Commission Regulation (EC) No 267/98 of 30 January 1998 on the sale, by tendering procedure, of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export
Date: 1998-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 267/98

of 30 January 1998

on the sale, by tendering procedure, of beef held by certain intervention agencies
and intended for export

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas the application of
intervention measures in
respect of beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in
several Member States; whereas outlets for these products
in order to
exist
prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of these
stocks should be sold by tendering procedure for export
to those countries;

in certain third countries; whereas,

in by intervention agencies (3), as

Whereas the sale should be conducted in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October
1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of
beef bought
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (4), in particular
Titles II and III thereof, and Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down
common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or desti-
nation of products from intervention (5), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), subject
to certain
special exceptions on account of the particular use to
which the products in question are to be put;

Whereas, in order to ensure that the tendering procedure
is consistent and uniform, measures should be adopted in
addition to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2173/79;

Whereas provision should be made for derogations from
Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 in view of
the administrative difficulties which the application of
this point is creating in the Member States concerned;

Whereas, for administrative reasons, a minimum quantity
should be set
taking into consideration
tenders,
normal commercial practice;

for

whereas, however, successful tenderers will be required to
apply for export licences for the quantity allocated, in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for
import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (7),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (8);

Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is exported
to the eligible third countries, provision should be made
for a security to be lodged before the goods are taken over
and the primary requirements should be determined;

Whereas products from intervention stocks may in certain
several handling operations;
cases have undergone
whereas,
satisfactory
in order
presentation and marketing,
seems appropriate to
authorise the repackaging of the products in certain speci-
fied circumstances;

to contribute to their
it

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

The sale shall take place of approximately:

— 1 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Spanish

intervention agency,

— 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German

intervention agency,

— 500 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Austrian inter-

vention agency,

— 250 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Danish inter-

vention agency,

Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be
granted in respect of beef sold under this Regulation;

— 250 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Belgian inter-

vention agency,

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 251, 5. 10. 1979, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.
(6) OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13.

— 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French

intervention agency,

(7) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(8) See page 42 of this Official Journal.

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— 1 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian inter-

vention agency,

before the expiry of the tender deadline referred to in
paragraph 4.

— 250 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Dutch inter-

vention agency,

— 2 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish inter-

vention agency.

Detailed information concerning the quantities is given
in Annex I.

The beef shall be intended for export to the zone 08
2.
destinations referred to in Annex II to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1888/97 (1).

3.
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale
shall be conducted in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, in particular Titles II and III thereof, and
Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.

Article 2

1. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this
Regulation shall take the place of a notice of open invita-
tion to tender.

The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a
notice of invitation to tender setting out in particular:

— the quantities of beef put up for sale, and

— the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.

2.
Particulars of the quantities and the place where the
products are stored may be obtained by interested parties
at
the addresses given in Annex II. The intervention
agencies shall, in addition, display the notice referred to
in paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it
also in other ways.

For each product mentioned in Annex I, the inter-
3.
vention agencies shall sell first the meat which has been
stored the longest.

4. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration
which reach the intervention agencies concerned no later
than 12 noon on 9 February 1998.

Tenders

5.
quantity of not less than 15 tonnes.

shall be valid only if

they concern a

6. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, a tender must be submitted to the interven-
tion agency concerned in a sealed envelope bearing a
reference to the Regulation concerned. The sealed en-
velope must not be opened by the intervention agency

7. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, tenders shall not indicate in which store the
products are held.

8. Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, the security shall be ECU 12 per 100 kilo-
grams.

Applications for export licences as referred to in Article
4(2) shall constitute a primary requirement in addition to
those laid down in Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79.

Article 3

1. Member States shall provide the Commission with
particulars of the tenders transmitted not later than the
second day following the deadline for the submission of
tenders.

2.
Following scrutiny of the tenders, a minimum sales
price shall be set for each product or no award shall be
made.

Article 4

1.
The intervention agency shall make the notification
referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79
to each tenderer by fax.

Successful tenderers shall apply within five working
2.
days of the date of notification as referred to in paragraph
1 for one or more export licences as referred to in the first
indent of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 to
cover the quantity awarded. Applications shall be accom-
panied by the fax referred to in paragraph 1 and shall
contain in box 7 the name of one of the zone 08 coun-
tries referred to in Article 1(2). In addition, box 20 of the
applications shall contain the following:

— Productos de intervenci(cid:155)n sin restituci(cid:155)n [Reglamento

(CE) no 267/98]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr.

267/98)

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 267/98]

— Pqoˇi ˜omta paq ˜elbasgr wyq˜ir epistqov ˜g [Jamomi-

sl ˜or (EJ) aqih. 267/98]

— Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 267/98]

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 267/98]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(1) OJ L 265, 27. 9. 1997, p. 81.

(CE) n. 267/98]

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— Producten uit

interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

Article 7

[Verordening (EG) nr. 267/98]

— Produtos de interven(cid:135)˜ao sem restitui(cid:135)˜ao [Regulamento

(CE) nº 267/98]

— Interventiotuotteita — ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o

267/98]

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [F(cid:148)rordning

(EG) nr 267/98].

