31999R1543

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1543/1999

of 14 July 1999

derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2812/98(4), in particular lays down detailed rules governing invitations to tender, whereas the closing date for the submission of tenders in August 1999 should be amended for practical reasons;

(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, the deadline for the submission of tenders in August 1999 shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday of that month.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 225, 4.9.1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 47.