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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No562/2000
of15March2000
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EC)No1254/1999asregards
thebuying-inofbeef
(OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 of 14 December 2000 L 316 45 15.12.2000
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2001 of 9 February 2001 L 41 22 10.2.2001
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2001 of 14 March 2001 L 73 16 15.3.2001
►M4Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 of 26 March 2001 L 86 30 27.3.2001
►M5Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2001 of 1 June 2001 L 149 19 2.6.2001
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 1564/2001 of 31 July 2001 L 208 14 1.8.2001
►M7Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/2001 of 2 August 2001 L 210 18 3.8.2001
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No562/2000
of15March2000
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-
tion(EC)No1254/1999asregardsthebuying-inofbeef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May
1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1),
and in particular Article 27(4), Article 41 and Article 47(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)From 1 July 2002, after a transitional period during which the
previousbuying-in arrangementsare to continue to apply, Regu-
lation (EC) No 1254/1999 introduces a single buying-in schemeto replace the buying-in arrangementsprovided for in CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 805/68(
2), aslas t amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1633/98(3). In view of that new scheme, Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying
down detailed rulesfor the application of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68 asregardsthe general and s pecial interventionmeasures for beef(
4), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No
2304/98(5), must be amended. On the occasion of that amend-
ment, for the sake of clarity, that Regulation should be recast.To ensure a smooth switchover to the new Regulation, the provi-
sions now in force should be maintained until the second
invitation to tender of March 2000. Commission Regulation(EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of beef byinvitation to tender(
6), aslas t amended by Regulation (EC) No
34/2000(7), should also be repealed with effect from 1 July
2002.
(2)Furthermore, certain rules of application should be supplemented
or spelt out more clearly to take account of experience gainedand specific problems encountered previously in the way publicintervention operated. Such essentially technical rules relate in
particular to the presentation, take-over, inspection and storage
of the productsbought in.
(3)Since Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 providesforthe current buying-in arrangementsto continue to apply until 30June 2002, transitional provisions setting out detailed rules of
application specific to those arrangements must be laid down.
(4)Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 tiesthe opening
of public intervention to the average market price in a MemberState or region of a Member State. Rulesmus t accordingly be
laid down for calculating the market pricesin the Member
States, in particular as regards the qualities to be used andweighting, the coefficientsto be us ed for converting them intothe reference quality grade R3 and the mechanisms for openingand closing buying-in.
(5)The conditionsfor eligibility mus t rule out productsthat are notrepresentative of national production of the Member State andthat do not meet the health and veterinary rulesin force andthose over a weight normally sought after on the market. Theeligibility of beef carcases of grade O3, which can be bought inin Ireland, should also be extended to Northern Ireland in order2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 225, 4.9.1993, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 288, 27.10.1998, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(7) OJ L 5, 8.1.2000, p. 34.
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to prevent deflectionsof trade that might dis turb the beef market
in that part of the Community.
(6)Specific rules on identifying eligible carcases should be laiddown requiring the slaughter number to be stamped on the inner
side of each quarter. As regards presentation, carcases should be
cut in a uniform manner to facilitate the disposal of the cuts,improve monitoring of boning operations and as a result ensurethat the cutsmeet the s ame definition throughout the Commu-nity. To that end, carcases should be straight cut andforequartersand hindquarterss hould be defined asfive-rib and
eight-rib respectively in order to reduce to the minimum the
number of boneless cuts and trimmings and to make the bestuse of the products obtained.
(7)In order to prevent speculation that could distort the true marketsituation, interested parties should each be able to submit onlyone tender per category in response to each invitation to tender.In order to prevent the use of frontmen, ‘interested parties’should be defined as including only the category of operators
who are traditionally involved in intervention by virtue of their
economic activities.
(8)In view of experience gained in the area of tender submission,provision should also be made for interested parties to take partin invitationsto tender, where appropriate, on the bas isofcontractsconcluded with the intervention agenciesin accordancewith conditions to be stipulated in the specifications.
(9)More precise rules should be laid down on the lodging of secu-rities in cash so that intervention agencies can accept cheque
guarantees.
(10)Following the ban on the use of any specified risk material andin order to take into account the resulting increase in costs and
fall in income in the beef and veal sector, the increase applicableto the average market price and used to determine the maximumbuying-in price should be aligned as from 1 July 2002 on thehighest amount at the time.
(11)Asfar asthe delivery of the productsisconcerned, in the lightof experience the intervention agencies should be authorised,where applicable, to reduce the time limit for delivery of the
products in order to prevent deliveries relating to two successive
invitationsto tender from overlapping.
(12)The risks of irregularities are particularly high when carcasesbought in are boned systematically. Intervention centres' refrig-eration and cutting plantss hould therefore be required to beindependent of the slaughterhouses and the successful tenderersconcerned. To deal with any practical difficultiesthat may aris e
in certain Member States, derogations from that principle may be
allowed, provided that the quantitiesboned are s trictly limitedand the checksconducted on take-over enable the boned meatto be traced and manipulationsto be ruled out asfar aspos s ible.In the light of the latest investigations, greater emphasis must belaid on checks of residues of prohibited substances in meat, and
in particular those substances having a hormonal action.
(13)Only productsmeeting the quality and pres entation requirementslaid down by Community regulationsmay be taken over by
intervention agencies. Experience shows that certain detailedrules should be laid down on take-over and checks. Provisionshould be made in particular for a preliminary inspection to becarried out at the slaughterhouse to eliminate ineligible meat at
an early stage. In order to improve the reliability of the proce-
dure for the acceptance of productsdelivered, qualified officialswhose impartiality is guaranteed by their independence from theinterested parties concerned and by their periodic rotation shouldbe employed. The points to be covered by inspections shouldalso be specified.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 3
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(14)With a view to improving checksby intervention agencieson
take-over of the products, the provisions on the procedure
applied, in particular, for defining consignments, for preliminaryinspections and for checking the weight of the products boughtin should be made clearer. To that end, the provisions on themonitoring of boning of meat bought in and the rejection ofproducts should be stricter. This also applies to inspections of
productsduring s torage.
(15)The provisions applicable to carcases must stipulate in particular
the way they are to be hung and specify any damage or handlingliable to affect the commercial quality of the productsor tocontaminate them that is to be avoided during processing.
(16)The freezing procedure hasa direct effect on the quality andpreservation of stored meat. Bone-in meat should accordinglybe blastfrozen in the unwrapped state immediately after accep-tance and should not be wrapped until immediately thereafter.
(17)In order to ensure that boning is carried out properly, cuttingplants should have one or more blast freezers nearby. Deroga-
tions from this requirement should be keep to an absolute
minimum. The conditionsgoverning the cons tant and continuousphysical monitoring of boning should be stipulated, in particularby requiring inspectors to be independent and laying down aminimum number of checksto be conducted.
(18)The rules on the storage of cuts must enable them to be identi-
fied easily. To that end, the competent national authorities must
in particular take the necessary measures as regards traceabilityand storage with a view to facilitating the subsequent disposal ofproductsbought in, by taking into account any requirementsrelating to the veterinary health status of the animals from which
the productscome. Furthermore, with a view to improving
storage of cuts and simplifying identification, packing should bestandardised and cuts should be designated by their full names orCommunity codes.
(19)The provisions on packing in cartons, pallets and cages shouldbe tightened up to facilitate the identification and improve the
preservation of products in storage, to step up the fight against
fraud and to improve access to products with a view to theirinspection and disposal.
(20)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and
Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Scope
ThisRegulation laysdown detailed rulesfor the buying-in of beef as
provided for in Articles27 and 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.
CHAPTER I
BUYING-IN
Section 1
General rules
Article 2
InterventionregionsintheUnitedKingdom
The United Kingdom shall consist of two intervention regions as
follows:
— region I: Great Britain,2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 4
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— region II: Northern Ireland.
