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REGULATION (EEC)No873/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of8April1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthesaleforprocessingofforequartersofbeefheld
bytheGermaninterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,however,forcemajeuremayoccurduring
thereleasefromstorageandprocessing ;thereforein
thiscasetheinterventionagenciesareallowedtotake
thenecessarymeasures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereasthepossibilityofpermanentinterventionhas
ledtothebuild-upofcertainstocksparticularlyin
Germany;itisthereforenecessarytoarrangeforthe
saleofthesestocksinordertofreethecoldstores;Approximately 4000metrictonsofforequartersof
beefbought-inbytheGermaninterventionagency
underArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,
shallbesold.
Article2Whereasinthepresentmarketsituationwhichischar­
acterizedbyrelativelylowandunstableprices;itis
notdesirabletodistributethemeatfordirect
consumption ;whereascertainpossibilitiestodistri­
butethemeattotheprocessingindustryexist;Thesaleshalltakeplacebytenderingprocedureas
providedforbyRegulation (EEC)No216/69,andin
particularArticles6to14thereof,andbythisRegula­
tion.
Article3Whereastheconditionsofreleasefromstorage
accordingtoArticle 1(2)(a)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No98/69(3)of16January1969,layingdown
generalrulesforthedisposaloffrozenbeefandveal
bought-inbytheinterventionagenciesarefulfilled;Atendershallnotbevalidunless
(a)accompanied byawrittenstatementinwhichthe
tendereragreesthatthemeathehasbeenallotted
shallbeprocessedwithinfourmonthsoftheday
onwhichheisinformedthathistenderhasbeen
accepted,and
(b)byderogationfromArticle9(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69,itisforaminimumquantityof
60metrictons.Whereasitappearsnecessarytomakearrangementfor
salebytenderinordertoallowthereleasefrom
storageinthemosteconomicalconditionsaslaid
downinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No216/69(4)
of4February1969ondetailedrulesforthedisposal
offrozenbeefandvealbought-inbytheintervention
agencies;
Article4 Whereasintheparticularsituationinwhichthis
tenderishelditappearsnecessarytoadaptthe
minimumquantityofmeatplacedonsale;BywayofderogationfromArticle 13(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69,thepriceispaidprorataonthe
quantitieswithdrawnwhenthegoodsleavetheware­
houseandatthelatestonthedayprecedingeach
removal .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(3)OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.h)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.

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Article5 TheinterventionagenciesshallinformtheCommis­
sionofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofthemeasures
takeninrespectofit. When,forreasonsofforcemajeurethetenderer
cannotmeetthetimelimitfortakingoverprocessing,
theinterventionagencyshalladoptthemeasures
whichappearwarrantedbythecircumstances
invoked .Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon11April
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI