31978R1406

27 . 6 . 78 No L 170/ 23 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1406/78 of 22 June 1978 postponing the qualifying date for the sale of beef held by the intervention agen­ cies under Regulations ( EEC) No 2073 /74 and (EEC) No 1027/78

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 (*), as last amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Article 1 Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2073/74 of 5 August 1974 concerning the sale at 1 . In Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2073/74 prices fixed in advance at a standard rate of beef and the date '1 March 1977' is hereby replaced by '1 June 1977 '. veal held by intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1207/78 (4) and 2. In Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1027/78 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1027/78 of 19 May the date '1 August 1977' is hereby replaced by '1 1978 concerning the sale for export at prices fixed at a November 1977'. standard rate in advance of beef held by the interven­ tion agencies (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1207/78 , fix certain sale prices for beef taken over by the intervention agencies before 1 March and 1 If the quantities available from an intervention agency August 1977 respectively ; whereas the situation are not sufficient to satisfy all the applications regarding stocks is such that these dates should be submitted on the day on which this Regulation enters postponed to 1 June and 1 November 1977 respec­ into force, all such applications shall be deemed to tively in order to facilitate the sale of meat bought in have been submitted at the same time . by the intervention agencies before those dates ; Article 3 Whereas provision should be made for the fairer apportionment of the meat concerned where the quan­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 June 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(•) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (2) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 216, 7 . 8 . 1974, p. 11 . (4) OJ No L 147, 3 . 6. 1978 , p. 24 . (5) OJ No L 132, 20 . 5 . 1978 , p. 53 .