No L 292/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 11. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2755/94 of 11 November 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to the city of Moscow 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 (EEC) No 1884/94 (3, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs ; whereas, following a request from the authorities of the city of Moscow, part of that meat should be put for sale for delivery to Moscow ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of § September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (%), provides for the possibility of applying a two-stage proce- dure when selling beef from intervention stocks ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export either in the same state or after cutting and/or repacking (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 251/93 (¥), provides for repackaging under certain conditions ; Whereas, in view of the urgency and the specific nature of the operation and of the need for controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in particular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased during the operation ; Whereas, in order to ensure a regular and uniform tender- ing procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 ; Whereas, while allowing a taking-over period of three months, provision should be made for the products to leave the Community within five months of the date of conclusion of the contract of sale; Whereas, in order to ensure that the meat sold is exported to the destination laid down, a security as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 should be required ; ‘ () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 27. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 59. () OJ No L 268, 10. 10. 1985, p. 14. () O] No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 47. () OJ No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. Whereas it should be specified that, taking account of the prices fixed in the present sale procedure, the meat sold should not be eligible, on its export, for the refunds fixed periodically in the beef and veal sector; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (°); 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 30 000 tonnes of boned beef held by the Irish intervention agency. 2.  This meat must be delivered to the city of Moscow. 3.  Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85. The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 (*) shall not apply to this sale. 4. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex 1 hereto. 5. Tenders or purchase applications shall be valid only if : — they relate to a total minimum quantity of 5000 tonnes, — they relate to a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in Annex II, in the percentages stated therein, and quote a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot made up in this fashion. 6. Immediately after submitting tenders or purchase applications, operators shall send a copy thereof by telex or fax to the Commission of the Euroopean Communities Division VI/D2, 130, rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels (telex : 220 37 AGREC B; telefax (32-2) 296 60 27). 7. The Irish intervention agency shall only conclude contracts of sale after written authorization by the Commission, in particular in accordance with paragraphs § and 6. () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. % OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. (% OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 38.