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of28May1993
on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to
promoteandmarketqualitybeefandveal
(OJ L 132, 29.5.1993, p. 83)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
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►M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2440/93 of 2 September 1993 L 224 4 3.9.1993
►M2 Commission Regulation (EC) No 2895/95 of 15 December 1995 L 304 4 16.12.1995
►M3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 715/96 of 19 April 1996 L 99 13 20.4.1996
►M4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 487/97 of 17 March 1997 L 76 1 18.3.1997
►M5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 623/97 of 9 April 1997 L 95 6 10.4.1997
►M6 Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/97 of 18 April 1997 L 102 13 19.4.1997
►M7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1720/97 of 3 September 1997 L 242 33 4.9.1997
►M8 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1849/97 of 25 September 1997 L 264 11 26.9.1997
►M9 Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/1999 of 17 February 1999 L 44 10 18.2.1999
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncilRegul ation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No1318/93
of28May1993
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2067/92onmeasurestopromoteandmarketqualitybeefandveal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
Having regard to CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June
1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (
1), and
in particular Article 4 thereof;
Whereas detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/
92 should be laid down, in particular as regards the admissibility ofapplications for Community part-financing and the procedure for the
acceptance of the measures proposed; whereas the consumer's attention
should be drawn to beef and veal with identified and controlledcharacteristics;
Whereas in addition the quality of beef and veal depends on the breed
and the rearing conditions of the animalfrom which they come together
with the conditions of slaughter, handling during transportation andmarketing; whereas the quality is better assured if minimum conditionsare met at all stages of preparation of the product; whereas theinformation given to the consumer must be capable of being checked
and must be checked, in particular where a product presented as being a
quality product bears an identifying mark or symbol; whereas provisionsrelating to the above requirements should therefore be adopted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal failed to deliver
an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the
promotion and marketing measures for quality beef and veal within themeaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 (hereinafter referred to as‘promotion measures’).
2. For the purposes of this Regulation:
(a) ‘promotion measures’ means activities relating in particular to
advertising and public relations measures aimed at encouraging the
consumption of quality beef and veal, including the organization of
and participation in trade fairs and exhibitions accompanied, whereappropriate, by the provision of marketing advice to the variousoperators;
(b) ‘trade and inter-trade organizations’ means groups whose members
consist of operators in one or more branches of the chain ofproduction.
Article 2
1. Promotion activities part-financed may be pursued over a period of
not less than one year and not more than two, commencing on the dateon which the relevant contract takes effect.
2. Costs linked to the implementation of the control record referred to
in Article 4 (2) (b) and costs linked to studies required for thepreparation of promotion activities and to the possible creation of a logomark or symbol shall not be eligible for financing.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 2
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Article 3
Community part-financing shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. meat covered by the promotion activities must meet the requirements
laid down in this Regulation;
2. the production, handling and marketing of the meat shall be subject at
least to the quality and control requirements laid down in Annex I, for
all or part of the chain of production;
3. appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure the traceability of the
meat promoted, from the consumer to the segments of the productionchain covered by the measure.
Article 4
1. Applications for financing shall be lodged with the competent
body in the Member State in which the organization has its registeredplace of business not later than 15 March each year. ►
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— for 1997, new applications may be lodged not later than 1 October
1997;
— for 1998, applications may be lodged not later than 1 July 1998. ◄
2. Applications shall include, in addition to the proposed promotion
programme, the following documents:
(a) a document containing the contract specifications, endorsed by the
members of the applicant organization. The specifications shall
include:
— in the case referred to in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2067/92, obligations at least equal to those set out in Annex I tothis Regulation for a complete segment of the chain ofproduction,
— in the case referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2067/92, obligations at least equal to those set out in Annex I tothis Regulation for the entire chain of production. In that eventthe result will be specifications for integrated control;
(b) a controlrecord of the appl ication of the specifications, to be drawn
up by a body independent of the applicant organization or by a bodyrecognized by the Member State as being qualified to carry out this
control;
(c) the studies on which the proposed activity is based;
(d) an undertaking by the members of the applicant organization to
submit to the controls referred to in point (b);
(e) the rules of procedure of the applicant organization, setting out in
particular the methods for granting and withdrawing eligibility forthe promotion measures, including the right to use the collectivelogo of the applicant organization. In the case of non-compliancewith the specifications, withdrawalshal lcover the entire part-
financing period if the measure is to qualify;
(f) the articles of association of the applicant organization.
