3.9.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 235/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1573/2002 of 2 September 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 28(2) 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 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. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. () OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29. () OJL251,5.10.1979, p. 12. () OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39. () OJL301,17.10.1992, p. 17. () OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13. () OJ L 251, 1.10.1977, p. 60. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 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. Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I. 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2173(79, in particular Titles II and III thereof, (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/92. 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 Regulation. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in para- graph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other ways.