Article 5

A security designed to guarantee exports to the third
1.
countries referred to in Article 1(2) shall be given by the
buyer before the goods are taken over. Importation into
one of those countries shall constitute a primary require-
ment within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1).

2.

The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:

— the difference between the tender price per tonne and

ECU 2 700 for bone-in hindquarters,

— the difference between the tender price per tonne and

ECU 1 800 for bone-in forequarters,

— the difference between the tender price and ECU
5 000 for boneless meat falling within codes INT.12
to INT.17, and code INT.19,

— the difference between the tender price and ECU

2 500 for other boneless meat.

Article 6

The competent authorities may permit products from
intervention whose packaging is torn or soiled to be put
up, under their supervision and before being presented for
dispatch at
in new
packaging of the same type.

the customs office of departure,

No export refund shall be granted in respect of meat sold
under this Regulation.

The removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where
appropriate, the control copy T5 shall contain one of the
following entries:

— Productos de intervenci(cid:155)n sin restituci(cid:155)n [Reglamento

(CE) no 267/98]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution (forordning (EF) nr.

267/98)

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 267/98]

— Pqoˇi ˜omta paq ˜elbasgr wyq˜ir epistqov ˜g [Jamomi-

sl ˜or (EJ) aqih. 267/98]

— Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 267/98]

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 267/98]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 267/98]

— Producten uit

interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 267/98]

— Produtos de interven(cid:135)˜ao sem restitui(cid:135)˜ao [Regulamento

(CE) nº 267/98]

— Interventiotuotteita — ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o

267/98]

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [F(cid:148)rordning

(EG) nr 267/98].

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 February 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.

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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — PAQAQTGLA I — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I —
ALLEGATO I — BIJLAGE I — ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Jq ˜ator l ˜ekor

Member State

(cid:144)tat membre

Stato membro

Lidstaat

Estado-membro

J(cid:132)senvaltio

Medlemsstat

Productos (1)

Produkter (1)

Erzeugnisse (1)

Pqoˇi ˜omta (1)

Products (1)

Produits (1)

Prodotti (1)

Producten (1)

Produtos (1)

Tuotteet (1)

Produkter (1)

Cantidad aproximada
(toneladas)
Tilnærmet mængde
(tons)
Ungef(cid:132)hre Mengen
(Tonnen)
Jat ˜a pqos ˜eccisg
pos ˜otgta (t ˜omoi)
Approximate quantity
(tonnes)
Quantit(cid:130) approximative
(tonnes)
Quantit(cid:133) approssimativa
(tonnellate)
Hoeveelheid bij
benadering (ton)
Quantidade aproximada
(toneladas)
Arvioitu m(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132)
(tonneina)
Ungef(cid:132)rlig kvantitet
(ton)

a) Carne con hueso — Kød, ikke udbenet — Fleisch mit Knochen — Jq ˜eata le j ˜ojaka —
Bone-in beef — Viande avec os — Carni non disossate — Vlees met been — Carne com osso —
Luullinen naudanliha — K(cid:148)tt med ben

Deutschland

— Vorderviertel
— Hinterviertel

Danmark

— Bagfjerdinger

Italia

France

Belgique

(cid:153)sterreich

— Quarti anteriori
— Quarti posteriori

— Quartiers avant
— Quartiers arri(cid:138)re

— Quartiers arri(cid:138)re/Achtervoeten

— Vorderviertel
— Hinterviertel

Nederland

— Achtervoeten

Espa ˜na

— Cuartos delanteros
— Cuartos traseros

1 000
1 000

250

500
500

1 000
1 000

250

250
250

250

500
500

b) Carne deshuesada — Udbenet kød — Fleisch ohne Knochen — Jq ˜eata wyq˜ir j ˜ojaka —
Boneless beef — Viande d(cid:130)soss(cid:130)e — Carni senza osso — Vlees zonder been — Carne
desossada — Luuton naudanliha — Benfritt k(cid:148)tt

Ireland

— shank (code INT 11)
— thick flank (code INT 12)
— topside (code INT 13)
— silverside (code INT 14)
— rump (code INT 16)
— striploin (code INT 17)
— flank (code INT 18)
— fore rib (code INT 19)
— shin (code INT 21)
— shoulder (code INT 22)
— brisket (code INT 23)
— forequarter (code INT 24)

200
200
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
200

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(1) V(cid:130)ase los anexos V y VII del Reglamento (CEE) no 2453/93 (DO L 225 de 4. 9. 1993, p. 4), cuya ´ultima modificaci(cid:155)n la

constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 2368/96 (DO L 323 de 13. 12. 1996. p. 6).

(1) Se bilag V og VII til forordning (EØF) nr. 2453/93 (EFT L 225 af 4. 9. 1993, s. 4), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr.

2368/96 (EFT L 323 af 13. 12. 1996, s. 6).

(1) Vgl. Anh(cid:132)nge V und VII der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2453/93 (ABl. L 225 vom 4. 9. 1993, S. 4), zuletzt ge(cid:132)ndert durch

die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2368/96 (ABl. L 323 vom 13. 12. 1996, S. 6).

