23.9.93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 238/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2591/93 of 22 September 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of "bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1231/93 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 125/93 (3, 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 certain intervention agencies hold stocks of bone-in intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas outlets exist in certain third countries for the products in question ; whereas it is appropriate therefore to offer this meat for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84; Whereas quarters from intervention stocks may in certain cases have been handled a number of times ; whereas, in order to help with the presentation and marketing of such meat, its repackaging should be authorized, subject to the observance of precise conditions ; Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat ; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2292/93 (%); Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported, the lodging of security, as specified at (a) of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required ; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 9. ) O] No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 206, 18. 8. 1993, p. 3. Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (’), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (%); . Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1231/93 () 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. A sale shall be organized of approximately : (a) 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention agency, 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency, 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian inter- vention agency, . 5000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Danish intervention agency, 58 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Belgian inter- vention agency ; (b) 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef, to be sold as ‘compen- sated’ quarters, held by the German intervention agency, 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef, to be sold as ‘compen- sated’ quarters, held by the French intervention agency. This meat shall be for export to the destinations indicated at 02 and 03 in footnote 7 to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1067/93 (). () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. i7. () OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. %) OJ No L 124, 20. 5. 1993, p. 25. (™ OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 101.