28. 7. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 185/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2041/93 of 27 July 1993 adopting derogatory arrangements in the beef and veal sector as a result of certain animal health measures 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 (%, and in particular Article 23 thereof, Whereas the second indent of Article 6 (4) of Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 3619/92 of 15 December 1992 introducing mariagement measures for imports of certain bovine animals for 1993 (}) provides for the issue of a certain number of import licences between 15 April and 30 June 1993; whereas the term of validity of the licences referred to above is restricted to 90 days in accordance with Article 6 (6) of that Regulation ; whereas, in the light of the situation as regards imports resulting from the application of animal health measures relating to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in certain countries, the term of validity of the said licences should be suitably extended ; Whereas the urgency of the matter requires that this Regulation enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities; 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. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3619/92, the term of validity of the licences issued in accordance with the second indent of Article 6 (4) of that Regulation shall be extended to 30 September 1993 at the request of the operator in ques- tion. : 2. The request referred to in paragraph 1 above must be accompanied by the original of the licence concerned. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. ' This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all ‘Member States. . Done at Brussels, 27 July 1993. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 367, 16. 12. 1992, p. 17. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission