Commission Regulation (EC) No 358/1999 of 17 February 1999 on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export to certain third countries
Date: 1999-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency, sale, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 358/1999

of 17 February 1999

on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export to
certain third countries

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

intervention measures in
Whereas the application of
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 tender 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
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

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;

(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.

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 2648/98 (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
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
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

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:

— 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German

intervention agency,

— 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French

intervention agency.

2.
The beef shall be exported to the zone 08 destina-
tions listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2697/98 (9).

(7) OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 335, 10. 12. 1998, p. 39.
(9) OJ L 338, 15. 12. 1998, p. 20.

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Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale
3.
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. Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79, this Regulation shall serve as a general
notice of invitation to tender.

Article 3

1. Not later than the 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.
the tenders, a minimum
selling price for each product shall be set or no award
shall be made.

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

Article 4

— the quantities of beef put up for sale, and

— the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.

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

Particulars of the quantities and the places where the
2.
products are stored may be obtained by the parties
concerned at the addresses set out in the Annex II. The
intervention agencies
in addition, display the
notices referred to in paragraph 1 at their head offices and
may also publish them in other ways.

shall,

3.
The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first
meat which has been in storage for the longest time.

4. Only tenders reaching the intervention agencies
concerned by 12 noon on 23 February 1999 shall be
considered.

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:

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

(CE) no 358/1999]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

Tenders shall be valid only if

5.
minimum of 15 tonnes.

they relate to a

nr. 358/1999]

6. 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. The sealed envelopes must not be
opened by the intervention agency before the deadline for
submission as referred to in paragraph 4 has expired.

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

8. Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, the security shall be EUR 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.

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 358/1999]

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

(EJ) aqih. 358/1999]

— Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 358/1999]

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 358/1999]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 358/1999]

— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 358/1999]

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

(CE) nº 358/1999]

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

358/1999]

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

(EG) nr 358/1999].

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Article 5

Article 8

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.

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 358/1999]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 358/1999]

Article 6

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

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 security referred to in paragraph 1 above shall

2.
be, per tonne:

— the difference between the price tendered per tonne
and EUR 2 000 in the case of bone-in hindquarters,

— the difference between the price tendered per tonne
and EUR 1 300 in the case of bone-in forequarters.

Article 7

(EG) Nr. 358/1999]

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

(EJ) aqih. 358/1999]

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC)

No 358/1999)

— Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [r(cid:138)glement

(CE) no 358/1999]

— Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 358/1999]

— Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 358/1999]

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

(CE) nº 358/1999]

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

358/1999]

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

(EG) nr 358/1999].

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 9

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, 17 February 1999.

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 — B(cid:246)LAGE I — ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Jq(cid:145)tor l(cid:146)kor

Member State

(cid:144)tat membre

Stato membro

Lidstaat

Estado-membro

J(cid:132)senvaltio

Medlemsstat

Productos (1)

Produkter (1)

Erzeugnisse (1)

Pqo(cid:152)(cid:149)mta (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(cid:145) pqos(cid:146)ccisg pos(cid:149)tgta
(t(cid:149)moi)
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)

Carne con hueso — Kød, ikke udbenet — Fleisch mit Knochen — Jq(cid:146)ata le j(cid:149)jaka — 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

FRANCE

— Hinterviertel

— Quartiers avant

— Quartiers arri(cid:138)re

5 000

5 000

5 000

5 000

(1) V(cid:130)ase el anexo V del Reglamento (CEE) no 2456/93 (DO L 225 de 4. 9. 1993, p. 4), cuya (cid:156)ltima modificaci(cid:155)n la constituye el

Reglamento (CE) no 2812/98 (DO L 349 de 24. 12. 1998, p. 47).

(1) Se bilag V til forordning (EØF) nr. 2456/93 (EFT L 225 af 4. 9. 1993, s. 4), senest ændret ved forordning (EF) nr. 2812/98

(EFT L 349 af 24. 12. 1998, s. 47).

(1) Vgl. Anhang V der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2456/93 (ABl. L 225 vom 4. 9. 1993, S. 4), zuletzt ge(cid:132)ndert durch die Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 2812/98 (ABl. L 349 vom 24. 12. 1998, S. 47).

(1) Bk(cid:146)pe paq(cid:145)qtgla V tou jamomislo(cid:151) (EOJ) aqih. 2456/93 (EE L 225 tgr 4. 9. 1993, s. 4), (cid:149)pyr tqopopoi(cid:147)hgje tekeuta(cid:148)a ap(cid:149)

tom jamomisl(cid:149) (EJ) aqih. 2812/98 (EE L 349 tgr 24. 12. 1998, s. 47).

(1) See Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (OJ L 225, 4.9.1993, p. 4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2812/98

(OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 47).

(1) Voir annexe V du r(cid:138)glement (CEE) no 2456/93 (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 2812/98 (JO L 349 du 24. 12. 1998, p. 47).

(1) Cfr. allegato V del regolamento (CEE) n. 2456/93 (GU L 225 del 4. 9. 1993, pag. 4), modificato da ultimo dal regolamento

(CE) n. 2812/98 (GU L 349 del 24. 12. 1998, pag. 47).

(1) Zie b¶lage V van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2456/93 (PB L 225 van 4. 9. 1993, blz. 4), laatstelijk gewijzigd bij Verordening (EG)

nr. 2812/98 (PB L 349 van 24. 12. 1998, blz. 47).

(1) Ver anexo V do Regulamento (CEE) nº 2456/93 (JO L 225 de 4. 9. 1993, p. 4). Regulamento com a (cid:156)ltima redac(cid:135)(cid:209)o que lhe

foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) nº 2812/98 (JO L 349 de 24. 12. 1998, p. 47).

(1) Katso asetuksen (ETY) N:o 2456/93 (EYVL L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), sellaisena kuin se on viimeksi muutettuna asetuksella (EY)

N:o 2812/98 (EYVL L 349, 24.12.1998, s. 47) liite V.

(1) Se bilaga V i f(cid:148)rordning (EEG) nr 2456/93 (EGT L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), senast (cid:132)ndrad genom f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 2812/98

(EGT L 349, 24.12.1998, s. 47).

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAPAPTHMA 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(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

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

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