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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2128/1999
of 6 October 1999
on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production
of minced meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beefand veal(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/
98(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The application of intervention measures in respect of
beef has created stocks in several Member States;whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongationofstorage,partofthesestocksshouldbesoldbytenderfor the production of minced meat in the Community.
(2)To ensure efficient management of the markets, sales ofintervention stocks should be extended to producers ofminced meat approved in accordance with Article 8 ofCouncil Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December 1994laying down the requirements for the production andplacing on the market of minced meat and meatpreparations(
3).
(3)The sale should be made subject to the rules laid downbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2173/79(
4),aslast
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), in particu-
lar Titles II and III thereof, subject to certain specialexceptionsonaccountoftheparticularusetowhichtheproducts in question are to be put.
(4)Withaviewtoensuringaregularanduniformtenderingprocedure, measures should be taken in addition tothose laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No2173/79.
(5)Provision should be made for derogations from Article8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in view of theadministrativedifficultieswhichapplicationofthispointcreates in the Member States concerned.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The sale shall take place of approximately 1500 tonnes
of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom interventionagency.
DetailedinformationconcerningquantitiesisgiveninAnnexI.2. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance withRegulation (EEC) No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and IIIthereof.
Article 2
1. NotwithstandingArticles6and7ofRegulation(EEC)No
2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulationshall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.
The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of
invitation to tender which shall include the following:
(a) the quantities of beef offered for sale; and
(b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders.
2. Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities
availableandtheplaceswheretheproductsarestoredfromtheaddresseslistedinAnnexIItothisRegulation.Theinterventionagencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to inparagraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in otherways.
3. For each product mentioned in Annex I the intervention
agencies concerned shall sell first the meat which has beenstored the longest. However, with a view to better stockmanagement and after notifying the Commission, the MemberStates may designate only certain cold stores or parts thereoffor deliveries of meat sold under this Regulation.
4. Only tenders which reach the intervention agencies
concerned by 12 noon on 22 October 1999 shall be consid-ered.
5. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, a tender shall be submitted to the interventionagencyconcernedinaclosedenvelope,bearingthereferencetothe Regulation concerned. The closed envelope shall not beopened by the intervention agency before the expiry of thetender deadline referred to in paragraph 4.
6. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, tenders shall not indicate in which cold store orstores the products are held.
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39.
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Article 3
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with infor-
mation concerning the tenders received not later than theworking day following the deadline set for the submission oftenders.
2. After the tenders received have been examined a
minimumsellingpriceshallbesetforeachproductorthesalewill not proceed.
Article 4
1. A tender shall be valid only if presented by or on behalf
of an establishment approved in accordance with Article 8(1)ofDirective94/65/ECasaproducerofmincedmeatormincedmeatpreparations.MemberStatesshallconsultwitheachotherwhere necessary for the application of this paragraph.
2. Tenders shall be accompanied by:
— a written undertaking by the tenderer to use all the meat
concernedfortheproductionofmincedmeatasdefinedbyArticle 2(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 94/65/EC within fivemonths of the date of conclusion of the contract of salewith the intervention agency,
— details of the exact location of the establishment or estab-
lishmentsofthetendererinwhichthemincedmeatistobeproduced.
3. The tenderers referred to in paragraph 1 may instruct an
agent in writing to take delivery, on their behalf, of the prod-ucts which they purchase. In this case the agent shall submitthe bids of the tenderers whom he represents with the writteninstruction referred to above.
4. The purchasers and agents referred to in the preceding
paragraphs shall maintain and keep up to date an accountingsystem which permits the destination and use of the productstobeascertainedwithaviewinparticulartoensuringthatthequantities of products purchased and the quantities of mincedmeat produced correspond. For the purposes of administrativesupervision,whereappropriatetheinterventionagencyholdingthe products concerned shall send the competent authority oftheMemberStateinwhichthemincedmeatistobeproduced
a certified copy of the sales contract.
Article 5
1. The mincing of meat purchased under this Regulation
shall be carried out within five months of the date of conclu-sion of the contract of sale.
2. Documentation to prove compliance with the require-
ment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided to thecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhichthemincedmeat is produced within seven months of the date of conclu-sion of the contract of sale.
Article 6
MemberStatesshallsetupasystemofphysicalanddocumen-
tary supervision to ensure that all meat is minced in accord-ance with Article 5(1).
To this end, processors shall at any time be able to demon-
strate the identity and use of the meat through appropriateproduction records.
Article 7
1. The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 12 per 100 kilograms.
2. Asecurityintendedtocoverthemincingoftheproducts
shall be lodged with the competent authority of the MemberStateinwhichthemincingistotakeplace,priortotakingoverthe meat.
Theamountshallbethedifferenceineurosbetweenthetender
price per tonne and EUR 1700.
The mincing of all meat purchased shall constitute a primary
requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of CommissionRegulation (EEC) No 2220/85(
1).
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
Done at Brussels, 6 October 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.
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ANEXOI—BILAGI—ANHANGI— ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I—ANNEXI—ANNEXEI—ALLEGATOI—B ĲLAGEI—
ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I
Estadomiembro
Medlemsstat
Mitgliedstaat
Κράτος µέλος
MemberState
Étatmembre
Statomembro
Lidstaat
Estado-Membro
Jäsenvaltio
MedlemsstatProductos(1)
Produkter(1)
Erzeugnisse(1)
Προϊόντα(1)
Products(1)
Produits(1)
Prodotti(1)
Producten(1)
Produtos(1)
Tuotteet(1)
Produkter(1)Cantidadaproximada
(toneladas)
Tilnærmetmængde
(tons)
UngefähreMengen
(Tonnen)
Κατάπροσέγγισηποσότητα
(τόνοι)
Approximatequantity
(tonnes)
Quantitéapproximative
(tonnes)
Quantitàapprossimativa
(tonnellate)
Hoeveelheidb ĳbenadering
(ton)
Quantidadeaproximada
(toneladas)
Arvioitumäärä
(tonneina)
Ungefärligkvantitet
(ton)
Carne deshuesada — Udbenet kød — Fleisch ohne Knochen — Κρέατα χωρίς κόκαλα — Boneless
beef — Viande désossée — Carni senza osso — Vlees zonder been — Carne desossada —Luuton naudanliha — Benfritt kött
UNITED KINGDOM
— Intervention flank (INT 18) 500
— Intervention shoulder (INT 22) 500
— Intervention brisket (INT 23) 500
(1) VéanselosanexosVyVIIdelReglamento(CEE)no2456/93delaComisión(DOL225de4.9.1993,p.4),cuyaúltimamodificaciónla
constituye el Reglamento (CE) no2812/98 (DO L 349 de 24.12.1998, p. 47).
(1) Se bilag V og VII til Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 2456/93 (EFT L 225 af 4.9.1993, s. 4), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr.
2812/98 (EFT L 349 af 24.12.1998, s. 47).
(1) Vgl.AnhängeVundVIIderVerordnung(EWG)Nr.2456/93derKommission(ABl.L225vom4.9.1993,S.4),zuletztgeändertdurch
die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2812/98 (ABl. L 349 vom 24.12.1998, S. 47).
(1)Βλέπε παραρτήµατα VκαιVIIτου κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2456/93 της Επιτροπής (ΕΕ L225 της 4.9.1993, σ. 4), όπως τροποποιήθηκε
τελευταία από τον κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2812/98 (ΕΕ L349 της 24.12.1998, σ. 47).
(1) SeeAnnexesVandVIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2456/93(OJL225,4.9.1993,p.4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2812/98 (OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 47).
(1) VoirannexesVetVIIdurèglement(CEE)no2456/93delaCommission(JOL225du4.9.1993,p.4).Règlementmodifiéendernierlieu
par le règlement (CE) no2812/98 (JO L 349 du 24.12.1998, p. 47).
(1) Cfr. allegati V e VII del regolamento (CEE) n. 2456/93 della Commissione (GU L 225 del 4.9.1993, pag. 4), modificato da ultimo dal
regolamento (CE) n. 2812/98 (GU L 349 del 24.12.1998, pag. 47).
(1) Zie de b ĳlagen V en VII b ĳVerordening (EEG) nr. 2456/93 van de Commissie (PB L 225 van 4.9.1993, blz. 4), laatstel ĳk gew ĳzigd b ĳ
Verordening (EG) nr. 2812/98 (PB L 349 van 24.12.1998, blz. 47).
(1) VeranexosVeVIIdoRegulamento(CEE)n.o2456/93daComissão(JOL225de4.9.1993,p.4).Regulamentocomaúltimaredacção
que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n.o2812/98 (JO L 349 de 24.12.1998, p. 47).
(1) Katso komission asetuksen (ETY) N:o 2456/93 (EYVL L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna asetuksella (EY)
N:o 2812/98 (EYVL L 349, 24.12.1998, s. 47) liitteet V ja VII.
(1) Se bilagorna V och VII i förordning (EEG) nr 2456/93 (EGT L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), senast ändrad genom förordning (EG) nr 2812/98
(EGT L 349, 24.12.1998, s. 47).
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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
Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften der
Interventionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργανισµών παρεµβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies —
Adresses des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento — Adressen van deinterventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Inter-
ventionsorganens adresser
UNITED KINGDOM
Intervention Board Executive Agency
Kings House33, Kings RoadReading RG1 3BUBerkshireUnited KingdomTel. (01-189) 583626Fax (01-189) 566750