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( 1 ) 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 170 , 27 . 6 . 1978 , P . 23 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1876/78

OF 2 AUGUST 1978

POSTPONING THE QUALIFYING DATE FOR THE SALE OF BEEF HELD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2073/74

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 425/77 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2073/74 OF 5 AUGUST 1974 CONCERNING THE SALE AT PRICES FIXED IN ADVANCE AT A STANDARD RATE OF BEEF AND VEAL HELD BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1406/78 ( 4 ) FIXES CERTAIN SALE PRICES FOR BEEF TAKEN OVER BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES BEFORE 1 JUNE 1977 ; WHEREAS THE SITUATION REGARDING STOCKS IS SUCH THAT THIS DATE SHOULD BE POSTPONED TO 1 SEPTEMBER 1977 IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE SALE OF MEAT BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES BEFORE THAT DATE ;

WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE FAIRER APPORTIONMENT OF THE MEAT CONCERNED WHERE THE QUANTITIES AVAILABLE ARE LIMITED , THUS AVOIDING DISCOURAGING PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS IN TIME ;

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

IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2073/74 THE DATE ' 1 JUNE 1977 ' IS HEREBY REPLACED BY ' 1 SEPTEMBER 1977 ' .

ARTICLE 2

IF THE QUANTITIES AVAILABLE FROM AN INTERVENTION AGENCY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY ALL THE APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON THE DAY ON WHICH THIS REGULATION ENTERS INTO FORCE , ALL SUCH APPLICATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 7 AUGUST 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 2 AUGUST 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT