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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2182/77
of 30 September 1977
layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleoffrozenbeeffrominterventionstocksforprocessinginthe
Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76
(OJ L 251, 1.10.1977, p. 60)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 554/78 of 17 March 1978 L76 8 18.3.1978
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2182/77
of 30 September 1977
layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleoffrozenbeeffrominterven-
tionstocksforprocessingintheCommunityandamendingRegula-
tion (EEC) No 1687/76
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968
on the common organization of the market in beef and veal(
1), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No425/77(2),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(
3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 429/
77(4), provides that such meat may be sold for special use; whereas
detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownforthedisposalofsuchmeattotheCommunity processing industry;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/77 of 18 March 1977
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofspecialimportarrange-ments for certain types of frozen beef intended for processing(
5), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1384/77(6), specifies the products
into which such meat may be processed; whereas, to facilitate thecontrol of such processing, provision should be made for the productssoldunderthepresentRegulationtobeprocessedintothosespecifiedinRegulation (EEC) No 597/77, or into products falling within CommonCustoms Tariff subheading 02.0 6CIa )2 ;
Whereas, furthermore, Regulation (EEC) No 597/77 makes provision
formorefavourablearrangementsformeatwhichistobemanufacturedinto preserves, in order to improve the competitive position of suchpreserves on the market; whereas it should be provided that meatdisposed of under this Regulation should be put on sale at pricesdiffering according to end use;
Whereas sales under this Regulation at prices fixed in advance should
be governed by the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No216/69 of 4 February 1969 laying down detailed rules for the disposalof frozen beef purchased by the intervention agencies(
7), subject to
certain special exceptions on account of the particular use to whichthese products are to be put;
Whereasitshouldbelaiddownthat,inadditiontothesecurityprovided
for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 216/69, a security is to beprovided as guarantee of the use to which products sold under thisRegulationareput;whereasthissecurityshouldbevariedaccordingtothe use to which the meat is to be put;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June
1976(
8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1723/77(9), laid
downdetailedrulesforverificationofuseordestinationofinterventionproducts; whereas certain of these rules should be applied to saleseffected under this Regulation;
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 2.
(4) OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 18.
(5) OJ No L 76, 24. 3. 1977, p. 1.
(6) OJ No L 157, 28. 6. 1977, p. 16.
(7) OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1969, p. 10.
(8) OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1.
(9) OJ No L 189, 29. 7. 1977, p. 39.
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Whereas Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30
July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation(EEC)No653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitofaccount used for the common agricultural policy(
1) provides that, in
thecaseoftransactionscarriedoutpursuanttothecommonagriculturalpolicy, the sums owed by a Member State or a duly authorized body,expressed in national currency and representing amounts fixed in unitsofaccount,shouldbepaidonthebasisoftherelationshipbetweentheunit of account and the national currency which obtained at the timewhen the transaction or part transaction was carried out;
Whereas under Article 6 of the abovementioned Regulation the time
when a transaction is carried out is considered as being the date onwhich occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, in theabsence of and pending adoption of such rules, by the rules of theMemberStateconcerned,inwhichtheamountinvolvedinthetransac-tion becomes due and payable;
Whereas the date of the event on which the security and the selling
price for the product become due and payable is that on which thecontract of sale is concluded;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Meat sold under this Regulation shall be used for manufacture
within the Community of, at the purchaser’s choice, either
(a) preservedfoodasdefinedinArticle1(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
597/77, or
(b) otherproductsasdefinedinArticle1(6)ofthesameRegulation,or
products falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 02.06CIa )2 .
2. Inthecaseof ►
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asspecifiedinparagraph1(a),proofofprocessingshallnotbeacceptedunlessthequantityofpreservedfoodmanufacturedfromsuchmeatisatleast equivalent to the quantity purchased.
The coefficients used to determine the quantity of boned
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meat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, 100 kilograms of unboned
meat shall be deemed to be the equivalent of 77 kilograms of bonedmeat.
However, in the case of forequarters, 100 kilograms of unboned fore-
quartersshallbedeemedtobetheequivalentof70kilogramsofbonedmeat.
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4. ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theprocessingofhindquartersmay be undertaken after the removal of the following cuts: fillet andsirloin. In that case, 100 kilograms of bone-in hindquarters, afterremovalofthefilletandsirloin,shallbedeemedtobetheequivalentof66 kilograms of boned meat.
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Article 2
Different sale prices may be fixed for meat sold under this Regulation
depending on whether the meat is intended for the manufacture ofpreservedfoodsasspecifiedinsubparagraph(a)ofArticle1(1)orfor
(1) OJ No L 188, 1. 8. 1968, p. 1.
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the manufacture of other products as specified in subparagraph (b)thereof.
Article 3
1. Purchaseapplicationsoroffersmustincludeawrittendeclaration
bythepurchaserthatthemeatisintendedeitherforthemanufactureofproducts as specified in Article 1 (1) (a) or for the manufacture ofproductsasspecifiedinArticle1(1)(b),andmustspecifytheMemberState or States where manufacture is to take place.
2. Beforethecontractofsaleisconcluded,thepurchasermustgivea
written undertaking to the competent authority of the Member Statewheretheprocessingistotakeplacethatwithin30daysofthedateofconclusionofthecontracthewillspecifytheestablishmentorestablish-ments where the purchased meat is to be processed.
3. WhereArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1687/76isapplied,
theinterventionagencyholdingtheproductsshallwithoutdelayinformthe competent authority of the Member State where processing is totake place of the date of conclusion of the contract of sale.
Article 4
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1. A security calculated to guarantee that the products will beprocessed shall be lodged with the competent authority of the MemberStatewheretheprocessingistotakeplacebeforethecontractofsaleisconcluded and at the latest within two weeks after submission of thepurchaseapplicationoroffer.Itshallbelodgedinthenationalcurrencyof that Member State.
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The amount of security may be varied according to the product put onsale and its end-use.
2. WhereArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1687/76isapplied,
contracts of sale may not be concluded until the intervention agencyholding the products has received the certificate referred to in thatparagraph.
Article 5
1. The processing of meat purchased under this Regulation must be
carriedoutwithinfourmonthsofthedateofconclusionofthecontractof sale.
2. The proof provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
1687/76mustbeprovidedwithinfivemonthsofthedateofconclusionof the contract of sale.
3. Release of the security provided for in Article 4 (1) shall be
subject to production of the proof referred to in paragraph 2, and tocompliance with the other conditions laid down in this Regulation.
4. The security provided for in Article 4 (1) shall be released forth-
with if the purchase application is refused, in proportion to the quant-ities for which no contract of sale has been concluded.
Article 6
1. BywayofderogationfromArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
216/69,thepriceshallbepaidasandwhenthegoodsareremovedfromstore,inproportiontothequantitiesremovedandnotlaterthanthedaypreceding each removal.
2. The price shall be paid in the national currency of the Member
State in which the intervention agency holding the products is located.
3. BywayofderogationfromArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
216/69, the minimum sale quantity shall be 10 tonnes.
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Article 7
Where, by reason of force majeure , the purchaser is unable to comply
withthetimelimitsetfortakingdelivery,theinterventionagencyshalltakesuchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum-stances invoked.
The intervention agency shall notify the Commission of each case of
force majeure and of the measures taken in respect thereof.
Article 8
The date of the event within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation
(EEC)1134/68,inwhichthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4(1)andtheselling price become due and payable, shall be regarded as that onwhich the contract of sale is concluded.
Article 9
Paragraph17belowandtherelevantfootnote(
8)shallbeinsertedafter
paragraph16intheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1687/76undertheheading ‘II products intended for another use or purpose than thoselisted under I':
‘17. CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2182/77of30September1977
laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen beef from inter-vention stocks for processing in the Community, and amendingRegulation (EEC) No 1687/76(
1).
(a) Meat intended for the manufacture of preserved food:
— Section 104:
“Meat intended for the manufacture of preserved food.System (a). (Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77)”.“Kød bestemt til fremstilling af konserves.Ordning (a). (Forordning (EØF) nr. 2182/77)”.“Fleisch zur Herstellung von Konserven bestimmt. Rege-
lung (a). (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2182/77)”.
“Viandes destinées à la fabrication de conserves.Régime (a). (Règlement (CEE) no 2182/77)”.“Carni destinate alle fabbricazione di conserve.Regime (a). (Regolamento (CEE) n. 2182/77)”.“Vlees bestemd voor de vervaardiging van conserve.Regeling (a). (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2182/77)”.
— Section 106:
Date of conclusion of the contract of sale.
(b) Meat intended for the manufacture of other products:
— Section 104:
“Meat intended for processing.System (b). (Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77)”.“Kød bestemt til forarbejdning.Ordning (b). (Forordning (EØF) nr. 2182/77)”.“Zur Verarbeitung bestimmtes Fleisch.Regelung (b). (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2182/77)”.“Viandes destinées à la transformation.Régime (b). (Règlement (CEE) no 2182/77)”.“Carni destinate alle trasformazione.Regime (b). (Regolamento (CEE) n. 2182/77)”.“Vlees bestemd voor verwerking.Regeling (b). (Verordening (EEG) nr. 2182/77)”.
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— Section 106:
Date of conclusion of the contract of sale.
(1) OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60.'
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 1977.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applic-
able in all Member States.
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ANNEX
Coefficients used to determine the quantity of boned ►M1 ◄meat contained
in a certain quantity of preserved meat
Products Coefficients
I. Preserved food, other than homogenized, containing the following percent-
ages of meat of bovine animals:
1. 80 % or more of meat, excluding offal and fat 1 ·50
2. 60 % or more but less than 80 % of meat, excluding offal and fat 1 ·10
3. 40 % or more but less than 60 % of meat, excluding offal and fat 0 ·90
4. 20 % or more but less than 40 % of meat, excluding offal and fat 0 ·30
II. The coefficient applicable in respect of homogenized preserved meat shall
be equal to the quantity, expressed in kilograms, of boned►
M1 ◄meat used in the manufacture of one kilogram of
preserved meat