22.1. 88 Official- Journal of the European Communities No L 18/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC). No 160/88 of 20 January 1988 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 1687/76 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3816/87 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 3905/87 (%), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of § 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, in 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 3434/87 (%); 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. () OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 7. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 327, 18. 11. 1987, p. 7. Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of -Regu- lation (EEC) No 1687/76 (), as last_amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 5/88 () ; whereas, however, Annex I of the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made in control copies should be expanded; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3816/87 () 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 190, 14. 7. 1987, p. 1. () O] No L 2, 5. 1. 1988, p. 5. () OJ No L 357, 19. 12. 1987, p. 29. (% OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 38.