2.2.94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 28/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 219/94 of 1 February 1994 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Commumty and repealmg Regulation (EC) No 3315/93 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 (EC) No 3611/93 (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 substantial stocks of intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the . - period of storage should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs ; whereas, in the present market situa- tion, there are outlets for such meat for processing in the Community ; Whereas such sales should be made in accordance with Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (%), and (EEC) No 2182/77 (7, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3315/93 ® should be repealed () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p. 7. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13 () O No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. () OJ No L 301, 17.°10. 1992, p 17. () OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12. () OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. () OJ No L-298, 3. 12. 1993, p. 4. 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. The following approximate quanﬁtie§ of beef shall ~ be put up for sale for processing within the Community : " (a) bone-in hindquarters: — 1000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian intervention agency and bought in before 1 August 1992, — 1 500 tonnes of bone-in beef held byA the German intervention agency and bought in before 1 August 1993 ; (b) bone-in forequarters : — 100 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Irish inter- vention agency and bought in before 1 June 1993, — 10 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Danish intervention agency and bought in before 1 January 1992; (c) boneless beef : — 4000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency and bought in before 1 October 1992, — 1000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Italian intervention agency and bought in before 1 February 1993, — 3000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Danish intervention agency and bought in before 1 June 1993, — 7 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency and bought in before 1 January 1993. 2. The intervention agencfes referred to in paragraph 1 shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest. 3. The sales shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84, (EEC) No 3002/92, (EEC) No 2182/77 and this Regulation.