NoL193/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.7.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1896/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13July1973
ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofinterventionmeasuresonthemarketin
beefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Articles6(4),14(4)and25thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1302/73(3)of
15May1973laiddowngeneralrulesforintervention
onthemarketinbeefandveal;whereasthatRegula­
tionprovidesthattheregionsreferredtoinArticle
6(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallbedeter­
minedhavingregard,inparticular,tonaturalcondi­
tionsofpriceformation;whereasfortheapplication
ofthatrule,theFederalRepublicofGermanyneeds
tobedividedintothreeregionsandtheUnited
Kingdomintotworegions;
Whereasitisnecessarytofixthecoefficientsreferred
toinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68in
accordancewiththeruleslaiddowntothatendin
Regulation (EEC)No1302/73;whereas,however,
onlythecoefficientslikelytobeusedneedbefixed;
whereassuchcoefficientsshouldbefixedwithrefer­
encetopricesinforceduringtheperiodsmostrepre­
sentativeofnormalmarketconditions ;whereas,
consequently ,thosepricesshouldbefixedonthefirst
occassiontocorrespondtotheaverageoftheprices
recordedduringthesecondsixmonthsof1972inthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted;whereas,inthecaseofthenewMemberStates,
thatperiodcannotbeusedforreferencebecause
pricesinthoseStateswerenotbeingrecordedatthe
timeinaccordancewithCommunityrulesanditis
thereforenecessarytousethepricesrecordedinthe
firstmonthssinceaccession,adjustingthemasmaybe
necessarytomakethemcomparabletotheprices
recordedduringthesecondsixmonthsofayear;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No805/68laysdownthat
theinterventionmeasuresprovidedforinArticle6(2)
and(3)thereofshallbeappliedincircumstances tobe
determined ;whereassuchapplicationshouldbeconditionalonitbeingestablishedthatthepricesitua­
tionspecifiedinArticle6(2)and(3)hasexistedfor
twoconsecutiveweeks;whereas,inpractice,because
ofthefluctuationsinmarketpricesfromweekto
week,itisnecessarytowaitfortheconfirmation of
quotationsbeforeapplyingintervention measures
eithernationallyorregionally;whereasforthesame
reasonthesuspensionofsuchmeasurescanbecondi­
tionalonitbeingestablishedthattheconditions
relatingtopriceshavefortwoweeksnotbeen
fulfilled;whereasexceptionsmay,however,bemade
tothisrulewherethepricesrecordedduringasingle
weekgiveaclearindicationofthetrendofthe
market;
Whereas,withtheobjectoforganizingbuying-inby
interventionagenciesinanefficientmanner,criteria
fortheselectionofintervention centresshouldbelaid
down;whereasthechoiceofsuchcentresshouldbe
determined bycertaintechnicalrequirements
ensuringsatisfactorycold-storageofthemeat;
Whereas,inordertoensureefficientbuying-in,a
minimumquantityforbuying-inshouldbelaiddown,
variedaccordingtoproductandtotheformthatinter­
ventiontakes;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofsellers,
thebuying-inpriceandtheplacewheretheproduct
istakenoverbytheinterventionagencyshouldbe
defined;whereasthatplacemay,asarule,bethe
intervention centretowhichthesellerintendsto
deliverhisproducts;whereasitmust,however,beleft
totheinterventionagencytoappointanotherplaceif
takingoveratthecentredesignatedbytheselleris
notpossible;
WhereastheinterventionpolicyoftheCommunity
mustbeefficientlypursued;whereas,therefore,itis
advisabletoensurethattheproductsboughtinsatisfy
therequirements laiddowninthedirectiveontrade
infreshmeat;whereas,furthermore ,itisadvisable
thatsuchproductsshouldsatisfycertaintechnical
requirements ;
Whereas,inorderthatinterventionmeasuresmaybe
carriedoutasefficientlyaspossible,itisnecessaryto
ensurethatlossessustainedduringcoldstorageareas
lowaspossibleandthatthequalityoftheproducts
boughtinbyinterventionagenciesismaintained ,as
faraspossible,evenduringarelativelylongstorage
period;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(3OJNoL132,19.5.1973,p.3.

