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REGULATION (EEC)No739/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of18June1968
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingprivatestorageaidforpigmeat
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
5orlegalpersonsestablishedintheCommunityother
thantheinterventionagenciesreferredtointhat
Article,ofproductscoveredbythemarketin
pigmeat.
2.Privatestorageaidmayonlybegrantedin
respectofproductsderivedfrompigsoriginating
intheCommunity .
3.Privatestorageaidshallbegrantedinaccordance
withthetermsofcontractsconcludedwithinter­
ventionagencies;suchcontactsshallexpressthe
reciprocalobligationsofthecontractingpartiesin
standardtermsforeachproduct.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo121/67/
EEC1of13June1967onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketinpigmeat,andinparticularArticle7
(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasRegulationNo121/67/EECmakesprovision
forinterventioninthemarketinpigmeatintheform
ofprivatestorageaid;
Whereasthefunctioningofsuchasystemofaidcan
befacilitatedbyprovidingfortheconclusionof
contractswithinterventionagencies;Article2
Unlessspeciallyauthorised,arequestforprivate
storageaidmayonlybemadeinthecountrywhfere
theproductistobestored.
Article3
Ifthemarketsituationsorequires,theperiodof
storagespecifiedinthecontractmaybecurtailedor
extendedunderconditionstobedetermined .
Article4
1.Theamountofaidshallbeeither:Whereas,inordertoachievethepurposesofthe
aidasdefinedinRegulationNo121/67/EEC,its
amountshouldbefixedwithreferencetothecostof
storage;whereas,tothatend,twomethodsshould
beprovidedforfixingthatamount;whereas,inboth
cases,thegrantingofaidshouldbesoeffectedasnot
todiscriminatebetweenapplicantsestablishedinthe
Community ;
Whereassuitablemeasuresshouldbeprovidedfor
incasethesituationofthemarketintheproductsin
questionnecessitatesanalterationinthetermsof
contractstobeconcludedorinthelengthofthe
periodofstorageprovidedforincontractsalready
concluded;(a)determinedbymeansofaninvitationtotender
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,or
(b)fixedinadvance.
2.Ineithercase:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1(a)equaltreatmentshallbegiventoapplicantsas
totheadmissibilityoftheiroffer,irrespectiveof
theplaceoftheirestablishment intheCom­
munity;
(b)onlyapplicantswhohavegivensecurityforthe
fulfilmentoftheircontractobligationsbylodging
adeposit,whichshallbeforfeitedinwholeorin
partifthesearenotfulfilledorareonlypartially
fulfilled,shallbepermittedtotenderandtocon
eludeacontract;1.Privatestorage,withinthemeaningofArticle3
ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC,istheholdingina
warehouse,attheirownriskandexpensebynatural
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(c)thetimelimitfortheentryofproductsintostore
andthedurationofstorageshallbespecified;
(d)theamountoftheaidmaynotnormallyexceed
theamountofthecostswhichwouldbeincurred
ifstoragewereeffectedbyapublicintervention
agency.(a)thereshallbeasinglerateforeachproducttaking
intoaccountstoragecosts,normaldepreciation
ofqualityand,sofaraspossible,anyforeseeable
increaseinthepriceoftheproductinquestion;
(b)requestsforaidshallbegrantedunderconditions
tobedetermined,inparticularasregardsthe
timethatmayelapsebetweenthesubmissionof
therequestandtheconclusionofthecontract;
(c)theconclusionofstoragecontractsmaybe
suspendedorthetermsoffuturecontractsmay
berevised,ifasummaryreviewofthemarket
situation,ofthequantitiescoveredbycontracts
andofapplicationsforcontractsshowseitherof
thesemeasurestobenecessary.Article5
1.Intheselectionoftenderspreferenceshallbe
giventothosewhicharemostfavourabletothe
Community .
2.Inanycase,theawardofacontractshallnot
necessarilyensue.Article7
Article6 ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities . Wheretheamountofaidisfixedinadvance:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,18June1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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