26.6.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL167/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1500/76
of25June1976
onthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforbeefatastandardratefixedinadvance
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles6(5)(b)and8(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)thereofprovidesthatinterven­
tionmeasuresshallbetakenforthewholeofthe
Communitywhenthepriceforadultbovineanimals
asrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsin
accordancewithArticle10thereofislowerthanthe
guideprice;whereasthisconditionisfulfilledat
present;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,whereprices
areunstableintheCommunityandwhere,inparti­
cular,theshort-termsupplydifficultiesintheMember
Statewiththelargestdeficitareaffectingtheavaila­
bilityofsuppliesinproducerMemberStates,private
storageaidshouldbegrantedforfreshorchilled
carcases,half-carcasesand'compensated 'quartersof
maleadultbovineanimalsasdefinedinAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1896/73of13July
1973ondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofinterven­
tionmeasuresonthemarketinbeefandveal(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1333/76(4),and
alsoforfreshorchilledforequartersofadultbovine
animals:chilledcarcases,half-carcasesand'compensatedquar­
tersofadultbovineanimalsotherthanthoselistedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1896/73;
Whereasitshouldbeensuredthatthoseanimalsare
slaughteredsolelyinslaughterhouses approvedand
supervisedinaccordancewithCouncilDirective
64/433/EECof26June1964onhealthproblems
affectingintra-Community tradeinfreshmeat(6),as
lastamendedbyDirective75/379/EECof24June
1975(7);
Whereas,inordertofacilitatestorageoperations,
certainconditionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1071/68of25July1968layingdowndetailed
rulesforgrantingprivatestorageaidforbeefand
veal(8),andinparticularthoseconcerningthesecurity
requiredshouldbeamended;whereasthe
consequences ofputtingtoosmallaquantityinto
storageandofwithdrawingmeatprematurelyshould
alsobespecified;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
989/68of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingprivatestorageaidforbeefandveal(9)
providesthatadecreaseoranincreaseofthestorage
periodcanbedecidedonifthemarketsituationcalls
forit;whereasitisthereforeappropriatetofix,in
additiontotheamountsofaidforaspecifiedstorage
period,amountstobedeductedoraddedwhenthis
periodisshortenedorlengthened ;
Whereas,inordertoavoidfinancingnormalprivate
storage,itappearsdesirabletospecifyhighminimum
quantities;
Whereasitisdesirable,havingregardtothepresent
abundanceofbeefontheCommunitymarket,to
allowtheproductsstoredtobeexportedbeforethe
endofthestorageperiodprovidedtheyarestoredfor
aminimumperiod;
Whereastheamountofthesecurityrequiredshould
besuchastoobligethestorertofulfilltheobligations
undertakenbyhim;Whereasfromtheresultsofthetenderingprocedure
underCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1204/76of
21May1976providingforinvitationstotenderto
determineamountsofprivatestorageaidinrespectof
beef(5),itisclearthatprovisionshouldalsobemade
forgrantingprivatestorageaidatastandardratefixed
inadvancetakingintoaccounttheabovementioned
tenderingprocedure;whereas,furthermore ,inthe
lightoftheunfavourableweatherandrecentmarket
developments ,theaidshouldbeextendedtofreshor
(0)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64.(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(3)OJNoL193,14.7.1973,p.18.
(«)OJNoL151,10.6.1976,p.7.
(5)OJNoL133,22.5.1976,p.28.(7)OJNoL172,3.7.1975,p.17.
(8)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.19.
(9)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.10.

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—30metrictonsfortheproductslistedinthe
Annexunder(c).
Article4
1.Thecontractormay,beforeplacingthemin
store,cutandbonetheproductsreferredtointhe
Annexunder(a),(b)and(c)inwholeorinpart,
providedthatallthemeatresultingfromsuchboning
orcuttingoperationsisplacedinstore.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)100kgoftheunbonedmeatreferredtointhe
Annexunder(a)and(b)shallbeequivalentto77
kgofbonedmeat;
and
(b)100kgoftheunbonedmeatreferredtointhe
Annexunder(c)shallbeequivalentto70kgof
bonedmeat.
3.Inthecaseofmeatstoredintheunalteredstate,
ifthequantitystoredislessthanthequantityfor
whichthecontractwasconcludedand:
(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportion­
ally;
or
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepercentageindicatedin
(a)and(b)andthelowerpercentageindicatedin
Article4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1071/68shallbe
equalto85%.