(1) Bk ˜epe paqaqt ˜glata V jai VII tou jamomislo ˜u (EOJ) aqih. 2453/93 (EE L 225 tgr 4. 9. 1993, s. 4),
tqopopoi ˜ghgje tekeuta˜ia ap ˜o tom jamomisl ˜o (EJ) aqih. 2368/96 (EE L 323 tgr 13. 12. 1996, s. 6).

˜opyr

(1) See Annexes V and VII to Regulation (EEC) No 2453/93 (OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4), as last amended by Regulation (EC)

No 2368/96 (OJ No L 323, 13. 12. 1996, p. 6).

(1) Voir annexes V et VII du r(cid:138)glement (CEE) no 2453/93 (JO L 225 du 4. 9. 1993, p. 4). R(cid:138)glement modifi(cid:130) en dernier lieu

par le r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 2368/96 (JO L 323 du 13. 12. 1996, p. 6).

(1) Cfr. allegato V e VII del regolamento (CEE) n. 2453/93 (GU L 225 del 4. 9. 1993, pag. 4), modificato da ultimo dal

regolamento (CE) n. 2368/96 (GU L 323 del 13. 12. 1996, pag. 6).

(1) Zie de bijlagen V en VII van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2453/93 (PB L 225 van 4. 9. 1993, blz. 4); laatstelijk gewijzigd bij

Verordening (EG) nr. 2368/96 (PB L 323 van 13. 12. 1996, blz. 6).

(1) Ver anexos V e VII do Regulamento (CEE) nº 2453/93 (JO L 225 de 4. 9. 1993, p. 4). Regulamento com a ´ultima

redac(cid:135)˜ao que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 2368/96 (JO L 323 de 13. 12. 1996, p. 6).

(1) Katso asetuksen (ETY) N:o 2453/93 (EYVL L 225, 4. 9. 1993, s. 4), sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna asetuksella

(EY) N:o 2368/96 (EYVL L 323, 13.12.1996, s. 6) V ja liite VII.

(1) Se bilaga V och VII i f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 2453/93 (EGT L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), senast (cid:132)ndrad genom f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr

2368/96 (EGT L 323, 13.12.1996, s. 6).

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II —
ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Direcciones de los organismos de intervenci(cid:155)n — Interventionsorganernes adresser —
Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — Dieuh ˜umseir tym oqcamisl ˜ym paqelb ˜aseyr — Addresses
of the intervention agencies — Adresses des organismes d’intervention — Indirizzi degli
organismi d’intervento — Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endere(cid:135)os dos organismos de
interven(cid:135)˜ao — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser

BELGIQUE/BELGI(cid:220)

Bureau d’intervention et de restitution belge
Rue de Tr(cid:138)ves 82
B-1040 Bruxelles
Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Trierstraat 82
B-1040 Brussel
T(cid:130)l(cid:130)phone:

(32 2) 287 24 11; t(cid:130)lex: BIRB. BRUB/24076-65567; t(cid:130)l(cid:130)copieur:

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

(32 2) 230 2533/280 03 07

Bundesanstalt f(cid:129)r Landwirtschaft und Ern(cid:132)hrung (BLE)
Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am Main
Adickesallee 40
D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Tel.:

(49) 69 1564-704/772; Telex: 411727; Telefax:

(49) 69 15 64-790/791

DANMARK

Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
EU-direktoratet
Kampmannsgade 3
DK-1780 København V
Tlf.

(45) 33 92 70 00; telex 151317 DK; fax (45) 33 92 69 48,

(45) 33 92 69 23

ESPA (cid:5)NA

FEGA (Fondo Espa ˜nol de Garant(cid:146)a Agraria)
Beneficencia, 8
E-28005 Madrid
Tel(cid:130)fono: (34-1) 347 65 00, 347 63 10; t(cid:130)lex: FEGA 23427 E, FEGA 41818 E; fax: (34-1) 521 98 32, 522 43 87

FRANCE

OFIVAL
80, avenue des Terroirs-de-France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12
T(cid:130)l(cid:130)phone:

(33 1) 44 68 50 00; t(cid:130)lex: 215330; t(cid:130)l(cid:130)copieur:

(33 1) 44 68 52 33

ITALIA

AIMA (Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo)
Via Palestro 81
I-00185 Roma
Tel. 49 49 91; telex 61 30 03; telefax: 445 39 40/445 19 58

IRELAND

Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Agriculture House
Kildare Street
IRL-Dublin 2
Tel.
Telex 93292 and 93607, telefax (01) 661 62 63,

(01) 678 90 11, ext. 2278 and 3806

(01) 678 52 14 and (01) 662 01 98

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NEDERLAND

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij, Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureau
p/a LASER, Zuidoost
Slachthuisstraat 71
Postbus 965
6040 AZ Roermond
Tel.

(31-475) 35 54 44; telex 56396 VIBNL; fax (31-475) 31 89 39

(cid:153)STERREICH

AMA-Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70
A-1201 Wien
Tel.:

(431) 33 15 12 20; Telefax:

(431) 33 15 1297