Commission Regulation (EC) No 2178/94 of 6 September 1994 introducing specific measures relating to the application of Regulation (EC) No 3208/93 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export after processing

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2178/94 of 6 September 1994 introducing specific measures relating to the application of Regulation (EC) No 3208/93 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain  intervention agencies and intended for export after processing
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 Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3208/93 of 23 November 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export after processing (3), all the  available quantities have been awarded; whereas the products in question are stored in the United Kingdom and Ireland; whereas, in the case of the meat held by the United Kingdom intervention agency, certain quantities have not yet been taken over by  the purchasers or physically withdrawn from the relevant cold stores; whereas the delivery of these remaining quantities in the United Kingdom to processing plants located in other Member States may run into legal difficulties as a result of the  amendments to the veterinary provisions by Commission Decision 94/474/EC of 27 July 1994 concerning certain protection measures relating to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and repealing Decisions 89/469/EEC and 90/200/EEC (4), the said Decision having  taken effect after the sales contracts were concluded; whereas specific measures must be laid down to ensure that this new situation does not result in economic damage to the successful tenderers concerned; whereas these measures must be applied as  quickly as possible;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3208/93 fixes the exact composition of the lots awarded to each of the successful tenderers and the cuts contained therein in particular; whereas, with a view to continuing with the current processing operations, meat coming  from United Kingdom intervention stocks but not yet taken over or physically withdrawn from the cold stores in question can be replaced at the tendered price by equivalent products held by the Irish intervention agency; whereas certain administrative  arrangements must be adopted to this end, including in particular an extension to the time limits for payment and for the take-over, processing and export of the quantities in question; whereas, instead of replacing the meat, depending on their economic  circumstances the successful tenderers should also be able to terminate their sales contracts for the quantities in question and recover the relevant securities and the purchase price paid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,