COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2873/93 of 20 October 1993 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
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 125/93 (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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (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), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 251/93 (6), 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 Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85 for import into the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS);
Whereas, in view of the urgency and the specific nature of the operation and of the need for controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in particular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased during the operation;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for the 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 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92 (8);
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 these sales, 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 3002/92 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (10);
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 Irish intervention agency bought in before 1 September 1992.
2. This meat must be imported into one or more Republics of the CIS (see Annex III).
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 5 000 tonnes expressed in product weight.
6. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 27 October 1993.
7. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.
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 150 per 100 kilograms of boneless beef.
Article 4
1. No export refund shall be granted on meat sold under this Regulation.
Removal orders as referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, export declarations and, where appropriate T 5 control copies shall bear the following:
Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CEE) 2873/93];
Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EOEF) nr. 2873/93];
Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2873/93];
Proionta paremvaseos choris epistrofi [Kanonismos (EOK) arith. 2873/93]·
Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EEC) No 2873/93];
Produits d'intervention sans restitution [Règlement (CEE) no 2873/93];
Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione - [Regolamento (CEE) n. 2873/93];
Produkten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie - [Verordening (EEG) nr. 2873/93];
Produtos de intervençao sem restituiçao [Regulamento (CEE) no 2873/93].
2. With regard to the security provided for in Article 3 (2) compliance with paragraph 1 shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (11).
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 October 1993.