15. 3. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 75/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 483/97 of 14 March 1997 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for supplying the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EC) No 151/97 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 2222/96 (%), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (’), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof, Whereas certain intervention agencies hold substantial stocks of beef bought into intervention; whereas an exten- sion of the storage period should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1328/96 of 9 July 1996 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of live bovine animals and beef and veal products (°) fixes the forecast supply balance for frozen meat of bovine animals for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; whereas, in the light of traditional trade patterns, beef should be released from intervention for the purpose of supplying the Canary Islands during that period; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/96 (), provides for the possibility of a two-stage procedure for the sale of beef from intervention; Whereas, in order to ensure that the tendering procedure is consistent and uniform, measures should be adopted in addition to those laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 () () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () O] No L 296, 21. 11. 1996, p. 50. % O] No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. L L L L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1. % O] No L 171, 10. 7. 1996, p. 9. L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. L 86, 4. 4. 1996, p. 30. L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 of 16 November 1994 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2883/94 ("), provides for the use of aid certificates issued by the competent Spanish authorities for supplies from the Community; whereas, in order to improve the opera- tion of the abovementioned arrangements, certain deroga- tions from that Regulation should be laid down, in par- ticular, with regard to the application for and the issue of aid certificates; Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 ("%, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 ("), and (EC) No 2790/94, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas it is necessary to provide for the lodging of a security to guarantee that the beef arrives at the intended destination; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 151/97 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 334/97 (*%), 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. A sale shall be organized of approximately: —- 97 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Spanish inter- vention agency, OJ No L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23. ) OJ No L 304, 29. 11. 1994, p. 18. ) OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. ) O] No L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13. ) OJ No L 26, 29. 1. 1997, p. 1. ) OJ No L 56, 26. 2. 1997, p. 4.