Commission Regulation (EC) No 2128/1999 of 6 October 1999 on the sale by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for the production of minced meat
Date: 1999-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention agency, meat processing industry, meat product, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2128/1999

of 6 October 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/
98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The application of intervention measures in respect of
beef has created stocks
in several Member States;
whereas, in order to prevent an excessive prolongation
of storage, part of these stocks should be sold by tender
for the production of minced meat in the Community.

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).

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 particu-
lar 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.

(4) With a view to ensuring a regular and uniform tendering
procedure, measures should be taken in addition to
those laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79.

(5)

(6)

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.

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.

1.
The sale shall take place of approximately 1 500 tonnes
of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention
agency.

Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.

2.
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the products
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

Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
1.
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:

(a) the quantities of beef offered for sale; and

(b) the deadline and place for submitting tenders.

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
agencies shall,
in addition, display the notice referred to in
paragraph 1 at their head offices and may publish it in other
ways.

3.
For each product mentioned in Annex I the intervention
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.

4.
Only tenders which reach the intervention agencies
concerned by 12 noon on 22 October 1999 shall be consid-
ered.

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.

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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 4

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.

Tenders shall be accompanied by:

2.
— 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

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

Article 5

The mincing of meat purchased under this Regulation
1.
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).

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

Article 7

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

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

A security intended to cover the mincing of the products
2.
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 1 700.

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 October 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 — 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)

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

UNITED KINGDOM

— Intervention flank (INT 18)

— Intervention shoulder (INT 22)

— Intervention brisket (INT 23)

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) 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 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 II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II —
BĲLAGE II — ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften der
Interventionsstellen — ∆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 — Inter-
ventionsorganens adresser

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