25. 4. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 124/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 882/98 of 24 April 1998 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for supplying the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2552/97 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 organisation of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (%), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (*), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof, Whereas certain intervention agencies hold substantial stocks of beef bought into intervention; whereas an exten- sion of the storage period should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1264/97 of 1 July 1997 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of live bovine animals and beef and veal products (°) fixes the forecast supply balance for frozen meat of bovine animals for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; whereas, in the light of traditional trade patterns, beef should be released from intervention for the purpose of supplying the Canary Islands during that period; 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 (EC) No 2417/95(), provides for the possibility of a two-stage procedure for the sale of beef from intervention; Whereas, in order to ensure that the tendering procedure is consistent and uniform, measures should be adopted in addition to those laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95; 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13. 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 13. 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1. 174, 2. 7. 1997, p. 21. 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39. 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. S 00000000 S S S S S BN 373 |onil onll el el ol ol ol o B S SN S S S S o~ > N NN LN Whereas Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94 of 16 November 1994 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 1601/92 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 825/98 (%), provides for the use of aid certificates issued by the competent Spanish authorities for supplies from the Community; whereas, in order to improve the opera- tion of the abovementioned arrangements, certain deroga- tions from that Regulation should be laid down, in par- ticular, with regard to the application for and the issue of aid certificates; Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 ('3, and (EC) No 2790/94, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas it is necessary to provide for the lodging of a security to guarantee that the beef arrives at the intended destination; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2552/97 (%) 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 place of intervention products bought in under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, of approximately: — 27 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Spanish inter- vention agency, — 25 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish inter- vention agency, L 296, 17. 11. 1994, p. 23. L 117, 21. 4. 1998, p. S. L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13. L 349, 19. 12. 1997, p. 18.