15.6.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 148/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/1999 of 14 June 1999 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export and repealing Regulation (EC) No 951/1999 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, the application of that point is creating in the Member States concerned; whereas, with a view to better stock management, the Member States Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European should be able to stipulate only certain cold stores Community, or parts thereof for deliveries of the meat sold; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of (5  Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be granted on beef sold under this Regulation; 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market . J & whereas, however, successful tenderers will be in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (%), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof, requirfad to appl}.f for export li'cences fOl: .the quantity awarded, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (®); (1)  Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas outlets for those products exist in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent storage being ©) prolonged excessively, part of those stocks should exported to the eligible third countries, provision be put up for sale by periodical tender for export to should be made for a security to be lodged before those countries; Whereas,'in order tq ensure that the the goods are taken over and the primary require- products sold are of a uniform quality, the meat put ments should be determined; up for sale should have been bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68; Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is (7) Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain cases have undergone several handling (2)  Whereas the sale should be conducted in accord- operations; whereas, to help ensure satisfactory ance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/ presentation and marketing, the repackaging of the 79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of applica- products should be authorised in certain circum- tion for the disposal of beef bought in by interven- stances; tion agencies (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (*), and in particular Titles II and ®) III thereof, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destina- Whereas Commision Regulation (EC) No 951/ 1999 (°), should be repealed; tion of products from intervention (°), as last (9)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (°), subject tion are in accordance with the opinion of the to certain special exceptions on account of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, particular use to which the products in question are to be put; (3)  Whereas, in order to ensure that the sales by tender are conducted properly and uniformly, measures in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: addition to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 should be adopted; ) Article 1 (4)  Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/ ) ) » ) 79 in view of the administrative difficulties which 1. The following approximate quantities of interven- tion products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regula- () OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. tion (EEC) No 805/68 shall be put up for sale: () OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17. () OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12. () OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39. () OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. () OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. () OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39. () OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13. () OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 16.