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►B 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
(OJ L 238, 6.9.1984, p. 13)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 of 29 June 1987 L170 23 30.6.1987
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 264, 5.10.1984, p. 28 (2539/84)
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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
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketsinbeefandveal(
1),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticle7(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 98/69 of 16 January 1969
laying down general rules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal byintervention agencies(
2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 429/
77(3), provides that selling prices may be fixed on a flat-rate basis in
advance or determined by means of an invitation to tender;
Whereas there are generally a very high number of applications in
respect of certain sales of frozen beef and veal held by interventionagencies; whereas, in order to satisfy certain specific requirements andin order to ensure better financial management of intervention stocks,provision should be made for a two-stage sales procedure involvingfirstly sales by tender and secondly sales at prices fixed in advance;whereas detailed rules should be established for this type of sale;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(
4) lays down
detailedrulesforthedisposalofbeefboughtinbyinterventionagenciesby means of both sales at prices fixed in advance and invitations totender;whereasforthesakeofsimplicitythegreatestpossibleaccountshould be taken thereof;
Whereas, in order to ensure the economic management of stocks, it
shouldbelaiddownthattheinterventionagenciesshouldfirstsellmeatwhich has been in storage longest;
Whereas, in view of the administrative difficulties this will entail in
certain Member States, a derogation should be provided from thesecond indent of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for certain sales of
frozen beef held by the intervention agencies of the Member Statescarried out in two successive stages, at the first stage by tender and atthe second at prices fixed on a flat-rate basis in advance.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, sales by tender and
subsequentlyatpricesfixedinadvanceshalltakeplacepursuanttotheprovisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
3. The intervention agencies shall first sell those products which
have been in storage longest.
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 26.
(2) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 2.
(3) OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 18.
(4) OJ No L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.
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Article 2
1. At the first stage the meat shall be put up for sale by tender.2. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/
79, the Annexes to the Regulation relating to the sale of the beefconcerned shall replace the notice of invitation to tender.
Informationonquantitiesandonlocationswheremeatisstoredmaybe
obtainedfromtheaddressesgivenintheAnnextotheaforesaidRegula-tionrelatingtothesaleofthebeefconcerned.Inaddition,interventionagenciesmaypostanoticeofsuchinvitationsattheirheadofficesandannounce them by other means.
3. The provisions of Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79
governing participation in the tendering procedure and the submissionof tenders shall apply.
Tenders offering a price less than the minimum price referred to in
Article 3 (1) shall not be admitted.
However, tenders shall not indicate the cold store or stores where the
products applied for are stored.
Article 3
1. NotwithstandingArticles9and10ofRegulation(EEC)No2173/
79, the intervention agencies shall, for each quality of frozen beef,allocate the quantities put up for sale to those tenderers whose tendersoffer a price higher than or equal to the minimum price fixed in theAnnex to the Regulation relating to the sale of the beef concerned.
For the purposes of applying the first subparagraph, the intervention
agenciesshallfirstacceptthetenderortendersmadeatthepricewhichis highest above the aforesaid minimum price. Subsequent quantitiesshall be assigned to the tenderers referred to in the first subparagraphaccordingtothepriceswhichtheyhaveofferedstartingfromthatwhichis highest above the minimum price in question.
Where, as a result of several tenders at the same price being received,
thequantityavailableisinadequate,theinterventionagencyshallappor-tionit,whereappropriateinagreementwiththetenderersorbyholdinga ballot.
2. NotwithstandingArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No2173/79,each
tenderer shall be notified by the intervention agency concerned of theresultofhisparticipationintheinvitationtotenderwithinfourworkingdays at the latest following the time limit set for the submission oftenders in response to the invitation in question.
3. After completion of the sale by tender referred to above, the
intervention agencies shall, at their head offices, post a notice of anyquantities remaining available.
Article 4
1. Thequantitiesremainingavailableaftercompletionofthesaleby
tender referred to in Articles 2 and 3 shall be put up for sale at theminimumpricefixedintheAnnextotheRegulationrelatingtothesaleof the beef concerned.
2. Purchase applications may be made from the fifth working day
followingthetimelimitsetforthesubmissionoftendersinresponsetothe invitation to tender concerned.
3. Purchase applications shall not indicate the cold store or stores
where the products applied for are stored.
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Article 5
1. NotwithstandingArticle15(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2173/79,
the amount of the security shall be fixed on the occasion of each sale.
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2. For sales with the obligation to export the meat concerned, the
following provisions shall apply:
(a) Asecuritycoveringtheexportoftheproductsshallbeputupbythe
purchaser before taking over.
(b) As regards the security provided for at point (a), export of the
products concerned shall constitute a primary requirement withinthe meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No2220/85(
1).
Also,wheretheRegulationopeningthesalelaysdowntheobliga-
tiontoimporttheproductsintoathirdcountryofspecifieddestina-tion, this shall also constitute a primary requirement within themeaning of the said Article 20.
(c) Proper evidence of compliance with the obligations referred to
above shall be that provided for in Article 13 (4) of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 1687/76(
2). This evidence shall be provided
withinthedeadlineslaiddowninArticle31ofCommissionRegu-lation (EEC) No 2730/79(
3).
(d) For the purpose of this Regulation, as regards the security referred
to in point (a),
1. the 15 % provided for in Articles 23, 24 and 25 of Regulation
(EEC)No2220/85shallbereplacedbyaflat-rateamountof25ECU per tonne;
2. the10%,5%and2%providedforinArticle23(2)(b)ofthe
said Regulation shall be replaced by a flat-rate amount of 2,5ECU per tonne.
3. For sales with the obligation to process the meat concerned, the
following provisions shall apply:
(a) Asecuritytocovertheprocessingoftheproductsshallbeputupby
thepurchaserwiththecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhich the processing is to take place, before taking over. Theamount of the security can be differentiated by product offered forsale and by use.
(b) WhereArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1687/76applies,the
meatcanbetakenoveronlywhentheinterventionagencyholdingthe products has received the certificate referred to in the saidparagraph.
(c) Asregardsthesecurityreferredtounderpoint(a),themanufacture
oftheproductsreferredtointhecontractshallconstituteaprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)No 2220/85.
WheretheRegulationopeningthesalestipulatesthattheprocessing
must be carried out by the applicant, this shall also constitute aprimary requirement.
(d) TheadditionaltimelimitreferredtoinArticle22(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2220/85shallapplyonlywheretheactionattestedbytheevidence of processing was taken within the original time limit setfor its production.
(e) For the purposes of this Regulation:
1. the 15 % provided for in Articles 23, 24 and 25 of Regulation
(EEC)No2220/85shallbereplacedbyaflat-rateamountof25ECU per tonne;
2. the10%,5%and2%providedforinArticle23(2)(b)ofthe
said Regulation shall be replaced by a flat-rate amount of 2,5ECU per tonne.
(1) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
(2) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1.
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Article 6
Notwithstanding Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the
timelimitfortakingovermeatsoldpursuanttothisRegulationshallbetwomonthsfromthetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersor,inthecaseofsalesatfixedprices,fromthedateofacceptanceoftheapplica-tion referred to in Article 3 (2) of the said Regulation.
Article 7
TheinterventionagenciesshallinformtheCommission,withinthetime
limitreferredtoinArticle3(2),inrespectofeachinvitationtotender,ofthequantitiesappliedforandthecorrespondingpricesoffered,andofthequantitiesallocatedandthesalespricesactuallyappliedpursuanttoArticle 3.
Article 8
The provisions of this Regulation shall apply ►
C1to individual
sales◄where the Regulations relating to such sales refer to this
Regulation.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.