3. 4. 92 No L 88/49 Official Joutnal of the European Communities COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 847/92 of 2 April 1992 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 Russia under Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 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 1628/91 (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 Russia under Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 of 5 March 1991 introducing a credit guarantee for exports of agricul- tural products and foodstuffs from the Community, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the Soviet Union () as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3281/91(%; 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (¢), provides for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks ; whereas Commis- sion 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 () 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 ; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () O No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 16. () O] No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 21. () O] No L 310, 12. 11. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13, () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. () OJ No L 268, 10. 10. 1985, p. 14. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2150/91 of 19 July 1991(%), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3363/91 (°) concerning the conditions under which a credit guarantee agreement, introducing a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union, shall be concluded with a pool of commer- cial banks lays down certain provisions governing the recognition of delivery contracts; whereas provision should be made for sales contracts covering intervention meat to be authorized only after recognition as referred to above has been verified ; 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, subject 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 by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regula- tion (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 815/91 ('"); Whereas in order to ensure that meat sold is exported to the destination laid down, a security as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 should be required ; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (*3, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 812/92(%); whereas the Annex to that Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ No L 200, 23. 7. 1991, p. 12. () OJ No L 318, 20. 11. 1991, p. 31. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. S. (") OJ No L 83, 3. 4. 1991, p. 6. (%) O] No L S5, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. (*) O No L 86, 1. 4. 1992, p. 72.