6.7.78 NoL184/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1557/78
of5July1978
onthesale,atapricefixedatastandardrateinadvance,ofpreservedbeefheld
bytheinterventionagencies,amendingRegulation (EEC)No1687/76and
repealingRegulation (EEC)No2311/77
formofcertaingoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
269/78(7);
Whereasexperienceasregardstheexportofmeatsold
bytheinterventionagencieshasshownthatexport
outletscannotbegreatlyexpandedunlessexporters
areabletobuycertainquantitiesofmeatatasetprice
andtotakedeliveryofthembyinstalmentsoveran
extendedperiod,withaviewtocarryingoutcontracts
madewithimportersinnon-member countries;
whereasthatperiodshouldnot,however,exceedsix
months;whereascertainspecialconditionsshouldbe
laiddown,andinparticulartheprospectivepurchaser
shouldberequiredtoproduceacopyofanexport
contract,soastoensurethatthisextensionofthe
take-overperiodispermittedonlyinthecaseof
exportcontractstobeperformedoveraperiodlonger
thanthetake-overperiodascurrentlyprescribed;
Whereasrulesshouldbelaiddowngoverningthe
releaseofthesecurity;whereasinthecaseofsalefor
exportthesecurityshouldbereleasedonlywhen
proofhasbeenfurnishedthattheproductshaveactu­
allybeenreleasedforsaleinanon-membercountry;
whereassuchproofmaybefurnishedinthesame
mannerasfordifferentiated refunds,pursuantto
Article11(1)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
192/75of17January1975layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofexportrefundsinrespectofagri­
culturalproducts(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2838/77(');
WhereasitisnecessarytoamendtheAnnexto
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1687/76of30
June1976layingdowncommondetailedrulesfor
verifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofproductsfrom
intervention (10),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No732/78(U);
Whereasitisnecessary,foradministrative reasons,to
repealCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2311/77of
20October1977onthesale,atapricefixedin
advance,ofpreservedbeefheldbyinterventionagen­THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof,
Whereasstocksofpreservedbeefproducedpursuant
toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1295/74of22
May1974ontheprocessingofbeefboughtinby
interventionagencies(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1145/75(4),havereachedanagewhere
theyshouldbedisposedof;
Whereas,inordertodisposeofthesepreservesata
reasonableprice,asellingpriceshouldbefixedin
advance;
Whereasthesellingpricesshouldbebasedonpast
experienceofsalesofsuchpreservedbeef;whereas,
however,inordertoencourageoperatorstoexport
cannedbeef,whichispackedincansofafairlyheavy
unitweightandsomaybedifficulttosellattheretail
level,slightlylowersellingpricesshouldbefixedfor
productswhicharetobeexported;
Whereassuchsalesshouldbemadeinaccordance
withCommissionRegulation (EEC)No216/69of4
February1969ohdetailedrulesofapplicationforthe
disposaloffrozenbeefandvealboughtinbyinterven­
tionagencies(5),whilecertainnecessaryexceptions
shouldbemadeforthespecificnatureoftheproducts
andtheiruseordestination ;
Whereasthetimeallowedforexportisextendedfor
exporterswhowishtoavailthemselvesoftheprovi­
sionsofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No441/69of4
March1969layingdownadditionalgeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonproductssubjecttoa
singlepricesystem,exportedunprocessedorinthe
(6)OJNoL59,10.3.1969,p.1.
(7)OJNoL40,10.2.1978,p.7.
(8)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL140,23.5.1974,p.47.
(4)OJNoL112,1.5.1975,p.60.
(5)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.(9)OJNoL327,20.12.1977,p.23.
(10)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
(>>)OJNoL251,1.10.1977,p.60.

