L 146/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 5. 98 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1029/98 of 15 May 1998 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 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 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 by tender for processing in the Community; Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by 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, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi- tion to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (BEC) No 2173/79; Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in view of the administrative difficulties which application of this point creates in the Member States concerned; Whereas in order to ensure optimum monitoring of the destination of beef from intervention stocks, control measures should be taken, in addition to the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, which are based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities; 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 onll onll onll ol enl ol o ) ST NS TEOTY oo 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 intervention products of: — approximately 222 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 378 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the French intervention agency, — approximately 32 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 53 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the German intervention agency, — approximately 54 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 88 tonnes of bone-in hinquarters held by the Danish intervention agency, — approximately 105 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 169 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Italian intervention agency, — approximately 2 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 2 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Austrian intervention agency, — approximately 89 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 145 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Dutch intervention agency, — approximately 497 tonnes of bone-in forequarters and 815 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish intervention agency, — approximately 16,5 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency. The products put up for sale have been bought into inter- vention in accordance with Article 1(c) of Commission Regulations (EC) No 1788/96 (), (EC) No 1960/96 (°), (EC) No 2045/96 (), (EC) No 2195/96 ("), (EC) No 2301/96 (') and (EC) No 2378/96 (). Detailed information concerning quantities 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 par- ticular Titles II and III thereof, (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/92. 233, 14. 9. 1996, p. 18. 259, 12. 10. 1996, p. 1. 274, 26. 10. 1996, 293, 16. 11. 1996, 311, 30. 11. 1996, 325, 14. 12. 1996, el il alELE TV o A~ LN g