4. 3. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 57/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 557/81 of 2 March 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 laying down detailed rules for the appli- cation of intervention measures in the beef and veal sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 6 (5) thereof, Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3155/80 (*), lays down rules for the taking over of products by the intervention agencies in the beef and veal sector; Whereas a time limit must be laid down for paying for the products in order to achieve harmonization between the conditions for buying-in applied by the intervention agencies, taking account of normal trade practice ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The following paragraph 4 is hereby added to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 : ‘4. Payment for products bought in by the inter- vention agency shall be made between the 30th and the 90th day following the day they were taken over.’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 April 1981. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 March 1981. (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OF No L 261, 26. 10. 1978, p. S. () O] No L 330, 6. 12. 1980, p. 18. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission