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REGULATION (EEC)No1856/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of16July1974
layingdowngeneralrulesgoverningthesaleofbeefandvealatreducedprices
tocertaincategoriesofconsumer
Whereasdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownfor
controllingsuchuseandforimplementing the
measuresrequiredfortheoperationenvisaged;,
WhereasprovisionshouldbemadefortheMember
Statestoparticipateinthefinancingofthisoperation
andfortheparticipationoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFundtobelimitedaccord­
inglyto50%oftheexpenditureinvolved,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
MemberStatesareherebyauthorizedtograntaidto
enablerecipientsofsocialwelfarebenefitstopurchase
beefandvealatreducedprices.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
and209thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(J)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandvealaslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article22a(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereasthesituationobtainingonthemarketinbeef
andvealwithintheCommunityhasforseveral
monthsbeencharacterized byabnormallylowprices
whichhavefallentoalevelbelowthatoftheinterven­
tionprice;whereasthissituationhasledtotheexist­
enceoflargestocksfollowinginterventionbuying;
Whereasthereis3riskthatthissituationmaydeteri­
orateincomingthemonthswhenanimalsare
removedfrompasture;
Whereasthecurrentdisturbanceisaggravatedbecause
itistechnicallyimpossibletobuyintointervention
sufficientquantitiestorelievethemarket;whereas,
releasesfromstoragewillnotbesufficienttoprevent
stocksincreasinginthenearfuture,inparticular
becauseofthelimitedoutletsforfrozenmeatbought
intointervention ;
Whereas,othermeasuresmustaccordinglybetakento
facilitatesalesoftemporarysurplusesofbeefandveal;
whereasthesaleofmeatatreducedpricestocertain
categoriesofconsumers,whopurchasealimited
amountofsuchmeat,constitutessuchameasure,
sinceitenablesthemtoconsumeagreaterquantityof
meatthanhitherto;whereas,tothisend,provision
shouldbemadeforthegrantingofaidtosuch
consumers ;
Whereastheaimoftheoperationentailstakingappro­
priatemeasurestoensurethatthemeatisusedas
intended;Article2
ThedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshall,inparticular,covertheamountoftheaid,
controlstoensurethatthemeatisusedasintended
and,whereappropriate ,thesellingpriceandcharac­
teristicsofthemeat.
Article3
Bywayofderogationfromthearrangements setout
inArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70(3)of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2788/72(4),theGuarantee .Sectionof
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fundshallfinanceonly50%ofexpenditureincurred
inthesaleprovidedforinthisRegulation .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil6April1975.
(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)Seepage14ofthisOfficialJournal.(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(4)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
ChristianBONNET