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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No731/88
of18March1988
onthesaleatpricesfixedatastandardrateinadvanceofcertainbeeffrom
interventionstocksforprocessingunderanaidprogrammeorganizedbya
MemberState
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Intheframeworkofanationalfood-aidprogramme
theItalianintervention agencyandtheFrench
interventionagencyareauthorizedtosell3500tonnesof
forequartersand100tonnesofdebonedforequarters
respectively,thiswithaviewtotheirprocessingandat
thepricesindicatedintheAnnex.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesale
shalltakeplaceinaccordancewithRegulations(EEC)No
2173/79and(EEC)No2182/77.
3.Theinterventionagenciesshallfirstsellproducts
whichhavebeeninstoragelongest.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3905/870,andinparticularArticle7(3)thereof,
Whereas,withaviewtoavoidinganextensionofthe
periodofstorageofsubstantialquantitiesofbeefheldby
theItalianinterventionagencyandtheconsiderable
ensuingcosts,Commission Regulation (EEC)No
475/88(3)providesforthesaleofsomeofthosequantities
forexportintheformofprocessedmeatunderanaid
programme ;whereas,forthesamereasons,provision
shouldbemadeforthesaleforsimilarpurposesofsome
stocksheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereas,forthesakeofclarity,provisionshouldbemade
forsuchasaleandforcertainamendments tothe
arrangementslaiddownfortheItalianstocksundera
RegulationfullyreplacingRegulation(EEC)No475/88;
WhereasArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
98/690,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No429/770
providesthatthesellingpricesoffrozenbeefandveal
boughtinbytheinterventionagenciesmaybefixedin
advance;whereasitisappropriatetomakeuseofthis
systemofselling;
Whereasthissaleshouldbeorganizedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2173/790,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1809/870,andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2182/77(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3988/870,subjecttospecialexceptionsprovidedforin
thisRegulation;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheeconomicmanagementof
thestocks,provisionshouldbemadeforintervention
agenciesfirsttosellmeatwhichhasbeeninstorage
longest;Article2
1.Thepurchaseapplicationsarenotvalidunlessthey
aresubmittedbythecompetentauthorityinFranceor
Italy.
2.Purchaseapplicationsshallnotindicatethe
warehouseorwarehouseswheretheproductsappliedfor
arestored.
3.ThesecuritiesprovidedforinArticle15(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2173/79andArticle4(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2182/77shallnotbelodged.
4.Thecompetentnationalauthoritiesmentionedin
paragraph1maydesignateoneormoreagentstocarry
outtheprocessingoftheinterventionmeatintospecified
productsandthesubsequentexportationofthose
products.
5.Thecompetentnationalauthoritiesmentionedin
paragraph 1shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensure
thattheprocessedproductsmaybeidentifiedatalltimes
aspartofthefood-aidprogramme.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL370,30.12.1987,p.7.0OJNoL47,20.2.1988,p.29.0OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.0OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.18.0OJNoL251,5.10.1979,p.12.0OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.23.0OJNoL251,1.10.1977,p.60.0OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.

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6.Thecompetentnationalauthoritiesmentionedin
paragraph 1shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensure
thatthemeatpurchasedunderthisArticleisprocessed
intospecifiedproductsandsubsequentlyexportedasfood
aidwithin180daysfromthedateofconclusionofthe
contractwiththeinterventionagency.
Furthermore,wherepossible,thecompetentnational
authoritiesmentionedinparagraph 1shallseek
assurancesthattheproductsconcernedwillbeconsumedinthecountryofdestinationaslaiddowninthefood-aid
programme .
Article3
Regulation(EEC)No475/88isherebyrepealed.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21March1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANEXOI—BILAGI—ANHANGI—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I—ANNEXI—ANNEXEI—
ALLEGATOI—BIJLAGEI—ANEXOI
PreciodeventaexpresadoenECUpor100kg
.SalgsprisiECUpr.100kgafprodukterne *
Verkaufspreise inECUje100kgdesErzeugnisses
ΤιμήπωλήσεωςσεECUανά100χγρπροϊόντων
SellingpriceinECUper100kgofproduct
PrixdeventeenÉcuspar100kilogrammesdeproduits
PrezzidivenditainECUper100kgdiprodotti
Verkoopprijzen inEcuper100kgprodukt
PreçodevendaexpressoemECUspoi*100kg
ITALIA
—Quartianteriori,ilpancettonefapartedelquartoanteriore,provenientidai:
CategoriaA,classiU,ReO 70,0
FRANCE
—CaisseA
—CaisseB140,0
108,0
ANEXOII—BILAGII—ANHANGII—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II—ANNEXII—ANNEXEII—
ALLEGATOII—BIJLAGEII—ANEXOII
Direccionesdelosorganismosdeintervención —Interventionsorganernes adresser—
AnschriftenderInterventionsstellen —Διευθύνσειςτωνοργανισμώνπαρεμβάσεως—Addresses
oftheinterventionagencies—Adressesdesorganismesd'intervention —Indirizzidegli
organismid'intervento—Adressenvandeinterventiebureaus —Endereçosdosorganismosde
intervenção
ITALIA:, AziendadiStatopergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo(AIMA)
1-00100Roma,viaPalestra81
Tel.4957283—4959261
Telex613003
FRANCE : OFIVAL
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