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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1968 final
Brussels ,26November 1974
Proposed
Estimate ofsupply anddemand for
"beef andveal intheprocessing
industry fortheperiod 1January
to31December 1975
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(74 )1968 final

Estimate ofsupply 'and demand for
beef andveal intheprocessing
industry fortheperiod 1January
•to31December 1975
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Community ;
Having regard toCouncil P.egulation (EEC)No805/68^"^6f27June1958on
thecommon organization ofthemarket inbeef andveal v',aslast
(2)amended byregulation (EEC)No1855/74 »andinparticular Ayiiele 14(2)
thereof f
Having regard to-"theproposal from theCommission ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS ESTIMATE :
Thefirst andsecond subparagraphs ofArticle 14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No8C5/68provide that "each year before 31December theCouncil ,acting
in .accordance with thevoting procedure laid down inArticle 43(2)
oftheTreaty onaproposal from theCommission ,shall draw upan
estimate ofthemeat intended fortheprocessing industry ,taking account ,
ontheonehand ofexpected Community supplies ofmeat ofaquality
and type ofcutsuitable for industrial useand ontheother of
industrial needs ,including theneeds ofindustries producing preserved
foods which areincluded inArticle 1(c)andwhich donotcontain
characteristic components other than beef andjelly ".
Ifthesituation sorequires ,this estimate maybealtered inaccordance
with the same procedure .
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(1)OJN0LI48 ,28June ,1968 ,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195 ,18July 1974 ,p.14.

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Introduction
Thisestimate ooverstheperiod 1Januaryto31December 1975*Thishas
"beenpreparedintheligfrtofinformation available totheCommission and
onthe"barisofforecasts thatcanfcemadeatpresent.Itisderivedfrom
estimates ofdemandintheindustry andofComcaittity suppliesofmeatof
qualities andtypesofoutsuitableforindustrial use,hereinafter referred
toasHmeatforprooessin^".
Demandintheindustryformeat ,forprocessing has"beenassessed "by
reference tothequantities offreshandfrozenmeatusedeachyear.
Community supplies ofmeatforprocessing have "beenestimated by
reference tothequantities offreshmeatnormally usedforthis
purpose .
ChapterI
Industrial demandformoatforprocessing
According toinformation suppliedtotheCommission bytheMemberStates
in.October1974»Community demandformeatforprocessing in1975°anbe
estimated at1025600metrictonsofmeatonthebone.This,figure
includesquantities requiredforthepreparation ofpreserved foods
asspecifiedinArticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
Thelatterquantities ,estimated at98000metrictons,canbecovered,
undernormalmarketconditions ,byimports ,offrozenmeatfromthird
countries notsubjecttolevypursuanttoArticle14(3)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68.
However,itshouldbenotedthatthisparticular arrangement hasbeen
suspendedsince2May1974byCoaffllaoionRegulation(EEC)Ko1063/74^^
of30&p"©£.l1974 .suspending thespecialimportarrangements
forfrozenmeatintendedforthemanufacture ofpertainpreserved
foods.
Community demandformeat-forprocessing otherthanthatrequiredfor
thepreparation ofpreserved foodsmentioned abovearethusestimated
for1975at1025600-93000=927.600metrictons.
(3)OJNoL119,1May1974,p.70.

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-ChapterII
Supplies ofmeatforprocessing
According toinformation supplied ,totheCommission bytheMember
StatesinOctober 1974»Community supplies ofhome-produced fresh
meatforprocessing for1975 beestimated at784430metrictons
ofmeatonthebone.
Itisalsoestimated thatattheendof1974theCommunity willhold
apublicstockofmeatasaresultofstanding intervention purchases#
Thequantity ofthismeatsatisfying therequirements ofmeatfor
processing canbeestimated at168750metrictonsofmeatonthebone.
WitheffectfromJanuary 1975 "theCommunity willopenatariffquota
for38500metrictonsofbonelessfrozenmeat,whichcorresponds to
50000metrictonsofmeatonthebone.
Experience showsthattinderthisquota21170metrictonsoffrozen
meatonthebonewill'beimported in1975f°rprocessing .
For1975»thetot'alavailable supplieswillthusbeasfollows :
Freshmeat , . ....784430metrictons
Frozenmeatforprocessing taken .
overatintervention :168750metrictons
Frozenmeatimportedforprocessing
undertheGATTquota :21.170metrictons
Total 974350metrictons
Thiscalculation takesnoaccountofthequantities ofmeatheldinprivate
storageattheendof1974under Regulation(lEO)Uo2778/74^
providingtarthegraftingofjjrivat© "beef.Iti»likely
that-theaidgrantes!else©4Somites*1274 enablelargeafcookatobe
"BuiltupwillohcsuiTj®need "bytfc®processing im$u;S'fe?iea tiding1975»
(4)OJlíoL294»1November 1974»P«73»••/•••

Conclusion
Suppliea ofhome-produoed meatfor.processing ,eitherfromproduction
in1975forfromintervention stocksheldat"theendof1974»'ter7& teen
estimated at953180metrictons(974350-21170)•
Theneedsoftheprocessing industries ,excluding thoseproducing pre­
servedfoodsreferredtoinArticle 1(c)andcontaining nocharacteristic
components otherthan "beefand'jelly,havebeenestimated at926600
metrictons.
Consequently ,supplies ofhome-produced meatwillexceeddemandby
25580metrictons.
Itshouldbenotedthattheimportso^ifrozenmeatforprocessing imported
undertheGATTquotafor1975andestimated at21170metric.tonswill
constitute additional suppliesfortheprocessing industries .
Theneedsofindustries producing preserved foodsreferred toinAr­
ticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,estimatedat98000metric
tonsofmeatonthebone,canbemetoutofthesurplusofmeatfor
processing ,estimatedat46750ttsiriotons(255&3+2117^),end.
fromthequantities heldiaprivatestorageattheendcf1974consequent
uponthegraatittg ofComiKcmity aidata vatefixedinadvancefor
theoreation ofthesestocks.
Thedeficitofmeatforprocessing for1975cantherefore ber:
estimated at^zerometrictons.