NoL76/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.3.74
REGULATION (EEC)No624/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of19March1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofhindquarters ofbeefandveal
heldbytheGermaninterventionagency
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
VealhasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Approximately 12700metrictonsofhindquartersof
beefandvealbought-inbytheGermanintervention
agencyunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,shallbesold.
Article2
Thesaleshalltakeplacebytenderingprocedureas
providedforbyRegulation (EEC)No216/69,andin
particularArticles6to14thereof,andbythisRegula­
tion.
Article3THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article7(3)thereof;
Whereasthepossibilityofpermanentinterventionhas
ledtothebuild-upofcertainstocksparticularlyin
Germany;itisthereforenecessarytoarrangeforthe
saleofthesestocksinordertofreethecoldstores;
Whereasinthepresentmarketsituationwhichischar­
acterizedbyrelativelylowandunstableprices,itis
notdesirabletodistributethemeatontheCommu­
nitymarket,thereforeitisnecessarytolinkthesaleto
anobligationtoexportthegoods;
Whereasundertheseconditionsthereleasefrom
storagecanbemadeaccordingtoArticle1(2)(a)of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No98/69(3)of16January
1969,layingdowngeneralrulesforthedisposalof
frozenbeefandvealbought-inbytheintervention
agencies;
Whereasforthispurposeitappearsnecessarytomake
arrangementforsalebytenderinordertoallowthe
releasefromstorageinthemosteconomicalcondi­
tionsaslaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No216/69(4)of4February1969ondetailedrulesfor
thedisposaloffrozenbeefandvealbought-inbythe
interventionagencies;whereasthereiscausetomake
provision,inthesecircumstances ,foradepositofan
amountcovering,besidestheamountfixedinArticle
10ofRegulation (EEC)No216/69,therefundappli­
cabletothemeatinquestion,inordertoensureits
export;
-Whereas,however,forcemajeureasdefinedbythe
CourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanCommunities in
cases4-68(5)and11-70(6)mayoccurduringthe
releasefromstorageandexport;thereforeinthiscase
theinterventionagenciesareallowedtotaketheneces­
sarymeasures ;1.ByderogationfromArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69atenderisnotvalidunlessaccompa­
niedbyawrittenstatementinwhichthetenderer
agreestotakeoutandtoexportthemeatwithin
twelveweeksofthedayonwhichheisinformedthat
histenderhasbeenaccepted.
2.ByderogationfromArticle13(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No216/69thepriceispaidprorataonthe
quantitieswithdrawnwhenthegoodsleavetheware­
houseandatthelatestonthedayprecedingeach
removal.
Article4
1.Bywayofderogation ,fromArticle10(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No216/69,thedepositshallbe52units
ofaccountper100kgoftheproduct.
2.Inadditiontothecircumstances specifiedin
Article14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No216/69,the
depositshallbeforfeitinrespectofanyquantitiesof
meatinrespectofwhichthesuccessfultendererdoes
notprovideproofofimportationintoathirdcountry.
3.Proofofimportationintoathirdcountryshall
beprovidedinthesamewayasforthepurposesof
exportrefunds.(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
I3)OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.
(4)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.
(5)Case-book1968,549.
(6)Case-book1970,1125.

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Article5 TheinterventionagenciesshallinformtheCommis­
sionofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofthemeasures
takeninrespectofit.Norefundshallbegrantedinrespectofmeat
exportedpursuanttothisRegulation .
Article6Article7
Incaseofforcemajeure,theinterventionagencies
shalladoptthemeasureswhichappearwarrantedby
thecircumstances invoked.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21March
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI