31976R2321

25 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 261 /27

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 2321 /76 of 24 September 1976 deferring the qualifying date for beef to be placed on sale by the intervention agencies under Regulations (EEC) No 2073/74 and ( EEC) No 2320/74

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN quantities available are limited, thus avoiding discou­ COMMUNITIES, raging prospective purchasers who are unable to submit their applications in time ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No ment Committee for Beef and Veal , 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 568 /76 (2), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 7 (3) thereof, Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2073/ 74 of 5 August 1974 concerning the sale at prices fixed The date '30 April 1976 as specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of in advance at a standard rate of beef and veal held by Regulation ( EEC) No 2073/74 and in Article 1 ( 1 ) of the intervention agencies (3), and Commission Regula­ Regulation ( EEC) No 2320/74 is replaced by the date tion (EEC) No 2320/74 of 10 September 1974 on the '31 May 1976'. sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of beef and veal held by the intervention agencies and Article 2 intended for export (4), both as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 1 898 /76 (5), lay down the selling If the quantities available from an intervention agency prices for beef taken over by the intervention agencies are not sufficient to satisfy all the applications before 30 April 1976 ; whereas the situation regarding submitted on the day on which this Regulation enters stocks is such as to make it appropriate, in order to into force , all such applications shall be deemed to facilitate the sale from intervention of meat bought in have been submitted at the same time . during the months concerned, to defer this date to 31 May 1976 ; Article 3

Whereas it is appropriate to make provision for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 fairer apportionment of the meat concerned where the September 1976 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 24 September 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24 . 2 ) OJ No L 67, I S. 3 . 1976, p. 28 . 3 ) OJ No L 216, 7 . 8 . 1974, p . 1 1 . 4 ) OJ No L 248 , 11.9 . 1974, p . 8 . 5) OJ No L 207 , 31 . 7 . 1976, p. 12 .