficient management of the markets, sales of intervention stocks should be extended to producers of minced meat approved in accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat preparations(3);
(3) Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), in particular Titles II and III thereof, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put;
(4) Whereas, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79;
(5) Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in view of the administrative difficulties which application of this point creates in the Member States concerned;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,