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WhereasitisthereforenecessarytoadoptCommunity
measuresonrefrigerationandstoragetemperatureson
packing;
Whereas,inordertoapplytheprovisionsofArticle
14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,the
productsconsideredsuitableforindustrialuseneedto
bedefined;whereas,havingregardtotheproducts
normallyusedbytheprocessingindustry,suchdefini­
tionmustincludeproductsinwhichthepercentage
byweightoffat,thoughvaryingfromproductto
product,isfairlylow;
Whereasentitlementtotheconcessionprovidedfor
inArticle14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68maybemoreeasilyverifiedifthedocument
conferringsuchentitlementincludesanentrytothat
effect;
Whereas,toenabletheCommission tohaveanoverall
viewoftheapplicationofinterventionmeasures,provi­
sionshouldbemadeforMemberStatestokeepit
informedofsuchmeasures ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ForthepurposeofArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68:
(a)TheterritoryoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
shallconsistofthreeinterventionregionsas
follows:Article3
1.Assoonasitisestablishedthatthetwocondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68havefortwoconsecutiveweeks:
(a)beensatisfiedsimultaneously ,theintervention
measuresprovidedforinthatparagraphmaybe
applied;
(b)notbeensatisfiedsimultaneously ,theintervention
measurestakenpursuanttothatparagraphshallbe
suspended.
2.Assoonasitisestablishedthatthecondition
laiddowninArticle6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68hasfortwoconsecutiveweeks:
(a)beensatisfied,theinterventionmeasuresprovided
forinthatparagraphmaybeapplied;
(b)notbeensatisfied,theinterventionmeasurestaken
pursuanttothatparagraphshallbesuspended .
3.Wherethetrendofthemarketcanbeclearly
discerned,asingleweekonlymaybetakeninto
account .
Article4
1.InterventioncentresshallbeselectedbyMember
Stateswithaviewtoensuringtheefficiencyofinter­
ventionmeasuresandsothattaking-over,slaught­
ering,ifnecessary,andfreezingareeffectedunder
satisfactorytechnicalconditions .
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethesatisfactorypreservationofthestored
products.Thefreezingtemperatureshallbeatleast
minus30°Csothataninternaltemperatureofat
leastminus7°Cmaybeobtained.Thestorage
temperatureshallbeatleastminus17°C.
Meatinquartersshallbewrappedinpolytheneora
likematerial,atleast0·05mmthick,suitableforwrap­
pingfoodproducts,andincotton(stockinette)cover­
ings.
Bonedorbonelessmeatresultingfromthecutting-up
ofquartersshallbewrappedinpolytheneoralike
material,atleast0·05mmthick,,suitableforwrapping
foodproducts.
Article5
1.Withrespecttotheintervention measures
providedforinArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,theminimumquantityfordeliveryshallbe:
(a)2metrictonsinrespectofcarcases,half-carcases
orcompensatedquarters;
(b)1metrictoninrespectofforequarters ;
(c)1metrictoninrespectofhindquarters .RegionI:theLänderofSchleswig-Holstein ,
Hamburg,Bremen,Niedersachsen ,
Berlin;
RegionII:theLänderofNordrhein-Westfalen ,
Hessen,Rheinland-Pfalz ,Saarland;
RegionIII:theLänderofBaden-Württemberg ,
Bayern.
(b)TheterritoryoftheUnitedKingdomshallconsist
oftwointerventionregionsasfollows:
RegionI:GreatBritain;
RegionII:NorthernIreland.
Article2
1.ThecoefficientsprovidedforinArticle6(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68shallbeasshownin
AnnexI.
2.ThecoefficientsprovidedforinArticle6(2)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallbeasshownin
AnnexII.
3.Thequalitystandardsoftheadultbovine
animalsproducingthetypesofmeatlistedin
AnnexesIandIIshallbeasdefinedbynationalrules.

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Article8
1.Thesellermustinformtheinterventionagency
oftheintervention centretowhichheintendsto
delivertheproductandwheretheproductislocated.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldeterminethe
taking-overdateandcommunicate ittotheseller.
3.Iftheproductcannotbetakenoverattheinter­
ventioncentrereferredtoinparagraph 1,theinterven­
tionagencyshallselecttheplacewheretheproductis
tobetakenoverfromthethreeintervention centres
nearesttowheretheproductislocated.
Article9
1.ForthepurposesofArticle14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68,theproductslistedinsection
CoftheAnnextothatRegulationunderthe
followingtariffheadings:
(a)02.01AIIa)2bb);
(b)02.01AIIa)2dd)ex22,ifobtainedfrom
productslistedinthesamesectionundertariff­
headings02.01AIIa)2aa)and02.01AIIa)2bb)
shallbeconsideredasfrozenmeatsofqualitiesand
cutssuitableforindustrialuse.
2.Fortheproductreferredtoinsubparagraph 1(a),
theweightofthevisibleinternalandexternalfatfora
givenconsignment shallnotexceed15%ofthe
weightoftheproductexpressedinbonedmeat.
Thispercentagemayvaryby1-5%withineach
consignment .
Fortheproductreferredtoinsubparagraph 1(b),the
weightofthefat,whethervisibleorinterstitial,shall
notexceed6%oftheweightoftheproduct.
3.Productsboughtinwhichfallwithinthedefini­
tionsstatedinparagraph 1shallbestoredbyidentifi­
ableconsignments andbeseparatelyrecorded.
