Commission Regulation (EC) No 2606/98 of 3 December 1998 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export
Date: 1998-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2606/98

of 3 December 1998

on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for
export

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

should be able to stipulate only certain cold stores or parts
thereof for deliveries of the meat sold;

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 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will not be
granted on beef sold under this Regulation; whereas,
however, successful tenderers will be required to apply for
export licences for the quantity awarded, 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 2365/98 (8);

in certain third countries; whereas,

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 those products
exist
in order to
prevent storage being prolonged excessively, part of those
stocks should be put up for sale by periodical tender for
export to those countries; whereas, in order to ensure that
the products sold are of a uniform quality, the meat put
up for sale should have been bought
to
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;

in pursuant

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
last
beef bought
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (4), and 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
last
destination of products
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;

from intervention (5), as

for

tenders,

Whereas, for administrative reasons, a minimum quantity
should be set
taking into consideration
normal commercial practice; whereas provision should be
made for derogations from Article 18(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79 and Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1445/95 to take account of capacity to release the meat
concerned from stock;

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
cases have undergone
several handling operations;
whereas,
to help ensure satisfactory presentation and
marketing, the repackaging of the products should be
authorised in certain circumstances;

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

Whereas, in order to ensure that the sales by tender are
conducted properly and uniformly, measures in addition
to those provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79 should be adopted;

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
that point is creating in the Member States concerned;
whereas, with a view to better stock management,
in
particular as regards veterinary matters the Member States

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The following approximate quantities of intervention
products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68 shall be put up for sale:

— 20 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German
intervention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quar-
ters,

(7) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 293, 31. 10. 1998, p. 49.

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— 20 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French
intervention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quar-
ters,

5. Only tenders reaching the intervention agencies
concerned by 12 noon on the relevant closing date for
each sale by tender shall be considered.

— 5 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Spanish
intervention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quar-
ters,

— 5 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the Italian inter-
vention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quarters.

‘Compensated' quarters shall comprise an equal number
of forequarters and hindquarters.

The beef shall be exported to the zone 08 destina-
2.
tions listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1560/98 (1).

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

Article 2

1.

Tenders shall be submitted for the following dates:

(a) 7 December 1998,

(b) 11 January 1999,

(c) 25 January 1999, and

(d) 8 February 1999,

until the quantities put up for sale are used up.

2. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79, this Regulation shall serve as a general
notice of invitation to tender.

The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up
notices of invitation to tender for each sale, setting out in
particular:

— the quantities of beef put up for sale, and

— the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.

3.
Particulars of the quantities and the places where the
products are stored may be obtained by the parties
concerned at the addresses set out in the Annex. The
intervention agencies
in addition, display the
notices referred to in paragraph 2 at their head offices and
may also publish them in other ways.

shall,

4.
The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first
meat which has been in storage for the longest time.
However, with a view to better stock management and
after notifying the Commission, the Member States may
designate only certain cold stores or parts thereof for
deliveries of meat sold under this Regulation.

(1) OJ L 202, 18. 7. 1998, p. 58.

Tenders shall be valid only if

6.
minimum of 5 000 tonnes.

they relate to a

7.
Tenders shall cover an equal number of forequarters
and hindquarters and shall quote a single price per tonne
for the whole quantity of bone-in beef for which they are
submitted.

8. Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, tenders must be submitted to the intervention
agency concerned in sealed envelopes bearing a reference
to this Regulation and the relevant date. The sealed envel-
opes must not be opened by the intervention agency
before the deadline for submission as referred to in para-
graph 5 has expired.

9. Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, tenders shall not specify the store or stores
where the products are held.

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

The submission of an application for an export licence as
referred to in Article 4(2) shall constitute a primary
requirement in addition to the requirements laid down in
Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.

Article 3

1. Not later than the second day following the closing
date for the submission of tenders, the Member States
shall send the Commission details of tenders received.

Following scrutiny of

2.
selling price shall be set or no award shall be made.

the tenders, a minimum

Article 4

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

2. Within five working days of the date on which the
information as referred to in paragraph 1 is forwarded, the
successful tenderers shall apply for one or more export
licences as referred to in the first indent of Article 8(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 in respect of the quantity
awarded. Applications shall be accompanied by the fax as
referred to in paragraph 1 and shall contain in box 7 the
name of one of the zone 08 countries referred to in
Article 1(2). In addition, one of the following shall be
entered in box 20 of applications:

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

Article 7

(CE) no 2606/98]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 2606/98]

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 2606/98]

— Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)mta paq(cid:146)lbasgr wyq(cid:148)r epistqov(cid:147) [jamomisl(cid:149)r

(EJ) aqih. 2606/98]

— Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 2606/98]

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 2606/98]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 2606/98]

— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 2606/98]

— Produtos de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sem restitui(cid:135)(cid:209)o [Regulamento

(CE) nº 2606/98]

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

2606/98]

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

(EG) nr 2606/98].

Article 5

1. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79,
the delivery period shall run for three
months from the date of the notification as referred to in
Article 4(1) of this Regulation.

2. Notwithstanding the first indent of Article 8(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, export licences applied for
in accordance with Article 4(2) of this Regulation shall be
valid for 90 days.

Article 6

1. A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the
goods are taken over to ensure they are exported to the
third countries referred to in Article 1(2). Import into one
of those countries shall constitute a primary requirement
within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2220/85 (1).

The competent authorities may permit intervention prod-
ucts with torn or soiled packaging to be put up in new
packaging of the same type, under their supervision and
before being presented for dispatch at the customs office
of departure.

Article 8

No export refund shall be granted on meat sold under
this Regulation.

Removal orders as referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3002/92, export declarations and, where
appropriate, T5 control copies shall contain one of the
following entries:

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

(CE) no 2606/98]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 2606/98]

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 2606/98]

— Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)mta paq(cid:146)lbasgr wyq(cid:148)r epistqov(cid:147) [jamomisl(cid:149)r

(EJ) aqih. 2606/98]

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC)

No 2606/98)

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 2606/98]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 2606/98]

— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 2606/98]

— Produtos de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sem restitui(cid:135)(cid:209)o [Regulamento

(CE) nº 2606/98]

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

2606/98]

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

(EG) nr 2606/98].

Article 9

2.
The security provided for in paragraph 1 shall be
equal to the difference between the price tendered per
tonne and ECU 2 700.

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the day
following 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, 3 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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

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ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — PAPAPTHMA — ANNEX — ANNEXE —
ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANEXO — LIITE — BILAGA

Direcciones de los organismos de intervenci(cid:155)n — Interventionsorganernes adresser —
Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — Dieuh(cid:151)mseir tym oqcamisl(cid:150)m paqelb(cid:145)seyr — 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)(cid:209)o — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

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Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am Main
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Tel.:

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(49) 69 15 64-790/791

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FRANCE

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(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

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