Article 3
Openingandclosureofbuying-inbyinvitationtotender
Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 shall apply in accordance
with the following rules:
(a) with a view to ascertaining that the conditions laid down in para-
graph 1 of that Article are fulfilled:
— the average market price by eligible category in a Member State
or in a region thereof shall take account of the prices for quali-ties U, R and O, expressed in quality R3 using the coefficientsset out in Annex I, in the Member State or region concerned,
— the average market pricess hall be recorded in accordance with
the conditionsand in res pect of the qualitieslaid down inCommission Regulation. (EEC) No 295/96(
1),
— the average market price by eligible category in a Member State
or a region thereof shall be the average of the market prices for
all the qualitiesreferred to in the s econd indent, weighted bythe proportion each represents of total slaughterings in thatMember State or region;
(b) decisions to open buying-in shall be made by category and Member
State or region thereof on the basis of the two most recent weekly
market pricesrecorded;
(c) decisions to close buying-in shall be made by category and
Member State or region thereof on the basis of the most recentweekly market pricesrecorded.
Article 4
Conditionsfortheeligibility ofproducts
1. The productslis ted in Annex II and falling within the following
categoriesdefined in Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No1208/81(
2) may be bought in:
(a) meat of uncastrated young male animals of less than two years of
age (category A);
(b) meat of castrated male animals (category C).
2. Carcases and half carcases may be bought in only where they:
(a) have obtained the health mark referred to in Chapter XI of Annex I
to Council Directive 64/433/EEC(3);
(b) have no characteristics rendering them unfit for storage or subse-
quent use;
(c) do not come from animals slaughtered as a result of emergency
measures;
(d) originate in the Community within the meaning of Article 39 of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(4);
(e) are derived from animalsrais ed in accordance with the prevailing
veterinary requirements;
(f) do not exceed the maximum radioactivity levelspermitted under
Community regulations. The level of radioactive contamination ofthe product shall be monitored only if the situation so requiresand only for as long as is necessary. The duration and scope of
any controls necessary shall be determined in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999;2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 5
(1) OJ L 39, 17.2.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3.
(3) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
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(g) come from carcases not weighing more than 340 kg.
3. Carcases and half carcases may be bought in only where they are:
(a) presented, where appropriate after cutting into quarters at the
expense of the party concerned, in accordance with Annex III; allparts of the carcase must be inspected to assess compliance withthe requirementsof point 2 of that Annex; failure to comply with
any of those requirements shall result in rejection; where a quarter
is rejected for failure to comply with such conditions of presenta-tion and in particular where unsatisfactory presentation cannot beimproved during the acceptance procedure, the other quarter of thesame half carcase shall also be rejected;
(b) classified in accordance with the Community scale provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81; the intervention agenciess hall
reject any products which they do not deem to be classified in
conformity with that scale after conducting a detailed inspectionof all partsof the carcas e;
(c) identified, first, by markings indicating the category, the conforma-
tion class and the degree of fat cover and, secondly, by anidentification or slaughter number. Markings indicating the cate-gory, conformation class and fat cover must be perfectly legibleand shall be stamped using non-toxic, fast, indelible ink in accor-
dance with a procedure approved by the competent national
authorities; the letters and figures must be at least 2 cm high. Themarkings shall be applied to the striploin at the level of the fourthlumbar vertebra on hindquartersand approximately 10 to 30 cmfrom the cut edge of the sternum on forequarters. The identificationor slaughter number shall be marked in the middle of the inner side
of each quarter using a stamp or indelible marker authorised by the
intervention agency;
(d) labelled in accordance with the system introduced by European
Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000(
1) and
including, in the case of contracts concluded on or after 12
February 2001, the indicationslaid down in Article 13(5) of thatRegulation.
Article 5
Interventioncentres
1. The intervention centres shall be selected by the Member States
with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of intervention measures.
The facilities at these centres must permit:
(a) bone-in meat to be taken over;
(b) freezing of all meat to be preserved without further processing;
(c) storage of such meat for at least three months under technically
satisfactory conditions.
2. Only intervention centreswhos e cutting plantsand refrigeration
plants are unconnected with the slaughterhouse and/or the successful
tenderer and which are operated, managed and staffed independently
of the latter may be selected for bone-in meat intended for boning.
In case of practical difficulties, Member States may derogate from the
first subparagraph, provided that they tighten controls at the time ofacceptance in accordance with Article 17(5); in that event, the interven-
tion agencies shall, without prejudice to the veterinary requirements, be
authorised to carry out boning of all or part of the beef bought in wherethe quantity bought in per week doesnot exceed 1 000 tonnesperweek, and of up to 50 % of any quantity bought in per week in excessof that amount.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 6
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Article 6
Blastfreezing ofbone-inbeef
1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure the
satisfactory preservation of the bone-in quarters stored and to limitweight losses. The internal temperature shall be reduced to or below -
7 ºC within 36 hoursduring blas tfreezing.
2. With a view to freezing, bone-in quarters must be hung in blast
freezersimmediately after acceptance.
Article 7
Wrappingofbone-inbeef
Immediately after blast freezing, bone-in meat shall be wrapped in
polyethylene or polypropylene at least 0,05 mm thick, suitable forwrapping foodstuffs, and in stockinettes made of cotton or a suffi-ciently resistant synthetic material, in such a way that the meat(including the shank) is entirely covered by such wrappings.
Article 8
Storageofbone-inbeef
1. The intervention agencies shall ensure that forequarters and hind-
quarters bought in are stored separately and are easily identifiable byinvitation to tender and by month of storage.
2. The intervention agencies shall be authorised to store separately
bone-in forequarters deemed to be of a quality and presentation suitable
for industrial purposes.
In such cases, the quarters stored shall be easily identifiable and sepa-
rate recordss hall be kept for them.
Section 2
Tendering and take-over
Article 9
Openingandclosureofinvitationstotender
1. Noticesof invitation to tender, amendmentsthereto and clos ure
thereof shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities no later than the Saturday before the closing date for the
submission of tenders.
2. When invitations to tender are issued, a minimum price below
which tenders shall not be admissible may be fixed.
Article 10
Submissionandnotificationoftenders
During the period covered by the invitation to tender, the deadline for
the submission of tenders shall be 12 noon (Brussels time) on thesecond and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with the exception of the
second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December where
no submission of tenders shall take place. If the Tuesday falls on apublic holiday, the deadline shall be brought forward by 24 hours.Within 24 hours of the deadline for the submission of tenders, theintervention agencies shall notify the Commission of the tenders theyhave received.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 7
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Article 11
Conditionstobemetfortendering
1. Only the following may submit tenders:
(a) slaughterhouses for bovine animals approved in accordance with
Article 3(1)(A)(a) of Directive 64/433/EEC, whatever their legalstatus; and
(b) livestock or meat traders who have slaughtering undertaken therein
on their own account and who are entered in a national VAT
register.
2. In response to invitations to tender, interested parties shall submit
their tendersto the intervention agenciesof the Member Stateswhere
they have been issued, either by lodging a written bid against a receipt
or by any other written meansof communication accepted by the inter-vention agency, with advice of receipt.
The submission of tenders may be the subject of contracts on terms
laid down by the intervention agenciesand in accordance with their
specifications.
3. Interested parties may submit only one tender per category in
response to each invitation to tender.
The Member States shall ensure that tenderers are independent of each
other in the terms of their management, staffing and operations.
Where there are serious indications to the contrary or that tenders are
not in line with economic facts, tenders shall be deemed admissibleonly where the tenderer presents suitable evidence of compliance withthe second subparagraph.
Where it is established that a tenderer has submitted more than one
tender, all the tenders from that tenderer shall be deemed inadmissible.
4. Tenders shall state:
(a) the name and address of the tenderer;
(b) the quantity tendered, expressed in tonnes, of the products of the
categoriess pecified in the notice of invitation to tender;
(c) the price quoted in accordance with Article 18(3), expressed per
100 kg of productsof quality R3 in euro rounded off to not morethan two decimal places.
5. Tenderss hall be valid only if:
(a) they relate to at least 10 tonnes;
(b) they are accompanied by a written undertaking from the tenderer to
comply with all the provisions relating to the invitation to tenderconcerned; and
(c) proof isfurnis hed that by the ►
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sion of tenders the tenderer has lodged a tendering security as
provided for in Article 12 in respect of the invitation to tenderconcerned.
6. Tendersmay not be withdrawn after the expiry of the deadline for
submission specified in Article 10.
7. Tenderss hall be confidential.
Article 12
Securities
1. The maintenance of tenders after the deadline for the submission
of tenders and the delivery of the products to the store designated bythe intervention agency within the timelimit laid down in Article16(2) shall constitute primary requirements, the fulfilment of which
shall be ensured by the lodging of a security of EUR 30 per 100 kg.
Securitiess hall be lodged with the intervention agency in the Member
State in which the tender iss ubmitted.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 8
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2. Securities shall be lodged only in the form of cash deposits as
defined in Article 13 and Article 14(1) and (3) of Commission Regula-tion (EEC) No 2220/85(
1).
3. In the case of tenders which are not accepted, securities shall be
released as soon as the outcome of the invitation to tender is published.
In the case of tenders which are accepted, securities shall be released
on completion of take-over of the products, without prejudice to Article17(7).
Article 13
Award
1. In the light of the tenders received in response to each invitation
to tender and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43
of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, a maximum buying-in price relatingto quality R3 shall be fixed per category; where the particular circum-stances so require, a different price may be set by Member State orregion thereof to reflect the average market pricesrecorded.
2. A decision may be taken to make no award.3. If the total quantitiesoffered at a price equal to or below the
maximum price exceed the quantitiesto be bought in, the quantities
awarded may be reduced for each category by applying reducing coef-ficients, to fall by an amount increasing progressively with the pricedifferential and the quantitiescovered by the tenders .
Where the particular circumstances so require, such reducing coeffi-
cientsmay vary by Member State or region thereof with a view to
ensuring that the intervention mechanisms function properly.
Article 14
Maximumbuying-inprice
1. Tenders shall not be considered if the price quoted is higher than
the average market price recorded by category in each Member State orregion thereof, converted into quality R3 using the coefficients set outin Annex I, plusEUR 10 per 100 kg carcas e weight.
2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, tenderss hall be rejected if the
price quoted ishigher than the maximum price asreferred to in Article
13 for the invitation to tender concerned.
3. Where the buying-in price awarded to tenderersishigher than the
average market price asreferred to in paragraph 1, the price awardedshall be adjusted by multiplying it by the coefficient obtained byapplying formula A in Annex IV. However, that coefficient may not:
(a) be greater than 1;
(b) result in a reduction in the price awarded that is greater than the
difference between that price and the average market price.
Should the Member State possess reliable data and have suitable means
of verification, it may decide to calculate the coefficient for eachtenderer using formula B in Annex IV.
4. Rights and obligations arising under invitations to tender shall not
be transferable.
Article 15
Limitationofbuying-in
Where the intervention agenciesof the Member Statesare offered meat
in quantitiesgreater than they are able to take over forthwith, they maylimit buying-in to the quantitiesthey can take over in their territory orin one of their intervention regions.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 9
(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.
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The Member States shall ensure equality of access for all parties
concerned in the event of such limitation.
Article 16
Notificationofsuccessfultenderersanddelivery
1. The intervention agenciess hall inform the individual tenderers
immediately of the outcome of their tenders.
Intervention agencies shall issue numbered delivery orders forthwith to
the successful tenderers, stating:
(a) the quantity to be delivered;
(b) the price at which the award ismade;
(c) the timetable for delivery of the products;
(d) the intervention centre or centreswhere delivery isto be made.
2. Successful tenderers shall deliver the products not later than 17
calendar daysafter the firs t working day following publication of the
regulation fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantitiesof
beef to be bought in.
However, the Commission may, depending on the quantities awarded,
extend that period by one week. Deliveriesmay be s plit up into morethan one consignment. In addition, intervention agencies may, when
setting the timetable for deliveries of the products, reduce that period
to not less than 14 calendar days.
Article 17
Take-over
1. The intervention agenciess hall take over:
(a) bone-in meat intended for storage without further processing or for
partial boning either at the entrance weighing point of the interven-tion centre'scold s tore or at the entrance weighing point of theintervention centre'scutting plant;
(b) bone-in meat intended for boning at the entrance weighing point at
the intervention centre'scutting plant.
Products shall be delivered in consignments of a quantity between 10
and 20 tonnes. However, the quantity may be below 10 tonnes only ifit isthe final balance of the original offer or if the original offer hasbeen scaled back below 10 tonnes.
Products delivered shall be accepted and taken over subject to verifica-
tion by the intervention agency that they comply with the requirements
laid down in thisRegulation. Compliance with the requirementslaiddown in Article 4(2)(e) and in particular the absence of substancesprohibited under Article 3 and Article 4(1) of Council Directive 96/22/EC(
1) shall be verified by analysis of a sample, the size and
sampling of which is laid down in the relevant veterinary legislation.
2. Where no preliminary inspection is conducted immediately before
loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and prior to transport to theintervention centre, half carcases shall be identified as follows:
(a) where they are simply marked, the markings must comply with
Article 4(3)(c), and a document specifying the identification or
slaughter number and the slaughter date relating to the half carcaseshall be completed;
(b) where they are labelled in addition, the labelsmus t comply with
Article 1(2), (3) and (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No344/91(
2).2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 10
(1) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 41, 14.2.1991, p. 15.
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Where half-carcases are cut into quarters, the quartering shall be
carried out in accordance with Annex III. With a view to acceptance,quarters shall be grouped by carcase or half carcase at the time of
take-over. Where half carcases are not cut into quarters prior to trans-
port to the intervention centre, they shall be cut in accordance withAnnex III on their arrival.
At the point of acceptance, each quarter shall be identified by a label
complying with Article 1(2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 344/91. The labels shall also show the weight of the quarter and thecontract number; the labels shall be affixed directly to shin/shank
tendonson the forequartersand hindquartersor necks trap tendon on
the forequarter and hindquarter flank without using metal or plasticties.
Without prejudice to Article 24(2), the labelsmus t remain attached to
the quarters throughout the whole storage period. As far as possible,any labels attached previously shall be removed.
The acceptance procedure shall entail a systematic check of the presen-
tation, classification, weight and labelling of each quarter delivered.The temperature of one hindquarter of each carcase shall also be
checked. In particular no carcase shall be accepted where it exceeds
the maximum weight laid down in Article 4(2)(g).
3. A preliminary inspection may be conducted immediately before
loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and shall cover the weight,classification, presentation and temperature of half carcases. In parti-cular no carcase shall be accepted where it exceeds the maximumweight laid down in Article 4(2)(g). Productsrejected s hall be marked
as such and may not be presented again for preliminary inspection or
acceptance.
Such inspections shall cover consignments of up to 20 tonnes of half
carcasses as laid down by the intervention agency. However, wherethe offer involvesquarters , the intervention agency may allow aconsignment of more than 20 tonnes of half carcasses. Where morethan 20 % of the total number of half carcasses in any consignment
inspected is rejected, the whole consignment shall be rejected in accor-
dance with paragraph 6.
