31978R0772

18 . 4 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 104/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 772/78 of 17 April 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2793/76 as regards certain arrangements concerning the taking over by the buyers of frozen beef made available to the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN purchases can get supplies as far as the quantities avail­ COMMUNITIES , able permit ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2453/76 of 5 October 1976 on the transfer to the The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2793 /76 : Italian intervention agency of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies of other Member States (3), as 'If the purchaser has not taken over the goods on last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2584/77 (4), and the expiry of the time limit fixed by Article 5 ( 1 ) in particular Article 1 (2) thereof, of Regulation ( EEC) No 216/69, he may introduce no further demands under this Regulation . In that Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) (b) of Commission Regulation case , if, before the time limit referred to above, (EEC) No 2793/76 of 18 November 1976 on detailed applications to purchase have been made by other arrangements for the disposal on the Italian market of purchasers for the same goods, these applications frozen beef made available to the Italian intervention shall be considered as being lodged at the same agency under Regulation (EEC) No 2453/76 (5), as last time and may be accepted as far as the quantity amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 338 /78 (6), provides available permits .' that no security is required on the lodging of applica­ tions to purchase the meat in question ; whereas in Article 2 the absence of additional provisions the fact that a security is not lodged risks giving rise to abuses ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its whereas consequently arrangements should be made publication in the Official Journal of the European to prevent such abuses and to ensure that all Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1978 .

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 . («) OJ No L 301 , 25 . 11 . 1977, p . 6. (») OJ No L 319, 19 . 11 . 1976, p . 24 . (<>) OJ No L 47, 18 . 2. 1978 , p . 33 .