16. 7. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 173/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1910/93 of 15 July 1993 laying down detailed rules for the free supply of beef pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 on action for the supply of agricultural products to the people of Moscow THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 of 10 February 1992 on action for the supply of agricultural products to the people of Moscow and St Petersburg ('), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3, and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 provides for the free supply of agricultural products to the people of Moscow and St Petersburg ; whereas the delivery costs of these goods are to be paid by the European Community ; whereas, with a view to implementing that measure, detailed rules of application should be laid down for the beef sector; Whereas, in view of the size and location of the Commu- nity intervention stocks of beef it is appropriate to release 15000 tonnes of forequarters and hindquarters stored in France and Germany for the prupose of the measure referred to above ; ' Whereas, in order to ensure that the meat reaches its destination at the lowest possible cost, an invitation to tender should be opened; whereas provision should be made for the meat to be delivered to Moscow before 30 September 1993 ; Whereas appropriate arrangements governing the lodging of securities and contracts should ensure the proper execution of the delivery operation ; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 642/93 (%); whereas, furthermore, proof that the beef concerned has been taken over by the Moscow authorities is to be provided by way of a special certificate ; () OJ No L 36, 13. 2. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. () OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 14. Whereas, in order to minimize the transport costs, the goods should be removed from cold stores which are close to each other, and a minimum quantity to be removed from each cold store should be laid down ; Whereas, as a result of the non-commercial nature of this delivery operation, no export refund should be paid on the exported meat ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 (), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A tendering procedure is hereby opened for fixing the delivery costs of 15 000 tonnes of beef in three lots as set out in Annex L 2. In order to ensure that this measure is applied at the lowest possible cost, the intervention agencies concerned shall organize for each lot referred to in Annex I the removal of a minimum of 500 tonnes of product from each cold store, selecting cold stores conveniently located with regard to the final destination. The intervention agencies shall inform the Commission and the operators concerned of the cold stores and the respective quantities before 17 July 1993. 3. The meat shall be delivered to the cold stores referred to in Annex II in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 330/92, (EEC) 3002/92 and the provisions of this Regulation. Article 2 1.  Tenders shall arrive in writing at either the French intervention agency or the German intervention agency, the addresses of which are given in Annex III, before 12 noon on 22 July 1993. Tenders submitted on or before that date shall be considered as having been submitted simultaneously. () OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 19.