Commission Regulation (EC) No 1612/1999 of 22 July 1999 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production of minced meat
Date: 1999-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, intervention stock, marketing, meat product, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1612/1999

of 22 July 1999

on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production
of minced meat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

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),
amended by Regulation (EC) No
1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

last

as

(1) Whereas the application of

intervention measures in
respect of beef has created stocks in several Member
States; whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolon-
gation of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by
tender
in the
Community;

the production of minced meat

for

(2) Whereas to ensure efficient management of the markets,
sales of
intervention stocks should be extended to
producers of minced meat approved in accordance with
Article 8 of Council Directive 94/65/EC of 14 December
1994 laying down the requirements for the production
and placing on the market of minced meat and meat
preparations (3);

1.

The sale shall take place of:

— approximately 606 tonnes of boneless beef held by the
into intervention
to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68

Irish intervention agency, brought
pursuant
between October 1998 and March 1999 inclusive,

— approximately 3 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the

United Kingdom intervention agency.

Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.

Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products
2.
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sold in accordance with
Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79,
in particular Titles II and III
thereof.

Article 2

(3) Whereas the sale should be made subject to the rules
laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2417/95 (5), in particular Titles II and III thereof, subject
to certain special exceptions on account of the particular
use to which the products in question are to be put;

1.
Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, the provisions of and Annexes to this Regulation
shall serve as a general notice of invitation to tender.

The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up a notice of
invitation to tender which shall

include the following:

(4) Whereas, with a view to ensuring a regular and uniform
tendering procedure, measures should be taken in addi-
tion to those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2173/79;

(a) the quantities of beef offered for sale;

and

(b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders.

(5) 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 application of
this point creates in the Member States concerned;

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

(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39.

2.
Interested parties may obtain the details of the quantities
available and the places where the products are stored from the
addresses listed in Annex II to this Regulation. The intervention
in addition, display the notice referred to in
agencies shall,
paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other
ways.

For each product mentioned in Annex I the intervention
3.
agencies concerned shall sell first the meat which has been
stored the longest. 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.

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Only tenders which reach the intervention agencies
4.
concerned by 12 noon on 19 August 1999 shall be considered.

the Member State in which the minced meat is to be produced
a certified copy of the sales contract.

5.
Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, a tender shall be submitted to the intervention
agency concerned in a closed envelope, bearing the reference to
the Regulation concerned. The closed envelope shall not be
opened by the intervention agency before the expiry of the
tender deadline referred to in paragraph 4.

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

Article 3

1. Member States shall provide the Commission with infor-
mation concerning the tenders received not later than the
working day following the deadline set for the submission of
tenders.

the

After

2.
received have been examined a
minimum selling price shall be set for each product or the sale
will not proceed.

tenders

Article 5

1.
The mincing of meat purchased under this Regulation
shall be carried out within five months of the date of conclu-
sion of the contract of sale.

2.
Documentation to prove compliance with the require-
ment referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided to the
competent authority of the Member State in which the minced
meat is produced within seven months of the date of conclu-
sion of the contract of sale.

Article 6

Member States shall set up a system of physical and documen-
tary supervision to ensure that all meat is minced in accord-
ance with Article 5(1).

Article 4

To this end, processors shall at any time be able to demon-
strate the identity and use of the meat through appropriate
production records.

1.
A tender shall be valid only if presented by or on behalf
of an establishment approved in accordance with Article 8(1)
of Directive 94/65/EC as a producer of minced meat or minced
meat preparations. Member States shall consult with each other
where necessary for the application of this paragraph.

2.

Tenders shall be accompanied by:

— a written undertaking by the tenderer to use all the meat
concerned for the production of minced meat as defined by
Article 2(2)(a) and (b) of Directive 94/65/EC within five
months of the date of conclusion of the contract of sale
with the intervention agency,

— details of the exact location of the establishment or estab-
lishments of the tenderer in which the minced meat is to be
produced.

3.
The tenderers referred to in paragraph 1 may instruct an
agent in writing to take delivery, on their behalf, of the prod-
ucts which they purchase. In this case the agent shall submit
the bids of the tenderers whom he represents with the written
instruction referred to above.

4.
The purchasers and agents referred to in the preceding
paragraphs shall maintain and keep up to date an accounting
system which permits the destination and use of the products
to be ascertained with a view in particular to ensuring that the
quantities of products purchased and the quantities of minced
meat produced correspond. For the purposes of administrative
supervision, where appropriate the intervention agency holding
the products concerned shall send the competent authority of

Article 7

The security provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation

1.
(EEC) No 2173/79 shall be EUR 12 per 100 kilograms.

2.
A security intended to cover the mincing of the products
shall be lodged with the competent authority of the Member
State in which the mincing is to take place, prior to taking over
the meat.

The amount shall be the difference in euros between the tender
price per tonne and EUR 2 700.

The mincing of all meat purchased shall constitute a primary
requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1).

Article 8

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, 22 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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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 b¶ benadering
(ton)
Quantidade aproximada
(toneladas)
Arvioitu m(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132)
(tonneina)
Ungef(cid:132)rlig kvantitet
(ton)

Carne deshuesada — Udbenet kød — Fleisch ohne Knochen — Jq(cid:146)ata wyq(cid:148)r j(cid:149)jaka — Boneless
senza osso — Vlees zonder been — Carne desossada —
beef — Viande d(cid:130)soss(cid:130)e — Carni
Luuton naudanliha — Benfritt k(cid:148)tt

IRELAND

— Intervention flank (INT 18)

UNITED KINGDOM

— Intervention flank (INT 18)

— Intervention shoulder (INT 22)

— Intervention brisket (INT 23)

— Intervention forequarter (INT 24)

606

2 000

500

500

500

(1) V(cid:130)anse los anexos V y VII del Reglamento (CEE) no 2456/93 de la Comisi(cid:155)n (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 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. Anh(cid:132)nge V und VII der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2456/93 der Kommission (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 paqaqt(cid:147)lata V jai VII tou jamomislo(cid:151) (EOJ) aqih. 2456/93 tgr Epitqop(cid:147)r (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 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 r(cid:138)glement (CEE) no 2456/93 de la Commission (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. 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 b¶lagen V en VII b¶ Verordening (EEG) nr. 2456/93 van de Commissie (PB L 225 van 4.9.1993, blz. 4), laatstel¶k gew¶zigd b¶

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 Comiss(cid:209)o (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) 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 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 — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II —
B(cid:246)LAGE 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 — Inter-
ventionsorganens adresser

IRELAND

Department of Agriculture and Food
Johnstown Castle Estate
County Wexford
Ireland
Tel. (353 53) 634 00
Fax (353 53) 428 42

UNITED KINGDOM

Intervention Board Executive Agency
Kings House
33, Kings Road
Reading RG1 3BU
Berkshire
United Kingdom
Tel. (01 189) 58 36 26
Fax (01 189) 56 67 50