17.10.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL280/9
REGULATION (EEC)No2622/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of16October1974
layingdowndetailedrulesforthetakingoverofcertaintransportcostsin
respectofbeefandvealofferedforintervention
bornebytheseller,namelythoseinrespectofthe
distancefromtheplacewheretheproductofferedfor
intervention islocatedtothatoneofthefiveinterven­
tioncentresmentionedinArticle8(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1896/73whichisthefurthestfromthat
place,whileamaximumdistanceshouldbefixed
suchaswillensurethatproductsareboughtinon
termswhicharebothtechnicallyacceptableand
economically reasonable ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(J)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1855/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1302/73(3)of15May1973layingdowngeneralrules
forintervention onthemarketinbeefandveal,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1729/74(4),andin
particularthesecondparagraphofArticle4athereof;
WhereasArticle4aofRegulation (EEC)No1302/73
providesthatincertaincasestheinterventionagencies
aretobearthecost,calculatedonaflat-ratebasis,of
additionaltransportinrespectofproductsofferedfor
intervention ;
WhereasArticle8(1)and(3)ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1896/73(5)of13July1973ondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofinterventionmeasureson
themarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No720/74(6),laysdownthattheinter­
ventionagencyshalldeterminetheplacewherea
productistobetakenoverifitcannotbeacceptedat
theinterventioncentreindicatedbytheseller;
Whereasthetermsfortakingoverproductsandfor
payingthecostofadditionaltransportmustbesuch
astoensureequaltreatmentofsellersirrespectiveof
whethertheirproductsaretakenoverbyoneofthe
fiveinterventioncentresnearesttowheretheproduct
islocatedorbyamoredistantcentre;
Whereastothisendaflatrateforthecostofaddi­
tionaltransportshouldbefixedandthetimeof
paymentspecified;
Whereastheremustbeprovisionsconcerningthe
methodofdeterminingtheadditionaldistanceover
whichtheproductistransportedandalsoprovisions
concerningtheplacewheretheproductistakenover;
whereasforthepurposeofcalculatingtheadditional
transportcoststobebornebytheinterventionagency
allowanceshouldbemadeforthetransportcoststobeArticle1
1.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph2,theaddi­
tionaltransportcoststobebornebytheintervention
agencypursuanttoArticle4aofRegulation (EEC)No
1302/73shallbecalculatedbyreferencetotheshor­
testdistanceinkilometresbyroadwithintheCommu­
nitybetweentheplacewheretheproductofferedfor
intervention islocatedascommunicated bytheseller
pursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1896/73andtheinterventioncentre,notbeingoneof
thefiveinterventioncentresmentionedinparagraph
3ofthatArticle,wheretheproductisactuallytaken
overbytheinterventionagency,lessthedistance
betweentheplacewheretheproductislocatedand
thatoneofthefiveintervention centresasaforesaid
whichisthefurthestfromthatplace.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldeterminethe
placeatwhichtheproductsaretobetakenoverand
thedistancetobetakenintoaccountforthepurpose
ofcalculatingadditionaltransportcostsasdetermined
inaccordancewithArticle2(1)and(2).Thisdistance,
whichshallbedeterminedasprovidedinparagraph 1
above,mustrelatetotheoutwardjourneyonlyand
mayinnocaseexceed750kilometres .
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL132,19.5.1973,p.3.
(4)OJNoL182,5.7.1974,p.4.
(5)OJNoL193,14.7.1973,p.18.
(')OJNoL88,1.4.1974,p.27.Article2
1.Additionaltransportcostsshallbecalculatedat
therateof0-07unitofaccountpermetrictonper
kilometre .

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2.Additionaltransportcostsshallbebornebythe
interventionagencyonlyinrespectofthetonnage
actuallytakenoverbytheagency.
3.Thecostsasaforesaidshallbepaidbytheinter­
ventionagencyatthesametimeasthebuying-in
priceforthemeat,provideditcanbeshowntothe
satisfactionoftheinterventionagencythatthemeat
hasactuallybeentransportedasclaimed.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil6April1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI