26.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL22/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No141/77
of25January1977
settingup,asaprotectivemeasure,asystemlinkingimportsofproductsofthe
beefandvealsectorwiththesaleofbonedbeefheldbyinterventionagencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Commission Regulation (EEC)No216/69of4
February1969ondetailedrulesofapplicationforthe
disposaloffrozenbeefboughtinbyinterventionagen­
cies(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinArticles2to5
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles7(3)and21(2)thereof,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThepurchaseinaccordancewiththisRegulation
ofbonedbeefheldbyinterventionagenciesshallgive
entitlementtotheissueofanimportlicenceunder
theconditionssetoutinTitleIofRegulation(EEC)
No76/76.
2.Applications forlicencesshallbemadein
respectoftheproductssetoutintheAnnexhereto
andofquantitiesdeterminedinaccordancetherewith.Whereasasystemlinkingimportsofproductsofthe
beefandvealsectorwiththesaleofbeefheldbyinter­
ventionagencieswassetupasaprotectivemeasureby
Commission Regulation (EEC)No76/76of16
January1976(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3117/76(4);whereasthissystemwasextendedto
preservedmeatbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
223/76of30January1976settingupasystem
linkingimportsofbeefandvealproductseffectedby
wayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleofbeefheld•
byinterventionagencies(5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3117/76;Article2
Whereasinterventionagenciesnowholdcertain
stocksofbeefbonedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2630/75of
15October1975ontheboningofbeefboughtinby
interventionagencies(6),partofwhichmaybe
removedfromstorageundertheprovisionsofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No98/69of16January1969laying
downgeneralrulesforthedisposaloffrozenbeefand
vealboughtinbyinterventionagencies(7),andin
particularthefirstindentofArticle1(2)(a)thereof;1.Thesaleofbonedbeefheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesshallbeeffectedbytenderinaccordancewith
Articles6to14ofRegulation (EEC)No216/69,
subjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
2.Ageneralnoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishednotlaterthanthedateofpublicationofthe
firstoftheindividualinvitationstotenderreferredto
inparagraph3.
3.Undertheoveralltenderingarrangements the
interventionagenciesshallissuemonthlyindividual
invitationstotender.
Eachnoticeofindividualinvitationtotendershall
indicatethecutsofmeatbonedinaccordancewith
Regulation (EEC)No2630/75.
4.Everytendershallindicatethegroupofproducts
asspecifiedinArticle3(2)whichthetendererintends
toimport.
5.Tendersshallbesubmittedinunitsofaccount.Whereasinordertoextendtheapplicationofthe
linkingsystemsetupbyRegulation (EEC)No76/76
itshouldbeappliedtothesaleofbonedmeataswell
astothesaleofunbonedmeatandpreservedmeat;
whereas,moreover,thedetailedrulesgoverningthese
salesshouldbethesameasthoselaiddownby
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p21.
(4)OJNoL352,22.12.1976,p.14.
(5)OJNoL26,31.1.1976,p.59.
(6)OJNoL268,17.10.1975,p.16.
OOJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2. (8)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.

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6.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleastsevendaysbeforethetimelimit
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders.followedbythecapitalletteroftherelevantgroupof
productsasindicatedinparagraph2.
4.Thepurchasecontractshallgiveentitlementto
theissueofimportlicencesonlyforthegroupof
productsconcerned.Article3
Article4 1.Minimumsellingpricesshallbefixedforthe
productsinquestionbyreferencetothetenders
receivedandtotheneedforthesellingpricetooffset
theeffectofthesuspensionofthelevypursuantto
Article6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No76/76.
2.Differentminimumpricesmaybefixed
accordingtowhetherthemeatwhichthetenderer
intendstoimportis:Whereforreasonsofforcemajeurethesuccessful
tendererisunabletocomplywiththetimelimitfor
takingdelivery,theinterventionagencyshalltake
suchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardto
thecircumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandoftheactiontaken
inrespectthereof.A.frozenmeatforprocessing ;or
B.aproductfallingwithinsubheading
01.02AIIb)1,
02.01AIIa)1bb)11aaa),Article5
02.01AIIa)1bb)22aaa),or
02.01AIIa)1bb)33aaa)
oftheAnnexhereto;orThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1977.
Itshallapplyuntil31March1977.Itshallremain
applicableafterthatdateinrespectofoperations
arisingfromtenderstopurchaseinterventionmeat
submittedonorbeforethethirdMondayofMarch
1977.C.someotherproductspecifiedinthesaidAnnex.
3.Thepurchasecontractshallincludeoneofthe
endorsements specifiedinArticle4(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No76/76,togetherwiththenumber'141/77',
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Productstobeimported
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantityinkilograms
whichmaybeimported
foreachkilogramof
frozenbonedmeatbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other:
1.Notyethavinganypermanentteeth,ofa
weightofnotlessthan350kgbutnotmore
than450kginthecaseofmaleanimals,orof
notlessthan320kgbutnotmorethan420kg
inthecaseoffemaleanimals(a)
2.Other3-90
2-60
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves 1-30
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'
quarters:
aaa)Carcasesofaweightofnotless
than180kgbutnotmorethan
270kgandhalf-carcases or
'compensated'quartersofa
weightofnotlessthan90kgbut
notmorethan135kg,withalow
degreeofossificationofthecartil­
ages(moreespeciallythoseofthe
symphysispubisandthevertebral
apophyses),themeatofwhichis
ofalightpinkcolourandthefa*
ofwhich,ofextremelyfinestruc­
ture,iswhitetolightyellowin
colour(a)
bbb)Other1-95
1-30
22.Forequarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg,witha
lowdegreeofossificationofthe
cartilages(moreespeciallythose
ofthevertebralapophyses),the
meatofwhichisofalightpink
colourandthefatofwhich,of
extremelyfinestructure,iswhite
tolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other1-95
1-30

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantityinkilograms
whichmaybeimported
foreachkilogramof
frozenbonedmeatbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
02.01
(cont'd)33.Hindquarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg(notless
than38kgbutnotmorethan61
k#inthecaseof'Pistola'cutsl
withalowdegreeofossificationof
thecartilages(moreespecially
thoseofthevertebralapophyses),
themeatofwhichisofalight
pinkcolourandthefatofwhich,
ofextremelyfinestructure,is
whitetolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other1-95
1-30
cc)Othercutsofvealandbeef:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless1-30
1-00
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensatedquar­
ters'
bb)Forequarters
cc)Hindquarters
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless1-30
1-30
1-30
1-30
100
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,in
brine,driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals :
a)Meat 0-65
16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,containing
bovinemeatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffalsofswine 0-65
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofthecertificatereferredtoinparagraph2(c)ofAnnex!tothetrade
agreementbetweentheEECandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .