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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2009/1999
of 20 September 1999
onperiodicalsalesbytenderofbeefheldbycertaininterventionagenciesforexportandrepealing
Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999
(OJ L 248, 21.9.1999, p. 15)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2753/1999 of 22 December 1999 L 331 35 23.12.1999
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2009/1999
of 20 September 1999
on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention
agencies for export and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968
on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article
7(3) thereof,
(1)Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect ofbeef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several MemberStates; whereas outlets for those products exist in certain thirdcountries; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolongedexcessively, part of those stocks should be put up for sale byperiodical tender for export to those countries; whereas, in orderto ensure that the products sold are of a uniform quality, the meatput up for sale should have been bought in pursuant to Article 6of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;
(2)Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance withCommission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 ondetailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in byintervention agencies(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2417/95 (4), and in particular Titles II and III thereof, and
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992layingdown common detailed rules for verifyingthe use and/ordestination of products from intervention(
5), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), subject to certain special excep-
tions on account of the particular use to which the products inquestion are to be put;
(3)Whereas, in order to ensure that the sales by tender are conductedproperly and uniformly, measures in addition to those providedfor in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 should beadopted;
(4)Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the adminis-trative difficulties which the application of that point is creatingin the Member States concerned; whereas, with a view to betterstock management, the Member States should be able to stipulateonly certain cold stores or parts thereof for deliveries of the meatsold;
(5)Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be grantedon beef sold under this Regulation; whereas, however, successfultenderers will be required to apply for export licences for thequantity awarded, in accordance with Commission Regulation(EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application forimport and export licences in the beef and veal sector(
7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (8);
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.
(6) OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13.
(7) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.
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(6)Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is exported to the
eligible third countries, provision should be made for a securityto be lodged before the goods are taken over and the primaryrequirements should be determined;
(7)Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain caseshave undergone several handling operations; whereas, to helpensure satisfactory presentation and marketing, the repackagingof the products should be authorised in certain circumstances;
(8)Whereas Commision Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999 (1), should
be repealed;
(9)Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the Management Committee forBeef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The followingapproximate quantities of intervention products
bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall beput up for sale:
— 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention
agency, to be sold as ‘compensated'quarters,
— 6 000 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the German interven-
tion agency,
— 6 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the German interven-
tion agency,
— 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention
agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quarters,
— 2 000 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the French intervention
agency,
— 2 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the French intervention
agency,
‘Compensated'quarters shall comprise an equal number of forequarters
and hindquarters.
2. The beef shall be exported to the zone 08 destinations listed in
Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/1999 (
2)
3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall be
conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, and inparticular Titles II and III thereof, and Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.
Article 2
1. Tenders shall be submitted for the followingdates:
(a) 27 September 1999;
(b) 11 October 1999;
(c) 25 October 1999;
(d) 8 November 1999;until the quantities put up for sale are used up.
2. NotwithstandingArticles 6 and 7 of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2173/
79, this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up notices of invitation
to tender for each sale, settingout in particular:
(1) OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 3.
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— the quantities of beef put up for sale, and
— the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.
3. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are
stored may be obtained by the parties concerned at the addresses set outin the Annex. The intervention agencies shall, in addition, display thenotices referred to in paragraph 2 at their head offices and may alsopublish them in other ways.
4. The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first meat which has
been in storage for the longest time. However, with a view to betterstock management and after notifying the Commission, the MemberStates may designate only certain cold stores or parts thereof for deliv-eries of meat sold under this Regulation.
5. Only tenders reachingthe intervention ag encies concerned by 12
noon on the relevant closingdate for each sale by tender shall beconsidered.
6. Tenders for compensated quarters shall cover an equal number of
forequarters and hindquarters and shall quote a single price per tonnefor the whole quantity of bone-in beef for which they are submitted.
7. NotwithstandingArticle 8(1) of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2173/79,
tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency concerned insealed envelopes bearinga reference to this Reg ulation and the relevantdate. The sealed envelopes must not be opened by the interventionagency before the deadline for submission as referred to in paragraph 5has expired.
8. NotwithstandingArticle 8(2)(b) of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2173/79,
tenders shall not specify the store or stores where the products are held.
9. NotwithstandingArticle 15(1) of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2173/79,
the security shall be EUR 12/100 kg.
The submission of an application for an export licence as referred to in
Article 4(2) shall constitute a primary requirement in addition to therequirements laid down in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.
Article 3
1. Not later than the day followingthe closingdate for the submis-
sion of tenders, the Member States shall send the Commission details oftenders received.
2. Followingscrutiny of the tenders, a minimum sellingprice shall
be set or no award shall be made.
Article 4
1. The intervention agency shall send each tenderer the information
referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 by fax.
2. Within five workingdays of the date on which the information as
referred to in paragraph 1 is forwarded, the successful tenderers shallapply for one or more export licences as referred to in the first indent ofArticle 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 in respect of the quantityawarded. Applications shall be accompanied by the fax as referred to inparagraph 1 and shall contain in box 7 the name of one of the zone 08countries referred to in Article 1(2). In addition, one of the followingshall be entered in box 20 of applications:
— Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n
o2009/
1999]
— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning(EF) nr. 2009/1999]— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr.
2009/1999]
—Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 2009/1999]
— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No 2009/
1999)
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— Produits d’intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) no2009/
1999]
— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 2009/
1999]
— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Verordening
(EG) nr. 2009/1999]
— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.o
2009/1999]
— Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 2009/1999]— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag[Förordning(EG) nr 2009/
1999].
Article 5
1. NotwithstandingArticle 18(1) of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2173/79,
the delivery period shall run for ►
M1three months ◄from the date
of the notification as referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation.
2. Notwithstandingthe first indent of Article 8(2) of Reg ulation (EC)
No 1445/95, export licences applied for in accordance with Article 4(2)of this Regulation shall be valid for ►
M190 days ◄.
Article 6
1. A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the goods are taken
over to ensure they are exported to the third countries referred to inArticle 1(2). Import into one of those countries shall constitute aprimary requirement within the meaningof Article 20 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (
1).
2. The security provided for in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the
difference between the price tendered per tonne and
— EUR 2 000 for ‘compensated' quarters,— EUR 2 000 for hindquarters,— EUR 1 300 for forequarters.
Article 7
The competent authorities may permit intervention products with torn or
soiled packaging to be put up in new packaging of the same type, undertheir supervision and before beingpresented for dispatch at the customsoffice of departure.
Article 8
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, T5 controlcopies shall contain one of the followingentries:
— Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n
o2009/
1999]
— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning(EF) nr. 2009/1999]— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr.
2009/1999]
—Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 2009/1999]
— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No 2009/
1999)
— Produits d’intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n
o2009/
1999]
— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 2009/
1999]
(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.
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— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie [Verordening
(EG) nr. 2009/1999]
— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.o
2009/1999]
— Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 2009/1999]— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag[Förordning(EG) nr 2009/
1999].
Article 9
Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999 is hereby repealed.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX— ANNEX E —
ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANEXO — LIITE — BILAGA
Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes
adresser — Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργα -
νισµών παρεµβάσεως —Addressesoftheinterventionagencies—Adresses
des organismes d’intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d’intervento —Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de inter-
venção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser
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