No L 89/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 4. 94 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 756/94 of 5 April 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 processing within the Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 219/94 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 (%), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, 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 (%), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage pro- cedure when selling beef from intervention stocks ; Whereas certain intervention agencies hold substantial stocks of intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the period of storage should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs ; whereas, in the present market situa- tion, there are outlets for such meat for processing in the Community ; Whereas with a view to securing a regular and uniform tendering prcedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93; Whereas such sales should be made in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 ("), and (EEC) No 2182/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/94 () should be repealed ; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () O No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p 13 () OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, () O No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p 12 (9 OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. () OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. () O] No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, B 60. () OJ No L 28, 2. 2. 1994, p. 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 following approxlmate quantities of beef shall be put up for sale for processing within the Community : (a) bone-in beef, bought in under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 : — 69 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Irish intervention agency and bought in before 1 June 1993, — 10 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency and bought in before 1 January 1992; (b) bone-in beef, bought under Aruele 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 : — 173 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency and bought in before 1 December 1993 ; (c) boneless beef: — 4 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency and bought in before 1 March 1993, — 1000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency and bought in before 1 February 1993, — 2000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency and bought in before 1 June 1993, — 7 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency and bought in before 1 January 1993, — 583 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency and bought in before 1 August 1993. 2. The intervention agencies referred to in paragraph 1 shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest.