26. 2. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 56/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 445/98 of 25 February 1998 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to their processing in the Community 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (%), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, 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 by ten- dering procedure for processing in the Community; Whereas this sale should be subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (%), (EEC) No 3002/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (°), 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; Whereas, in order to ensure consistent and permanent sales, Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in par- ticular, should be applied; Whereas, to ensure economic management of stocks, the intervention agencies should give priority to selling the meat which has been stored the longest; 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 diffi- culties which the application of this rule is creating in certain Member States; Whereas, to ensure optimum monitoring of the destina- tion of beef from intervention stocks, control measures should be taken, in addition to the measures provided for 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13. 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13. 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. ) 0000000 S S S SS ) D) onll onll el ol ol ol o 3 NS TEOTY oo in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, which are based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities; 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 sale shall take place of approximately: — 400 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Portu- guese intervention agency, — 3000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the German intervention agency, — 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Austrian intervention agency, — 450 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency, — 2000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the French intervention agency, — 3000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Italian intervention agency, — 2000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Spanish intervention agency, — 400 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Irish intervention agency, — 3000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency, — 850 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish inter- vention agency, — 3000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency, — 3000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency. Detailed information concerning the products and their selling prices is given in Annex L 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in ac- cordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79, in parti- cular Titles I and III, (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/92.