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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1197/77
of3June1977
providingforaninvitationtotendertodetermineamountsofprivatestorage
aidinrespectofbeefforequarters
dateonwhichoccurstheevent,asdefinedbyCommu­
nityrulesor,intheabsenceofandpendingadoption
ofsuchrules,bytherulesoftheMemberStates
concerned,onwhichtheamountinvolvedinthetran­
sactionbecomesdueandpayable;
Whereas,asregardsprivatestorageaidforbeefand
veal,therateofexchangetobeusedforcalculating
theamountofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbe
thatobtainingatthetimewhenthecontractfor
privatestorageaidisconcluded ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles6(5)(b)and8(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
laysdownthatinterventionmeasuresshallbetaken
forthewholeoftheCommunitywhenthepricefor
adultbovineanimals,recordedonrepresentatative
CommunitymarketsinaccordancewithArticle12(6)
ofthatRegulation ,islowerthantheintervention
price;whereasthatconditionisatpresentfulfilled;
Whereas,inthepresentsituationofdivergingprices
inthedifferentMemberStatesandespeciallyofthe
seasonaldifficultiesinthemarketforforequarters ,
aidsfortheprivatestorageofbeefforequartersshould
begranted;
Whereas,inviewofthissituation,theamountofsuch
aidshouldbeestablishedbymeansofatendering
procedureinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No275/74of31January1974layingdown
detailedrulesforthegrantingbytenderofprivate
storageaidforbeefandveal(3);
WhereasArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesforthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68on
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),
providesthat,fortransactionscarriedoutunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,thesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,shallbepaidonthebasisoftherela­
tionshipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencywhichobtainedatthetimewhenthetransac­
tionorparttransactionwascarriedout;
WhereasArticle6thereofprovidesthatthetimewhen
atransactioniscarriedoutisconsideredasbeingtheWitheffectfrom6June1977,aninvitationtotender
shallbeissuedtodeterminetheamountofprivate
storageaid,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
275/74;thisinvitationtotendershallrelatetoa
limitedquantityofupto15000tonnesoffreshor
chilledforequartersfromadultbovineanimals.
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshallbe
13June1977,at1p.m.inDenmark,theFederal
RepublicofGermany,IrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomar.dat2p.m.intheotherMemberStates.
Article2
1.Thecontractormay,beforeplacingthemin
store,cutandbonetheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1.inwholeorinpart,provided|thatallthemeat
resultingfromsuchboningorcuttingoperationsis
placedinstore.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,100kilo­
gramsofunbonedmeatshallbeequalto70kilograms
ofbonedmeat.
3.Inthecaseofmeatstoredintheunalteredstate,
ifthequantitystoredislessthanthequantityfor
whichthecontractwasconcludedand,(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL28,1.2.1974,p.61.
(4)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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3.Inthecaseofexportationinaccordancewith
paragraph2,thecontractorshallfurnishproofthat
themeathasleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityorhasbeendeliveredwithinthemeaning
ofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.The
proofshallbefurnishedasinthecaseofrefunds.(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportionally ,
or
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepercentageindicatedin
(a)and(b)andthelowerpercentageindicatedinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle10(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No275/74shallbe85%.
Noaidshallbegrantedforanyquantityplacedin
storeinexcessofthequantityforwhichthecontract
wasconcluded .Article4
Article3BywayofderogationfromRegulation (EEC)No
275/74:
(a)theperiodofstorageafterslaughterreferredtoin
Article5(3)(b)(aa)thereofshallbe10days;
(b)theperiodallowedforplacinginstorereferredto
inArticle5(3)(b)(bb)thereofshallbe40days;
(c)theminimumquantityreferredtoinArticle
5(3)(c)thereofshallbe30tonnes;
(d)theamountofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle
6(1)thereofshallbe100unitsofaccountper
tonne.
Article51.Astherequestofthestorersubmittedwhen
lodginghistender,theperiodofstorageshallbefive
orsixmonths.
2.Attheendofastorageperiodoftwomonths,
thecontractormaywithdrawfromstoreallorpartof
themeatforwhichhehascontracted,providedthat
notlessthanfivetonnesiswithdrawnandis,within
10workingdaysofsuchwithdrawal ,exportedfrom
theCommunity .
Inthatevent,theamountoftheaidshallbereduced
byoneunitofaccountperdayandpertonneof
unbonedmeat,thedayofwithdrawalfromstorebeing
regardedasthelastdayofstorage.
Thecontractorshallinformtheinterventionagency
notlessthantwoworkingdaysbeforebeginningwith­
drawalofthemeatfromstore,indicatingtheproducts
andquantitieswhichheintendstoexport.WithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1134/68,theeventgivingentitlementtoprivate
storageaidshallbeconsideredasoccurringontheday
oftheacceptanceofthecontract.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President