21.4.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 104/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 822/1999 of 20 April 1999 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies, with a view to its processing in the Community for food-aid purposes 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 (3, and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, Whereas the introduction of intervention in beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these stocks should be sold for processing in the Community with a view to being taken over by approved charity organisations for the purposes of food aid; Whereas this sale should be subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79 (}), 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 Regu- lation (EC) No 2417/95, subject to certain special excep- tions on account of the particular use to which the prod- ucts in question are to be put; Whereas, in order to ensure regular and continuous sales, Title I of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular, should be applied; Whereas, to ensure economic management of stocks, the intervention agencies should give priority to selling the meat which has been stored the longest; Whereas provision should be made for derogations from the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficul- ties which the application of this rule is creating in certain Member States; Whereas, 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 NSO SN NN N < 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. 210, 28.7.1997, p. 17. 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12. 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39. 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13. 251, 1.10.1977, p. 60. SN 35 0000000 S S S S S | onll ol ol ol ol ol o8 in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, based on physical inspection of quantities and qualities; 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. For the purpose of natural food-aid operations, a sale shall take place, for processing in the Community, of products bought into intervention under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 amounting to approximately 500 tonnes of deboned beef held by the Irish intervention agency. Detailed information concerning the products and their selling prices 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, and in particular Titles I and III thereof, (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/92. 3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored may be obtained by interested parties at the address given in Annex II hereto. 4.  For each product listed in Annex I hereto, the inter- vention agencies shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest. 5. Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, purchase applica- tions shall not indicate in which store or stores the meat is held. Article 2 1. Purchase applications shall be valid only if presented by or on behalf of a natural or legal person who, for the 12 months prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, has been engaged in the processing of products containing beef and who is entered in a national VAT register. In addition, applications must be presented