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29.7.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL184/5
REGULATION (EEC)No1097/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of27July1968
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofinterventionmeasuresonthemarketinbeefand
veal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingRegardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/681of27June1968onthecommonorganis­
ationofthemarketinbeefandveal,andin
particularArticles6(4),14(4)and25thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No972/682of
15July1968laiddowngeneralrulesforinter­
ventiononthemarketinbeefandveal;whereas
thatRegulationprovidesthattheregionsreferredto
inArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
shallbedeterminedhavingregard,inparticular,to
naturalconditionsofpriceformation;whereas,for
theapplicationofthatrule,theFederalRepublic
ofGermanyneedstobedividedintothreeregions;
Whereasitisnecessarytofixthecoefficientsreferred
toinArticle6(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddowntothatend
inRegulation (EEC)No972/68;whereas,however,
onlythecoefficientslikelytobeusedneedbefixed;
whereassuchcoefficientsshouldbefixedwithref­
erencetopricesinforceduringtheperiodsmost
representative ofnormalmarketconditions;whereas,
consequently,thosepricesshouldbefixedonthe
firstoccasiontocorrespondtotheaverageofthe
pricesrecordedduringthesecondsixmonthsof1966
andof1967;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No805/68laysdown
thattheinterventionmeasuresprovidedforin
Article6(1)thereofshallbeappliedincircumstances
tobedetermined ;whereassuchapplicationshould
beconditionalonitbeingestablishedthattheprice
situationspecifiedinArticle6(1)hasexistedfor
twoconsecutiveweeks;whereas,inpractice,because
ofthenormalfluctuationsinmarketpricesfrom
weektoweek,itisnecessarytowaitfortheconfir­
mationofquotationsbeforeapplyinginterventionmeasureseithernationallyorregionally;whereasfor
thesamereasonthesuspensionofsuchmeasures
canbeconditionalonitbeingestablishedthatthe
conditionsrelatingtopriceshavefortwoweeksnot
beenfulfilled;
Whereas,withtheobjectoforganisingbuying-in
byinterventionagenciesinanefficientmanner,
criteriafortheselectionofintervention centres
shouldbelaiddown;whereasthechoiceof
suchcentresshouldbedeterminedbycertaintech­
nicalrequirementsensuringsatisfactorycold-storage
ofthemeat;
Whereasinordertoensurethatbuying-intakes
placewithreasonableefficiency,aminimumquantity
forbuying-inshouldbelaiddown,variedaccording
toproduct;
Whereasinordertoensureequaltreatmentofsellers,
thebuying-inpriceandtheplacewheretheproduct
istakenoverbytheinterventionagencyshouldbe.
defined;whereasthatplacemay,asarule,bethe
intervention centretowhichthesellerintendsto
deliverhisproducts;whereasitmust,however,be
lefttotheinterventionagencytoappointanother
placeiftakingoveratthecentredesignatedbythe
sellerisnotpossible;
WhereastheinterventionpolicyoftheCommunity
mustbeefficientlypursued;whereas,therefore,itis
advisabletoensurethattheproductsboughtin
satisfytherequirementslaiddowninthedirective
ontradeinfreshmeat;whereasfurthermoreitis
advisablethatsuchproductsshouldsatisfycertain
technicalrequirements ;
Whereasentitlementtotheconcessionprovidedfor
inArticle14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68maybemoreeasilyverifiedifthedocument
conferringsuchentitlementincludesanentrytothat
effect;
WhereastoenabletheCommissiontohaveanoverall
viewoftheapplicationofinterventionmeasures,1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.11.

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provisionshouldbemadeforMemberStatestokeep
itinformedofsuchmeasures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal;(a)12headinrespectofadultbovineanimals,
(b)2metrictonsinrespectofcarcases,half-carcases
orcompensatedquarters,
(c)1metrictoninrespectofforequarters,
(d)1metrictoninrespectofhindquarters .
