31977R2310

21 . 10 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 269/25

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2310/77 of 20 October 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2793/76 on the disposal of frozen beef made available to the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, 1 . Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2793/76 is Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No hereby amended to read as follows : 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by '2. By way of derogation from Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), Regulation (EEC) No 216/69, the minimum quan­ tity offered for sale to any one retailer referred to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2453/76 of 5 October 1976 on the transfer to the in Article 3 ( 1 ) (c) in any one month shall be 200 Italian intervention agency of frozen beef held by the kilograms of meat bone-in and the maximum five tonnes .' intervention agencies of other Member States (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1330/77 (4), and 2. Article 3 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2793/76 in particular Article 1 (2) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows : Whereas the practical arrangements for the sale of this meat were laid down by Commission Regulation '(a) applications to purchase shall be for a (EEC) No 2793/76 of 18 November 1976 on detailed maximum quantity of 1 5 tonnes of beef bone­ arrangements for the disposal on the Italian market of in per retailer and may be submitted not only frozen beef made available to the Italian intervention by telegram or by telex but also by registered agency under Regulation (EEC) No 2453/76 (5), as last letter on direct delivery to the Italian interven­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1816/77 (6); tion agency. In the latter case confirmation by whereas, in order to enable this meat to be better registered letter shall not be required.' distributed on the Italian market, certain provisions should be amended concerning both the frequency 3. In the second indent of Article 3 ( 1 ) (c) of Regula­ for the submission of applications to purchase in tion (EEC) No 2793/76 the words 'within 45 days of order to permit the purchase of a quarterly amount, taking delivery thereof are hereby deleted. and also the maximum quantity offered for sale to any one retailer in any one month ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 October ment Committee for Beef and Veal, 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 October 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(») OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 279, 9. 10 . 1976, p. 3 . (4) OJ No L 154, 23 . 6. 1977, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 319, 19 . 11 . 1976, p. 24. (6) OJ No L 199, 6. 8 . 1977, p. 15 .