Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1407/91 of 28 May 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the free supply of beef to the Soviet Union as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of the Soviet Union and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
Date: 1991-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, USSR, beef, emergency aid, intervention stock













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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1407/91 of 28 May 1991 laying down the detailed rules for the free supply of beef to the Soviet Union as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of the Soviet Union and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88  


Official Journal L 134 , 29/05/1991 P. 0039 - 0044 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1407/91  of 28 May 1991  laying down the detailed rules for the free supply of beef to the Soviet Union as provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and  medical products intended for the people of the Soviet Union and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of the Soviet Union (1), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rate to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3),  and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 provides for an emergency measure for the free supply of agricultural products to the Soviet Union; whereas the delivery costs of these goods are to be paid by the European Community; whereas, with a view to  implementing that emergency measure, detailed rules of application should be laid down for the beef sector;  Whereas in view of the size and location of the Community intervention stocks of beef it is appropriate to release a total of 5 000 tonnes of forequarters and hindquarters stored in Germany for the purpose of the emergency measure referred to above;  Whereas, in order to ensure that the meat reaches its destination at the lowest possible cost, an invitation to tender should be opened; whereas, in the light of the urgency of the operation, it should be provided that the meat is delivered in the  Soviet Union before 5 July 1991;  Whereas appropriate arrangements governing the lodging of securities and contracts should ensure the proper execution of the delivery operation;  Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1187/91 (5); whereas the Annex to the said Regulation setting out  the entries to be made should be expanded; whereas, furthermore, proof that the beef concerned has been taken over by the Soviet Government shall be provided by way of a special certificate;  Whereas the conversion rate to be used for the delivery costs referred to in Article 2 (2) (e) as well as for the securities referred to in Article 2 (2) (c) and in Article 4 (2) must be determined; whereas, with a view to an approach which is more  balanced and more in line with the economic facts determining such costs, the exchange rates published in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1281/91 of 16 May 1991 fixing the representative market rates to be applied for certain amounts in the  context of the common agricultural policy and, in particular, for the calculation of the monetary compensatory amounts (6) should be applied;  Whereas, according to the non-commercial character of this delivery operation no export refund and no monetary compensatory amounts should be paid on the exported meat;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee foreseen in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  1. An invitation to tender is opened for fixing the delivery costs of 2 500 tonnes of forequarters and 2 500 tonnes of hindquarters taken over before 1 May 1991 by the German intervention agency and held in the cold stores mentioned in Annex  I.  2. The meat shall be delivered in Moscow. In accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 569/88, and the provisions of this Regulation.  Article 2  1. Tenders shall arrive in writing at the German intervention agency, the address of which is given in Annex II, before 12 noon on 31 May 1991. Tenders submitted on or before that date shall be considered as having been submitted  simultaneously.  2. In order to be deemed valid for consideration the tender must:  (a) specify the name and address of the tenderer;  (b) relate to the total quantity referred to in Article 1 (1);  (c) be supported by a security of ECU 100 per tonne in favour of the intervention agency;  (d) be accompanied by a written commitment from the tenderer to deliver before 5 July 1991 to the Soviet cold store referred to in Article 1 (2) all the meat in the same state as taken over from the intervention cold store;  (e) specify the amount in ecus required for delivering the meat from loading bay of the Community stores to the Soviet cold store concerned, delivered at the unloading bay of that cold store. Except in cases of force majeure the successful tenderer  shall bear all risk related to the transport and delivery of the meat, in particular in respect of loss and deterioration of the products.  The amount in ecus referred to in subparagraph (e) shall include any veterinary charges directly related to the destocking operations as well as the handling costs for loading the transport means concerned.  3. By way of derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 the ecu amounts referred to in paragraph 2 as well as in Article 4 (2) shall be converted into national currencies by applying the conversion rates published in the Annex to  Regulation (EEC) No 1281/91.  Article 3  1. The German intervention agency shall forward to the Commission by telex, not later than 24 hours after the expiry of the deadline fixed for the submission of tenders, all the tenders which meet the requirements laid down in Article 2.  2. On the basis of the tenders forwarded, the Commission may decide  - to make no award, or  - to fix a maximum amount for the delivery costs.  3. Where a maximum amount is fixed for delivery costs, only the tender specifying the lowest amount under Article 2 (2) (e) shall be accepted. Where several tenders specify the same lowest amount, lots shall be drawn in order to determine the tender to  be accepted.  4. As soon as possible after the adoption of the Decision, pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3, the intervention agency shall inform all tenderers by written telecommunication of the outcome of their participation in the tendering procedure and shall notify  the successful tenderer of the award to him of the contract to deliver the meat.  Article 4  1. The security specified in Article 2 (2) (c) shall be released forthwith, if the tender is not accepted. The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (7) shall be:  (a) a requirement not to withdraw the tender;  (b) lodging of the delivery security referred to in paragraph 2 for the quantity provided in Article 1 (1) of this Regulation by the stipulated time limit;  (c) taking over of the quantity for which the security under (b) has been lodged.  2. Before the meat is taken over the successful tenderer shall lodge with the German intervention agency and in respect of each quantity which he takes over, a security of an amount equal to ECU 3 000 per tonne.  The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the delivery of all the meat as specified in paragraph 5.  3. The successful tenderer shall take delivery of the goods in accordance with intervention agency rules for release from storage.  4. The security specified in paragraph 2 shall be released and the amount specified in Article 2 (2) (e) shall be paid to the successful tenderer on presentation of proof that all the meat referred to in Article 1 (1) has been delivered according to  this Regulation at the Soviet cold store mentioned in Article 1 (2) before 5 July 1991 in the same state as taken over from the intervention cold store.  5. The transport document together with the taking over certificate given in Annex III duly filled in, stamped and signed by a person representing 'central Commission' (8), shall constitute the proof referred to in paragraph 4. The proof must be  presented to the German intervention agency not later than 2 August 1991.  Article 5  Neither export refunds nor monetary compensatory amounts are applicable on meat delivered under this Regulation. The removal order referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and the export declaration shall bear the following  additional words:  'Emergency action for the Soviet Union. Products on which no refunds or monetary compensatory amounts shall be paid (Regulation (EEC) No 1407/91'.  Article 6  In part I of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were removed from intervention stock', the following item and footnote are added:  '89. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1407/91 of 28 May 1991 laying down certain detailed rules for the free supply of beef to the Soviet Union as provided in Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 (89).   (89) OJ No L 134, 29. 5. 1991, p. 39.'  Article 7  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  Done at Brussels, 28 May 1991. For the Commission  Ray MAC SHARRY  Member of the Commission  (1) OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 19. (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 115, 8. 5. 1991, p. 21. (6) OJ No L 125, 20. 5. 1991, p. 49. (7) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985,  p. 5. (8) Central Commission for the Organization of the Implementation of Foreign Humanitarian Aid. The Kremlin, Moskow, USSR.    횖횁횗횁횗횚횉횑횁 횋 ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I -  - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I - ANEXO I  Lista de las partidas de carne de vacuno almacenadas en los dep처sitos indicados a continuaci처n  Fortegnelse over partier af frosset oksekoed, der er oplagret foelgende steder  Aufstellung der Partien von Rindfleisch, die in den nachfolgenden Kuehlhaeusern lagern  횖ss챠찼챗찼챵 챨찼챰척ssae첫챠 창챦aass챦천 챗챰횦찼척챦챵 천챨챦챗aa챕챙횦챠챦천 처척챦천챵 찼챗ue챘챦천챔챦천챵 첨첸챰챦천챵  List of lots of frozen beef stored in the following warehouses  Liste des lots de viande bovine stock챕e dans les entrep척ts suivants  Elenco delle partite di carni bovine immagazzinate nei seguenti depositi  Lijst van de partijen rundvlees in de onderstaande vrieshuizen  Lista dos lotes de carne de bovino armazenada nos entrepostos seguintes   Nombre y direcci처n del dep처sito  Cuartos traseros (toneladas)  Cuartos delanteros (toneladas)  Oplagringsstedets navn og adresse  Bagfjerdinger (tons)  Forfjerdinger (tons)  Name und Anschrift des Kuehlhauses  Hinterviertel (Tonnen)  Vorderviertel  (Tonnen)  쩌챠챦챙찼 챗찼챕 ae챕aa첵챔천챠처챌 척챦천 찼챨챦챔챌챗aa천척챕챗챦첵 첨첸챰챦천  횕챨ss처챔챕찼 척횦척찼챰척찼 (척ue챠챦챕)  AA챙챨챰ue처챔챕찼 척횦척찼챰척찼 (척ue챠챦챕)  Name and address of storage place  Hindquarters (tonnes)  Forequarters (tonnes)  Nom et  adresse de l'entrep척t  Quartiers arri챔re (tonnes)  Quartiers avant (tonnes)  Nome e indirizzo del deposito  Quarti posteriori (tonnellate)  Quarti anteriori (tonnellate)  Plaats en naam van opslag  Achtervoeten (ton)  Voorvoeten (ton)  Nome e endere챌o  do entreposto  Quartos traseiros (toneladas)  Quartos dianteiros (toneladas)      (1)  (2)  (3)         Fuessen  15,6   Gangkofen  178,2   Valley  204,4   Ruderting  447,5   Simbach  144,8   Kl. Ostheim  160,4   Gochsheim  165,1   Bamberg  307,7    Moosburg  186,2   Dorfen  184,3   Linde, Nbg.  114,1   MTK, Joh. Kirchstr.  103,7   Plattling  288,0   Dissen   108,0  Muensingen   37,1  Remseck   33,2  Markgroeningen   175,5  MuK, Mannheim   87,2  Kirchheim   705,2  Woernitz   382,3  Ansbach   178,0   Memmingen   793,5       2 500,0  2 500,0   횖횁횗횁횗횚횉횑횁 ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II -  II - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO II  Direcci처n del organismo de intervenci처n - Interventionsorganets adresse - Anschrift der Interventionsstelle - AE챕aa천챔첵챠처aa챕챵 척첫챠  챦챰찾찼챠챕처챙첸챠 챨찼챰aa챙창UE처aa첫챵 - Address of the intervention agency - Adresse de l'organisme d'intervention - Indirizzo dell'organismo d'intervento - Adres van het interventiebureau - Endere챌o do organismo de interven챌ao   DEUTSCHLAND:  Bundesanstalt fuer landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM)  Geschaeftsbereich 3 (Fleisch und Fleischerzeugnisse)  Postfach 180 107 - Adickesallee 40  D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 18  Tel. (069) 1 56 4 App. 772/773  Telex: 411156   ANNEX III  TAKING-OVER CERTIFICATE  I, the undersagned:  (surname, first name, business name)  acting for 'Central Commission' on behalf of the Soviet Government, hereby certify that the goods listed below, having been delivered under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1407/91, have been taken over:  - Place and date of take-over:  - Type of product:  - Tonnage, weight taken over (gross):  - Packaging:  - Number of quarters:  Observations: