21. 1. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 17/33 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 148/89 of 20 January 1989 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and . repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3332/88 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 4132/88 (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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (%), 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 bone-in intervention meat ; whereas an exten- sion of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs ; whereas outlets exist in certain third countries for the products in question ; whereas it is appropriate therefore to offer this meat for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84; Whereas forequarters and hindquarters from intervention stocks may in certain cases have been handled a number of times ; whereas, jn order to help with the presentation and marketing of such meat, its repackaging should be authorized, subject to the observance of precise condi- tions ; Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat; whereas this time should be fixed by taking into account Article (5) (b) of Commission Regulation (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 3182/88 (%); Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported the lodging of security, as specified at (a) 'of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required ; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () O] No L 362, 30. 12. 1988, p. 4." () O] No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () O] No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () O] No L 283, 18. 10. 1988, p. 13. 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 3627/88 (%) ; whereas, however, the Annex of the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3332/88 (%) should be repealed ; 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. Part of the stocks of bone-in intervention beef held by certain intervention agencies shall be sold. This meat shall be for export. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regula- tion (EEC) No 2539/84. The provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 985/81 (%), shall not apply to this sale. However, the competent authortities may allow bone-in forequarters and hindquarters the packaging material of which is torn or soiled, to be placed in new packaging of the same type under their supervision before presentation for consign- ment at the customs office of departure. 2. The qualitites and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto._ () OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 316, 23. 11. 1988, p. 34. ) OJ No L 295, 28. 10. 1988, p. 28. (®) OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 38.