Commission Regulation (EC) No 2754/1999 of 22 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 822/1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to its processing in the Community for food-aid purposes

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2754/1999
of 22 December 1999
amending Regulation (EC) No 822/1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to its processing in the Community for food-aid purposes
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 organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Articles 7(3) and 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 822/1999 of 20 April 1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to its processing in the Community for food-aid purposes(3) has provided for a sale of intervention products for food-aid purposes. The charity organisation to which the processed products wre intended has expressed its intention to distribute the goods in certain third countries. Local difficulties have, however, so far prevented that distribution. In order to allow the necessary time to overcome those difficulties the validity period for export licences for the goods concerned should be extended;
(2) the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,