5.11.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 300/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1967/2002 of 4 November 2002 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended 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 (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001 (%), and in particular Article 27(4), Article 28(2) and Article 41 thereof, Whereas: (1) The application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States. In order to prevent an excessive prolongation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender for proces- sing in the Community. (2)  The sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulations (EEC) No 217379 (%), 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. (3)  With a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addition to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173(79. (4)  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. (5)  In order to ensure a proper functioning of the tender arrangements it is necessary to provide for a higher amount of security than the one fixed in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79. (6)  On the basis of experience gained with regard to the disposal of bone-in intervention beef, it is necessary to reinforce the quality controls of the products before their delivery to the purchasers, in particular to ensure that the products comply with the provisions in Annex III to () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. () OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29. () OJ L 251,5.10.1979, p. 12. () OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39. () OJ L 301,17.10.1992, p. 17. () OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13. () OJ L 251, 1.10.1977, p. 60. Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1592/ 2001 (). (7 In order to ensure optimum monitoring of the destina- tion 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. (8)  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: Atrticle 1 1. The sale shall take place of the following quantities of meat, for processing within the Community: — approximately 1 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the German intervention agency, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Austrian intervention agency, — 400 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Danish intervention agency, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the French intervention agency, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Italian intervention agency, — 67 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Dutch inter- vention agency, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Spanish intervention agency, — approximately 1 506 tonnes of boneless beef held by the German intervention agency, — approximately 851 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Spanish intervention agency, — approximately 1 800 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency, — approximately 1 032 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency, ) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22. () OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 18.