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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1204/76
of21May1976
providingforinvitationstotendertodetermineamountsofprivatestorageaid
inrespectofbeefandveal
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No653/68on
conditionsforalterationstothevalueoftheunitof
accountusedforthecommonagriculturalpolicy(6),
providesthat,fortransactionscarriedoutunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,thesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,shallbepaidonthebasisoftherela­
tionshipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencywhichobtainedatthetimewhenthetransac­
tionorparttransactionwascarriedout;
Whereas,Article6thereofprovidesthatthetime
whenatransaction iscarriedoutisconsidered as
beingthedateonwhichoccurstheevent,asdefined
byCommunityrulesor,intheabsenceofand
pendingadoptionofsuchrules,bytherulesofthe
MemberStatesconcerned,inwhichtheamount
involvedinthetransactionbecomesdueandpayable;
Whereas,asregardsprivatestorageaidforbeefand
veal,therateofexchangetobeusedforcalculating
theamountofthisaidinnationalcurrencyshouldbe
thatobtainingatthetimewhenthecontractfor
privatestorageaidisconcluded ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles6(5)(b)and8(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
laysdownthatinterventionmeasuresshallbetaken
forthewholeoftheCommunitywhenthepricefor
adultbovineanimals,recordedonrepresentative
CommunitymarketsinaccordancewithArticle10of
thatRegulation,islowerthantheinterventionprice;
whereasthatconditionisatpresentfulfilled;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,ofunstable
priceswithintheCommunityandespeciallyofshort­
termdifficultiesinsupplyingtheMemberStatewith
thelargestshortfall,whichinturnaffectsavailabilities
intheproducerMemberStates,privatestorageaid
shouldbegranted;
Whereas,inviewoftheuncertaintyofthesituation,
theamountofsuchaidshouldbeestablishedby
meansofatenderingprocedureinaccordancewith
Commission Regulation (EEC)No275/74of31
January1974layingdowndetailedrulesforthe
grantingbytenderofprivatestorageaidforbeefand
veal(3);whereas,however,inorde'rtomakethe
measuresaseffectiveaspossible,thestorageof
carcases,half-carcasesand'compensated 'quarters
shouldberestrictedsolelytomeatcomingfrommale
animalsandtothosequalitieswhichmaybebought
in,inaccordancewithAnnexItoCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1896/73of13July1973ondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofinterventionmeasureson
themarketinbeefandveal(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1018/76(5);
Whereas,Article4(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1134/68of30July1968layingdownrulesfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Witheffectfrom24May1976,threeinvitationsto
tendershallbeissuedtodetermineamountsofprivate
storageaid,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
275/74;theinvitationstotendershallrelateto:
(a)upto40000metrictonsoffreshorchilled
carcases,semi-carcasesand'compensated'quarters
frommaleadultbovineanimalsasspecifiedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1896/73;0)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(3)OJNoL28,1.2.1974,p.61.
(4)OJNoL193,14.7.1973,p.18.
5OJNoL115,1.5.1976,p.60. (6)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.

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(b)upto20000metrictonsoffreshorchilledfore­
quartersfromadultbovineanimals;and
(c)upto20000metrictonsoffreshorchilledfore­
quartersfromadultbovineanimals,cutalonga
straightlinewithtenribs.
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshall
expireon8June1976,at13.00hoursinFranceand
Italy,andat12.00hoursintheotherMemberStates.2.Attheendofastorageperiodoftwomonths,
thecontractormaywithdrawfromstoreallorpartof
themeatforwhichhehascontracted,providedthat
notlessthanfivemetrictonsiswithdrawnandis,
within10workingdaysofsuchwithdrawal,exported
fromtheCommunity .
Inthatevent,theamountoftheaidshallbereduced
byoneunitofaccountperdayandpermetrictonof
unbonedmeat,thedayofwithdrawalfromstorebeing
regardedasthelastdayofstorage.
Thecontractorshallinformtheinterventionagency
notlessthantwoworkingdaysbeforebeginningwith­
drawalofthemeatfromstore,indicatingtheproducts
andquantitieswhichheintendstoexport.
3.Inthecaseofexportationinaccordancewith
paragraph2,thecontractorshallfurnishproofthat
themeathasleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityorhasbeendeliveredwithinthemeaning
ofArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75.The
proofshallbefurnishedasinthecaseofrefunds.
Article4
BywayofderogationfromRegulation (EEC)NoArticle2
1.Thecontractormay,beforeplacingthemin
store,cutandbonetheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1(a)and(b),inwholeorinpart,providedthatallthe
meatresultingfromsuchboningorcuttingoperations
isplacedinstore.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)100kgoftheunbonedmeatreferredtoinArticle
1(a)shallbeequivalentto77kgofbonedmeat;
and
(b)100kgoftheunbonedmeatreferredtoinArticle
1(b)shallbeequivalentto70kgofbonedmeat.
3.Inthecaseofmeatstoredintfceunalteredstate,
ifthequantitystoredislessthanthequantityfor
whichthecontractwasconcludedand:
(a)notlessthan90%ofthatquantity,theamountof
privatestorageaidshallbereducedproportion­
ally;or
(b)lessthan90%ofthatquantity,privatestorageaid
shallnotbepaid.
Inthecaseofbonedmeat,thepercentageindicatedin
(a)and(b)andthelowerpercentageindicatedinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle10(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No275/74shallbe85%.
Noaidshallbegrantedforanyquantityplacedin
storeinexcessofthequantityforwhichthecontract
wasconcluded .275/74
(a)theperiodofstorageafterslaughterreferredtoin
Article5(3)(b)(aa)thereofshallbe10days;
(b)theperiodallowedforplacinginstore,referredto
inArticle5(3)(b)(bb)thereof,shallbe60days;
(c)theminimumquantityreferredtoinArticle5(3)
(c)thereofshallbe50metrictons;
(d)theamountofthesecurityreferredtoinArticle6
(1)thereofshallbe100unitsofaccountpermetric
ton.
Article5
WithinthemeaningofArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1134/68,theeventgivingentitlementtoprivate
storageaidshallbeconsideredasoccurringontheday
oftheconclusionofthecontract.Article3
1.Attherequestofthestorersubmittedwhen
lodginghistender,theperiodofstorageshallbe:
(a)fiveorsixmonthsfortheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(a);and
(b)fourorfivemonthsfortheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(b)and(c).Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon24May
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission