Commission Regulation (EC) No 2048/2002 of 19 November 2002 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2048/2002
of 19 November 2002
on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 27(4), Article 28(2) and Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States. In order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender for processing in the Community.
(2) The sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(4), (EEC) No 3002/92(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96(6), and (EEC) No 2182/77(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) In order to ensure a proper functioning of the tender arrangements it is necessary to provide for a higher amount of security than the one fixed in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
(6) On the basis of experience gained with regard to the disposal of bone-in intervention beef, it is necessary to reinforce the quality controls of the products before their delivery to the purchasers, in particular to ensure that the products comply with the provisions in Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/2001(9).
(7) In order to ensure optimum monitoring of the destination of beef from intervention stocks, control measures should be taken, in addition to the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, which are based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,