Commission Regulation (EC) No 1587/1999 of 20 July 1999 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999
Date: 1999-07-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1587/1999

of 20 July 1999

on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export and repealing
Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999

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 those prod-
ucts exist in certain third countries; whereas, 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 in
pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68;

(2) 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 in by intervention 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 destination 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;

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

(5) 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 accord-
ance 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 requirements should be
determined;

(7) Whereas products from intervention stocks may in
certain cases have undergone several handling opera-
tions; whereas, to help ensure satisfactory presentation
and marketing, the repackaging of the products should
be authorised in certain circumstances;

(8) Whereas Commision Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999 (9),

should be repealed;

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

(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;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(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 the application of

(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.

Article 1

The following approximate quantities of

1.
intervention
products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (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 148, 15.6.1999, p. 27.

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— 10 000 tonnes of bone-in beef held by the German inter-
vention agency, to be sold as ‘compensated’ quarters,

shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in paragraph 2
at their head offices and may also publish them in other ways.

— 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 interven-

tion agency, to be sold as ‘compensated’ quarters,

— 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 destinations
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

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.

Only

tenders

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

intervention

reaching

the

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 intervention agency
concerned in sealed envelopes bearing a reference to this Regu-
lation 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.

1.

Tenders shall be submitted for the following dates:

Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No

9.
2173/79, the security shall be EUR 12/100 kg.

(a) 26 July 1999;

(b) 23 August 1999;

(c) 13 September 1999;

(d) 27 September 1999;

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

until the quantities put up for sale are used up.

Article 3

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

Not later than the day following the closing date for the
the Member States shall send the

1.
tenders,
submission of
Commission details of tenders received.

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

Following scrutiny of the tenders, a minimum selling

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

— 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

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

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 infor-
mation 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. Applica-
tions shall be accompanied by the fax as referred to in para-
graph 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 1587/1999]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr.

1587/1999]

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG)

Nr. 1587/1999]

— Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ.

1587/1999]

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No

1587/1999)

— Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) no

1587/1999]

— Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE)

n. 1587/1999]

— Producten

uit

interventievoorraden

zonder

restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1587/1999]

— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE)

n.o 1587/1999]

— Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 1587/

1999]

countries shall constitute a primary requirement within the
meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2220/85 (1).

The security provided for in paragraph 1 shall be equal to

2.
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 products
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 Regulation
(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 1587/1999]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr.

1587/1999]

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG)

Nr. 1587/1999]

— Προϊόντα παρέµβασης χωρίς επιστροφή [κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ.

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG)

1587/1999]

nr 1587/1999].

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 Regula-
tion (EC) No 1445/95, export licences applied for in accord-
ance with Article 4(2) of this Regulation shall be valid for 60
days.

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No

1587/1999)

— Produits d'intervention sans restitution [règlement (CE) no

1587/1999]

— Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione [Regolamento (CE)

n. 1587/1999]
uit

— Producten

interventievoorraden

zonder

restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1587/1999]

— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE)

n.o 1587/1999]

— Interventiotuotteita − ei vientitukea [Asetus (EY) N:o 1587/

1999]

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag [Förordning (EG)

nr 1587/1999].

Article 9

Regulation (EC) No 1222/1999 is hereby repealed.

Article 6

Article 10

1.
A security shall be lodged by the buyer before the goods
are taken over to ensure they are exported to the third coun-
Import into one of those
tries referred to in Article 1(2).

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, 20 July 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 Interven-
tionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργανισµών παρεµβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses
des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento — Adressen van de interventiebureaus
— Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser

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