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DELACOMMISSION
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DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(77)625
Vol.1977/0202

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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)625 final
Brussels,22November1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingforthethirdtimeRegulation (EEC)No2453/76
onthetransfertotheItalianintervention agencyof
frozenbeefheldbytheintervention agenciesofother
MemberStates
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2452/76onthetransferto
theItalianintervention agencyofbutterheldbythe
intervention agenciesofotherMemberStates
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)625final

EXPLAVATORY MEMORANDUM
1,TheseRegulationstakeintoaccountthepracticaldifficultiesencountered
inItalyinmarketingbeefandbuttermadeavailabletotheItalianinter­
ventionagencybytheinterventionagenciesofotherMemberStates.Since
thesaleoftheseproductsontheItalianmarketcannotbecompletedbefore
1December1977asprovidedforbyArtiole1ofCouncilRegulations (EEC)No
2453/76andHo2452/76of5October1976,asamendedbyRegulations(EEC)No
1330/77andWo1392/77»thisfinaldatemustbereplaoedbythatof1July1978.
2.Asregardsthebeef,thereasonsforthisdele^rinitssaleontheItalian
marketcanbesummarizedasfollows:
(a)Legalandadministrativedifficulties|theItalianGovernmenthadto
amendtheprovisionsrelatingtoretailsalesoffrozenbeefand,in
twocases,thecurrentpricesforthesaletoconsumersofvariouscuts
andpresentations ofthebeefj
(b)economicandmarketingdifficulties ?saleofthismeathadtobecarried
outwithoutwholesaleagentsandtheretailbutchersareneitherorganized
norequippedtocarryoutrapidlytheoperationsrelatingtothefinancing
ofthepurchases,thetechnicalpreparationofthefrozenmeatandits
marketinginconditionsacceptabletoconsumers.
InviewoftheabovetheCommissionhashadtoamendtheregulationsimplementing
Regulation(EEC)No2453/76.Itshouldhoweverbenotedthatalthoughthe
proposedamendmentofthisRegulationisduetothefactthattheItalian
authoritieswillnotbeabletosellmorethan1000tonnesperweekofthis
meat,itwillhoweveronlybeacceptedbytheCouncilprovidedthatnofurther
extensionisplanned.Forthisreasonitisalsoproposed(Artiole2)thatthe
Italianintervention agencyshouldtakedeliveryofallthismeatbefore1
January1978.Inapplicationofthisprovisionitisalsostatedinthe
implementingregulationswhichwillbepresentedtotheCommissionshortly
thattheItalianintervention agency.shouldtakeoverallthismeatatthe
latestby31December1977•
NorcanthisdatebeextendedformeatalreadystoredinItalyandputatthe
disposaloftheItalianintervention agencybytheFrenchintervention agency.
Inthisimplementingprovisionsreferredtoaboveitisprovidedthatthismeat
shouldbereturnedtotheoriginalintervention agencyfrom1January1978to
enableittobesoldimmediat&yunderthenormalrulesrelatingtosalesof
intervention stooks.

Asregards thebutter thedelay initssale ontheItalian market isdue
primarily todifficulties relating tocustoms andveterinary controls
andtothereoent introduction ofthe sales ofreduced prioe butter for
direot consumption (Christmas butter )which hasreduced theopportunities
forselling alarge portion ofthese stooks under normal conditions .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingforthethirdtimeRegulation (EEC)No2453/76onthetransfer
totheItalianintervention agencyoffrozenbeefheldbytheintervention
agenciesofotherMemberStates
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity /,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of27June1968on
(1)thecommonorganization ofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
(2)byRegulation (EEC)No425/77,andinparticularArticle7(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70of21April1970onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy^,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2788/72^5,andinparticularArticle3(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2453/76of5October1976
onthetransfertotheItalianintervention agencyoffrozenbeefandveal
heldbytheinterventionagenciesofotherMemberStates,aslastamen­
dedbyRegulation(EEC)No1330/77(6),providesforthedisposalofcertain
quantitiesofcarcases,compensatedquartersandbonedbeefontheItalian
marketbefore1December1977;
Whereas,inviewofthepracticaldifficultiesencounteredinorganizing
thesellingofthisbeef,thisdateshouldbechangedto1July1978,
(1)0JNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24
(2)0JNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1
(3)0JNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13
(4)0JNoL295,30.12.1972p.1
(5)0JNoL279,9.10.1976,p.3
(6)0JNoL154,23.6.1977,p.1

