4. 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 299/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3335/93 of 3 December 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1500/93 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the European 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 certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of 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 part of that meat should be put up for sale for import into the Repu- blics resulting from the dissolution of the USSR ; 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 (EEC) No 1759/93 (9, provides for the possibility of applying a two-stage proce- dure when selling beef from intervention stocks ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export either in the same state or after cutting and/or repacking () as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 251/93 (¢), provides for - repackaging under certain conditions ; Whereas, in view of the urgency and the specific nature of the operation and ‘of the need for controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in particular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased during the operation ; 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, sub)ect to the observance of clear conditions ; Whereas a time limit must be laid down for export of the said meat ; whereas this time limit should be fixed taking () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. %) O] No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 59. 9 OJ No L 268, 10. 10. 1985, p. 14. (9 OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 47. 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 2867/93 (%); Whereas in order to ensure that the meat sold is exported to the destination laid ‘down, a security as specified in Article § (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 should be required ; whereas, in order to ensure a smoother func- tioning of the export operations, provision should be made for derogations from certain provisions relating to the release of the security; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92(°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (*%); Whereas Commission Regulatlon (EEC) No 1500/93 () 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 . A sale shall be organized of approximately : — 30000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency, — 10 000 tonnes of boned beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency.’ 2. - This meat must be imported into one or more of the Republics referred to in Annex L 3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of " Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 26. %) OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. (%) OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. (") OJ No L 148, 19. 6. 1993, p.-19.