L 295/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 10. 97 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2116/97 of 28 October 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 processing within 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 organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (3, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolonga- tion of storage, part of these stocks should be sold with a view to being processed within the Community; Whereas in the light of the prevailing market circum- stances it is appropriate to restrict the list of the eligible finished products to products which besides beef also contain pork provided that the proportion of pork wvis- a-vis beef is significantly reduced; 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 (EC) No 2417/95 (%), 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 Article 8 (1) of Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95; Whereas the measures must be applied as quickly as possible; Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (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 L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. L 296, 21. 11. 1996, p. S0. L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. L L L L S e BN > 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13. 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. w < — Z3 Q000000 exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas, as specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, lodging of securities should be required; Whereas it seems appropriate to provide for derogations from provisions of Article 8 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, taking into account the administrative diffi- culties which the application of this subparagraph raises in the Member States concerned; Whereas meat plants in Denmark hold a special veter- inary status for certain third country exports; whereas operators ought to tender separately for beef produced in such plants; Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The sale shall take place of: — approximately 400 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Portuguese intervention agency, — approximately 2000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the German intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Austrian intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Belgian intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the French intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Italian intervention agency, — approximately 1000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Dutch intervention agency,