-2-
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
InArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2453/76/'1December1977*ishereby
replacedby'1July1978'.
Article2
Thefollowingparagraph 1bisshallbeaddedtoArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2453/76:
1bis"TheItalianintervention agencyshalltakedeliverybefore1
January1978ofallthequantitiesoffrozenbeefandvealputatits
disposalandshallensuretransportation toItaly"before1Maroh1978.w
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December1977*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATEs18
1.BUDCCTUNSCOtlCLTWKDtPoillt6511.11.1977 I~~1
2,ACTION•ProposalforaCounoilRegulationamendingR.2453/76onthetrwisfertoj
theItalianintervention agencyoffrozen "beef a
3.LEGALBASIStArticle7ofCouncilRo305/68
4"OBJECTIVESsExtensionforthereasonsdescribedintheexplanatory memorandum,
ofthetimelimitforthesaleofthe"beeftransferedtotheItalian
intervention agency(Art.l)
Extensionofthetimelimitforthetransfer "byonamonthuntil31.13.7
(Art.2)
5.FINANCIAL CONSEC'JENCE
5.0ΚΧΓΕΠ-ΌΙΤΙΉΕ
–CHAFiCiJDTOTLTEECBUDGET
(Ri>Hi;il6/lMTSRVKNTI0.\'S)
-CHARGEDTONATIONALADKINISTR.
–CJIARCEDTOOTHERNATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-4WNNI^OUNCIS OFTIEEC
(LEVIES/CUSTOMDUTIES)
–NATIONALFORTHEKARKETINO TEARCURRENTFINANCIAL TEAS
L}
0,4millionU.A.FCLLOWINO FINANCIAL TEAR
1
1.4millionU.AJ
TEAR TEAR TEAR
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTERSOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTER1JOFRECEIPTS
5.2KSTilODOFCALCULATION
a)Longerstoragewillresultinthefollowingexpenditure :
Storagecosts38000tx0.38Q.A./dayx210daysx0.5-1*5M.U.A.
Pinancing 38000tx0.08x1800U.A./tx6/12x0.5-1.4M.U.A.
•2.9M.U.A.
h)Extensionoftimelimitforthetransfertnoadditionalexpenditure
6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEKITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGCT? TES/sJSCJ
6.1 rrvmïamewttt«jt*arttmï.iinnr?J
6-2'iK330eXx»3DeK^XX3tXI0 (^^ KSXXJEJ
|6'i"SotàiXSicjejtKΏΧΧΒ0J
COZXENTSIItshould "benotedthatifthetransferhadnottakenplace,thebutter
wouldhaveprobablyhadtobestoredforasimilarperiodbytheoriginal
intervention agenoy.Theadditionalexpenditure due4otheextensionis
thereforelessthan2.9H.B.A.

\
i
-Propasa lfor a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)NO2452/76onthetransfer totheItalian inter­
vention agency ofbutter held laytheintervention agencies ofother Member
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCounoil Regulation (EEC)NO804/68of27June 1968 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inmilkandmilkproducts ^,aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)NO559/76^,andinparticular Artiole 6(6)
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )NO2452/76of5October 1976 onthetransfer
totheItalian intervention agency ofbutter held bytheintervention agencies
ofother Member States^\aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No1392/77^\
provided that 10000tonnes ofbutter wastobemade
available tothesaid intervention agency forplacing ontheItalian market
before 1December 1977 J
Whereas themarketing ofbutter will require alonger period than that provided
whereas itistherefore necessary toextend thefixed time limit ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION t
Article 1
InArticle 1(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No2452/76thedate '1December 1977'
ishereby replaced by'1July 1978' .States
L!OJNoL148,28.6.1968 ,p.13
>,<OJNoL67,15.3.1976 ,p.9
OJNoL279 ,9.10.1976 ,p. 1
OJNoL158 ,29.6.197?,P.13•••/•••

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeonylDecember1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCounoil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE«18.11.1977
!•BUDGETLINSC0NCLU7EDtPost6221
2.ACTIONIProposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingRegulation(EEC)Ho2452/76onthetransfertotheItalianintervention agencyofbutter.
3.LEGALBASIS.Regulation(EEC)No805/68Artide7(2)
A.OBJECTIVES«Ertensionforthereasonsdescribedintheexplanatorymemorandum
ofthetimelimitforthesaleofbuttertransfer..totheItalian
intervention agency.
5-FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
5.0EXFEi.'DITUHE
-CHATICtDTOTKBECBUDGET
(XJEOXlXiJClNTUHVKNTIONS)
-CHARCEDTONATIONALADMINISTR.
–ClIAItGEDTOOTHERNATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-CMNRESOURCE OFTIEEC
(LEVIES/CUGTOi'SDUTIES)
-NATI0:iALFORTHEKARKETINOTEAHCURRENTFINANCIAL TEAR
SL
60.000U.A.FCLL0WIN0FIHA)!CIALTEAR
£1
max.520,000U.A.
ITEAR5.0.1PLURIA-'IMJAL PATTERNOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFRECEIPTS
iWMgwywwiWBWM »
s.2KCTilODOFCALCULATIONYEAR TEAR
Longerstoragewillresultinthefollowingexpenditure 1
Stor&gecoste18000x0,276W.âs/t/deyx210da^sxQ„5■230000U,A»
Financing g8000x2309-50CA/tx0„94x0.08x6/12x0.5350000U.A.
• 58O000U.A.
0FINA-t.'CINQPOSSIBLEKITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGET? fi^ VES.«
601mùtSx
■6,2 ?
3cmm.
CO&xkts sItshouldbenotedthatifthetransferhadnottakenplacefthebutter
wouldhaveprobablyhadtobestoredforasimilarperiodbytheoriginal
intervention agency*Theadditionalexpenditureisthereforelessthan
560000U.A.