2. 8. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2415/88 . of 1 August 1988 on the sale by tender, for export, of beef held by certain intervention agencies 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 2248/88 (3, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas certain intervention agencies have large stocks of beef ; whereas there are outlets in certain third countries for the products concerned ; Whereas the meat should be offered for sale by means of a-tendering procedure held at regular intervals ; whereas, in order to ensure the destination of the products to the- specified -third countries, it is appropriate to foresee a guarantee to which provisions of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81() will apply, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (); Whereas, in view of certain special features of the sale and in particular for the purposes of control, the minimum tendering quantity should be set fairly high ; Whereas, in view of the level of stocks in the various Member States, provision should be made for ensuring the sales of meat are organized at least in two Member States ; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2293/88 (%) ; whereas, however, the Annex to the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded; \ , , | Whereas the destination of important quantities of meat to the sale in question makes it appropriate to end the sales foreseen by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/85 () and (EEC) No 1812/86 (); and to repeal the said Regulations ; 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 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. (3 OJ No L 198, 26. 7. 1988, p. 24. () OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 38. (9 OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. () OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 201, 27. 7. 1988, p. 16. OJ No L 253, 24. 5. 1985, p. 8. () OJ No L 157, 12. 6. 1986, p. 43. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  Forequarters and hindquarters held by intervention agencies shall, in accordance: with this Regulation, be offered for sale by tender at regular intervals. 2.  The products referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold for export to one or more of the destinations referred to in Annex 1. 3.  Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (), and in particular Articles 6 to 12 thereof. -~ Article 2 1. Intervention agencies shall, during the period of validity of the standing invitation to tender organize specific sales by invitation to tender in respect of forequarters and hindquarters still available. The deadlines for submitting tenders in respect of each specific sale by invitation to tender shall be 12.00 on the second Tuesday of the month concerned or, if that day is not a working day, 12.00 on the next working day. The first deadline for submitting tenders shall be 12.00 on 9 August 1988. Intervention agencies shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender for the specific sale which shall include the following : (a) the quantities of bone-in beef offered for sale, and (b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders. 2. By way of derogation from Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and the Annexes to this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender for sales held at regular intervals. 3. Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities available and the places where the products are stored from the addresses listed in Annex II to this Regulation. The intervention agencies shall, moreover, display the notices referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may also publish them elsewhere. ) ©J No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.