31981R0978

10 . 4. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 99/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 978/81 of 8 April 1981 on the sale of bone-in beef held by the Italian intervention agency to the Italian armed forces

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (!), as last amended by Article 1 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular The Italian intervention agency is hereby authorized Article 7 (3) thereof, to sell to the Italian armed forces up to 300 tonnes of Whereas there are substantial stocks of beef on the forequarters from Vitelloni I, the price of which is market, as a result of intervention pursuant to Article given in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 983/81 . 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 ; whereas the detailed rules for sale of the said stocks were drawn up The Italian intervention agency shall first sell by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (2); products which have been in storage longest.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 732/78 (3) The sale shall take place in accordance with the provi­ made it possible to sell the said products to the armed sions of Regulation (EEC) No 732/78 and of Regula­ forces of the Member States ; whereas, following a tion (EEC) No 2173/79. request by the Italian authorities, it is appropriate to put up for sale, under the conditions laid down in the Article 2 said Regulation, 300 tonnes of bone-in meat held by the Italian intervention agency, at the price fixed by This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 1981 . Commission Regulation (EEC) No 983/81 (4) :

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

Done at Brussels, 8 April 1981 . For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(») OJ No L 148 , 18 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 251 , 5. 10 . 1979, p. 12. (») OJ No L 99, 12. 4. 1978 , p. 14. (4) See page 30 of this Official Journal.