4. 3. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 61/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 480/94 of 3 March 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 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 (), 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 the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created large stocks in several Member States ; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive pro- longation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 () should be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are - in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS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. The sale shall take plﬁce of approximately : — 2000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom, () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p. 7. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 59. () O No L 298, 3. 12. 1993, p. 9. — 1 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian " intervention agency, — 1000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency, — 2000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency, — 1500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency. Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex L 2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 thereof, and this Regulation. Article 2 1. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto. 2. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 9 March 1994. 3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex IL Article 3 The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms. Article 4 Regulation (EC) No 3316/93 is hereby repealed. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 9 March 1994.