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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 132 , 19 . 5 . 1973 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 16 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 299 , 8 . 11 . 1980 , P . 7 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 392/81

OF 16 FEBRUARY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2890/80 AS REGARDS THE BEEF PRODUCTS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN INTO INTERVENTION

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 THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 5 ) ( C ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , UNDER COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1302/73 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 427/77 ( 3 ), THE QUALITIES AND CUTS OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES MUST BE DETERMINED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT , ON THE ONE HAND , THE NEED TO GIVE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO THE MARKET AND TO MAINTAIN THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE MARKET CONCERNED AND THAT IN COMPETING ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND , ON THE OTHER HAND , THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS APPLICATION OF THESE CRITERIA IN THE SITUATION ON THE BEEF MARKET RESULTED IN RESTRICTION OF INTERVENTION BUYING-IN TO HINDQUARTERS ONLY , UP TO 1 MARCH 1981 , BY VIRTUE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2890/80 ( 4 );

WHEREAS THE PRESENT MARKET SITUATION MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THIS RESTRICTION UNTIL 5 APRIL 1981 ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE DATE ' 1 MARCH 1981 ' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2890/80 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE DATE ' 5 APRIL 1981 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF 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 , 16 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION