No L 48/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 2. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 373/94 of 18 February 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3317/93 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 3611/93 (3, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, ‘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 (EEC) No 1759/93 (%), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage pro- cedure when selling beef from intervention stocks ; Whereas certain intervention agencies hold stocks of bone-in 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 outlets exist in certain third countries for the products in question ; whereas it is appropriate therefore to offer this meat for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84; Whereas with a view to securing a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi- tion to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93; : Whereas quarters from intervention stocks may in certain cases have been handled a number of times ; whereas, in order to help with the presentation and marketing of such meat, its repackaging should be authorized, subject to the observance of precise conditions ; Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat ; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 2 OJ No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p. 7. () O] No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 9. () OF No L 251, . 10. 1979, p. 12. special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (¢), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2867/93(); Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported, the lodging of security, as specified at (a) of Article § (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (); Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3317/93 () should be repealed; 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 : (a) 4000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian inter- vention agency, 1 330 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency, (b} 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef, to be sold as ‘compen- sated’ quarters, held by the German intervention agency. This meat shall be for export to the destinations indicated at 02 and 03 in footnote 7 to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3261/93 (*!). ' () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 26. () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. () OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. (% OJ No L 298, 3. 12. 1993, p. 12. (") OJ No L 293, 27. 11. 1993, p. 48.