Article10
1.Whenabuying-incontractisenteredintowhich
confersentitlementtotheconcessionprovidedforin
Article14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68,
thefollowingentryshallappearononecopyofthe
contract :
'Thiscopyofthecontractshallconfertitletothe
specialimportsystemreferredtoinArticle
14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.Stilltheintervention agenciesmayfixbigger
minimumquantities,butnotexceedingfivetimesthe
quantitiesmentionedinparagraph 1.
2.Withrespecttotheintervention measures
providedforinArticle6(2)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,theminimumquantityfordelivery
shallbe:
(a)12headinrespectofadultbovineanimals;
(b)2metrictonsinrespectofcarcases,half-carcases
orcompensatedquarters;
(c)1metrictoninrespectofforequarters ;
(d)1metrictoninrespectofhindquarters .
Article6
Thebuying-inpriceofadultbovineanimalsshallbe
thepricefreeattheslaughterhouse orfreeatthe
slaughtercattlemarketselectedasanintervention
centre.
Thebuying-inpriceofmeatshallbethepricefreeat
theinterventioncentre'srefrigerationplant.The
buying-inpriceofmeatforboningandcarteringshall
bethepricefreeentryboving-plant .Unloading
chargesshallbebornebytheseller.
Article7
1.Productscanbeboughtinonlyif:
(a)inthecaseofliveanimals,theycomplywiththe
provisionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof26June
1964(')onanimalhealthproblemsaffectingintra­
Communitytradeinbovineanimalsandswine,as
lastamendedbyDirectiveNo73/150/EEC(2),and
inparticularArticle3thereof;
(b)inthecaseofmeat,theycomplywiththeprovi­
sionsoftheCouncilDirectiveof26June1964(3)
onhealthproblemsconcerningintra-Community
tradeinfreshmeat,aslastamendedbytheActof
Accession(4),andinparticularArticles3and4
thereof;
(c)inthecaseofmeat,theysatisfytherequirements
definedinAnnexIII;
(d)theyhavenocharacteristics renderingthemunsuit­
ableforstorageorsubsequentuse,
(e)theyoriginateintheCommunity ,withinthe
meaningofArticle4ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/68(5)of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods,as
lastamendedbytheActofAccession(6),
(f)inthecaseofmeat,theydonotcomefrom
animalsslaughteredasaresultofemergency
measures .
2.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
theprovisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthis
Article.Dettekontrakteksemplar berettigertiladnydegodsaf
densærligeimportordening ,deresomhandlet i
artickel14,stk3,litreb,underlitraaa,iforordning
(EØF)nr.805/68.(')OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64.
(2)OJNoL172,28.6.1973,p.18.
(>)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64.
(4)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.36.
(5)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(6)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.47.DieserVertragexemplargewährtAnspruchaufdie
besondereEinfuhrregelung imSinnedesArtikels14
Absatz3Buchstabe(b)(aa)derVerordnung (EWG)Nr.
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Cetexemplaireducontratdonnedroitaubénéficedu
régimespécialàl'importation ,viséàl'article14para­
graphe3sous(b)(aa)durèglement(CEE)No°805/68.
Questoesemplaredelcontrattodadirittoalbeneficio
delregimespecialediimportazione ,dicuiall'articolo
14,paragrafo3,punto(b)(aa)delregolamento (CEE)
n.805/68.
Ditexemplaarvanhetcontractgeeftrechtopde
bijzondereregelingbijinvoer,bedoeldinartikel14,
lid3,sub(b)(aa)vanVerordening (EEC)nr.805/68.'tioncentresandtheirrefrigeration andstorage
capacity.
2.Anysubsequentamendmentsshallbecommuni­
catedforthwith .
Article12
1.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionbytelexatthebeginningoftheweekthe
followinginformationrelatingtothebuying-inopera­
tionsoftheprecedingweek:
(a)theproducts,qualitiesandquantitiesboughtin,
(b)thepricepaidforeachproductandquality.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionwiththeminimumdelaytheproducts
andquantitiesinstoreasaconsequenceofbuying-in
attheendofeachmonth,showingtheproductsand
quantitiesstoredandtheaddressoftheirplaceof
storage.
3.Theworkingoftheinterventionsystemshallbe
reviewedperiodicallyundertheprovisionsofArticle
28ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
Article13
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1097/68(')of27
July1968ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofinter­
ventionmeasuresonthemarketinbeefandveal,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1795/71(2)is
herebyrepealed.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .2.Entitlementtothespecialimportarrangements
providedforinArticle14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallbegrantedonlyonproduction
ofthecopyofthecontractbearingtheentrysetoutin
thepreviousparagraph.
3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissioneveryfortnightthefollowinginformation
ontheabovementioned contracts :
(a)nameofthecontractingparties;
(b)descriptionandquantityofthegoodstowhichthe
contractrelates;
(c)dateofthecontract.
