Commission Regulation (EC) No 1755/1999 of 6 August 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, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1151/1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1755/1999
of 6 August 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, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1151/1999
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 introduction of intervention in beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these stocks should be sold for processing in the Community;
(2) Whereas this sale should be subject to the rules laid down in 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) Whereas, in order to ensure regular and continuous sales, Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular, should be applied;
(4) Whereas, to ensure economic management of stocks, the intervention agencies should give priority to selling the meat which has been stored the longest;
(5) Whereas provision should be made for derogations from the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of this rule is creating in certain Member States;
(6) Whereas, 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, based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities;
(7) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1151/1999(8), as last amended by Regulations (EC) No 1450/1999(9), should be repealed;
(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,