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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)588 final
Brussels ,16November 1977
Proposal fora
Estimate ofsupply anddemand for "beef and
veal intheprocessing industry fortheperiod
1January to31December 1978
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(77 )588final

Proposed
Estimateofsupplyanddemandforbeef
andvealintheprocessing industryfor
theperiod1Januaryto31December1978
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtotheCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of27June1968onthe
(1)
commonorganization ofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedby
(2)Regulation (EEC)no425/77,andinparticularArticle14X2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HASADOPTEDTHISESTIMATE :
Foreword
Article14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68providesthateachyearbefore1
December,theCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commissionshalldrawupanestimateofmeatwhichmaybeimportedunderthe
»
arrangements laiddowninthisarticle.Thisestimateshalltakeaccount,on
theonehand,oftheexpectedCommunitysuppliesofmeatofaqualityand
typeofcutsuitableforindustrial useand,ontheother,ofindustrial
need.
Thisestimateshallmentionseparately thequantitiesofmeat
a)intendedforthemanufacture ofpreservedfood,whichdoesnotcontain
characteristic components otherthanbeefandjelly;
b)intendedfortheprocessingindustryforthemanufacture ofproducts
otherthanthepreservedfoodreferredtoin(a).
(1)0JNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24
(2)0JNoL61,5.3.1977,P.1

Introduction
Thisestimatecoverstheperiod1Januaryto31December1978.Thishasbeen
preparedinthelightofinformation availabletotheCommission andonthe
basisofforecaststhatcanbemadeatpresent.Itisderivedfromestimates
ofdemandintheindustryandof'Communitysuppliesofmeatofqualities and
typesofcutsuitableforindustrial use,hereinafter referredtoas"meat
forprocessing".
Demandintheindustryformeatforprocessing hasbeenassessedbytherefe­
rencetothequantities offreshandfrozenmeatusedeachyear.
Communitysuppliesofmeatforprocessing havebeenestimatedbyreferenceto
thequantities offreshandfrozenmeatnormallyusedforthispurpose.
ChapterI
Suppliesofmeatforprocessing
Accordingtoinformation suppliedtotheCommission bytheMemberStatesin
October1977,Communitysuppliesofhome-produced freshmeatforprocessing
for1978canbeestimated at798.000tonnesofmeatonthebone.
Thetotalof798.000tonnesincludesanestimateofapproximately 60.000
tonnesinrespectofcowskilledinaccordance withCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1078/77
Itisalsoestimatedthatattheendof1977theCommunitywillholdapublic
stockofmeatasaresultofstandingintervention purchases.Thequantityof
thismeatsatisfying therequirements ofmeatforprocessing canbeestimated
at172.500tonnesofmeatonthebone.
Attheendof1977therewillbeastockofmeatheldinprivatestorageunder
CommissionRegulations(EEC)Nos1191/77(4),1531/77^and2217/77
whichprovideforthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforbeef.
Thequantityofthismeatsatisfying therequirements forprocessingis
estimatedat60.000tonnesofmeatonthebone.
WitheffectfromJanuary1978theCommunitywillopenatariffquotafor38.500
tonnesofbonelessfrozenmeat,whichcorresponds to50.000tonnesofmeaton
thebone.
(3)0JNoL131.26.5.1977,p.1
(4)0JNoL138.4.6.1977,p.36
(5)0JNoL170.8.7.1977,p.13
(6)0JNoL256.7.10.1977p.14

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Experience showsthatunderthisquota13.000tonnesoffrozenmeatonthe
bonewillbeimportedin1978forprocessing .
In1978thequantityofmeattobeimportedintotheCommunityandoriginating
fromBostwana,Kenya,Madagascar andSwazilandwhichsatisfiestherequirements
forprocessing isestimatedat11.500tonnesofmeatonthebone.
For1978thetotalavailablesupplieswillthusbeasfollows:
Freshmeat:
Frozenmeatforprocessing takenoverat
intervention :
Frozenmeatforprocessing resultingfrom
privatestorageaidcontracts :
Frozenmeatimportedforprocessing under
GATTquota:
Frozenmeatimportedforprocessing under
A.C.P.agreement : >798.000tonnes
<•
172.500tonnes
60.000tonnes
13.000tonnes
11.500tonnes
1.055.000 tonnes
ChapterII
Industrial demandformeatforprocessing
Accordingtoinformation suppliedtotheCommission bytheMemberStates
inOctober1977,Community demandformeatforprocessingin1978canbe
estimatedat1.095.000tonnesofmeatonthebone.Thisfigureincludes
quantities requiredforthepreparation ofpreservedfoodsasspecified
inArticle14(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
Thislatterquantityisestimatedat109.000tonnes.
•••/•••

Conclusion
Theneedsoftheprocessingindustries ,,includingthoseproducingpreserved
foodsreferredtoinChapterII"andcontaining nocharacteristic compo­
nentsotherthanbeefandjelly,havebeenestimatedat1.095.000tonnesof
meatonthebone.
Thetonnageofthesuppliesavailablefromthetotalofhomeproductionin
1978,plusstocksinstore,suitablefortheprocessingindustry,in1977
andimports,suitablefortheprocessing industry,undertheGATTquotaand
ACPagreement hasbeenestimatedat1.055.000tonnesofmeatonthebone.
Thedeficitinmeatforprocessingin1978canbeestimatedat40.000tonnes
ofmeatonthebone.
ITlightoftheexperience gainedin1977itisproposedtoapportionthis
tonnage,asrequiredbyarticle14(1)ofregulation (EEC)no805/6?^so
that:
a)15.000tonnesofmeatintendedforthemanufacture ofpreservedfood,
whichdoesnotcontaincharacteristic components otherthanbeefand
jelly,shallqualifyforthetotalsuspensionofthelevyand.
b)25.000tonnesofmeatintendedfortheprocessingindustryforthe
manufacture ofproductsotherthanthepreservedfoodreferredtoin
(a)shallqualifyforthetotalorpartialsuspensionofthelevy.

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