COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 618/92 of 11 March 1992 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
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 the beef and veal sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export either in the same state or after cutting and/or repacking (5) provided for repackaging under certain conditions;
Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas part of that meat should be put up for sale in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 and Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for export of the said meat; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (7);
Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported to the intended destination, the lodging of a security, as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required;
Whereas it is appropriate to specify that, in view of the prices which have been fixed in the context of this sale, exports should not be eligible for the refunds periodically fixed in the beef and veal sector;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provision of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 397/92 (9); whereas the Annex to the said Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded;
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
1. A sale shall be organized of approximately:
- 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom and bought in between 1 January 1991 and 1 December 1991.
2. This meat shall be for import into the Republics resulting from the dissolution of the USSR (10).
3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85.
4. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.
5. An offer or purchase application shall be valid only if it relates to:
- a total minimum quantity of 100 tonnes expressed in product weight,
- a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in Annex II in the percentages stated therein and shall contain a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot made up in this fashion.
6. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 18 March 1992.
7. Particulars of the qualities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex III.
Article 2
The products referred to in Article 1 must be exported within five months from the date of conclusion of the contract of sale with the intervention agency.
Article 3
1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.
2. The security provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 500 per 100 kilograms of boneless beef.
Article 4
1. In respect of meat sold under this Regulation, no export refund shall be granted.
In the removal order referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88, the export declaration, and, where appropriate, the T5 control copy shall be entered:
Carne de intervención - Sin restitución - [Reglamento (CEE) no 618/92];
Interventionskoed - Uden restitution - [Forordning (EOEF) nr. 618/92];
Interventionsfleisch - Ohne Erstattung - [Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 618/92];
ÊñÝáò ðáñaaìâUEóaaùò - ×ùñssò aaðéóôñïoeÞ - [êáíïíéóìueò (AAÏÊ) áñéè. 618/92];
Intervention meat - Without refund - [Regulation (EEC) No 618/92];
Viande d'intervention - Sans restitution - [Règlement (CEE) no 618/92];
Carni d'intervento - Senza restituzione - [Regolamento (CEE) no 618/92];
Vlees uit interventievoorraden - zonder restitutie - [Verordening (EEG) nr. 618/92];
Carne de intervençao - Sem restituiçao - [Regulamento (CEE) no 618/92].
2. With regard to the security provided for in Article 3 (2) compliance with the provisions of paragraph 1 shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (11).
Article 5
In part I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 569/88, 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were when removed from intervention stock', the following item and footnote are added:
'123. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 618/92 of 11 March 1992 on the sale by procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations (123).
(123) OJ No L 67, 12. 3. 1992, p. 29.'
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 March 1992.