Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/1999 of 18 June 1999 on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export
Date: 1999-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ireland, award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1289/1999

of 18 June 1999

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

the application of that point is creating in the
Member States concerned;

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 tender for export to those
countries;

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

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

(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 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:

(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;

Article 1

(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.

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

 4 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the French

intervention agency,

 2 350 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish inter-

vention agency.

(7) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.

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2.
The beef shall be exported to the zones ‘02' to ‘09'
destinations listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 565/1999 (1).

requirement in addition to the requirements laid down in
Article 15(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.

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. 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 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 places where the
products are stored may be obtained by the parties
concerned at the addresses set out in 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 8 July 1999 shall be consid-
ered.

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

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

7. 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

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 per product shall be set or no award shall be
made.

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 zones ‘02' to ‘09' 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 1289/1999]

 Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 1289/1999]

 Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung

(EG) Nr. 1289/1999]

 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. 1289/1999]

 Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 1289/1999]

 Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [règlement

(CE) no 1289/1999]

 Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 1289/1999]

 Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1289/1999]

 Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento

(CE) n.o 1289/1999]

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

1289/1999]

 Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning

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

nr 1289/1999).

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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.

Article 6

A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the
1.
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 shall be, per

2.
tonne:
 the difference between the tender price per tonne and

EUR 2 000 for bone-in hindquarters,

 the difference between the tender price per tonne and

EUR 1 300 for bone-in forequarters,

 the difference between the tender price per tonne and
EUR 3 500 for boneless meat falling within codes
INT 12 to INT 16 and code INT 19,

 the difference between the tender price and EUR

1 800 for other boneless meat.

Article 7

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 1289/1999]

 Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF)

nr. 1289/1999]

 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. 1289/1999]

(ΕΚ) αριθ. 1289/1999]

 Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC)

No 1289/1999]

 Produits d’intervention sans

restitution [règlement

(CE) no 1289/1999]

 Prodotti d’intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento

(CE) n. 1289/1999]

 Producten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1289/1999]

 Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento

(CE) n.o 1289/1999]

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

1289/1999]

 Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning

(EG) nr 1289/1999).

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 third 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, 18 June 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  ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I  ANNEX I  ANNEXE I 
ALLEGATO I  BöLAGE I  ANEXO I  LIITE I  BILAGA I

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Κρ(cid:27)το(cid:15) µ(cid:10)λο(cid:15)

Member State

État membre

Stato membro

Lidstaat

Estado-Membro

Jäsenvaltio

Medlemsstat

Productos (1)

Produkter (1)

Erzeugnisse (1)

Προϊ(cid:5)ντα (1)

Products (1)

Produits (1)

Prodotti (1)

Producten (1)

Produtos (1)

Tuotteet (1)

Produkter (1)

Cantidad aproximada
(toneladas)
Tilnærmet mængde
(tons)
Ungefähre Mengen
(Tonnen)
Κατ(cid:27) προσ(cid:10)γγιση ποσ(cid:5)τητα
(τ(cid:5)νοι)
Approximate quantity
(tonnes)
Quantité approximative
(tonnes)
Quantità approssimativa
(tonnellate)
Hoeveelheid bĳ benadering
(ton)
Quantidade aproximada
(toneladas)
Arvioitu määrä
(tonneina)
Ungefärlig kvantitet
(ton)

a) Carne con hueso  Kød, ikke udbenet  Fleisch mit Knochen  Κρ(cid:3)ατα µε κ(cid:9)καλα  Bone-in
beef  Viande avec os  Carni non disossate  Vlees met been  Carne com osso 
Luullinen naudanliha  Kött med ben

FRANCE

 Quartiers avant
 Quartiers arrière

2 000

2 000

b) Carne deshuesada  Udbenet kød  Fleisch ohne Knochen  Κρ(cid:3)ατα χωρ(cid:13)(cid:14) κ(cid:9)καλα  Boneless
beef  Viande désossée  Carni senza osso  Vlees zonder been  Carne desossada 
Luuton naudanliha  Benfritt kött

IRELAND

 silverside (code INT 14)
 rump (code INT 16)
 flank (code INT 18)
 shoulder (code INT 22)
 brisket (code INT 23)
 forequarter (code INT 24)

200

150

500

500

500

500

(1) Véanse los anexos V y VII del Reglamento (CEE) no 2456/93 de la Comisión (DO L 225 de 4.9.1993, p. 4), cuya última

modificación la constituye el Reglamento (CE) no 2812/98 (DO L 349 de 24.12.1998, p. 47).

(1) Se bilag V og VII til Kommissionens 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. Anhänge V und VII der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2456/93 der Kommission (ABl. L 225 vom 4.9.1993, S. 4), zuletzt

geändert durch die Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2812/98 (ABl. L 349 vom 24.12.1998, S. 47).

(1) Βλ(cid:10)πε παραρτ(cid:22)µατα V και VII του κανονισµο# (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2456/93 τη(cid:15) Επιτροπ(cid:22)(cid:15) (ΕΕ L 225 τη(cid:15) 4.9.1993, σ. 4), (cid:5)πω(cid:15)

τροποποι(cid:22)θηκε τελευτα(cid:18)α απ(cid:5) τον κανονισµ(cid:5) (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2812/98 (ΕΕ L 349 τη(cid:15) 24.12.1998, σ. 47).

(1) See Annexes V and VII to Commission 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 annexes V et VII du règlement (CEE) no 2456/93 de la Commission (JO L 225 du 4.9.1993, p. 4). Règlement modifié en

dernier lieu par le règlement (CE) no 2812/98 (JO L 349 du 24.12.1998, p. 47).

(1) Cfr. allegati V e VII del regolamento (CEE) n. 2456/93 della Commissione (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 de bĳlagen V en VII bĳ Verordening (EEG) nr. 2456/93 van de Commissie (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 anexos V e VII do Regulamento (CEE) n.o 2456/93 da Comissão (JO L 225 de 4.9.1993, p. 4). Regulamento com a última

redacção que lhe foi dada pelo Regulamento (CE) n.o 2812/98 (JO L 349 de 24.12.1998, p. 47).

(1) Katso komission 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) liitteet V ja VII.

(1) Se bilagorna V och VII i kommissionens förordning (EEG) nr 2456/93 (EGT L 225, 4.9.1993, s. 4), senast ändrad genom

förordning (EG) nr 2812/98 (EGT L 349, 24.12.1998, s. 47).

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ANEXO II  BILAG II  ANHANG II  ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙ  ANNEX II  ANNEXE II 
ALLEGATO II  BöLAGE II  ANEXO II  LIITE II  BILAGA II

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención  Interventionsorganernes adresser  Anschriften
der Interventionsstellen  ∆ιευθ(cid:19)νσει(cid:14) των οργανισµ(cid:24)ν παρεµβ(cid:27)σεω(cid:14)  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

FRANCE

Ofival
80, avenue des Terroirs-de-France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12
Téléphone:

(33 1) 44 68 50 00; télex: 215330; télécopieur:

(33 1) 44 68 52 33

IRELAND

Department of Agriculture and Food
Johnstown Castle Estate
County Wexford
Ireland
Tel.

(353 53) 634 31,

(353 53) 428 42; Telefax (353 53) 428 42