Before half carcases are transported to the intervention centre, they
shall be cut into quarters in accordance with Annex III. Each quartershall be systematically weighed and identified by a label complyingwith Article 1(2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 344/91. Thelabels shall also show the weight of the quarter and the contract
number; the labels shall be affixed directly to shin/shank tendons on
the forequartersand hindquartersor necks trap tendon on the forequarterand hindquarter flank without using metal or plastic ties.
Without prejudice to Article 24(2), the labelsmus t remain attached to
the quarters throughout the whole storage period. As far as possible,any labels attached previously shall be removed.
The quarters from each carcase shall then be grouped for the purposes
of the acceptance procedure by carcase or half carcase at the time of
take-over.
A checklist giving all details of the half-carcases or quarters, including
the number of half-carcases or quarters presented and either accepted
or rejected, shall accompany each consignment up to the point ofacceptance. The checklist shall be handed over to the accepting officer.
A seal shall be affixed to the means of transport before it leaves the
slaughterhouse; the number of the seal shall be shown on the healthcertificate or checklist.
The acceptance procedure shall include checks of the presentation,
classification, weight, labelling and temperature of the quarters deliv-ered.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 11
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4. Preliminary inspection and acceptance of the products offered for
intervention shall be carried out by an official of the interventionagency or a person authorised by the latter who is a qualified classifier,
is not involved in classification at the slaughterhouse and is totally
independent of the successful tenderer. Such independence shall beensured in particular by the periodic rotation of such officials betweenintervention centres.
At the time of take-over, the total weight of the quartersin each
consignment shall be recorded and the record kept by the interventionagency.
Where the weight of meat to be stored bone-in differs to such an extent
from that indicated on the checklist that the accuracy of the weight onthe checklist is called into question, the weight of each quarter shall bechecked systematically and, if necessary, a new label giving the actualweight accepted and any other information required shall be affixed bythe accepting officer. As far as possible, any labels affixed previously
shall be removed.
A document recording full detailsof the weight and the number of the
products presented and either accepted or rejected must be completedby the accepting officer.
5. The requirementsregarding identification, delivery and controls
for the take-over of bone-in meat intended for boning in interventioncentreswhich do not meet the requirementslaid down in the firs tsubparagraph of Article 5(2) shall include the following:
(a) at the time of take-over asreferred to in paragraph 1, forequarters
and hindquartersfor boning mus t be identified by the letters‘INT’marked on both inner and outer sides in accordance with the samerulesasthos e laid down in Article 4(3)(c) for marking the category
and the slaughter number and the places where such markings are
to be made; however, the letters‘INT’ s hall be marked on the innerside of each quarter at the level of the third or fourth rib of fore-quarters and of the seventh or eighth rib of hindquarters;
(b) the codfat must remain attached up to the time of take-over and
must be removed before weighing;
(c) the products delivered shall be sorted into consignments as defined
under paragraph 1.
Where carcases or quarters marked ‘INT’ are found outside the areas
reserved for them, the Member State shall conduct an enquiry, takesuitable measures and inform the Commission thereof.
6. Where more than 20 % of a consignment presented is rejected, in
terms of number of half carcases or quarters presented, the wholeconsignment shall be rejected and all the products shall be marked assuch and may not be presented again for preliminary inspection oracceptance.
7. If the quantity actually delivered and accepted isles sthan the
quantity awarded, the security shall:
(a) be released in full where the difference is not more than 5 % or
175 kg;
(b) except in cases of force majeure , be forfeited:
— in part, corresponding to the quantities not delivered or not
accepted where the difference isnot more than 15 %,
— in full in other cases, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2220/85.
Article 18
Price tobepaidtosuccessfultenderers
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2. Only the quantity actually delivered and accepted shall be paid
for. However, if the quantity actually delivered and accepted isgreaterthan the quantity awarded, only the quantity awarded shall be paid for.
3. Where qualitiesother than quality R3 are taken over, the price to
be paid to successful tenderers shall be adjusted by applying the coeffi-cient for the quality bought in ass et out in Annex I.
4. The buying-in price for bone-in meat shall be the price free at the
entrance weighing point of the intervention centre'scold s tore. The
buying-in price for meat all of which isintended for boning s hall bethe price free at the entrance weighing point of the intervention centre'scutting plant.
The costs of unloading shall be borne by the successful tenderer.
Article 19
Exchangerate
The rate to be applied to the amount referred to in Article 14 and the
price at which the award wasmade s hall be the exchange rate applic-able on the day of entry into force of the regulation fixing the
maximum buying-in price and the quantitiesof beef to be bought in
under the invitation to tender concerned.
CHAPTER II
BONINGOFMEATBOUGHTINBYINTERVENTIONAGENCIES
Article 20
Boningrequirement
The intervention agenciess hall have all the beef bought in boned.
Article 21
General conditionsgoverningboning
1. Boning may only be carried out in cutting plantsapproved in
accordance with Article 3(1)(B)(a) of Directive 64/433/EEC and with
one or more adjoining blast freezers.
At the request of a Member State, the Commission may grant a deroga-
tion for a limited period from the obligationscovered by the firs tsubparagraph; when making its decision, the Commission shall takeaccount of current developmentsin plant and equipment, health and
control requirementsand the objective of gradual harmonis ation in
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for invitationsto tender carried out during the period from 15 Marchuntil 15 September 2001, Member Statesmay derogate from the provi-sions of the first subparagraph provided that they introduce inspectionmeasures to guarantee full monitoring of all meat purchased. The
Member States concerned shall inform the Commission of the measures
they adopt. ◄
2. Boned cutsmus t meet the conditionslaid down in Directive 64/
433/EEC and the requirementsin Annex V to thisRegulation.
3. Boning may not commence before take-over of the consignment
concerned hasbeen completed.
4. No other meat may be present in the cutting room when interven-
tion beef isbeing boned, trimmed or packed.
However, pigmeat may be present in the cutting room at the same time
as beef, provided that it is processed on a separate production line.
5. All boning activitiess hall take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
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If boning cannot be completed on the day of take-over, seals shall be
affixed by the competent authoritiesto the refrigeration roomswherethe products are stored and may only be broken by the same authorities
when boning resumes.
Article 22
Contractsandspecifications
1. Boning shall be carried out under contract on terms laid down by
the intervention agencies and in accordance with their specifications.
2. The specifications of the intervention agencies shall lay down the
requirements to be met by cutting plants, shall specify the plant andequipment required and shall ensure that the Community rules on thepreparation of cutsare adhered to.
They shall in particular lay down detailed conditions covering boning,
specifying the method of preparation, trimming, packing, freezing andpreservation of cuts with a view to their take-over by the intervention
agency.
The specifications of the intervention agencies may be obtained from
the addresses in Annex VI.
Article 23
Monitoringofboning
1. The intervention agencies shall ensure that continuous physical
monitoring iscarried out of all boning operations .
Such monitoring may be delegated to bodieswhich are wholly inde-
pendent of the traders, slaughterers and storeys in question. In suchcases, the intervention agencies shall ensure that their officials conductan unannounced inspection of boning of meat covered by each bid.During such inspections, random checks shall be carried out of cartonsof cuts before and after freezing and the quantities used shall be
compared with the quantitiesproduced on the one hand and with the
bones, fat and trimmings on the other hand. Such checks shall coverat least 5 % of cartons filled during the day with a particular cut and,where there are sufficient cartons, a minimum of five cartons per cut.
2. Forequarters and hindquarters must be boned separately. In
respect of each day of boning:
(a) a comparison shall be made of the numbers of cuts and of cartons
filled;
(b) a form shall be completed showing separately the yields for boning
of forequartersand of hindquarters .
