Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/1999 of 2 September 1999 on a sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies for export
Date: 1999-09-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, export, intervention agency, intervention stock

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1899/1999

of 2 September 1999

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

export licences in the beef and veal sector (7), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (8);

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 tender for
export to those countries;

(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;

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

(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

(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.

(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 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

The following approximate quantities of

intervention
1.
products bought in pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC)
No 805/68 shall be put up for sale:

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

tion agency,

— 1 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention

agency.

The beef shall be exported to the zones ‘02’ to ‘09’
2.
destinations listed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC)
No 565/1999 (9).

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.

(7) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(8) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.
(9) OJ L 70, 17.3.1999, p. 3.

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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
shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in paragraph 1
at their head offices and may also publish them in other ways.

The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first meat

3.
which has been in storage for the longest time.

Only

tenders

agencies
4.
concerned by 12 noon on 10 September 1999 shall be consid-
ered.

intervention

reaching

the

5.
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. The sealed envelopes must not be opened by the inter-
vention 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 kilograms.

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.

Article 3

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

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

2.
Following scrutiny of 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 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
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 1899/1999]

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr.

1899/1999]

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG)

Nr. 1899/1999]

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

1899/1999]

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No

1899/1999)

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

1899/1999]

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

n. 1899/1999]
uit

— Producten

interventievoorraden

zonder

restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/1999]

— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE)

n.o 1899/1999]

— Interventiotuotteita — ei vientitukea [Asetus

(EY) N:o

1899/1999]

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning (EG) nr

1899/1999).

Article 5

Notwithstanding Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
1.
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.

Notwithstanding the first indent of Article 8(2) of Regula-
2.
tion (EC) No 1445/95, export licences applied for in accord-
ance with Article 4(2) of this Regulation shall be valid for 90
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 coun-
tries 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 Regulation (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 and EUR 1 800 for

boneless meat.

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.

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

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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 1899/1999]

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

n. 1899/1999]
uit

— Producten

interventievoorraden

zonder

restitutie

[Verordening (EG) nr. 1899/1999]

— Produtos de intervenção sem restituição [Regulamento (CE)

— Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr.

n.o 1899/1999]

1899/1999]

— Interventiotuotteita — ei vientitukea [Asetus

(EY) N:o

— Interventionserzeugnisse ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG)

1899/1999]

Nr. 1899/1999]

— Interventionsprodukt utan exportbidrag (Förordning (EG) nr

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

1899/1999).

1899/1999]

— Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No

1899/1999)

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

1899/1999]

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, 2 September 1999.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

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ANEXO I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — ALLEGATO I — BĲLAGE I —
ANEXO I — LIITE I — BILAGA I

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Κράτος µέλος

Member State

État membre

Stato membro

Lidstaat

Estado-Membro

Jäsenvaltio

Medlemsstat

Productos (1)

Produkter (1)

Erzeugnisse (1)

Προϊόντα (1)

Products (1)

Produits (1)

Prodotti (1)

Producten (1)

Produtos (1)

Tuotteet (1)

Produkter (1)

Cantidad aproximada
(toneladas)
Tilnærmet mængde
(tons)
Ungefähre Mengen
(Tonnen)
Κατά προσέγγιση ποσότητα
(τόνοι)
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 — Κρέατα µε κόκαλα — 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 — Κρέατα χωρίς κόκαλα — Boneless beef —
Viande désossée — Carni senza osso — Vlees zonder been — Carne desossada — Luuton naudanliha —
Benfritt kött

IRELAND

— flank (code 18)

— brisket (code INT 23)

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) Βλέπε παραρτήµατα V και VII του κανονισµού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 2456/93 της Επιτροπής (ΕΕ L 225 της 4.9.1993, σ. 4), όπως τροποποιήθηκε

τελευταία από τον κανονισµό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2812/98 (ΕΕ L 349 της 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 — BĲLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften der Interven-
tionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργανισµών παρεµβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses
des
de
interventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Inter-
ventionsorganens adresser

d'intervention — Indirizzi

d'intervento — Adressen

organismes

organismi

degli

van

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