Article11
1.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheintervention
measuresprovidedforinArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,MemberStatesshallcommunicate
totheCommission forthwithalistoftheintervention
centresandtheirfreezingandstoragecapacity.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingtheintervention
measuresprovidedforinArticle6(2)and(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68,MemberStatesshallcommu­
nicatetotheCommission notlaterthanthetime
whenproductsarefirstboughtinalistoftheinterven­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.5.
(2)OJNoL187,19.8.1971,p.5.

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ANNEXI
GERMANY : —
BELGIUM : Bœufs55°/o 1-00
Genisses55°/o 0·96
Taureaux55°/o 1·07
DENMARK : Kvier1 0·85
Stude1 0·91
TyreP 0·92
Ungtyre1 1-00
FRANCE : BœufsR 1·21
BœufsA 1·08
BœufsN 0·95
GénissesA 1·09
JeunesbovinsR 1·22
JeunesbovinsA 1·13
VachesA 0·96
IRELAND : Heifers2 1·02
Steers1 1-05
Steers2 1·04
ITALY: Vitelloni1 1·41
Vitelloni2 1·25
Vacche1 1·06
LUXEMBOURG : Génisses,bœufs,
taureaux,extra 1·07
Vaches,extra 1·03
NETHERLANDS : —
UNITEDKINGDOM :
(a)GreatBritain SteersM 1·04
SteersH 1·03
HeifersM/H 1·02
(b)NorthernIreland SteersL/M 1·04
SteersL/H - 1-05
SteersT 1·03
HeifersT 1-00

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ANNEXII
GERMANY :
BELGIUM :
DENMARK :
FRANCE :
IRELAND :
ITALY:
LUXEMBOURG :
NETHERLANDS :
UNITEDKINGDOM :
(a)GreatBritain
(b)NorthernIrelandBullenA
FärsenA
KüheA
KüheB
OchsenA
Bœufs55%
Genisses55%
Taureaux55%
Vaches55%>
Køerm.Kal1
Køer1
Køer2
Kvier1
StudeI
TyreP
Ungtyre 1
BœufsR
BœufsA
BœufsN
GenissesA
jeunesbovinsR
JeunesbovinsA
VachesA
VachesN
Heifers2
Heifers3
Steers1
Steers2
Steers4
CowsI
Cows2
Vitelloni 1
Vitelloni2
Vacche1
Vacche2
Genisses,bœufs,
taureaux,extra
Vaches,extra
VachesA
Koeien,lstekwaliteit
Koeien,2dekwaliteit
SteersM
SteersH
HeifersL
HeifersM/H
CowsI
SteersL/M
SteersL/H
SteersT
HeifersU/L
HeifersT1·16
1·02
0·92
0·85
Ml
1-00
0·96
1·07
0·86
0·78
0·77
0·73
0·85
0·91
0·92
1-00
1·21
1·08
0·95
1·09
1·22
1·13
0·96
0·85
1·02
0·95
1-05
1·04
1-00
0·90
0·81
1·41
1·25
1·06
0·81
1·07
1·03
0·82
0·92
0·78
1·04
1·03
1·04
1·02
0·90
1-04
I-05
1·03
1·02
1-00

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ANNEXIII
1.Meatofadultbovineanimals,freshorchilled(subheadingNoex02.01AIIa)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)intheformofcarcases,half-carcasesorcompensatedquarters,
forequartersorhindquartersfromanimalsslaughterednotmorethansixdayspreviously.
(a)Carcases,half-carcases ,compensatedquarters:
cutsymmetrically alongthespine,andwithouthead,feet,tail,kidneys,kidneyfat,
pelvisfat,spinalcord,thinskird,udder,penisandthickskirt.Thethroatmustbeclean
andproperlytrimmed.
(b)Forequarters :
—cutfromthecarcaseaftercoolingoff,
—10or8-ribstraightcut;or,
—5or8-ribcut,withthinflankincludedintheforequarter .
(c)Hindquarters :
—cutfromthecarcaseaftercoolingoff,
—3or5-ribstraightcut;or,
—5or8-ribcut,knownas'pistola'.
2.Theproductssipecifiedinparagraph 1mustcomefromwell-bledcarcases,theanimal
havingbeenproperlyflayed,theskininnowaypeeling,bloodstained ,suffusedorbruised.
Superficialfatmustnotbetorn.Thepleuramustbeundamaged .
3.Theproductsspecifiedinsubparagraphs 1(b)and(c)mustcomefromcarcasesorhalf-car­
casessatisfyingtherequirementsstatedinsubparagraph 1(a).
4.Theproductsspecifiedinparagraph 1musthavebeenchilledimmediatelyafterslaughter
anduptothetimeofbeingtakenover,andmusthave,whentakenover,aninternal
temperaturenotexceeding+7°C.