NoL188/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1860/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of18July1975
onthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforbeef
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,inordertoavoidfinancingnormalstorage,
itappearsdesirabletospecifyahighminimumquan­
tity;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Whereasitisdesirable,havingregardtothepresent
abundanceofbeefontheCommunitymarket,to
allowtheproductsstoredtobeexportedbeforethe
expiryofthestorageperiod,subjecttoaprovisionfor
aminimumperiodofstorage;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Articles6(5)(b)and8(2)thereof;
Whereastheamountofthesecurityrequiredshould
besuchastoobligethestorertofulfilltheobligations
undertakenbyhim;WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
providesthatinterventionmeasures ,shallbetakenfor
thewholeoftheCommunitywhenthepriceforadult
bovineanimalsasrecordedonrepresentative Commu­
nitymarketsinaccordancewithArticle10ofthe
■«.sameRegulationislowerthan93%oftheguide
price;whereasthisconditionsisfulfilledatpresent;
Whereas,inthepresentandforeseeablestateofthe
market,aidshouldbegrantedtoprivatestorage;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdown
generalrulesfortheimplementation ofRegulation
(EEC)No653/68(5)onconditionsforalterationsto
thevalueoftheunitofaccountusedforthecommon
agriculturalpolicy,thesumsowedbyaMemberState
oradulyauthorizedbody,expressedinnational
currencyandrepresentingamountsfixedinunitsof
account,arepaidonthebasisoftherelationship
betweentheunitofaccountandthenationalcurrency
obtainedatthetimewhenthetransactionorparttran­
sactionwascarriedout:Whereas,inordertofacilitatestorageoperations,it
appearsappropriatetoamendcertainconditionslaid
downinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1071/68(3)of25July1968layingdowndetailedrules
grantingprivatestorageforbeefandveal,andinparti­
cularthoseconcerningthesecurityrequiredandthe
timeelapsingbetweenslaughterandplacingin
privatestorage;whereastheconsequences ofputting
toosmallaquantityintostorageandofwithdrawing
meatprematurelyshouldalsobespecified;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle6oftheRegulation
referredtoabove,thetimewhenatransactionis
carriedoutisconsideredasbeingthedateonwhich
occurstheevent,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,
intheabsenceofandpendingadoptionofsuchrules
oftheMemberStatesconcerned ,inwhichtheamount
involvedinthetransactionbecomesdueandpayable;WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
989/68(4)of15July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingprivatestorageaidforbeefandveal
providesthatadecreaseoranincreaseofthestorage
periodcanbedecidedonifthemarketsituationcalls
forit;whereasitisthereforeappropriatetofix,in
additiontotheamountsofaidforaspecifiedstorage
period,amountstobedeductedwhenthisperiodis
shortened ;Whereas,inrespectofprivatestorageaidforbeef,the
rateofexchangetobeusedforcalculatingtheamount
ofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbethat
obtainingatthetimewhenthecontractforprivate
storageaidisconcluded ;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.19.
HOJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.10. (*)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,Article5
BywayofderogationfromArticle2(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1071/68,privatestorageaidmaybegranted
onlyforproductsobtainedfromanimalsslaughtered
notmorethan10dayspreviously .
Article6
Storingmustbecompletedwithin60daysfollowing
theconclusionofthecontract.
Thestorageperiodshallbeginonthedayonwhich
storingiscompleted .
Article7
1.Theamountofthesecurityrequiredisfixedat
100u.a./metricton.
2.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalltakesuchmeasuresasitconsidersneces­
saryhavingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandoftheactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
Article8
Aidshallbepaidattherequestofthepersonentitled
andatthelatestonthefifteenthdayfollowingthaton
whichitisascertainedthattheobligationsunderthe
contracthavebeenfulfilled.
Article9
1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,100kgof
unbonedforequartersshallbeequivalentto70kgof
bonedmeat.
2.Ifthequantityplacedinstoreislessthanthe
quantitycontractedforbutequalto:
(a)90%ormoreofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportio­
nately;
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Article10
Thedateonwhichoccurstheeventwithinthe
meaningofArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No1134/68
inwhichprivatestorageaidbecomesdueandpayable
shallberegardedasbeingthedateonwhichthe
contractwasconcluded .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21July
1975.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Privatestorageaidshallbegrantedforthe
productsspecifiedintheAnnexhereto.Theamounts
ofsuchaidpermetricton,exclusiveofpackaging,
shallbeshowninthesaidAnnex.
2.Theamountofaidshallbeadjustedifthedura­
tionofstorageisextendedorcurtailed.Theadditional
amountspermonthoramountstobedeductedper
dayaregivenincolumns5and6oftheAnnex.
Article2
Theminimumquantitypercontractshallbe50
metrictons.
Article3
Thecontractormay,beforeplacingitinstore,cutand
boneallorpartofthemeat,providedthatallthe
meatresultingfromsuchboningorcuttingoperations
isplacedinstore.
Article4
1.Noaidshallbepayableunlessthemeatremains
instoreforthewholeofthestorageperiod.
2.However,thecontractormay,priortothetermi­
nationofthestorageperiod,withdrawfromthecold­
storeallorpartofthemeatforwhichhehas
contracted,providedthatthequantitysowithdrawnis
equaltonotlessthanfivemetrictonsandthatithas
remainedinstoreforatleastthreemonthsandis,
within10workingdaysofsuchwithdrawal,exported
fromtheCommunity .
Inthiscase,thecontractormustfurnishproofthatthe
meathasleftthegeographicalterritoryoftheCommu­
nityorhasbeensuppliedinaccordancewithArticle3
ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.Suchproofshallbe
furnishedinthesamewayasforthepurposeof
exportrefunds.
Theamountoftheaidshallbereducedasprovidedin
Article1(2),thedayofwithdrawalfromthecold-store
beingregardedasthelastdayofstorage.
3.Thecontractorshallinformtheintervention
agencyatleasttwodaysbeforebeginningwithdrawal
ofthemeatfromthecold-store,indicatingthe
productsandthequantitieswhichheintendsto
export.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoProducts
forwhichaid
isgrantedAmountofaid,
inu.a./metricton
forastorageperiodof:Amount
inu.a./metricton
5months 6monthstobeadded
permonthtobededucted
perday
1 2 3 4 5 6
02.01AIIa)1bb)22Forequarters 430 455 25 0-80