31981R0289

No L 32/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 4 . 2 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 289/81 of 2 February 1981 postponing the date for the take-over of beef and veal offered for sale by the intervention agencies under Regulation (EEC) No 2374/79

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2374/79 the date 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization '31 July 1980' is hereby replaced by '31 August 1980'. of the market in beef and veal (J), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, Article 2

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No By way of derogation from Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation 2374/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No (EEC) No 298/80 the Italian authorities are authorized 65/81 (4), fixes certain selling prices for beef and veal to reserve certain quantities of frozen beef, taken into taken over by the intervention agencies before 31 July charge before the date provided for in Article 1 , for 1980 ; whereas the situation regarding these stocks is supply to the victims in the south of Italy following such that this date should be replaced by 31 August the earthquake of 23 November 1980. 1980 ;

Whereas, taking into account the situation in Italy and especially the necessity to supply the inhabitants Article 3 affected by the earthquake of 23 November 1980, it is necessary to allow the Italian authorities to reserve By way of derogation from the first sentence of the certain quantities of beef for this use ; second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the purchase applications shall not Whereas it seems appropriate to derogate from the name the coldstore or stores where the products first sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 2 applied for are stored. (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (5), taking into account the administrative difficulties which the appli­ cation of this rule raises in certain Member States ; Article 4 Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February limit set by its chairman , 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 2 February 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(M OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p. 17. (3) OJ No L 272, 30 . 10 . 1979 , p. 16. (4) OJ No L 10, 10 . 1 . 1981 , p. 11 . (5) OJ No L 251 , 5 . 10 . 1979 , p. 12.