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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2900/77
of22December 1977
layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleofbeefheldbytheinterventionagencies
toenabletheimportwithtotalsuspensionofthelevyoffrozenbeefandveal
intendedforprocessing
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(5)
providesthat,inthecaseoftransactionscarriedout
pursuanttothecommonagriculturalpolicy,thesums
owedbyaMemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,
expressedinnationalcurrencyandrepresenting
amountsfixedinunitsofaccount,shouldbepaidon
thebasisoftherelationshipbetweentheunitof
accountandthenationalcurrencywhichobtainedat
thetimewhenthetransactionorparttransactionwas
carriedout;
WhereasunderArticle6oftheabovementioned Regu­
lation,thetimewhenatransactioniscarriedoutis
consideredasbeingthedateonwhichtheevent
occurs,asdefinedbyCommunityrulesor,inthe
absenceofandpendingadoptionofsuchrules,bythe
rulesoftheMemberStateconcerned ,inwhichthe
amountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdueand
payable;
Whereasonlycontractsforthepurchaseofmeatheld
byinterventionagenciesmayconferentitlementto
theissueofimportlicencesformeatunderthesystem
providedforinArticle 14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68;whereasprovisionshouldbemadefora
specialendorsement tobemadeonthesecontracts;
Whereascasesofforcemajeuremayariseduringthe
tenderingoperations ;whereas,consequently ,theinter­
ventionagenciesshouldbeabletotakethemeasures
necessaryinthecircumstances ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles7(3)and14(4)(c)thereof,
WhereasArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatthetotalsuspensionofthe
importlevyinrespectoffrozenbeefandveal
intendedforprocessingmaybemadeconditionalon
thesubmissionofapurchasecontractforfrozenmeat
heldbyaninterventionagency;
Whereasthesaleoffrozenmeatheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesmusttakeplaceinsuchawayasto
avoidanydisturbanceofthemarketandtoensure
equalaccesstoallinterestedparties;whereasrecourse
shouldthereforebehadtoatenderingprocedureto
permitafairdistributionofthequantitiesofmeatput
upforsale;whereassuchsalesmusttakeplace
pursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No216/69
of4February1969ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
thedisposaloffrozenbeefandvealboughtinbyinter­
ventionagencies(3)whileprovidingforcertainexcep­
tions;whereas,inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepresen­
tationoftheproductsputupforsalemustcomply
withCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2630/75of16
October1975ontheboningofbeefboughtinbythe
interventionagencies(4);
WhereasthesystemprovidedforinArticle14(1)(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68isnormallymore
favourabletothepartiesconcernedthanthesystem
providedforinArticle14(1)(b)thereof;whereasitis
thereforereasonabletomakeitpossibletofix
differentminimumpricesforthesaleofintervention
meataccordingtothedestinationoftheimported
meat;
WhereasArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesforthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68onHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Importationwithtotalsuspensionofthelevyas
providedforinArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68shallbeconditionaluponthesubmission
ofapurchasecontractforfrozenmeatheldbyan
interventionagency,concludedinaccordancewith
thisRegulation .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.
0)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1. (4)OJNoL268,17.10.1975,p.16.

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2.Thesaleshalltakeplacebywayoftender,
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No216/69,andinparti­
cularArticles6to14thereof,subjecttothespecial
andderogatingprovisionslaiddowninthisRegula­
tion.
Article2
1.Ageneralnoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedatthelatestonthedateofpublicationof
thefirstpartialinvitationtotender.
2.Underthetenderingsystem,theintervention
agenciesshallissuepartialinvitationstotenderevery
quarter.
Theindividualnoticeofinvitationtotendershall
specifythedatebywhichthemeatputupforsalewas
takenoverbytheinterventionagenciesand,inthe
caseofbonedmeat,itsformofpresentationinaccor­
dancewithRegulation (EEC)No2630/75.
3.Noticesofinvitationtotendershallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
atleastfivedaysbeforethebeginningoftheperiod
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Tendersmaybesubmittedonlyduringthefirst
10daysofeachquarter.However,onthefirstocca­
sion,theymaybesubmittedonlybetween20and30
January1978.
2.Thetendershallspecifythegroupofproductsas
referredtoinArticle5whichthetendererwishesto
import.
3.ForeachofthesystemsreferredtoinArticle
14(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,alltenders
fromthesametenderershallbeconsideredasasingle
tender.
4.Onlytendersforatotalquantityofnotlessthan
fivetonnesandnotmorethan100tonnes,expressed
asunbonedmeat,canbeaccepted.100kilogramsof
unbonedmeatshallbeequalto77kilogramsof
bonedmeat.
5.Whensubmittingthetender,thetenderershall
declarethatforthecurrentquarterhehasnot
submittedandthatheundertakesnottosubmitany
tenderinrespectofthesamespecialsystemin
MemberStatesotherthantheoneinwhichthetender
issubmitted ;ifthesametenderersubmitstendersin
respectofthesamespecialsystemintwoormore
MemberStates,noneofthesetendersshallbeconsid­
ered.
Article4
Before4p.m.onthe18thdayofeachquarter,the
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionbytelexofthelistoftenderersandthequantitiesofproducts
forwhichtendershavebeensubmitted,specifyingthe
importsystemconcerned .
Ifthedayreferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph is
notaworkingdayinaMemberState,thatMember
Stateshallmakethecommunication onthefirst
workingdaythereafter.
However,onthefirstoccasion,thecommunication
referredtointhefirstsubparagraphshallbemadeon
6February1978.
Article5
Differentminimumpricesmaybefixedfortenders
intendedtoallowtheimport:
A.offrozenmeatintendedforthemanufacture ofthe
preservesreferredtoinArticle14(1)(a)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68;
Boffrozenmeatintendedforthemanufacture ofthe
otherproductsreferredtoinArticle14(1)(b)
thereof.
Article6
Therepresentative ratetobeappliedtoeachtender
acceptedshallbethatapplicable,pursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No878/77,onthelastdayoftheperiod
laiddownforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article7
1.Thepurchasecontractshallincludetheendorse­
ment:'Article14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68',followedbythecapitalletterreferringtothe
groupofproductstobeimportedpursuanttoArticle
5,thesignatureofthepersonauthorizedandthe
stampoftheinterventionagency.
2.Thepurchasecontractshallnotbetransferable .
Article8
When,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderercannotcomplywiththetimetablefortaking
overtheproduct,theinterventionagencyshalltake
suchmeasuresasitdeemsnecessaryinthelightof
thecircumstances invoked.
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandthemeasurestaken
accordingly .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission