COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 514/1999 of 9 March 1999 on the sale at prices fixed in advance of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas the application of intervention measures in respect of beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several Member States; whereas outlets for these products exist in certain third countries; whereas, in order to prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these stocks should be sold for export to those countries;

Whereas subject to certain special exceptions, the sale should be made subject to the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (4), and in particular Titles I and III thereof;

Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6);

Whereas provision should be made for derogations from Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of the administrative difficulties which the application of this point is creating in the Member States concerned;

Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be granted for beef sold under this Regulation; whereas, however, buyers will be required to apply for export licences for the quantity allocated, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (8); whereas the deadline for taking over laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 should accordingly be adjusted;

Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is exported to the eligible third countries, provision should be made for a security to be lodged before the goods are taken over and the primary requirements should be determined;

Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain cases have undergone several handling operations; whereas, in order to contribute to their satisfactory presentation and marketing, it is appropriate to authorise the repackaging of the products in certain specified circumstances;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The sale shall take place of intervention products bought in under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, of approximately:

- 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Spanish intervention agency,

- 4 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German intervention agency,

- 4 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French intervention agency.

Detailed information concerning quantities and their selling prices is given in Annex I.

2. The beef shall be exported to the zone '08` destinations listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2697/98 (9).

3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, and in particular Titles I and III thereof, and Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.

Article 2

1. For each product mentioned in Annex I, the intervention agencies shall first sell the meat which has been stored the longest.

Particulars of the quantities and places where the products are stored shall be made available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex II.

2. Notwithstanding Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, purchase applications shall not indicate in which cold store or stores the products are held.

3. The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 120 per tonne.

Applications for export licences as referred to in Article 3(2) below shall constitute a primary requirement in addition to those laid down in Article 15(3) of the abovementioned Regulation.

Article 3

1. The intervention agency shall notify each operator concerned by fax of the outcome of purchase applications.

2. The operator shall apply within five working days of the date of notification as referred to in paragraph 1 for one or more export licences as referred to in the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 to cover the quantity awarded. Applications shall be accompanied by the fax referred to in paragraph 1 and shall contain in box 7 the name of one of the eligible destinations referred to in Article 1(2). In addition, box 20 of the applications shall contain the following:

- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 514/1999]

- Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr. 514/1999)

- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 514/1999)

- Ðñïúüíôá ðáñÝìâáóçò ÷ùñßò åðéóôñïöÞ [êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 514/1999]

- Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No 514/1999)

- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 514/1999]

- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 514/1999]

- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie (Verordening (EG) nr. 514/1999)

- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.° 514/1999]

- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea (Asetus (EY) N:o 514/1999)

- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning (EG) nr 514/1999).

Article 4

1. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79, the delivery period shall run for three months from the date of the notification as referred to in Article 3(1) of this Regulation.

2. Notwithstanding the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, export licences applied for in accordance with Article 3(2) of this Regulation shall be valid for 90 days.

Article 5

1. A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the goods are taken over to ensure they are exported to the destinations referred to in Article 1(2). Import into one of those destinations shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (10).

2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be, per tonne:

- EUR 1 500 for bone-in hindquarters,

- EUR 900 for bone-in forequarters,

Article 6

The competent authorities may permit intervention products with torn or soiled packaging to be put up in new packaging of the same type, under their supervision and before being presented for dispatch at the customs office of departure.

Article 7

No export refund shall be granted on meat sold under this Regulation.

Removal orders as referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, export declarations and, where appropriate, T5 control copies shall contain one of the following entries:

- Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) n° 514/1999]

- Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr. 514/1999)

- Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 514/1999)

- Ðñïúüíôá ðáñÝìâáóçò ÷ùñßò åðéóôñïöÞ [êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 514/1999]

- Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No 514/1999)

- Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) n° 514/1999]

- Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE) n. 514/1999]

- Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie (Verordening (EG) nr. 514/1999)

- Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE) n.° 514/1999]

- Interventiotuotteita - ei vientitukea (Asetus (EY) N:o 514/1999)

- Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning (EG) nr 514/1999).

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.

(3) OJ L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.

(4) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.

(5) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.

(6) OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13.

(7) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.

(8) OJ L 335, 10. 12. 1998, p. 39.

(9) OJ L 338, 15. 12. 1998, p. 20.

(10) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.

ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ É - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I -ANEXO I - LIITE I - BILAGA I

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ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - ÐAPAPTHMA ÉÉ - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II - LIITE II - BILAGA II

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención - Interventionsorganernes adresser - Anschriften der Interventionsstellen - Äéåõèýíóåéò ôùí ïñãáíéóìþí ðáñåìâÜóåùò - Addresses of the intervention agencies - Adresses des organismes d'intervention - Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento - Adressen van de interventiebureaus - Endereços dos organismos de intervenção - Interventioelinten osoitteet - Interventionsorganens adresser

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