2. 6. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 150/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1428/92 of 1 June 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 after processing, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No . 2911/9 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, f 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 (%), 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 (¢), provides for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when beef is sold from intervention stocks situated in the Community ; ' Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the period of storage of meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas, some of that meat should be put up for sale in accordance with Regulations (EEC) Nos 2539/84 and 2182/77 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (%), in order to be processed and exported ; Whereas, in view of the need for controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in particular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased; Whereas, in order to ensure that the operation is carried out properly, a time limit must be laid down for exporting the meat; Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is processed and exported, securities as specified in Article 5 (2)(a) and (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 should be lodged ; Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for expott are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (), as last () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 16. () OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. % OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. ) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 31. () OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1354/92 (%) ; whereas the Annex to that Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2911/91 (%) 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.  The following quantities of beef shall be put up for sale for processing within the Community and subse- quent export : — approximately 10 000 tonnes of boned beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency and bought in before 1 February 1992, — approximately 10 000 tonnes of boned beef held by the Irish intervention agency and bought in before 1 February 1992. 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with Regulations (EEC) Nos 569/88, 2539/84 and 2182/77. 3.  The qualities and the minimum price referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be as set .out in Annex I hereto. 4. Tenders shall be valid only if they: — relate to a total minimum quantity of 400 tonnes of boned beef, — relate to a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in Annex II in the percentages stated therein and offer a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot made up in this fashion, () OJ No L 145, 27. 5. 1992, p. 53. () OJ No L 276, 3. 10. 1991, p. 28.