No L 99/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 4. 81 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 985/81 of 9 April 1981 laying down detailed rules on the sale of frozen beef and veal for export from intervention stocks and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 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 (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 98/69 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 429/77 (), makes provision for the disposal, by way of export, of frozen beef and veal held by intervention agencies ; whereas it is necessary for the sake of clarity to consolidate in a single instrument the detailed rules on sales adopted in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 298/80 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 603/81 (°), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 227/81 (¢); Whereas, to ensure the economic mangement of stocks, it is necessary to specify that intervention agen- cies should always sell, as a first priority, meat that has been longest in storage ; Whereas a derogation should be made from the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(), in view of the administrative difficulties that the application of this rule causes in certain Member States ; Whereas the export of meat sold under this Regula- tion must be guaranteed by the lodging of a security, the amount of which may differ from that provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79; whereas such security shall be released when proof, as required by Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 957/81 (°), has been furnished ; whereas that proof must be furnished within the time limit laid down in Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EEC) () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 26. {3) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 2. ) O] No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 18. () OJ No L 32, 9. 2. 1980, p. 23. () O] No L 61, 7. 3. 1981, p. 14. () OJ No L 26, 30. 1. 1981, p. 34. () O] No L 251, S. 10. 1979, p. 12. () OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1. () OJ No L 97, 9. 4. 1981, p. 19. No 2730/79 (19), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3476/80 (11); Whereas in order to facilitate export of the said meat it is necessary to lay down individual time limits for taking over and for export; Whereas, under the Agreements between the Commu- nity and the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Austria on implementation of the rules on Commu- nity transit, it is possible for Community transit docu- ments to be issued in Switzerland and Austria; whereas specific measures must be implemented to ensure that meat exported to these countries or in transit through them to reach its destination is not reimported as a Community product ; Whereas meat thus exported is comparable to meat for which an export refund has been granted ; whereas such meat therefore cannot be reimported into the Community under the conditions set out in Article 3 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 754/76(12); whereas it should therefore be provided that if such meat is reimported an amount equal to the export security must be paid and is to be treated, in confor- mity with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 352/78 (¥, in the same way as a forfeited security; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 ; 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. This Regulation lays down the conditions under which frozen beef held by the intervention agencies of (1% OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1. (') OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1980, p. 71. (1) O] No L 89, 2. 4. 1976, p. 1. () OJ No L 50, 22. 2. 1978, p. 1.