3. Applications shall be valid only where they are accompanied by a
written undertaking:
(a) to comply with the provisions of the standard contract drawn up by
the Commission and made available by the competent body;
(b) that an assessment study of the measures implemented will be
carried out by an independent body within the time limit laid downin Article 7 (3); the study shall be financed under the sameconditions as the other planned measures;
(c) not to submit an application for other Community or national aids
for the purposes of the measures part-financed under this Regula-tion.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 3
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4. Any trade or inter-trade organization applying for part-financing
must:
— have its registered place of business in a Member State of the
Community, and
— have the legal and practical ability to implement the planned
promotion activity.
5. The applicant organizations shall provide at any time at the request
of the competent bodies and/or the Commission proof of the correctnessof the information used relating to the characteristics of the product andthe conditions under which it is obtained.
Article 5
1. The competent body shall draw up a list of all the applications for
financing which it has received and send it to the Commission with areasoned opinion on each of them before 30 April.
2. Following scrutiny by the Management Committee for Beef and
Veal in accordance with Article 28 of Council Regulation (EEC) No805/68 (
1), the Commission shall determine the successful applications
by 30 September at the latest.
Preference shall be given to applications submitted by several
organizations established in more than one Member State carrying outintegrated controlwithin the meaning of the second indent of Articl e 4(2) (a) of this Regulation, having coordinated their activities beforehand
and using a collective logo.
Article 6
1. Applicant organizations shall be informed individually of the
outcome of their applications as promptly as possible by the competentbody.
2. The competent bodies shall conclude contracts for the selected
measures with the successfulappl icant organization within one month ofnotification of the decision to the Member State.
To that end the bodies shall use the standard contract referred to in
Article 4 (3) (a).
3. The contract shall take effect following the lodging of a security in
favour of the competent body equalto 15 % of the maximum amount ofthe Community part-financing to ensure proper execution.
Where the security is not lodged within two weeks of the date of
conclusion of the contract, the latter shall be void and shall not longer
have any legal effect.
Such securities shall be lodged in accordance with Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (
2).
The ‘primary requirements’ within the meaning of Article 20 of that
Regulation shall comprise:
(a) implementation within the time limits laid down of the measures
selected in accordance with the promotion programme proposed;
(b) the drawing-up of the controlrecord referred to in Articl e 4 (2) (b)
of this Regulation;
(c) where necessary, the imposition of penalties provided for in the rules
of procedure in the case of non-compliance with the specifications,
in particular the withdrawal of eligibility for the promotionmeasures.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.▼M9
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Securities shall be released upon payment of the balance pursuant to
Article 7.
4. Failure to comply with any one of the primary requirements
referred to in paragraph 3 or the repeated failure to comply with otherobligations may result in the contract's being terminated.
Article 7
1. The parties concerned may submit applications for an advance as
from the date on which the contract takes effect.
Advances shall cover 30 % of the maximum amount of part-financing.
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maximum amount, on condition that they are paid before 10 October1993◄.
Advances shall be paid subject to provision in favour of the competent
body of a security equalto 110 % of the advance, l odged in accordance
with Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.
The ‘primary requirements’ within the meaning of this Regulation shall
be those referred to in Article 6 (3) of this Regulation.
2. Payments shall be made on the basis of quarterly invoices
submitted together with the relevant supporting documents and an
interim report on the implementation of the programme.
