L 236/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 22.8.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1824/98 of 21 August 1998 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for processing within the Community 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 application of intervention measures in respect of beef has created stocks in several Member States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolonga- tion of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender for processing in the Community; Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by 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 Regulation (EC) No 2417/95, subject to certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to which the products in question are to be put; Whereas, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi- tion to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79; Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in view of the administrative difficulties which application of this point creates in the Member States concerned; Whereas in order to ensure optimum monitoring of the destination of beef from intervention stocks, control measures should be taken, in addition to the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, which are 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, NS SN NN N < 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 210, 28. 7. 1998, 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 ASASASASASASAS: | onll ol ol ol ol ol o8 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. The sale shall take place of intervention products of: — approximately 100 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish intervention agency. The products put up for sale have been bought into intervention in accordance with Article 1(c) of Commis- sion Regulations (EC) No 1788/96 (%), (EC) No 1960/96 (), (EC) No 2045/96 ('), (EC) No 2195/96 ('), (EC) No 2301/ 96 ('?) and (EC) No 2378/96 (*3). Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex L 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the prod- ucts referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and III thereof, (EEC) No 2182/77 and (EEC) No 3002/ 92. Article 2 1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender. The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender which shall include the following: (a) the quantities of beef offered for sale; and (b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders. 2. Interested parties may obtain the details of the quan- tities available and the places where the products are stored from the addresses listed in Annex II to this Regu- lation. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other ways. 3. For each product mentioned in Annex I the inter- vention agencies concerned shall sell first the meat which has been stored the longest. 233, 14. 9. 1996, p. 18. 259, 12. 10. 1996, p. 1. 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 2. 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 5. 311, 30. 11. 1996, p. 43. 325, 14. 12. 1996, p. 9. e