Article6HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposeofArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,theterritoryoftheFederalRepublicof
Germanyshallconsistofthreeinterventionregions
asfollows:Thebuying-inpriceofadultbovineanimalsshall
bethepricefreeattheslaughterhouse orfreeatthe
slaughtercattlemarketselectedasanintervention
centre.
Thebuying-inpriceofmeatshallbethepricefree
attheinterventioncentre'srefrigerationplant.
Unloadingchargesshallbe.bornebytheseller.RegionI:theLänderofSchleswig-Holstein ,Ham­
burg,Bremen,Niedersachsen ,Berlin,
RegionII:theLänderofNordrhein-Westfalen ,
Hessen,Rheinland-Pfalz ,Saarland,
RegionIII:theLänderofBaden-Württemberg ,
Bayern.Article7
Article21.Thesellermuststatetheintervention centreto
whichheintendstodelivertheproductandwhere
theproductislocated.
2.The.interventionagencyshalldeterminethe
taking-overdate.
3.Iftheproductcannotbetakenoverat.theinter­
ventioncentrereferredtoinparagraph1,theinter­
ventionagencyshallselecttheplacewherethepro
ductistobetakenoverfromthethreeintervention
centresnearesttowheretheproductislocated.ThecoefficientsprovidedforinArticle6(1)(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68shallbeasshownin
AnnexI.
Article3
Article81.Applicationoftheinterventionmeasuresprovided
forinArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
maybedecideduponassoonasitisestablishedthat
theconditionslaiddownArticle6(1).
(a)and(b)ofthatRegulationhavebeensatisfied
simultaneously fortwoconsecutiveweeks.
2.Suspensionoftheinterventionmeasuresprovided
forinArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
shallbedecideduponassoonasitisestablishedthat
theconditionslaiddowninArticle6(1)(a)and(b)
ofthatRegulationhavenotbeensatisfiedsimul­
taneouslyfortwoconsecutiveweeks.
Article .41.Productscanbeboughtinonlyif:
(a)theycomplywiththeprovisionsoftheCouncil
Directiveof26June1964sonhealthproblems
concerningintra-Community tradeinfreshmeat,
asamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof25Oc­
tober1966,4andinparticularArticles3and4
thereof,
(b)inthecaseofmeat,theysatisfytherequirements
definedinAnnexII,
(c)theyhavenocharacteristics renderingthemun­
suitableforstorageorsubsequentuse,
(d)theyoriginateintheCommunity ,withinthe
meaningofArticle4ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/685of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods,
(e)inthecaseofmeat,theydonotcomefrom
animalsslaughteredasaresultofemergency
measures .
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
theprovisionsadopteidfortheapplicationof.this
Article.1.InterventioncentresshallbeselectedbyMember
Stateswithaviewtoensuringtheefficiencyofinter­
ventionmeasuresandsothattaking-over,slaugh­
tering,ifnecessary,andrefrigerationareeffected
undersatisfactorytechnicalconditions .
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensuresatisfactorypreservationofthestored
products.
Article5
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Article9 (a)nameofthecontractingparties,
(b)descriptionandquantityofthegoodstowhich
thecontractrelates,1.Whenabuying-incontractisenteredintowhich
confersentitlementtotheconcessionprovidedforin
Article14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thefollowingentryshallappearonone
copyofthecontract:(c)dateofthecontract.
Article10
'DiesesVertragsexemplar gewährtAnspruchauf
diebesondereEinfuhrregelung imSinnedesAr­
tikels14Absatz3Buchstabe (b)(aa)derVer­
ordnung(EWG)Nr.805/68.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
notlaterthanthetimewhenproductsarefirst
boughtinalistoftheinterventioncentresandtheir
refrigerationandstoragecapacity.
Anysubsequentamendmentsshallbecommunicated
forthwith .Cetexemplaireducontratdonnedroitaubéné­
ficedurégimespécialàl'importation ,viséàl'ar­
ticle14paragraphe3sous(b)(aa)durèglement
(CEE)No805/68.Article11
Questoesemplaredelcontrattodàdirittoalbene­
ficiodelregimespecialediimportazione ,dicui
all'articolo14,paragrafo3,punto(b)(aa)del
regolamento (CEE)n.805/68.
