L 89/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 1.4.1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 705/1999 of 31 March 1999 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production of minced meat 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 1633/98 (%), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolonga- tion of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender for the production of minced meat in the Community; Whereas to ensure efficient management of the markets, sales of intervention stocks should be extended to produ- cers of minced meat approved in accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the production and placing on the market of minced meat and meat prepara- tions (%); Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (¥, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (°), in particular Titles II and III thereof, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi- tion to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79; Whereas 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; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. () OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17. () OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10. (% OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12. () OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The sale shall take place of: — approximately 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency, brought into interven- tion pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 between December 1997 and November 1998 inclusive, — approximately 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency, brought into intervention pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 between December 1997 and January 1999 inclusive. Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex L 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in partic- ular Titles II and III thereof. Article 2 1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender. The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender which shall include the following: (a) the quantities of beef offered for sale; and (b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders. 2.  Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities available and the places where the products are stored from the addresses listed in Annex II to this Regu- lation. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other ways.