Article 24
Specialconditionsgoverningboning
1. During boning, trimming and packing prior to freezing, the
internal temperature of the beef must at no time rise above + 7 ºC.Cuts may not be transported before they have been blastfrozen, exceptunder the derogationsprovided for in Article 21(1).
2. All labelsand foreign matter mus t be totally removed immedi-
ately prior to boning.
3. All bones, tendons, cartilage, neckstrap and backstrap (paddy
whack) (ligamentum nuchae ) and coarse connective tissues must be
cleanly removed. Trimming of cutsmus t be confined to the removalof fat, cartilage, tendons, joint capsules and other specified trim. Allobvious nervous and lymphatic tissues must be removed.
4. Large blood vessels and clots and soiled areas must be removed
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Article 25
Packingofcuts
1. Cuts shall be packed immediately after boning in such a way that
no part of the meat comesinto direct contact with the carton, in accor-dance with the requirementslaid down in Annex V.
2. Polyethylene used to line cartons and polyethylene sheet or bags
used to wrap cuts must be at least 0,05 mm thick and suitable for wrap-
ping foodstuffs.
3. Cartons, pallets and cages used must meet the conditions laid
down in Annex VII.
Article 26
Storageofcuts
The intervention agencies shall ensure that all boneless beef bought in
is stored separately and is easily identifiable by invitation to tender, cutand month of storage.
Cuts obtained shall be stored in cold stores located in the territory of
the Member State exercising jurisdiction over the intervention agency.
Save for specific derogations provided for under the procedure laid
down in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, such cold storesmust be capable of holding all boned beef allocated by the interventionagency for at least three months under technically satisfactory condi-
tions.
Article 27
Costsofboning
Contractsasreferred to in Article 22(1) and paymentsmade thereunder
shall cover the operations and costs resulting from the application of
thisRegulation, and in particular:
(a) the costs of any transport of bone-in products to the cutting plant
after acceptance;
(b) boning, trimming, packing and blastfreezing;
(c) the storage, loading and carriage of frozen cuts and their take-over
by the intervention agencies at the cold stores designated by them;
(d) the costs of materials, in particular for packaging;
(e) the value of any bones, fat and trimmings left at cutting plants by
the intervention agencies.
Article 28
Timelimits
Boning, trimming and packaging must be completed within 10 calendar
days of slaughter. However, the Member States may set shorter time-limits.
Blastfreezing shall be carried out immediately after packing, commen-
cing in any event on the same day; the quantity of meat boned may not
exceed the daily capacity of the blast freezers.
The internal temperature of boned meat shall be reduced to or below -
7 ºC within 36 hoursduring blas tfreezing.
Article 29
Rejectionofproducts
1. Where the checks specified in Article 23(1) show breaches by the
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of the relevant cut shall be checked. When, at the fourth 5 % check, at
least 50 % of the cartons are found to be in breach of those articles, thewhole day'sproduction of that cut s hall be checked. However, checking
of the whole day's production shall not be required once at least 20 %
of the cartonsof a particular cut hasbeen found to be in breach.
2. When, on the basis of paragraph 1, less than 20 % of the cartons
of a particular cut are found to be in breach, the entire contentsofthose cartons shall be rejected and no payment shall be made in respect
of them; the boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount
equal to the price shown in Annex VIII for the cuts that have beenrejected.
If at least 20 % of the cartons of a particular cut are found to be in
breach, the whole day'sproduction of that particular cut s hall be
rejected by the intervention agency and no payment shall be due; the
boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount equal to theprice shown in Annex VIII for the cuts that have been rejected.
If at least 20 % of the cartons of various cuts produced during the day
are found to be in breach, the whole day'sproduction s hall be rejectedby the intervention agency and no payment shall be due; the boning
plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount equal to the price
to be paid by the agency to the successful tenderer in accordance withArticle 18 for the original bone-in productsbought in and which, afterboning, have been rejected, that price being increased by 20 %.
Where the third subparagraph is applicable, the first and second subpar-
agraphss hall not apply.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs1 and 2, where asa res ult
of serious negligence or fraud the boning plant fails to comply withArticles20 to 28:
— all productsobtained after boning during the day for which non-
compliance with the above provisions is established shall berejected by the intervention agency and no payment shall be due,
— the boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an amount equal
to the price to be paid by the agency to the successful tenderer inaccordance with Article 18 for the original bone-in productsbought
in and which, after boning, have been rejected in accordance with
the first indent, that price being increased by 20 %.
CHAPTER III
CHECKSONPRODUCTSANDNOTIFICATIONS.
Article 30
Storageofandchecksonproducts
1. The intervention agencies shall ensure that meat covered by this
Regulation is so placed and kept in storage as to be readily accessible
and in conformity with the provisions of Article 8(1) and Article 26,
first paragraph.
2. The storage temperature may not rise above - 17 ºC.3. The Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure
satisfactory preservation, in terms of quality and quantity, of the
products stored and shall replace damaged packaging immediately.
They shall provide for cover against the relevant risks by insurance inthe form of either a contractual obligation on storers or comprehensivecoverage of the liability borne by the intervention agency; the MemberStates may also act as their own insurers.
4. During storage, the competent authorities shall conduct regular
checks on significant quantities of the products stored following awards
under invitationsto tender held during the month.
During such checks, any products found not to be in compliance with
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competent authoritiess hall, if need be, recover paymentsfrom the
responsible parties.
Such checks shall be conducted by officials who do not receive instruc-
tionsfrom the department which buysin the meat.
5. The competent authorities shall take the necessary measures as
regards traceability and storage to enable the products stored to be
removed from storage and disposed of subsequently as efficiently aspossible, having regard in particular to any requirements relating tothe veterinary health status of the animals concerned.
Article 31
Notifications
1. The Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of
any change in the list of intervention centres and, where possible, oftheir freezing and storage capacity.
2. Within 10 calendar daysof completion of each take-over period,
the Member States shall notify the Commission by telex or fax of the
quantitiesdelivered and accepted into intervention.
3. By the 21st day of each month at the latest, the Member States
shall notify the Commission in respect of the preceding month of:
(a) the quantitiesbought in each week and each month, broken down
by productsand qualitiesin accordance with the Community s calefor the classification of carcases established by Regulation (EEC)No 1208/81;
(b) the quantitiesof each boned and bone-in product covered by
contractsof s ale concluded in the month concerned;
(c) the quantitiesof each boned and bone-in product covered by with-
drawal orders or similar documents issued in the month concerned;
(d) the uncommitted stocks and the physical stocks of each bone-in
product at the end of the month concerned, with detailsof thelength of time the uncommitted stocks have been in storage.
4. By the end of each month at the latest, the Member States shall
notify the Commission in respect of the preceding month of:
(a) the quantitiesof each boned product obtained from bone-in beef
bought in during the month concerned;
(b) the uncommitted stocks and the physical stocks of each boned
product at the end of the month concerned, with detailsof thelength of time the uncommitted stocks have been in storage.
5. For the purposes of this Article:
(a) ‘uncommitted stocks’ means stocks not yet covered by a contract
of sale;
(b) ‘physical stocks’ means uncommitted stocks plus stocks covered by
a contract of sale but not yet taken over.
CHAPTER IV
TRANSITIONALPROVISIONS
Article 32
Periodofapplication
The provisions of this chapter shall apply until 30 June 2002 to buying-
in by invitation to tender asreferred to in Article 47 of Regulation(EC) No 1254/1999.
Article 33
Openingandsuspensionofbuying-inbyinvitationtotender
1. In order to ascertain that the conditions laid down in Article 47(3)
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groupsof qualitiesare fulfilled, the average market pricess hall be
recorded in accordance with the conditionslaid down in Regulation(EC) No 295/96.
