22. 9. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 237/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2582/93 of 21 September 1993 on the sale by the prbcedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations 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 the beef and veal sector (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 125/93 (%), 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 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 repack- ing () amended by Kegulation (EEC) No 251/93(9 provided for repackaging under certain conditions ; 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 part of that meat should be put up for sale in accordance with Regu- lations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85 for import into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); 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 it is necessary to lay down a time limit for the 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 special detailed rules for the application of the system of () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. () O] 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. () OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 47. import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2292/93 (%), Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported to the intended destination, the lodging of a security, as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required; Whereas, in order to ensure a smoother functioning of the export operations, provision should be made for dero- gations from certain provisions relating to the release of the security ; Whereas it is appropriate to specify that, in view of the prices which have been fixed in the context of these said, exports should not be eligible for the refunds periodically fixed in the beef and veal sector; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provision 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 : — 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency bought in before 1 January 1992, — 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the interven- tion agency of the United Kingdom and bought in between 1 January 1991 and 1 January 1992. 2. This meat must be imported into one or more Republics of the CIS (see Annex IV). 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. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () O] No L 206, 18. 8. 1993, p. 3. () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. (") OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12.