4.Ifthequantityplacedinstoreisgreaterthanthe
quantityinrespectofwhichthecontractwas
concluded,theamountofaidshallbeequaltothat
appropriatetothequantitycontractedfor.Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdown
generalrulesfortheimplementation ofRegulation
(EEC)No653/68onconditionsforalterationstothe
valueoftheunitofaccountusedforthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy('),fortransactionscarriedoutunder
thecommonagriculturalpolicythesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,arepaidonthebasisoftherelation­
shipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencyobtainingatthetimewhenthetransaction
orparttransactionwascarriedout;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle6oftheRegulation
referredtoabove,thetimewhenatransaction is
carriedoutisconsideredasbeingthedateonwhich
occurstheevent,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,
intheabsenceofandpendingadoptionofsuchrules,
bytherulesoftheMemberStateconcerned ,inwhich
theamountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdue
andpayable;
Whereas,inrespectofprivatestorageaidforbeef,the
rateofexchangetobeusedforcalculatingtheamount
ofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbethat
obtainingatthetimewhenthecontractforprivate
storageaidisconcluded ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aidshallbegrantedfortheprivatestorageofthe
productsspecifiedintheAnnexhereto.Theamounts
ofsuchaidpermetricton,exclusiveofpackaging,
shallbeshowninthesaidAnnex.
2.Theamountofaidshallbeadjustedifthedura­
tionofstorageisextendedorcurtailed.Theadditional
amountspermonthoramountstobedeductedper
dayaregivenincolumns5and6oftheAnnex.
Article2
Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedonlyformeat
producedinaccordancewithArticle3(1)A(a)to(e)
oftheCouncilDirectiveof26June1964onhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinfresh
meat,aslastamendedbytheDirectiveof24June
1975.
Article3
Theminimumquantitypercontractis:
—50metrictonsfortheproductslistedinthe
Annexunder(a)and(b),Article5
1.Attherequestofthes*torertobe,submitted
whenlodginghistender,theperiodofstorageshall
be:
(a)fiveorsixmonthsfortheproductsreferredtoin
theAnnexunder(a);
and
(b)four,fiveorsixmonthsfortheproductsreferred
tointheAnnexunder(b)and(c).
2.Entitlementtothepaymentofaidshallbe
aquiredonlyifallthemeatremainsinstorageduring
theentirestorageperiod. (')OJNoL1X8,1.8.1968,p.1.

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3.Attheendofastorageperiodoftwomonths,
thecontractormaywithdrawfromstoreallorpartof
themeatforwhichhehascontracted,providedthat
notlessthanfivemetrictonsiswithdrawnandis,
within10workingdaysofsuchwithdrawal,exported
fromtheCommunity .
Inthatevent,theamountoftheaidshallbereduced
inaccordancewithArticle1(2),thedayofwithdrawal
fromstorebeingregardedasthelastdayofstorage.
Thecontractorshallinformtheinterventionagency
notlessthantwoworkingdaysbeforebeginningwith­
drawalofthemeatfromstore,indicatingtheproducts
andquantitieswhichheintendstoexport.
4.Inthecaseofexportationinaccordancewith
paragraph3,thecontractorshallfurnishproofthat
themeathasleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityorhasbeendeliveredwithinthemeaning
ofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.The
proofshallbefurnishedasinthecaseofrefunds.
Article6
Storingmustbecompletedwithin60daysfollowing
theconclusionofthecontract.
Thestorageperiodshallbeginonthedayonwhich
storingiscompleted.Article7
1.Theamountofthesecurityrequiredisfixedat
100u.a./metricton.
2.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalltakesuchmeasuresasitconsidersneces­
saryhavingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandoftheactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
Article8
Aidshallbepaidattherequestofthepersonentitled
andatthelatestonthe15thdayfollowingthaton
whichitisascertainedthattheobligationsunderthe
contracthavebeenfulfilled.
Article9
WithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)
No1134/68,theeventgivingentitlementtoprivate
storageaidshallbeconsideredasoccurringontheday
oftheconclusionofthecontract.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25June1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
9
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
ProductsforwhichaidisgrantedAmountofaid,inu.a./metricton
forastorageperiodofAmountinu.a./metricton
4months 5months 6monthstobeadded
permonthtobededucted
perday
(a)Carcases,half-carcasesand'compensatedquarters',
freshorchilled,fromthemaleadultbovine
animalsspecifiedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)
No1896/73 550 580 30 1
(b)Carcases,half-carcasesand'compensatedquarters',
freshorchilled,fromadultbovineanimalsother
thanthosereferredtounder(a) 420 450 480 30 1
(c)Forequarters ,freshorchilled,fromadultbovine
animals 360 385 410 25 0.80