However, the advance and payments referred to in paragraph 1 may not
together exceed 75 % of the entire Community financialcontribution.
3. Applications for the balance shall be submitted not later than the
end of the fourth month following completion of the measures provided
for in the contract. They shall be accompanied by:
— the relevant supporting documents,
— a statement summarizing the measures carried out,
— a report assessing the results achieved to date and the use which may
be made thereof.
Except in cases of force majeure, failure to lodge applications for the
balance accompanied by the documentation by the final date shall resultin a reduction of 3 % of the balance per month of delay.
4. The balance shall be paid subject to verification of the documents
referred to in paragraph 3.
In the event of failure to comply with one of the primary requirements
referred to in Article 6 (3), no payment shall be made except in cases of
force majeure .
Failure to comply with the other requirements shall result in the balance
being reduced in proportion to the extent of the irregularity recorded.
5. The securities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released in so far
as the balance has been paid pursuant to paragraph 4.
However:
(a) if the amount of the advance exceeds the finalamount of the part-
financing, the proportion of the security corresponding to the
amount overpaid shall be forefeit;
(b) failure to submit an application for the balance by the final date shall
result in the security being forfeit in proportion to the reduction inthe balance provided for in paragraph 3.
6. The competent body shall make the payments provided for in this
Article within three months from receipt of applications. However, itmay defer the payments referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 where furtherchecks are required.
7. The competent body shall forward the assessment reports referred
to in paragraph 3 to the Commission without delay.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 5
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8. The applicable agricultural conversion rate shall be governed by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (1), However, notwith-
standing Article 12 (1) of that Regulation, the operative event for
1993 shall be the day on which this Regulation enters into force.
Article 8
1. The competent bodies shall take the necessary measures to verify:
— the accuracy of the information and supporting documents supplied,
— fulfilment of all the contractual obligations,
inter alia by means of technical, administrative and accounting checks at
the premises of the contracting party, any partners of the contractingparties and subcontractors.
Without prejudice to CouncilRegul ation (EEC) No 595/91 (
2), they shall
inform the Commission immediately in writing of any irregularitiesdiscovered.
2. With a view to the application of paragraph 1, where measures
carried out by the contractor are executed in a Member State other thanthat in which the contracting competent body is established, thecompetent bodies of the Member States concerned shall assist oneanother.
3. The competent national authorities shall establish a sufficiently
dissuasive penalty system which may include, if necessary, temporary or
permanent suspension from participation in promotion programmes.They shall inform the Commission without delay of the penalty systemprovided for.
Article 9
1. In the case of undue payment, the beneficiary shall be obliged to
reimburse the amounts in question plus interest calculated on the basis
of the time elapsing between payment and reimbursement by the
beneficiary.
The interest rate applicable shall be the rate applied by the European
Monetary Cooperation Fund to its operations in ecus, as published in the‘C’ series of the OfficialJournal , in force on the date of the unduepayment, plus 3 percentage points.
2. Amounts recovered, together with interest, shall be paid to the
disbursing agencies or departments and deducted by the latter from
expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund in proportion to the Community part-financing.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 6
(1) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.
(2) OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 11.▼M7
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ANNEX I
MINIMUM PRODUCTION, QUALITY AND CONTROL REQUIRE-
MENTS
1. STOCKFARMING
1.1.Origin
1.1.1. Except for veal calves, breeds other than those listed in Annex II to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (1)and the first crosses with
one of those breeds.
1.1.2. Only farmers who regularly channel or will channel part of their
production into promotion measures will be considered.
1.2.Nutrition
1.2.1. Feedingstuffs for bovine animals other than calves should contain no meat,
bone or fish meal and protein should be exclusively vegetable.
1.2.2. The liquid food ratio for calves must contain at least 60 % products of
dairy origin and, regarding the rest, the nutrition must contain no meat,
bone or fish meal.
1.3.Healthmonitoring
1.3.1. Additionalchecks as part of the regul ar monitoring of the herd by a
veterinarian, who must be able to get to the holding quickly if necessary.
