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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No223/76
of30January1976
settingupasystemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproductseffectedbywayof
protectivemeasureswiththesaleofpreservedbeefheldbyinterventionagencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Articles7(3)and21(2)thereof,
Whereasasystemlinkingimportsofbeefandveal
productseffectedbywayofprotectivemeasureswith
thesaleofbeefheldbyinterventionagencieswas
introducedbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
76/76of16January1976(3),
Whereastheinterventionagenciesareatpresent
holdingstocksofpreservedbeefofwhichalimited
quantitymayforthwithbereleasedfromstoragein
accordancewithCouncilRegulation (EEC)No98/69
of16January1969layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
disposaloffrozenbeefandvealbyinterventionagen­
cies(4),andinparticularthefirstindentofArticle1
(2)(a)thereof;
Whereas,aspartoftherelaxationoftheprotective
measures,thissaleshouldbecarriedoutunderthe
linkingsystemintroducedbyRegulation (EEC)No
76/76;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
VealhasnotdeliveredanopiniononArticles2to5of
thisRegulationwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
Chairman,Article2
1.Thesaleofpreservedbeefheldbyintervention
agenciesshallbecarriedoutbymeansofinvitations
totendersubjecttothelimitationprovidedforinthe
firstindentofArticle1(2)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
98/69.
Regulation(EEC)No216/69,andinparticularArti­
cles6to14thereof,shallapplysubjecttotheprovi­
sionsofthisRegulation .
Theweightofthepreservedmeatsofferedforsale
shallbeexpressedasnetweight.Theminimumquan­
titysoldshallbetwometrictons.
2.Ageneralnoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedatthelatestonthedayofpublicationofthe
firstoftheindividualinvitationstotenderreferredto
inparagraph3.
3.Undertheoveralltenderingarrangements the
interventionagenciesshallissuemonthlyindividual
invitationstotender.
Eachnoticeofindividualinvitationtotendershall
specifythedatebeforewhichthemeatofferedforsale
wasboughtinbytheinterventionagencies.
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshall
expireonthethirdMondayofeachmonthat12
noon.
4.Everytendershallstatewhetherthetenderer
intendstoimportfrozenmeatforprocessing .
5.Thetendersshallbeexpressedinunitsof
account .
6.PublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities ofnoticesofinvitationtotender
shalltakeplaceatleastsevendaysbeforetheexpiryof
thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThepurchaseinaccordancewiththisRegulation
ofpreservedbeefheldbyinterventionagenciesshall
entitlethepurchasertotheissueofimportlicences
subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninTitleIofRegu­
lation(EEC)No76/76.
2.Theapplicationforalicenceshallrelatetothe
productslistedintheAnnexandshallbeinrespectof
anamountnotexceedingthequantitiesdetermined
inaccordancewiththesaidAnnex.Article3
1.Theminimumsellingpricesshallbefixedfor
theproductsinquestionhavingregardtothetenders
receivedandtotheneedtooffsettheadvantage
arisingfromthesuspensionofthelevypursuantto
Article6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No76/76.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
(•»OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.

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Theminimumpricemaybefixedatadifferentlevel
fortenderswithaviewtotheimportationoffrozen
meatforprocessing.
2.Wherethetendererhasinaccordance with
Article2(4)statedhisintentiontoimport,the
purchasecontractshallentitlehimtotheissueof
importlicencesonlyinrespectofmeatforprocessing .
3.Thepurchasecontractshallbeendorsedtothe
effectthatitgivesentitlementtotheissueofimport
licences.Thisendorsement shall,inthecasereferred
toinparagraph2,includethephrase'meatfor
processing'.Article4
Where,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thetendereris
unabletocomplywiththetimelimitsetfortaking
delivery,theinterventionagencyshalltakesuch
actionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothe
circumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofanyactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2February
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Productstobeimported
CCTheading
No DescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkg(netweight)
cannedbeefbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other 3.00
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves 1.50
bb)Ofadultanimals 1.50
cc)Othercutsofbeefandveal:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 1.20
22.Bonedorboneless 0.90
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated
quarters' 1.50
bb)Forequarters 1.50
cc)Hindquarters 1.50
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 1.20
12.Bonedorboneless 0.90
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat 0.75
16.02Billb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,con­
tainingbovinemeatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffals
ofswine 0.75