4. 10. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 274/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2857/90 of 3 October 1990 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of certain beef from intervention stocks for processing under an aid programme organized by a Member State and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 731/88 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, 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 571/89 (3, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Whereas the French intervention agency holds stocks of bone-in beef ; whereas, in view of the high storage costs, an extension of the storage period for the meat should be avoided ; whereas the French Government has organized a food-aid programme providing for the export of processed products to certain third countries; whereas certain quantities of the abovementioned intervention meat should be put up for sale with a view to such processing ; Whereas Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 98/69 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 429/77 (%), provides that the selling prices of frozen beef and veal bought in by the intervention agencies may be fixed in advance ; whereas it is appropriate to make use of this system of selling; Whereas this sale should be organized in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (), subject to special exceptions provided for in this Regulation ; - . Whereas, in order to ensure the economic management of the stocks, provision should be made for intervention () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 61, 4. 3. 1989, p. 43. () O] No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 2. () OJ No L 61, S. 3. 1977, p. 18. % O] No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. (9 OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. () O] No L 251, 1: 10. 1977, p. 60. () OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 31. agencies first to sell meat which has been 'in storage longest ; 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. In the framework of a national food-aid programme the French intervention agency is authorized to sell 500 tonnes of forequarters, this with a view to their processing and at the prices indicated in the Annex. 2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2173/79 and (EEC) No 2182/77. 3.  The intervention agencies shall first sell products which have been in storage longest. Article 2 1. The purchase applications are not valid unless they are submitted by the competent authority in France. 2. Purchase applications shall not indicate the warchouse or warchouses where the products applied for are stored. ' 3. The securities provided for in Article 15 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 and Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 shall not be lodged. 4. The competent national authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 may designate one or more agents to carry out the processing of the intervention meat into specified products and the subsequent exportation of those products. 5. The competent national authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the processed products may be identified at all times as part of the food-aid programme.