1.3.2. Compulsory registration of therapeutic treatments; to this end, each farm
must have a register in which to note the medicines prescribed by the
veterinarian and the dates of use and quantities administered for each
animaltreated.
1.3.3. Only animals which have not been administered products containing beta-
agonists, even for therapeutic purposes, may be admitted to promotion
programmes.
1.3.4. Animals which have been treated using antibiotics or pest control products
may be admitted to promotion programmes provided the treatment was
remedialrather than preventive, and prescribed by a veterinarian.
Preference will be given to medicines not requiring a waiting period.
However, a preventive treatment can be prescribed by a veterinarian
during the 15 days which follow the regrouping of the animals.
1.3.5. In the case of non-compliance with the provisions aimed at above,
definitive exclusion of the producer from eligibility for the promotion
measures.
1.4.Residues
1.4.1. Additionalchecks for the substances l isted in Annex I to CouncilDirective
96/23/EC (2). Samples for analysis will be taken:
— on the holding, from animals and feed,
— at the slaughterhouse, from carcases and offal.
1.4.2. The number and frequency of samples must be deemed by the interested
parties to be sufficiently representative of all production intended for
promotion programmes.
1.4.3. Sampling an holdings must be carried out early enough to enable the
competent authority to be apprised of the results of analysis before the
products are marketed.
Sampling of carcases and offal must be carried out on the slaughter line.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 7
(1) OJ L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 10.
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1.5.Welfare
1.5.1. In the case of bovine animals other than calves, the national, international
and, where applicable, Community standards shall apply. In particular,
when housed animals must:
— have sufficient space and natural light, in well-ventilated but draught-
free premises,
— remain together and not be separated from the herd except in cases of
illness,
— be free to move and have permanent access to water and feed.
In addition, housing must have sufficient bedding or rest area and be
regularly cleaned.
1.5.2. In the case of calves, the national and Community standards shall apply. In
particular:
— when housed, animals must have sufficient space and natural light, in
well-ventilated but draught-free premises,
— all holdings involved in programmes presented from 1999 shall be
required to comply with all the requirements referred to in Article 3 (3)
of CouncilDirective 91/629/EEC (1), notwithstanding the last subpar-
agraph thereof.
2. TRANSPORT
2.1. Measures shall be taken to prevent stress during transport of animals to the
slaughterhouse and during their stay at the slaughterhouse. To this end of
maximum journey time will be fixed by the applicant, beyond which there
must be sufficient rest period before slaughter.
2.2. Animals must be transported in adequately clean lorries which meet the
requirements in the Community rules. In particular, lorries must be
equipped with non-slip ramps with a gentle slope for loading and
unloading.
2.3. Animals must be dry and adequately clean for transport; they must be
moved without the unjustified use of force or electric shock devices.
3. SLAUGHTER
3.1.Product
Fresh meat
3.2.Choiceofslaughterhouse
Exclusion of slaughterhouses which do not benefit from the definitive
community stamp.
3.3.Hygiene
3.3.1. Animals which are insufficiently clean, particularly around the hind legs,
tailand analregion, shal lnot be accepted for promotion programmes.
3.3.2. Carcases may show no visible faecal contamination; carcases may not be
decontaminated by washing, but only by cutting away the contaminated
parts.
3.4.Refrigeration
Except for calves, application of refrigeration techniques conducive to
tenderness such as slow refrigeration or, if this is not possible, rapid
refrigeration with electrical stimulation.
3.5.Categoriesofcarcase
3.5.1.Typesof carcas e:
— veal calves up to six months old within the meaning of Directive 91/
629/EEC,
— bovine animals with a carcase between 140 and 200 kg,— bulls (category A within the meaning of Council Regulation (EEC) No
1208/81 (
2).) not more than 24 months old,1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 8
(1) OJ L 340, 11. 12. 1991, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3.
