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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2217/77
of5October1977
openinganinvitationtotendertodetermineamountsofprivatestorageaidin
respectofbeefcarcases,halfcarcasesandcompensated quarters
WhereasArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesforthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68on
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(8),
providesthat,fortransactionscarriedoutunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,thesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,shallbepaidonthebasisoftherela­
tionshipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencywhichobtainedatthetimewhenthetransac­
tionorporttransactionwascarriedout;
WhereasArticle6providesthatthetimewhenatran­
sactioniscarriedoutistobeconsideredasbeingthe
dateonwhichoccurstheevent,asdefinedbyCommu­
nityrulesor,intheabsenceofandpendingadoption
ofsuchrules,bytherulesoftheMemberStates
concerned,onwhichtheamountinvolvedinthetran­
sactionbecomesdueandpayable;
Whereas,inthecaseofprivatestorageaidforbeef
andveal,therateofexchangeforcalculatingthe
amountofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbethat
obtainingatthetimeoftheconclusionofthecontract
forprivatestorageaid;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles6(5)and8(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatinterventionmeasuresshallbetakenfor
thewholeoftheCommunitywhenthepriceforadult
bovineanimals,recordedonrepresentative Commu­
nitymarketsinaccordancewithArticle12(6)ofthat
Regulation,islowerthantheinterventionprice;
whereasthisconditionisatpresentmet;
Whereasmarkettrendsforbeefandespeciallyforbeef
fromcowsindicatethatprivatestorageaidshouldbe
grantedforcarcases,half-carcasesandcompensated
quarters;
Whereastheamountofsuchaidshouldbeestablished
bymeansofatenderingprocedureinaccordancewith
Commission Regulation (EEC)No275/74of31
January1974layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
grantingbytenderofprivatestorageaidforbeefand
veal(3);
Whereasitshouldbeensuredthattheanimals
concernedareslaughteredsolelyinslaughterhouses
approvedandsupervisedinaccordancewithCouncil
Directive64/433/EECof26June1964onhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinfresh
meat(4),aslastamendedbyDirective77/99/EEC(5);
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility
ofreducingthestorageperiodwherethemeatwhich
hasleftthestoreisintendedforexport;whereasproof
thatthemeathasbeenexportedmustbegiveninthe
samewayasinthecaseofrefunds,CommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No192/75of17January1975(6)laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexport
refundsinrespectofagriculturalproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1633/77(7);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Witheffectfrom10October1977aninvitation
totendershallbeopenedtodetermineamountsof
privatestorageaid,inaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No275/74;thisinvitationtotendershallrelate
toamaximumquantityofabout20000tonnesof
freshorchilledcarcases,halfcarcasesandcompen­
satedquartersfromadultbovineanimals.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL28,1.2.1974,p.61.
(4)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.2012/64.
(5)OJNoL26,31.1.1977,p.85.
(6)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(7)OJNoL181,21.7.1977,p.33. (8)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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Article3 Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersshallbe
21October1977,at1p.m.Thistimelimitshallbe
onehourearlierinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom
outsidetheperiodknownassummertimeinthose
MemberStates.
2.Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedonlyin
respectofmeatproducedinaccordancewithArticle3
(1)A(a)to(e)ofCouncilDirective64/433/EEC.
Article2
1.Thecontractormay,beforeplacingthemin
store,cutandbonetheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1,inwholeorinpart,providedthatallthemeat
resultingfromsuchcuttingorboningoperationsis
placedinstore.1.Attherequestofthestorersubmittedwhen
lodginghistender,theperiodofstorageforthe
productsreferredtoinArticle1shallbe4,5or6
months.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle5(3)(b)(cc)of
Regulation (EEC)No275/74,afterastorageperiodof
twomonths,thecontractormaywithdrawfromstore
allorpartofthemeatforwhichhehascontracted,
subjecttoaminimumwithdrawaloffivetonnes,
providedthatitisexportedfromtheCommunity
within10workingdaysofsuchwithdrawal .
Inthisevent,theaidshallbereducedbyoneunitof
accountperdayandpertonneofunbonedmeat,the
dayofwithdrawalfromstorebeingregardedasthe
lastdayofstorage.
Thecontractorshallinformtheinterventionagency
notlessthantwoworkingdaysbeforestartingtowith­
drawthemeatfromstore,indicatingtheproductsand
quantitieswhichheintendstoexport.
3.Inthecaseofexportationinaccordancewith
paragraph2,thecontractorshallfurnishproofthat
themeathasleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityorhasbeendeliveredwithinthemeaning
ofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.The
proofshallbefurnishedinthesamewayasinthe
caseofrefunds.
Article42.Theauthorizationforcuttingandboninginpart
thequantityforwhichthecontractisconcludedmay
onlycoverthecuttingandtheboningeitherofallthe
forequartersorofthesamenumberoffore-andhind­
quarters.
3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,100kilo­
gramsoftheunbonedmeatreferredtoinArticle1
shallbeequivalentto:
(a)77kilogramsofbonedmeatinthecaseofcutting
andboningthetotalquantityforwhichthe
contractisconcluded,orinthecaseofcuttingand
boningthesamenumberoffore-andhindquar­
ters;
(b)70kilogramsofbonedmeatinthecaseofcutting
andboningalltheforequarters .
4.Inthecaseofmeatstoredintheunalteredstate,
ifthequantitystoredislessthanthequantityfor
whichthecontractwasconcludedand
(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportionally ,
or
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
5.Inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepercentage
referredinparagraph4(a)#hd(b)andthelower
percentageindicatedinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article10(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No275/74shallbe
85%.
Noaidshallbegrantedforanyquantityplacedin
storeinexcessofthequantityforwhichthecontract
wasconcluded .BywayofderogationfromRegulation(EEC)No
275/74,
(a)theperiodofstorageafterslaughterreferredtoin
Article5(3)(b)(aa)thereofshallbe10days;
(b)theminimumquantityreferredtoinArticle5(3)
(c)thereofshallbe40tonnes;
(c)theamountofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle6
(1)thereofshallbe100unitsofaccountpertonne.
Article5
WithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1134/68,theeventgivingentitlementtoprivate
storageaidshallbeconsideredasoccurringontheday
oftheacceptanceofthecontract.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10October
1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President