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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2061/79
of20September1979
providingforthegrantofprivatestorageaidfixedinadvanceatastandardrate
inrespectofhindquarters ofbeef
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No428/77(9),provides
thatifthemarketsituationsorequires,theperiodof
storagemaybecurtailedorextended;whereasitis
thereforeappropriatethat,inadditiontotheamounts
ofaidgrantedforaspecificstorageperiod,amountsto
beaddedorreducedintheeventofthatperiodbeing
extendedorcurtailedshouldalsobefixed:
Whereasinordertopreventthefinancingofnormal
privatestorage,itappearsdesirabletofixhigh
minimumquantities;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles6(5)(b)and8(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
878/77of26April1977ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagriculture(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1266/79(4),
Whereas,inviewofthedifferentpricetrendsat
presentobtaininginthevariousMemberStatesandin
particulartheseasonaldifficultiesonthemarketin
hindquarters ,privatestorageaidshouldbegrantedin
respectofhindquartersofadultbovineanimals;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadetoensurethatthe
animalswhosehindquartersareinvolvedbeslaught­
eredexclusivelyinslaughterhouses whichare
approvedandsupervisedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofCouncilDirective64/433/EECof26June
1964onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Community
tradeinfreshmeat(5),aslastamendedbyDirective
72/379/EEC(*);
Whereas,inordertofacilitatestorageoperations,it
wouldbeadvisabletoadaptsomeoftheconditionsset
outinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1071/68of
25July1968layingdowndetailedrulesforgranting
privatestorageaidforbeefandveal(7),andinparti­
cularthoserelatingtothesecurity;whereas,inaddi­
tion,theconsequences ofputtungtoosmallaquantity
intostorageandofprematurelyremovingthemeat
fromstorageshouldbespecified;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
989/68of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingprivatestorageaidforbeefandveal(8),asWhereasunderArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68(10)sumsreferredtointhesaid
Articlearetobepaidonthebasisoftheconversion
rateapplicableatthetimewhenthetransactionor
parttransactioniscarriedout;whereasunderArticle
6ofthesameRegulationthetimewhenatransaction
iscarriedoutshallbeconsideredasbeingthedateon
whichtheeventoccurs,asdefinedbyCommunity
rulesor,intheabsenceofandpendingadoptionof
suchrules,bytherulesoftheMemberState
concerned,whichgivesentitlementtotheamount
involvedinthetransaction ;whereashowever,by
virtueofArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No878/77,
derogationsmaybemadefromtheabovementioned
provisions ;
Whereas,inrespectofprivatestorageaidforbeef,the
rateofexchangetobeusedforcalculatingtheamount
ofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbethat
obtainingatthetimewhenthecontractforprivate
storageaidisconcluded ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility
ofreducingthestorageperiodwheremeatremoved
fromstorageisintendedforexport;whereasproof
thatthemeathasbeenexportedmustbesuppliedas
inthecaseofrefunds,inaccordancewithCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No192/75of17January1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
exportrefundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts(n),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1469/77(12);(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.27.h)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.4.
(5)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64. (9)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.17.
(6)OJNoL172,3.7.1975,p.17.
(7)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.19.,
(8OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.10.(10)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.
(■•)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
•2)OJNoL162,1.7.1977,p.9.

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intheAnnex,providedthatallthemeatresulting
fromsuchcuttingorboningoperationsisplacedin
store.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,100kilo­
gramsofunbonedmeatshallbeequalto77kilograms
ofbonedmeat.
3.Inthecaseofmeatstoredwithoutcuttingor
boning,ifthequantitystoredislessthanthequantity
forwhichthecontractwasconcludedand:
(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportion­
ally;
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepercentageindicatedin
(a)and(b)andthelowerpercentageindicatedin
Article4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1071/68shallbe
equalto85%.
4.Noaidshallbegrantedinrespectofanyquanti­
tiesplacedinstoreinexcessofthequantityforwhich
thecontractwasconcluded .whereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Applicationsmaybesubmittedbetween1and
31October1979,foraidfortheprivatestorageof
hindquartersofadultbovineanimals.
Theamountsofthisaid,bytonne,excludingpack­
aging,arefixedintheAnnexhereto.
Ifthequantitiesinrespectofwhichcontractshave
beenappliedfororthemarketsituationmakeitadvis­
able,thedeadlineforthesubmissionofapplications
maybechanged.
2.Theamountofaidshallbeadjustediftheperiod
ofstorageisextendedorreduced.Thesupplements
permonthanddeductionsperdiemarefixedinthe
fourthandfifthcolumnsoftheAnnexhereto.
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation ,the
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1071/68shall
apply.
Article2
1.Onlymeatproducedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle3(1A)(a)to(e)ofCouncilDirec­
tive64/433/EECshallbeeligibleforprivatestorage
aid.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,hindquarters
shallmeantherearpartofahalfcarcasecomprising
allthebonesandthethighandsirloin,witha
minimumofthreeandamaximumofeightwholeor
cutribs,withtheshinandwithorwithoutthethin
flank.
Article3
1.Theminimumquantitypercontractshallbe20
tonnes.
2.Placinginstoragemustbecarriedoutwithin30
daysofthedateofconclusionofthecontract.
Thestorageperiodshallcommenceonthedayon
whichplacingiscompleted .
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle2(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1071/68,onlyproductsderivedfrom
animalsslaughteredintheCommunitynotmorethan
10dayspreviouslyshallbeeligibleforprivatestorage
aid.
Article4
1.Thecontractormay,beforeplacingthemin
store,cutorboneallorpartoftheproductreferredtoArticle5
1.Thestorageperiodshallbe,onapplicationby
thestorer,tobesubmittedatthetimeofhisoffer,
eitherfiveorsixmonths.
2.Entitlementtopaymentoftheaidshallbeesta­
blishedonlyifallthemeathasremainedinstorage
throughoutthestorageperiod.
3.Ontheexpiryofastorageperiodofthree
months,thecontractingpartymaywithdrawfrom
storeallorpartofthequantityofmeatunder
contract,subjecttoaminimumof10tonnes,provided
thatitisexportedwithin10workingdaysofthedate
ofitsremovalfromstorage.
Inthiscase,theamountofaidshallbereduced,in
accordancewithArticle1(2),thedayofremovalfrom
storagebeingthelastdayofstorage.
Thecontractingpartyshallinformtheintervention
agencyatleasttwoworkingdaysbeforethe
commencement ofremovaloperations,statingthe
quantitieswhichheintendstoexport.
4.Incasesofexportinaccordancewithparagraph
3,thecontractingpartyshallprovideproofthatthe
meathaslefttheCommunity'sgeographicalterritory
orhasbeenthesubjectofadeliverywithinthe
meaningofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.
Thisproofshallbeprovidedasundertherefund
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onwhichitisascertainedthatthetermsofthe
contracthavebeensatisfied.
Article8
Theratetobeusedinrelationtoprivatestorageaidis
therepresentativerateonthedaythecontractis
concluded .Article6
1.Theamountofthesecurityshallbefixedat110
ECUpertonne.
2.Intheeventofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasureswhichitdeems
necessaryinviewofthecircumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofthemeasures
takeninconsequence .
Article7
Theaidshallbepaid,attherequestoftheparty
concerned,atthelatestonthe15thdayfollowingthatArticle9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20September1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Productsinrespectofwhichaid
isgrantedAmountofaidinECUpertonne
forastorageperiodAmounts(ECU/tonne):
offivemonths ofsixmonthstobeadded
permonthtobededucted
perday
Hindquarters ,freshorchilled,of
adultbovineanimals 545 580 35 1-2