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REGULATION (EEC)No441/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20February1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofhindquarters ofbeefandveal
heldbytheGermaninterventionagency
cases4-68(5)and11-70(6)mayoccurduringthe
releasefromstorageandexport;thereforeinthiscase
theinterventionagenciesareallowedtotaketheneces­
sarymeasures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Hindquarters ofbeefandvealbought-inbythe
GermaninterventionagencyunderArticle6(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68,shallbesold.
Article2
Thesaleshalltakeplacebytenderingprocedureas
providedforbyRegulation (EEC)No216/69,andin
particularArticles6to14thereof,andbythisRegula­
tion.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(J)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 inArticle3
Atendershallnotbevalidunlessaccompanied bya
writtenstatementinwhichthetendererundertakesto
takeoutandtoexportthemeatwithineightweeksof
thedayonwhichheisinformedthathistenderhas
beenaccepted.
Article4
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle10(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.
(3)OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.2.
(4)OJNoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.(5)Case-book1968,549.
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Article5 TheinterventionagenciesshallinformtheCommis­
sionofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofthemeasures
takeninrespectofit.Norefundshallbegrantedinrespectofmeat
exportedpursuanttothisRegulation .
Article6Article7
Incaseofforcemajeure,theinterventionagencies
shalladoptthemeasureswhichappearwarrantedby
thecircumstances invoked.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25February
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Frangois-Xavier ORTOLI