31977R0490

11 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 65/25

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 490/77 of 10 March 1977 bringing forward the qualifying date for the sale of beef by the intervention agencies under Regulations (EEC) No 2073/74 and (EEC) No 2320/74

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tities available are limited, thus avoiding discouraging COMMUNITIES, 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 (x), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 568/76 (2), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 7 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2073/74 Article 1 of 5 August 1974 concerning the sale at prices fixed In Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulations (EEC) No 2073/74 and in advance at a standard rate of beef and veal held by (EEC) No 2320/74 the date '31 July 1976' is hereby intervention agencies (3), and Commission Regulation replaced by *31 August 1976'. (EEC) No 2320/74 of 10 September 1974 on the 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 If the quantities available from an intervention agency lation (EEC) No 191 /77 (5), fix certain sale prices for are not sufficient to satisfy all the applications beef taken over by the intervention agencies before 31 submitted on the day on which this Regulation enters July 1976 ; whereas the situation regarding stocks is into force, all such applications shall be deemed to such that, in order to facilitate the sale of meat bought have been submitted at the same time . in by the intervention agencies during recent months, this date should be brought forward to 31 August 1976 ; Article 3

Whereas provision should be made for the fairer This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March apportionment of the meat concerned where the quan­ 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2 ) OJ No L 67, 15. 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 25, 29 . 1 . 1977, p. 31 .