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12.2.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL35/7
REGULATION (EEC)No289/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of10February1971
layingdowndetailedrulesforgrantingprivatestorageaidforpigmeat
downgeneralrulesforgrantingprivatestorageaid
forpigmeatshouldbefixedatanamountequalto
partoftheaid;
Whereas,totakeaccountofcommercialpractice,
certainmarginsofvariationoftheagreedquantity
shouldbeallowed;
Whereasitisadvisabletolaydownuniform
provisionsforthepaymentofamountsofaidandfor
appropriateadvances;
Whereas,sothattheCommission mayhavean
overallviewoftheefficacyofprivatestorageaid,
provisionshouldbemadeforMemberStatesto
supplyitwiththenecessaryinformation ;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No869/684
of1July1968layingdowndetailedrulesforgranting
private ,storageaidforpigmeatshouldberepealed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforPigmeat;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketinpigmeat,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1253/70,2andin
particularArticles5(3)and7(2)andthesecond
paragraphofArticle22thereof;
Whereas,inpursuance .ofArticle7ofRegulationNo
121/67/EEC,detailedrulesmustbeadoptedfor
grantingprivatestorageaid;
Whereas,toachievethepurposesofsuchaid,it
wouldseemadvisabletoextenditonlytonaturalor
legalpersonsestablishedintheCommunitywhose
pastactivitiesandprofessional 1experienceafford
guaranteesthatstoragewillbeeffectedinaproper
mannerandwhohavesufficientcapacity;whereas,
forthesamereason,aidshouldonlybegrantedfor
thestorageofproductsobtainedfromrecent
slaughterings ;
Whereas,tomakesuchaidmoreefficient,a
'miAimumquantityvariedaccordingtqproduct
shouldbeaconditionfortheconclusionofa
contract;
Whereas,forthesereasons,thecontractbetweenthe
interventionagencyandthestorershouldinclude
conditionswhichensure,inparticular,equal
treatmentforstorersintheCommunity ;whereas,for
thesamereasons,thedepositservingassecurityfor
fulfilmentoftheobligationsundertakenwhichwas
providedforinArticle4(2)(b)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No739/683of18June1968layingHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thegrantingofprivatestorageaid,providedforin
Article3ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC,shallbe
subjecttothefollowingconditions .
Article2
1.Acontractforprivatestorageofpigmeatmay
beconcludedonlywithnaturalorlegalpersons:
—carryingonbusinessinmeatandlivestockand
officiallyregisteredinaMemberState
and
—havingsuitablestoragefacilities.
1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
2OJNoL143,1.7.1970.p.1.
3OJNoL136,30.6.1968,p.1. 4OJNoL154,2.7.1968,p.2.

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2.Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedonlyfor
productsderivedfromanimalsrecentlyslaughtered
andheldincoldstorage.
3.Thecontractmaynotrelatetoaquantityless
thanaminimumtobedeterminedforeachproduct.
Article3product.Thedepositshallbelodgedincashorinthe
formofaguaranteemeetingrequirementsdetermined
byeachMemberState.
2.Thedepositshallbeforfeitediftheobligations
imposedbythecontractarenotfulfilled;iflessthan
90%ofthequantityagreedinthecontracthasbeen
takeninandstoredwithinthetimelimitlaiddown,
thedepositshallbeforfeitedinrespectofthe
shortfalloftheagreedquantity.
3.Thedepositshallnotbeforfeitedif,through
forcemajeure,thestorerisunabletofulfilthe
above-mentioned obligations .
4.Thedepositshallbereleasedimmediatelythe
obligationsofthecontracthavebeenfulfilled.1.Thecontractshallincludethefollowing
particulars :
(a)thedescriptionandquantityoftheproducttobe
stored,
(b)thetimelimitforentryoftheproductintostore,
(c)thedurationofstorage,
Article5
1.Theamountofaidshallbefixedperunitof
weight,exclusiveofpacking,ascertainedonentry
intostoreandbeforefreezing.
2.Theaidshallbepaidassoonasithasbeen
ascertainedthattheobligationsofthecontracthave
beenfulfilled.Afterstoragehasbeeneffectedin
accordancewiththecontracttheinterventionagency
shallpay,onrequest,anadvanceinrespectofaid,
equalto90%ofthedepositwhichwaslodged.
Article6(d)theamountoftheaidandtheincreasesor
reductionstobemadeincaseofextensionor
curtailmentofthestorageperiod,
(e)theformandamountofthesecurity,
(f)therightoftheinterventionagencytocurtailor
extendthestorageperiodinaccordancewiththe
rujesandconditionsadoptedinapplicationof
Article3ofRegulation (EEC)No739/68.
2.Thecontractshallimposethefollowing
obligationsontheprivatestorer:
(a)athisownriskandexpensetotaketheagreed
quantityoftheproductintostorewithinthetime
limitslaiddownandtostoreitforthestipulated
period,
(b)toadvisetheinterventionagencyconcernedof
thedayandplaceofstorageandthenatureand
quantityoftheproductstobestored,
(c)toforwardtothatinterventionagencywithout
delaythesupportingdocumentsforthestorage
operations,
(d)tostoretheproductsineasilyidentifiablelots,
(e)toallowtheinterventionagency,atanytime,to
verifyfulfilmentofalltheobligationslaiddown
inthecontract.
3.Theobligationtostoretheagreedquantityshall
beconsideredasfulfilledifnotlessthan90%and
notmorethan110%ofthatamounthasbeentaken
intostore.Whentheamountofaidisfixedinadvance,a
decisiononacceptanceofanapplicationfor
conclusionofacontractmustbetakenbythe
competentinterventionagencywithineightworking
daysfollowingthatonwhichtheapplicationwas
received.
Article7
When,throughforcemajeure,thestorerisunableto
fulfilhisobligationsunderthecontract,the
intervention agencyconcernedmaycancelthe
contractortakeotherappropriatemeasures.
Article8
Article41.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission thestandardformofthecontract
mentionedinArticle3.
2.MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarymeasures
toverifycompliancewithcontractswhichhavebeen
concluded .1.Whenacontractisconcludedthestorershall
lodgeadepositinanamountnotexceeding50%of
theamountofaidspecifiedinthecontractforeach

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accordancewiththeprocedurementionedinArticle
25ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC.3.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commissionbytelex,notlaterthanThursdayineach
week,theproductsandquantities:
(a)forwhichaidhasbeenrequested,
Article9
Regulation (EEC)No.869/68isherebyrepealed.(b)forwhichcontractshavebeenconcludedand
(c)thereceptionofwhichintostoragewas
completedduringtheprecedingweek.
4.MemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission ,everymonthallchangeswithregardto
productsandquantitiesstored.
5.Theapplicationofmeasureslaiddowninthis
Regulationshallbesubjecttoregularexamination ,inArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1971.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI