31985R3616

No L 344/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 21 . 12 . 85

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3616/85 of 20 December 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2670/85 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of certain bone-in beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Committee for Beef and Veal , 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 Article 1 in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces­ sion of Greece, and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof, In Article 8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2670/85 the words 'one month' shall be replaced by the words 'four Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2670/85 (2), months'. as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3504/85 (3), initiated sales of certain beef held by certain intervention Article 2 agencies ; whereas Article 8 (2) of that Regulation provides that the customs formalities for export must be completed This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its within one month of the day on which the meat was publication in the Official Journal of the European taken over ; whereas it appears for the implementation of Communities. the said Regulation that the period of one month is too short ; whereas , it should consequently be extended to It shall apply on contracts concluded on or after the day four months ; of its entry into force.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 253 , 24. 9 . 1985, p . 8 . (3) OJ No L 335, 13. 12. 1985, p. 11 .