Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999 of 14 June 1999 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export and repealing Regulation (EC) No 951/1999
Date: 1999-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/1999

of 14 June 1999

on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for
export and repealing Regulation (EC) No 951/1999

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,

(1) 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
in certain third countries;
those products exist
whereas,
storage being
to prevent
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 in pursuant to
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;

in order

(2) Whereas the sale should be conducted in accord-
ance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/
79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of applica-
tion for the disposal of beef bought in by interven-
tion agencies (3), as last 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 destina-
last
tion 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

(3) 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;

(4) 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

(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.

the application of that point is creating in the
Member States concerned; whereas, with a view to
better
the Member States
should be able to stipulate only certain cold stores
or parts thereof for deliveries of the meat sold;

stock management,

(5) Whereas, for practical reasons, export refunds will
not be granted on beef sold under this Regulation;
tenderers will be
whereas, however,
successful
the
required to apply for export
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);

licences

for

(6) 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 require-
ments should be determined;

(7) 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 circum-
stances;

(8) Whereas Commision Regulation (EC) No 951/

1999 (9), should be repealed;

(9) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion 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 interven-
tion products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 805/68 shall be put up for sale:

(7) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.
(9) OJ L 118, 6.5.1999, p. 16.

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 8 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German
intervention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quar-
ters,

 8 000 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the

German intervention agency,

 8 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the

German intervention agency,

 2 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French
intervention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated' quar-
ters,

 2 000 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the

French intervention agency,

 2 000 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the

French intervention agency,

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

2.
The beef shall be exported to the zone 08 destina-
tions listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 565/1999 (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) 22 June 1999;

(b) 12 July 1999;

(c) 26 July 1999;

(d) 23 August 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

(1) OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 3.

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.

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

6.
Tenders for compensated quarters 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.

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

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

9. Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, the security shall be EUR 12/100 kg.

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 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.

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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 intervención sin restitución [Reglamento

(CE) no 1222/1999]

 Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 1222/1999]

 Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 1222/1999]

 Προϊ(cid:5)ντα παρ(cid:10)µβαση(cid:15) χωρ(cid:18)(cid:15) επιστροφ(cid:22) [κανονισµ(cid:5)(cid:15)

(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999]

 Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC)

No 1222/1999)

 Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [règlement

(CE) no 1222/1999]

 Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 1222/1999]

 Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1222/1999]

 Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento

(CE) n.o 1222/1999]

 Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o

1222/1999]

 Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning

(EG) nr 1222/1999].

Article 5

1. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79, the delivery period shall run for two 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 60 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 security provided for in paragraph 1 shall be
2.
equal to the difference between the price tendered per
tonne and
 EUR 2 000 for ‘compensated' quarters,
 EUR 2 000 for hindquarters,
 EUR 1 300 for forequarters.

Article 7

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 intervención sin restitución [Reglamento

(CE) no 1222/1999]

 Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 1222/1999]

 Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

 Προϊ(cid:5)ντα παρ(cid:10)µβαση(cid:15) χωρ(cid:18)(cid:15) επιστροφ(cid:22) [κανονισµ(cid:5)(cid:15)

(EG) Nr. 1222/1999]

(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1222/1999]

 Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC)

No 1222/1999)

 Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [règlement

(CE) no 1222/1999]

 Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 1222/1999]

 Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1222/1999]

 Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento

(CE) n.o 1222/1999]

 Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o

1222/1999]

 Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning

(EG) nr 1222/1999].

Article 9

Regulation (EC) No 951/1999 is hereby repealed.

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

(1) OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 June 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANEXO  BILAG  ANHANG  ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ  ANNEX  ANNEXE  ALLEGATO 
BIJLAGE  ANEXO  LIITE  BILAGA

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención  Interventionsorganernes adresser  Anschriften
der Interventionsstellen  ∆ιευθ(cid:6)νσει(cid:9) των οργανισµ(cid:17)ν παρεµβ(cid:20)σεω(cid:9)  Addresses of the intervention
agencies  Adresses des organismes d’intervention  Indirizzi degli organismi d’intervento 
Adressen van de interventiebureaus  Endereços dos organismos de intervenção  Interventio-
elinten osoitteet  Interventionsorganens adresser

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