2. Where a group of qualitiesisconcerned, the average Community
market price shall be calculated in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of
Regulation (EC) No 295/96.
The average market or intervention price in a Member State or a region
of a Member State shall be the average of the market or intervention
prices for each of those qualities, weighted by the proportion each
represents of total slaughterings in that Member State or region.
The average Community intervention price shall be the average of the
intervention prices for each of those qualities, weighted by the propor-tion each represents of total Community slaughterings.
The market prices mentioned in the first and second subparagraphs
shall be calculated for the qualities eligible for intervention, convertedinto quality R3 using the coefficients set out in Annex I.
3. The opening, suspension or reopening of buying-in shall be
decided on the basis of the two most recent weekly market pricesrecorded in Member States, or regions of Member States, except forthe suspension of the measure provided for in Article 47(5) of Regula-tion (EC) No 1254/1999 where the last weekly price recorded is
sufficient.
Article 34
Conditionstobemetfortendering
In response to invitations to tender, interested parties shall submit their
tendersto the intervention agenciesof the Member Stateswhere they
have been issued, either by lodging a written bid against a receipt orby any other written meansof communication accepted by the inter-vention agency, with advice of receipt. The submission of tendersmay be the subject of contracts on terms laid down by the intervention
agencies and in accordance with their specifications.
Separate tenders shall be submitted for each type of invitation to
tender.
Article 35
Securities
The maintenance of tendersafter the expiry of the period for the
submission of tenders and the delivery of the products to the store
designated by the intervention agency within the period laid down inArticle 16(2) shall constitute primary requirements, the fulfilment ofwhich shall be ensured by the lodging of a security of EUR 36 per100 kg.
Securitiess hall be lodged with the intervention agency in the Member
State in which the tender iss ubmitted.
Article 36
Maximumbuying-inprice
In the case of invitations to tender under Article 47(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999, tenders shall not be considered if the price quoted
ishigher than the average market price recorded in a Member State or
regionsof a Member State by quality, converted into quality R3 us ingthe coefficients set out in Annex I, plus EUR 10 per 100 kg carcaseweight. However, in the case of Member States or regions of a MemberState meeting the conditionslaid down in Article 47(5) of Regulation(EC) No 1254/1999, the amount added shall be EUR 6 per 100 kg.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 18
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CHAPTER V
FINALPROVISIONS
Article 37
Repeal
1. Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 isrepealed with effect from 1
April 2000.
However, it shall remain applicable for tendering procedures which
started before that date.
References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as references
to thisRegulation and s hall be read in conjunction with the correlationtable in Annex IX to thisRegulation.
2. Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 isrepealed asfrom 1 July 2002.
Article 38
Entryintoforce
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that
of itspublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from the first invitation to tender of April 2000, except
for Article 3, Article 11(2), Article 12(1) and Article 14(1) which shall
apply only from 1 July 2002.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
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ANNEX I
Conversioncoefficients
QualitiesCoefficients
U2 1,058
U3 1,044
U4 1,015
R2 1,015
R3 1,000
R4 0,971
O2 0,956
O3 0,942
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II —
ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II —
BILAGA II
Productosadmisiblesparalaintervención —Produkter,dererkvalificeret
til intervention — Interventionsfähige Erzeugnisse — Προϊόντα επιλέξιµα
για την παρέµβαση — Products eligible for intervention — Produits éligi-
bles à l'intervention — Prodotti ammissibili all'intervento — Producten
die voor interventie in aanmerking komen — Produtos elegíveis para a
intervenção — Interventiokelpoiset tuotteet — Produkter som kan bli
föremål förintervention
BELGIQUE — BELGIË
Carcasses, demi-carcasses:
Hele dieren, halve dieren:
— Catégorie A, classe U2/
— Categorie A, klasse U2— Catégorie A, classe U3/— Catégorie A, klasse U3— Catégorie A, classe R2/— Catégorie A, klasse R2— Catégorie A, classe R3/— Categorie A, klasse R3
DANMARK
Hele og halve kroppe:
— Kategori A, klasse R2
— Kategori A, klasse R3
DEUTSCHLAND
Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper:
— Kategorie A, Klasse U2
— Kategorie A, Klasse U3— Kategorie A, Klasse R2— Kategorie A, Klasse R3
ΕΛΛΑ∆Α
Ολόκληρα ή µισά σφάγια
—Κατηγορία Α, κλάση R2
—Κατηγορία Α, κλάση R3
ESPAÑA
Canales o semicanales:
— Categoría A, clase U2
— Categoría A, clase U3— Categoría A, clase R2— Categoría A, clase R3
FRANCE
Carcasses, demi-carcasses:
— Catégorie A, classe U2
— Catégorie A, classe U3— Catégorie A, classe R2— Catégorie A, classe R3— Catégorie C, classe U2— Catégorie C, classe U3— Catégorie C, classe U4
— Catégorie C, classe R3
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IRELAND
Carcases, half-carcases:
— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4
— Category C, class O3
ITALIA
Carcasse e mezzene:
— Categoria A, classe U2
— Categoria A, classe U3
— Categoria A, classe R2
— Categoria A, classe R3
LUXEMBOURG
Carcasses, demi-carcasses:
— Catégorie A, classe R2
— Catégorie C, classe R3— Catégorie C, classe O3
NEDERLAND
Hele dieren, halve dieren:
— Categorie A, klasse R2
— Categorie A, klasse R3
ÖSTERREICH
Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper:
— Kategorie A, Klasse U2
— Kategorie A, Klasse U3
— Kategorie A, Klasse R2
— Kategorie A, Klasse R3
PORTUGAL
Carcaças ou meias-carcaças
— Categoria A, classe U2
— Categoria A, classe U3
— Categoria A, classe R2
— Categoria A, classe R3
FINLAND
Carcases, half-carcases:
— Category A, class R2
— Category A, class R3
SWEDEN
Carcases, half-carcases:
— Category A, class R2
— Category A, class R3
UNITED KINGDOM
I.GreatBritain
Carcases, half-carcases:
— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
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II.NorthernIreland
Carcases, half-carcases:
— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
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ANNEX III
Provisionsapplicabletocarcases,half-carcasesandquarters
1. Carcases and half-carcases, fresh or chilled (CN code 0201), of animals
slaughtered not more than six days and not less than two days previously.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(a) carcase: the whole body of the slaughtered animal hung from the slaugh-
terhouse hook by the shank tendon after bleeding, evisceration and
skinning, presented:
— without the head and without the feet; the head must be separated
from the carcase at the atloido-occipital joint and the feet must be
severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints,
— without the organscontained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities ,
and without the kidneys, the kidney fat and the pelvic fat,
— without the sexual organs and the attached muscles,— without the thin skirt and the thick skirt,— without the tail and the first coccygeal vertebra,— without the spinal cord,
— without the cod fat and the adjacent flank fat,
— without the fascial linea alba of the abdominal muscle,— without fat on the inside of topside,— without the jugular vein and the adjacent fat,— the neck being cut in accordance with veterinary requirements,
without removal of the neck muscle,
— the brisket fat must not be more than 1 cm thick;
(b) half-carcase: the product obtained by separating the carcase as referred to
in (a) symmetrically through the middle of the cervical, dorsal, lumbar
and sacral vertebrae and through the middle of the sternum and the
ischiopubic symphysis. During carcase processing, the dorsal and lumbar
vertebrae must not be seriously dislocated; associated muscles and
tendons must not show any serious damage from saws or knives;
(c) forequarters:
— cut from the carcase after cooling off,
— five-rib straight cut;
(d) hindquarters:
— cut from the carcase after cooling off,
— eight-rib straight cut.