Ditexemplaarvanhetcontractgeeftrechtopde
bijzondereregelingbijinvoer,bedoeldinartikel
14,lid3,sub(b)(aa)vanVerordening (EEG)
nr.805/68.'1.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCom­
missionbytelexeveryotherworkingdayofthe
weekthefollowinginformationrelatingtothe
buying-inoperationsoftheprecedingweek:
(a)theproducts,qualitiesandquantitiesboughtin,
(b)thepricepaidforeachproductandquality.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCom­
missionwiththeminimumdelaytheproductsand
quantitiesinstoreasaconsequenceofbuying-inat
theendofthesecondandfourthweeksofeach
month,showingtheproductsandquantitiesstored
andtheaddressoftheirplaceofstorage.
3.Theworkingoftheinterventionsystemshallbe
reviewedperiodicallyundertheprovisionsofArticle
28ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.(Thiscopyofthecontractentitlestothespecial
importarrangementprovidedforinArticle14(3)
(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.)
2.Entitlementtothespecialimportarrangements
providedforinArticle14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallbegrantedonlyonproduction
ofthecopyofthecontractreferredtointheprevious
paragraph.
3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCom­
missioneveryfortnightthefollowinginformationon
theabove-mentioned contracts :Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29July
1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY
1OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64.
1OJNo192,27.10.1966,p.3302/66.
3OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.

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ANNEX1
Belgium:Génisses 55% 1-03
Boeufs 55% 1-03
Taureaux 55% 1-07
Vaches . 55% 0-99
Vaches 50% 0-79
Germany:OchsenA 1-11
FärsenA 1-03
BullenA 1-13
KüheA 0-94
KüheB 0-86
France: BoeufsIre 1-01
Boeufs2e , 0-90
VachesIre • 0-97
Vaches2e 0.78
Italy: Vitelloni2a x 1-17
Vacchela 0-96
Vacche2a 0-72
Vacche3a 0-44
Luxembourg :Boeufs,génisses,taureaux,vachesAA 1-16
Boeufs,génisses,taureaux,vachesA 0-86
Netherlands :Slachtrunderen lekwaliteit 1-04
Slachtrunderen 2ekwaliteit 0-89
Slachtrunderen 3ekwaliteit 0-76

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ANNEXII
1.Meatofadultbovineanimals,freshorchilled(sub-headingNoex22.01AII(a)1oftheCom­
monCustomsTariff)intheformofcarcases,half-carcasesorcompensatedquarters,forequar­
tersorhindquartersfromanimalsslaughterednotmorethan6dayspreviously .
(a)Carcases,half-carcases ,compensatedquarters:
cutsymmetrically alongthespine,andwithouthead,feet,tail,kidneys,kidneyfat,pelvis
fat,spinalcord,thinflank,penisandmusclesofthediaphragm.Thethroatmustbeclean
andproperlytrimmed.
(b)Forequarters :
—cutfromthecarcaseaftercoolingoff;
—10-ribstraightcut,or5-ribcutwiththeskirtincludedintheforequarter .
(c)Hindquarters :
—cutfromthecarcaseaftercoolingoff;
—3-ribstraightcut,or8-ribcutknownaspistola.
2.Theproductsspecifiedinparagraph1mustcomefromwell-bledcarcases,theanimalhaving
beenproperlyflayed,theskininnowaypeeling,bloodstained ,suffusedorbruised.Superficial
fatmustnotbetorn.Thepleuramustbeundamaged .
3.Theproductsspecifiedinsubparagraphs (1b)and(c)mustcomefromcarcasesorhalf-carcases
satisfyingtherequirementsstatedinsubparagraph (la).
4.Theproductsspecifiedinparagraph1musthavebeenchilledimmediatelyafterslaughterand
uptothetimeofbeingtakenover,andmusthave,whentakenover,aninternaltemperature
notexceeding+7°C.