No L 61/16 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 3. 96 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 443/96 of 11 March 1996 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1181/95 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 organization of the market in beef and veal ("), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of § September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2417/95, has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage proce- dure when selling beef from intervention stocks; Whereas certain intervention agencies hold stocks of intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas, in the present market situation, there are outlets for such meat for processing in the Community; Whereas with a view to securing a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi- tion to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95; Whereas, as specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, lodging of securities should be required; Whereas such sales should be made in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (), and (EEC) No 2182/77 (), 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; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. () O] No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. ) O] No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. () OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. () OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/95 (%) should be repealed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The following approximate quantities of beef shall be put up for sale for processing within the Community: (a) bone-in hindquarters: — 1 tonne of bone-in beef held by the German inter- vention agency; (b) bone-in forequarters: — 94 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention agency; (c) boneless beef: — 5011 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency. 2. The intervention agencies referred to in paragraph 1 shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest. 3.  The sales shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92, (EEC) No 2182/77 and this Regulation. 4.  The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto. 5. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned no later than 12 noon on 9 April 1996. () OJ No L 118, 25. 5. 1995, p. 40.