2.7.93 Official Journal of the Buropean Communities No L 161/59 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1759/93 of 1 July 1993 concernlng the operative events determmmg the agricultural conversion rates to be applied in the beef and veal sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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 ('), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 introduces new agrimonetary arrangements as from 1 January 1993; whereas, under those arrangements, Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (%), establishes the operative events for the agricul- tural conversion rates applicable after the transitional measures laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regula- tion (EEC) No 3820/92 (}), without prejudice to special rules or derogations to be laid down where appropriate under the rules in force in the sectors concerned on the basis of the criteria listed in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 ; whereas, therefore, the amendments to the operative events determining the agricultural conversion rates applicable in the beef and veal sector after the tran- sitional measures laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3820/92 should be determined and brought together in a single Regulation ; Whereas the operative event provided for in the second indent of Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 entails the risk of deliveries of quantities awarded pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 (¥), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3831/92 (%), being delayed by operators for speculative reasons ; whereas, given that the meat is delivered fresh, such practices are likely to affect adversely the quality of the meat ; whereas, therefore, provision should be made for a single operative event relating to the first day on which the products awarded can be taken over by the intervention agency under the terms of the invitation to tender concerned ; () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. () O No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 22. () O] No L 91, 4. 4. 1989, p. 5. () OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 47. Whereas, in order to avoid unnecessary conversion opera- tions, the prices offered under tender procedures as referred to in  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 ("), should be expressed in ecus; Whereas tenders subject to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 are worded in such a way that products sold cannot be taken over by the acquirer until the tender price for the contract concerned has been paid ; whereas, in order to specify the operative event applicable to this as provided for in the third indent of Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93, the agricultural conversion rate in force on the date of the first payment should be chosen ; Whereas the purpose of each of the securities referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 is to ensure compliance with all the obligations relating to the submission and execution of tenders ; whereas, in that case, the conversion rate in force on the day on which the security takes effect would be applicable, according to the fourth indent of Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 ; whereas, so that the day in question can be identified without the possibility of ambiguity, this should be the day on which the security is lodged or proof of lodging is furnished; whereas, in order to simplify administration, the same rule should be applied to the securities referred to in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2182/77(), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92 (%), (EEC) No 985/81 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3807/92, (EEC) No 2539/84(") and (EEC) No 2848/89 (2); Whereas the other operative events in force in the beef and veal sector do not need to be adjusted to the princi- ples of the new agrimonetary arrangements; whereas, therefore, they should be confirmed on the basis of Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12. () OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p 23. () OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60. () OJ No L 384, 30. i2. 199, p. 33. (®) OJ No L 99, 10. 4. 1981, p. 38. (") OF No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. (%) OF No L 274, 23. 9. 1989, p. 9.