NoL306/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2632/77
of29November 1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2697/76layingdowndetailedrulesfortheimple­
mentationofRegulation (EEC)No2453/76onthetransfertotheItalianinterven­
tionagencyoffrozenbeefheldbytheinterventionagenciesofotherMember
States
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforin^thisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2697/76:
—inrespectoftheGermaninterventionagency,for
'14000tonnes'read'18000tonnes',
—inrespectoftheFrenchinterventionagency,for
'10000tonnes'read'6000tonnes'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2453/76of5October1976onthetransfertothe
Italianinterventionagencyoffrozenbeefheldbythe
interventionagenciesofotherMemberStates(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2584/77(4),and
inparticularArticle1(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2697/76
of5November1976(5)laiddowndetailedrulesfor
theimplementation ofRegulation (EEC)No2453/76;
Whereasdifficultieshavearisenregardingthetransfer
ofcertainmeatfromtheFrenchinterventionagency
totheItalianinterventionagency;whereasitisthere­
forenecessarytoreducethequantityofmeatmade
availabletotheItalianinterventionagencybythe
Frenchinterventionagencyandconsequently to
increasethequantitymadeavailabletotheItalian
interventionagencybytheGermanintervention
agency;
Whereasitisessentialfromthebudgetarypointof
viewthatallofthemeatmadeavailabletotheItalian
interventionagencyshouldbetakenoveratthelatest
by31December1977;whereasasregardsthemeat
storedbytheFrenchinterventionagency,however,
takingintoaccounttheperiodforwhichithasbeen
stored,itshouldbeprovidedthat,ifthemeatcannot
betransferredtotheItalianinterventionagency
withinthetimelimitlaiddown,theFrenchinterven­
tionagencymaysellitinaccordancewiththecurrent
rulesonthesaleofinterventionmeat;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,sincearelatively
shortperiodisfixedforthetransporttoItalyofmeat
stillstoredinGermany,itisnecessarytoprovidethat
thistransportshouldbecarriedoutbyprivate
contract ;Article2
ThefollowingArticlelaisinsertedillRegulation
(EEC)No2697/76:
'Articlela
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltake
overalltheproductsmadeavailabletoitby31
December1977atthelatest.
^2.By31December1977atthelatest,therights
andobligationsrelatingtoalltheproductsplaced
atthedisposaloftheItalianinterventionagency
shallbetransferredtoit.
However :
(a)productsplacedbytheFrenchintervention
agencyatthedisposaloftheItalianinterven­
tionagencywhicharenottakenoverbythe
latterbeforethedatespecifiedinparagraph 1
shall,from1January1978,beagainavailable
totheFrenchinterventionagency;
(b)asregardsproductsplacedatthedisposalof
theItalianinterventionagencybytheGerman
interventionagencywhichhavenotbeentrans­
portedtoItalyby31December1977,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheirstorageuntilthedaywhenthey
areremoved;forthispurposeitshallreceive
thefixedamountlaiddownforstorage.'(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL279,9.10.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL301,25.11.1977,p.6.
(5)OJNoL304,6.11.1976,p.19.

30.11.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL306/21
Article3
1.InthefirstsubparagraphofArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2697/76thewords'bytender'are
replacedby:
'bymeansofprivatetransportcontractsconcluded
onthemostfavourableterms.'
2.Article2(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2697/76is
amendedtoreadasfollows:3.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallinform
theCommission ofthetermsofeachprivate
contractatleast24hoursbeforeitisconcluded.'
3.Paragraphs4and5ofArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No2697/76areherebyrepealed.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President