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cies(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
157/78(2);whereasthecurrentsituationinthemeat
marketintheFederalRepublicofGermanyrequires
howeverthattheresumptionofthesaleofthese
purchasesshallonlytakeplacewitheffectfrom1
August1978,
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforareinaccordance
withtheopinionoftheManagementCommitteefor
BeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Witheffectfrom10July1978theDanishand
Irishinterventionagencies,andwitheffectfrom1
August1978theGermaninterventionagency,shall
sellpreservedbeefproducedunderRegulation(EEC)
No1295/74.
2.Thequantities,qualitiesandpricesofsuch
preservedmeataresetoutinAnnexI.Thepricesin
columnDthereofreferto:
—under(a),salesontheinternalCommunity
market,
—under(b),salesforexport.
3.Detailsofthequantitiesandtheplaceswhere
theproductsarestoredmaybeobtainedbythose
concernedfromtheaddressessetoutinAnnexII.
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No216/69,andinparticularArti­
cles2to5thereof,shallapplytosalesunderthis
Regulation,subjecttothefollowingprovisions :
1.thepriceshallbepaidasandwhenthegoodsare
removedfromstoreinproportiontothequantities
removedandnotlaterthanthedayprecedingeach
removal;
2.theweightofthepreservedbeefshallbethenet
weight;
3.thesecurityshallbe:
(a)10unitsofaccountper100kilogramsinthe
caseofsalesreferredtoinArticle1(2)(a);
(b)25unitsofaccountper100kilogramsinthe
caseofsalesreferredtoinArticle1(2)(b);
4.inthecaseofsalesreferredtoinArticle1(2)(b)an
applicationtopurchaseshallbevalidonlyifitis
accompanied byawrittenundertakingbythe
purchasertotakeoverandexportthemeatwithin
eightweeksfromthedayonwhichhisapplication
topurchaseislodged.
However,wherethepurchaserplacesthemeat
underthearrangements referredtoinArticle3of
Regulation (EEC)No441/69,itmustbeexported
withinsixmonthsfromthedayonwhichtheappli­
cationtopurchaseislodged.Article3
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle2(4),thetime
allowedfortakingoverandexportingpreservedmeat
soldpursuanttothisRegulationshallbeextendedto
sixmonthsfromthedayonwhichtheapplicationto
purchaseislodged,providedthatthefollowingcondi­
tionsaresatisfied :
(a)theapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbyacertified
copyofacontractfortheexportofpreservedmeat
andbyawrittenundertakingthatanexport
licenceapplicationwillbesubmittedforthequan­
tityanddestinationspecifiedinthecontract;
(b)theapplicantshallgiveawrittenundertakingto
takeoverandexportthemeatwithinsixmonths
fromthedayonwhichhisapplicationtopurchase
islodged.
2.Eachinterventionagencyshall,onthefirst
workingdayfollowingthatonwhichanapplicationto
purchaseislodgedwithit,notifytheCommissionof
eachsuchapplication ,indicatingthequantityofmeat
appliedforbycategoryanddestination .
Article4
WithinthemeaningofArticle5(4)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69,theconditionslaiddowninthe
contractshallbeconsideredtohavebeensatisfiedby
thepurchaser :
(a)inthecaseofpreservedmeatreleasedforsaleon
theinternalCommunitymarket,whenthequan­
titystipulatedinthecontracthasbeentakenover
withintheperiodlaiddownandthepurchase
pricepaidinfull;
(b)inthecaseofpreservedmeatreleasedforsalefor
export,whentheconditionslaiddownunder(a)
havebeensatisfied,theproofreferredtoinArticle
12ofRegulation (EEC)No1687/76hasbeen
furnishedandproofthattheproductshavebeen
importedintoanon-membercountrypursuantto
Article11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75has
beenfurnished;however,wherepreservedmeatis
soldpursuanttoArticle3hereof,thesecurityshall
onlybereleasedwhenproofhasbeenfurnished
thattheentirequantityofpreservedmeatcovered
bytheexportcontracthasreachedthedestination
stipulatedinthatcontract.
Article5
IntheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1687/76,under
'I:Productstobeexportedinthesamestateasthatin
whichtheywerewhenremovedfromintervention
stock':
(a)paragraph8andtherelevantfootnotearedeleted,
saveforthoseproductsinrespectofwhichRegula­
tion(EEC)No2311/77continuestoapply;(!)OJNoL269,21.10.1977,p.26.
(2)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.28.

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(b)thereisaddedafterparagraph10afurtherpara­
graphasfollows,togetherwiththefootnoterefer­
ence:
'1!1.Commission Regulation (EEC)No
1557/78of5July1978onthesale,ataprice
fixedatastandardralteinadvance,ofpreserved
beefheldbytheinterventionagencies,amending
Regulation(EEC)No1687/76andrepealingRegu­
lation(EEC)No2311/77C1).allsuchapplicationsshallbedeemedtohavebeen
submittedatthesametime.
Article7
1.Regulation (EEC)No2311/77ishereby
repealed.However,itshallremainapplicablein
respectofapplicationssubmittedbeforetheentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
2.ReferencesinCommunityinstrumentstoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2311/77ortoArticlesthereofshallbe
construedasreferencestothisRegulationortothe
corresponding Articleshereof.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10July
1978.(»)OJNoL184,6.7.1978,p.12.
Article6
Ifthequantitiesavailablearenotsufficienttosatisfy
alltheapplicationssubmittedon10July1978from
theDanishandIrishinterventionagenciesandon1
August1978fromtheGermaninterventionagency,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXEI—ANHANGI—ANNEXI—ALLEGATOI—BIJLAGEI—BILAG1
Étatmembre
Mitgliedstaat
MemberState
Statomembro
Lid-Staat
MedlemsstatProduits
Erzeugnisse
Products
Prodotti
Produkten
ProdukterQuantités(tonnes)
Mengen(Tonnen)
Quantities(tonnes)
Quantità(tonnellate)
Hoeveelheid (ton)
Mængde(tons)Prixdevente(UC/100kg)poidsnet
Verkaufspreise (RE/100kg)Nettogewicht
Sellingprices(u.a./1(1)(2)kg)netweight
Prezzidivendita(UC/100kg)pesonetto
Verkoopprijzen (RE/100kg)nettogewicht
Salgspris(RE/100kg)nettovægt
A B C D(>)
. a) b)
DANMARK
DEUTSCHLAND
IRELANDOksekødiegensaft
—kartonermed12rundedåser,hver
medennettovægtpå1815g
—kartonermed12firkantededåser,
hvermedennettovægtpå1815g
Rindfleischkonserven inDosenvon
400GrammnettojeDose
Cannedstewedsteakwithnetweight
of425gramspercan±7500
±2500
±13000
±2200100,0
100,0
112,4
112,490,0
90,0
112,4
90,0
P)Da)—ConservesdestinéesaumarchéintérieurdelaCommunauté .
—FürdenBinnenmarkt derGemeinschaft bestimmteKonserven .
—Conservedestinatealmercatocomunitario .—CannedbeefforsalewithintheCommunity .
—ConservenbestemdvoordemarktvandeGemeenschap .
—KonservesbestemtfordetinternemarkediFællesskabet .
b)—Conservesdestinéesàêtreexportées.
—FürdenExportbestimmteKonserven.
—Cannedbeefforexport.
—Conservenbestemdvoorexport.—Conservedestinateallesportazione .
—Konservesbestemtforeksport.

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Indirizzidegliorganismid'intervento—Adressenvandeinterventiebureaus —Addresses
oftheinterventionagencies—Interventionsorganernes adresser
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