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— steers (category C within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/
81),
— female animals less than 48 months old that have calved (category D
within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81). However, the
competent authority may grant a derogation up to 72 months provided
the maturing period is extended to at least nine days,
— other female animals (category E within the meaning of Regulation
(EEC) No 1208/81).
3.5.2.Weight
For veal calves, the carcase weight including all the organs in the thoracic
and abdominalcavities may not exceed 140 kg.
3.5.3.pH
Except for calves, the pH must be measured on each carcase not later than
24 hours after slaughter and must be less than six.
4. MARKETING
4.1.Maturing
Except for calves, maturing is required for at least seven days from
slaughter to placing on sale to the consumer, of which 60 hours after the
slaughter must be in the establishment where slaughter took place.
The competent authority may accept derogations from the minimum
maturing time for pieces not intended for grilling or roasting. In such
cases, the label will include a special mention.
4.2.Monitoringandchecks
Products will be monitored at the wholesale and retail stages to ensure that
the meat does not lose quality as a result of inappropriate handling and
storage.
4.3.Labelling
For pre-packaged meat, the following information must be given:
— the reference number referred to in 5.2,
— for the use of the wholesaler: the date of slaughter, or a date prior to
which the meat may not be sold,
— the name of the cut of meat from which the piece is taken,— for the use of the consumer: the use-by date.
5. TRACEABILITY
5.1. Each animal must be individually identified in accordance with Council
Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (
1) and the corresponding registration number
must be marked on carcases up to the point of retailsal e.
5.2. All cuts of meat must bear a reference number by which the number of the
individual animal or group (per set of animals with similar quality
characteristics) from which the meat comes can be traced.
5.3. Traceability must be checked using an appropriate method by which it can
be proven that the marketed product corresponds to the animalor the group
of animals from which it originates.
6. COMMON PROVISIONS6.1.Methodology
The methods of rearing, slaughter and processing must be clearly defined
in advance so that they can be standardized to ensure stable quality.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 9
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6.2.Additionalcriteria
Additionalqual ity requirements may be imposed by the competent
authority and/or proposing organization to take account of the specific
characteristics of the market concerned and the perceptions of quality of
consumers in that market.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 10
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ANNEX II
In accordance with Article 4 (1), interested parties are hereby informed that
proposals are to be sent, within the time limits laid down, to the following
competent authorities, in one originaland five copies by registered l etter or by
messenger with acknowledgement of receipt:
Member State Competent authority
Belgium Office belge de l'économie et de l'agriculture,
rue de Trèves 82,
B-1040 Bruxelles.
Denmark Landbrugsministeriet,
EF-Direktoratet,
Nyropsgade 26,
DK-1602 København V.
Germany Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung
(BALM),
Adickesallee 40,
D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 18.
Greece Direction for the management of agricultural products
(DIDAGEP),
241 Acharnon Street,104-46
GR-Athens.
France OFIVAL
Tour Montparnasse,
33, avenue du Maine,
F-75755 Paris Cedex 15.
Ireland Department of Agriculture and Food,
Agriculture House,
Kildare Street,
IRL-Dublin 2.
Italy Azienda di Stato per gli interventi sul mercato agricolo
(AIMA),
via Palestro 81,
I-00198 Roma.
Luxembourg Administration des Services techniques de l'agriculture,
16, route d'Esch,
L-1470 Luxembourg.
Netherlands Produktschap Vee en Vlees,
Sir Winston Churchilllaan 275,
NL-2288 EA Rijswijk.
United Kingdom Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce,
Fountain House,
2 Queen's Walk,
GBReading, Berks RG1 7QW .
Spain Secretaría Generalde Al imentación,
Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación,
Paseo Infanta Isabel1,
E-28014 Madrid.
PortugalInstituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícol a
(INGA),
Rua Camilo Castelo Branco, 45, 2o,
P-1000 Lisboa.1993R1318 — EN — 01.03.1999 — 009.001 — 11