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REGULATION (EEC)No1790/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of9July1974
linkingtheimportationofbeefandvealtothesaleofmeatheldbytheinterven­
tionagencies
purchasesofmeat,endorsements madeinaccordance
withtheexistingrulesbutwithreferencetothenew
systemdpnotgiverisetoentitlementtotheissueof
animportlicenceoranadvancefixingcertificate,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article/
1.Theissueofimportlicencesinrespectofthe
typesofmeatreferredtoinArticle1(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallbesubjecttotheproductionof
acontractofsale,atapricefixedinadvanceata
standardrate,inrespectoffrozenbeeforvealheldby
aninterventionagency.
2.Thecontractofsaleshallentitletheperson
concernedtobeissuedwithanimportlicenceoran
advancefixingcertificateinrespectofanidentical
quantityofliveweightofliveanimals.100kilo­
grammesofbonelessmeatshall,forthispurpose,be
equivalentto130kilogrammes ofunbonedmeat,and
100kilogrammesofliveanimalequivalentto100kilo­
grammesofunbonedmeat.Thenumberofanimalsto
beimportedforagivenquantityshallbeanumber
whoseaggregateweightdoesnotexceedbymorethan
500kilogrammesthequantityofmeatindicatedin
thecontract.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof;
Whereasthepricesofbeefandvealontherepresenta­
tivemarketsoftheCommunityarenowlowerthan
theintervention price;whereastheintervention
machinerydoesnotenablethissituationtobereme­
diedatshortnotice;
Whereasthepredominant characteristics ofthe
presentsituationontheCommunitymarketsare(i)
theexistenceoflargestocksoffrozenbeefandveal
heldbytheinterventionagenciesand(ii)anabundant
supplyofmeatforintervention ;whereasifitis
intendedtore-establishthenormaloperationofthe
interventionmachinery ,measuresmustbetakento
makeavailablethelimitedcapacityforstorage;
Whereasthissituationistheresultofasurplusof
supplyinwhichimportsfromthirdcountriesplaya
considerablepart;whereas,atfirst,specialmeasures
weretakenbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1084/74(3)of30April1974linkingtheimportation
offrozenbeefandvealtothesaleofmeatheldbythe
interventionagencies;
Whereasthesemeasureshavenotenabledsuchmeat
tobesoldinsatisfactoryquantitiesoratasatisfactory
rate;
Whereasinthesecircumstances theimportationnot
onlyoffrozenbeefandvealbutalsoofbeefandveal
whichisfresh,chilled,salted,inbrine,driedor
smokedshouldbelinkedtothesaleofmeatheldby
theinterventionagencies;whereasthisextensionof
thelinkingsystemshouldremovethecommercial
difficultiescausedbytheoriginalmeasures,theresult
ofwhichhasbeenaconsiderabledropinimportsof
frozenbeefandveal;
WhereastheimportsystemlaiddownbythisRegula­
tionconstitutesacontinuation oftherulescurrently
applicable ;whereasitshouldbespecifiedthat,in
respectoflinkingoperationsandinterventionArticle2
WherealicenceisissuedunderArticle1,oneofthe
followingendorsement :
'Jumelage'
'Koblingstransaktioner '
'Kopplung'
'Linkedsale'
'Abbinamento '
'Koppeling'
shallbeenteredontheoriginalofthecontractofsale,
togetherwiththequantityofmeatinrespectofwhich
alicencehasbeenissued.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallbewithoutprejudicetoimports
effectedunderCommunitytariffquotasfor(i)heifers
andcows,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsand(ii)frozenbeefandveal.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(3)OJNoL121,3.5.1974,p.32.

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Article4
Theendorsements tobemadepursuanttoArticle1
(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No1162/74('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1710/74(2),Article
1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1456/74(3)andArticle1
(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1458/74(4),shallbe
deemedtorefertolicencesandcontractsissuedand
producedinaccordancewiththisRegulation .Article5
Regulation (EEC)No1084/74isherebyrepealed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13July
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL127,9.5.1974,p.36.
(2)OJNoL180,3.7.1974,p.16.
(3)OJNoL155,12.6.1974,p.12.
(4)OJNoL155,12.6.1974,p.24.