3. Products as specified in points 1 and 2 must come from well-bled carcases,
the animal having been properly flayed, the carcase surface in no way
peeling, suffused or bruised; superficial fat must not be torn or removed to
any significant degree. The pleura must be undamaged except in order to
facilitate hanging. Carcases must not be soiled by any source of contamina-
tion, in particular by faecal matter or significant bloodstain.
4. Products as specified in point 2(c) and (d) must come from carcases or half-
carcases satisfying the requirements in point 2(a) and (b).
5. Products as specified in points 1 and 2 must be chilled immediately after
slaughter for at least 48 hours so that the internal temperature at the end of
the chilling period doesnot exceed + 7 ºC. Thistemperature mus t be main-
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ANNEX IV
Coefficientsreferred toinArticle14(3)
Formula A
Coefficient n ¼a
b
Where:
a = the average of the average market pricesrecorded in the Member State or
region thereof in question for the two or three weeks following that of the
award decision,
b = the average market price recorded in the Member State or region thereof in
question, as referred to in Article 14(1), applicable to the invitation to
tender concerned.
Formula B
Coefficient n0¼a0
b0
Where:a' = the average of the purchase prices paid by the tenderer for animals of the
same quality and category as those taken into account for the calculation
of the average market price during the two or three weeksfollowing that
of the award decision,
b' = the average of the purchase prices paid by the tenderer for animals taken
into account for the calculation of the average market price during the two
weeksus ed to determine the average market price applicable to the invita-
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ANNEX V
Specificationsforinterventionboning
1. HINDQUARTER CUTS
1.2.Description of cuts
1.2.1. Intervention shank (code INT 11)
Cutting and boning: remove by a cut passing through the stifle joint and
separating from the topside and the silverside by following the natural
seam, leaving the heel muscle attached to the shank. Remove shank
bones(tibia and hock).
Trimming: trim sinew tips back to the meat.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.2. Intervention thick flank (code INT 12)
Cutting and boning: separate from the topside by a straight cut down to
and along the line of the femur and from the silverside by continuing the
cut down in the line of the natural seam. The cap must be left naturally
attached.
Trimming: remove the patella, the joint capsule and tendon. The external
fat cover must not exceed 1 cm at any point.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.3. Intervention topside (code INT 13)
Cutting and boning: separate from the silverside and the shank by a cut
following the line of the natural seam and detach from the femur.
Remove the aitch bone.
Trimming: remove the pizzle butt, the adjacent gristle and the scrotal
(superficial inguinal) gland. Remove the cartilage and connective tissues
associated with the pelvic bone. The external fat cover must not exceed
1 cm at any point.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.4. Intervention silverside (code NT 14)
Cutting and boning: separate from the topside and the shank by a cut
following the line of the natural seam. Remove the femur.
Trimming: remove the heavy cartilage adjacent to the bone joint, the
popiteal lymph node, attached fat and tendon. The external fat cover
must not exceed 1 cm at any point.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.5. Intervention fillet (code INT 15)
Cutting: remove entire length of fillet by freeing the head (butt end) from
the hip bone (ilium) and by tracing along the fillet adjacent to the
vertebrae, thereby freeing the fillet from the loin.
Trimming: remove gland and de-fat. Leave the silverskin and chain
muscle intact and fully attached. Special care must be taken in cutting,
trimming and packing thisvaluable cut.
Wrapping and packing: fillets must be packed carefully lengthwise, thin
ends to thick ends alternatively, silverksin up, and must not be folded.
These cuts must be individually wrapped in polythene before packing in
cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.6. Intervention rump (code INT 16)
Cutting and boning: separate from the silverside/thick flank by a straight
cut from a point approximately 5 cm from the posterior edge of the fifth
sacral vertebra, passing approximately 5 cm from the anterior edge of the
aitch bone, taking care not to cut through the thick flank.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 26
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Separate from the loin by a cut between the last lumbar and first sacral
vertebrae, clearing the anterior edge of the pelvic bone. Remove bones
and cartilage.
Trimming: remove the pocket of fat on the internal surface below the eye
muscle. The external fat cover must not exceed 1 cm at any point.
Special care must be taken in cutting, trimming and packing this valuable
cut.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.7. Intervention striploin (code INT 17)
Cutting and boning: separate from the rump by a straight cut between the
last lumbar and the first sacral vertebrae. Separate from the fore-rib (five
bone) by a straight cut between the 11th and 10th ribs. Remove the back-
bonescleanly. Remove the ribsand feather bonesby ‘s heeting out’.
Trimming: remove any species of cartilage left after boning. The tendon
must be removed. The external fat cover must not exceed 1 cm at any
point. Special care must be taken in cutting, trimming and packing this
valuable cut.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
1.2.8. Intervention flank (code INT 18)
Cutting and boning: remove the full flank from the eight-rib straight-cut
hindquarter by a cut from the point where the flank hasbeen laid back,
following the natural seam down around the surface of the hind muscles
to a point which ishorizontal to the middle of the las t lumbar vertebra.
Continue the cut downwardsin a s traight line parallel to the fillet,
through the 13th to the 6th rib inclusive along a line running parallel to
the dorsal edge of the vertebral column, so that the entire downward cut
isno more than 5 cm from the lateral tip of the eye mus cle.
Remove all bones and cartilage by ‘sheeting out’. The whole flank must
remain in one piece.
Trimming: remove the coarse connective tissue sheath covering the goose
skirt, leaving the goose skirt intact. Trim fat so that the overall percen-
tage of visible (external and interstitial) fat does not exceed 30 %.
Wrapping and packing: the full flank may be folded once only for
packing. It must not be cut or rolled. When packed, the inner part of the
flank and the goose skirt must be clearly visible. Before packing each
box must be lined with polythene to allow complete wrapping of the
cut/s.
1.2.9. Intervention fore-rib (five bone) (code INT 19)
Cutting and boning: this cut must be separated from the striploin by a
straight cut between the 11th and 10th ribs and must include the 6th to
10th ribs inclusive. Remove the intercostal muscles and pleura in a thin
sheet with rib bones. Remove backbone and cartilage, including the tip of
the scapula.
Trimming: remove the backstrap (ligamentum nuchae). The external fat
cover must not exceed 1 cm at any point. The cap must be left attached.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
2. FOREQUARTER CUTS
2.1.Description of cuts
2.1.1. Intervention shin (code INT 21)
Cutting and boning: remove by a cut around the joint separating the shin-
bone (radius) and clod-bone (humerus). Remove the shinbone (radius).
Trimming: trim sinew tips back to the meat.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
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2.1.2. Intervention shoulder (code INT 22)
Cutting and boning: separate the shoulder from the forequarter by cutting
in a line following the natural seam around the edge of the shoulder and
the cartilage at the tip of the scapula, continuing around the seam so that
the shoulder is lifted from its natural pocket. Remove the scapula. The
blade muscle under the scapula must be laid back but left attached so as
to allow clean removal of the bone. Remove the clod-bone (humerus).
Trimming: remove cartilage, tendons and joint capsules. Trim fat so that
the overall percentage of visible (external and interstitial) fat does not
exceed 10 %.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
2.1.3. Intervention brisket (code INT 23)
Cutting and boning: separate from the forequarter by cutting in a straight
line perpendicular to the middle of the first rib. Remove intercostal
muscles and pleura by ‘sheeting out’, with ribs, breastbone and cartilage.
Deckle to be left attached to the brisket. Fat underlying the deckle and
the sternum must be removed.
Trimming: trim fat so that the overall percentage of visible (external and
interstitial) fat does not exceed 30 %.
Wrapping and packing: each cut must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene and packed in a carton lined with polythene to allow complete
wrapping of the cuts.
2.1.4. Intervention forequarter (code INT 24)
Cutting and boning: the cut remaining after removal of the brisket,
shoulder and shin is classed as forequarter.
Remove rib bonesby ‘s heeting out’. Neck bonesmus t be removed
cleanly.
The chain muscle must be left attached to this cut.
Trimming: tendons, joint capsules and cartilage to be removed. Trim fat
so that the overall percentage of visible (external and interstitial) fat does
not exceed 10 %.
Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in poly-
thene before packing in cartonslined with polythene.
3. VACUUM-PACKING OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CUTS
Member Statesmay decide to allow vacuum-packing ins tead of indivi-
dual wrapping asprovided for under point 1 for cutsof codesINT 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 28
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ANEXO VI — BILAG VI — ANHANG VI — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ VI — ANNEX
VI — ANNEXE VI — ALLEGATO VI — BIJLAGE VI — ANEXO VI — LIITE
VI — BILAGA VI
Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes
adresser — Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις του οργα-
νισµού παρέµβασης — Adresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses
des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento —
Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de
intervenção — Interventieoelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens
adresser
Belgique — België
Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge
Rue de Trèves82
B-1040 Bruxelles
Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Trierstraat 82
B-1040 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11; telex BIRB BRUB 24076/65567; fax (32-2) 230 25 33/
280 03 07
Danmark
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
EU-Direktoratet
Kampmannsgade 3
DK-1780 København V
tlf. (45) 33 92 70 00; telex 151317 DK; fax (45) 33 92 69 48, (45) 33 92 69 23
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am Main
Adickesallee 40, D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. (49) 69 15 64-704/705; Telex 411727; Telefax (49) 69 15 64-790/985
Ελλάδα
∆Ι∆ΑΓΕΠ
Αχαρών 241
GR-10176 Αθήνα ,
Τηλ. (01) 86 56 439, τέλεξ 221735 ,φαξ: 86 70 503
España
FEGA (Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria)
Beneficencia 8
E-28005 Madrid
Tel.: (34) 913 47 65 00, 913 47 63 10; télex: FEGA 23427 E; fax:
(34) 915 21 98 32, 915 22 43 87
France
Ofival
80, avenue desTerroirs -de-France
F-75607 ParisCedex 12
Tél.: (33-1) 44 68 50 00; télex: 215330; télécopieur: (33-1) 44 68 52 33
Ireland
Department of Agriculture and Food
Johnston Castle Estate
County Wexford
Ireland
Tel. (353-53) 634 00; fax (353-53) 428 42
Italia
AGEA (Agenzia per le erogazioni in agricoltura)
Via Palestro, 81
I-00185 Roma
Tel. 49 49 91; telex 61 30 03; fax 445 39 40/445 19 582000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 29
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Luxembourg
Service d'économie rurale, section ‘cheptel et viande’
113-115, rue de Hollerich
L-1741 Luxembourg
Tél.: (352) 478/443; télex: 2537
Nederland
Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij
Laser Regio Zuidoost
Slachthuisstraat 71
Postbus 965
6040 AZ Roermond
Nederland
Tel. (31-475) 35 54 44; fax (31-475) 31 89 39
Österreich
AMA Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70
A-1201 Wien
Tel. (431) 33 15 12 20; Telefax (431) 33 15 12 97
Portugal
INGA — Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro, no46oE
P-1600 Lisboa
Tel.: (351) 217 51 85 00; fax: (351) 217 51 86 15
Finland
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Intervention Unit
PL 232 (Kluuvikatu 4A)
00171 Helsinki
Finland
P. 358-9 16 01; F. 358-9 16 09 760
Sweden
Statens Jordbruksverk - Swedish Board of Agriculture
Intervention Division
S-551 82 Jönköping
Tfn (46-36) 15 50 00; telex 70991 SJV-S; fax (46-36) 71 95 11
United Kingdom
Intervention Board Executive Agency
PO Box 1AW
Hampshire Court
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE99 1AW
United Kingdom
Tel. (44-191) 273 96 96; fax (44-191) 226 18 392000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 30
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ANNEX VII
Provisionsapplicabletocartons,palletsandcages
I.Cartons
1. Cartons must be of a standard format and weight and strong enough to
resist being pallet-stacked.
2. Cartons used may not show the name of the slaughterhouse or cutting
plant from which the productscome.
3. Cartonsmus t be weighed individually after being filled; cartonsfilled
with a weight fixed in advance are not authorised.
4. The net weight of cutsper carton may not exceed 30 kg.5. Only cuts of the same designation identified by their full name or by the
Community code and coming from the same category of animal may be
placed in the same carton; cartons may not contain any pieces of fat or
other trimming under any circumstances.
6. Cartons must bear the following seals:
— intervention agency labelson both ends ,
— official veterinary inspection labels in the middle of front and back,
but only on the front in the case of monobloc boxes.
Such labels must bear a serial number and be affixed in such a way that
they are destroyed when the carton is opened.
7. The intervention agency labels must show the number of the contract,
the type and number of cuts, the net weight and the date of packing;
the labels must not be less than 20 × 20 cm; the veterinary inspection
labels must show the approval number of the cutting plant.
8. The serial numbers on labels referred to in point 6 must be recorded in
respect of each contract and it must be possible to compare the number
of cartons used and of labels issued.
9. Cartons must be bound with four straps, two lengthwise and two width-
wise placed approximately 10 cm from each corner.
10. Labels torn during inspection must be replaced by serially numbered
labels, two per carton, issued by the intervention agency to the compe-
tent authorities.
II.Pallets and cages
1. Cartonsrelating to different invitationsto tender and containing different
cuts must be stored on separate pallets by invitation to tender or by month
and by cut; such pallets must be identified by labels showing the number
of the invitation to tender, the type of cut, the net weight of the product,
the tare weight and the number of cartonsper cut.
2. Bone-in quarters from different invitations to tender must be stored by
tender or by month in separate cages for forequarters and hindquarters;
such containers must be identified by labels showing the number of the
invitation to tender, the number and classification of quarters, broken
down into forequartersand hindquarters , the net weight thereof and the
tare weight.
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ANNEX VIII
Individual prices of rejected intervention cuts for the purposes of Article
29(2)
(EUR/tonne)
Intervention fillet 22 000
Intervention striploin 14 000
Intervention topside
Intervention rump10 000
Intervention silverside
Intervention thick flank
Intervention forerib (with five ribs)8 000
Intervention shoulder
Intervention fore quarter6 000
Intervention brisket
Intervention shank
Intervention shin5 000
Intervention flank 4 0002000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 32
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ANNEX IX
Correlationtable
Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 ThisRegulation
Article 1 Article 1
Article 2 Article 2Article 3 Article 3Article 4 Article 4Article 5 Article 5
Article 6 Article 6
Article 7 Article 7Article 8 Article 8Article 9 Article 9Article 10 Article 10Article 11 Article 11
Article 12 Article 12
Article 13 Article 13Article 14 Article 14Article 15 Article 15Article 16 Article 16Article 17 Article 17
Article 18 Article 18
Article 19 Article 19Article 20 Article 20Article 21 Article 21Article 22 Article 22Article 23 Article 23
Article 24 Article 24
Article 25 Article 25Article 26 Article 26Article 27 Article 27Article 28 Article 28Article 29 Article 29
— Article 30
— Article 31— Article 32— Article 33Article 30 Article 34Article 31 Article 35
Article 32 Article 36
Article 33 Article 37Annex I —Annex II Annex IAnnex III Annex IIAnnex IV —
Annex V Annex III
Annex VI Annex IVAnnex VII Annex VAnnex VIII Annex VI2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 33
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Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 ThisRegulation
Annex IX Annex VII
Annex X Annex IX
Annex XI Annex VIII2000R0562 — EN — 04.08.2001 — 006.001 — 34