Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2001 of 14 March 2001 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef
Date: 2001-03-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Italy, award of contract, beef, intervention buying

L 73/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

15.3.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 503/2001

of 14 March 2001

amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,

Whereas:

In order to deal with the exceptional situation on the
markets resulting from recent events linked to bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a number of amend-
ments were made to and derogations from Commission
Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 (2), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 283/2001 (3).

Article 21(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays
down that boning may only be carried out in approved
cutting plants and with one or more adjoining blast
freezers. Under the second subparagraph, the Commis-
sion, on certain conditions and at
the request of a
Member State, may grant a derogation for a limited
period from that provision. In view of the large quant-
ities of beef that Member States may be called on to take
over, all Member States should be permitted to avail
themselves of that possibility for six months provided
that stricter inspection measures are introduced.

The first subparagraph of Article 16(2) of the Italian
version of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 contains an
error. That error should be corrected.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

In view of the situation, this Regulation should enter
into force immediately.

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

Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 is amended as follows:

1. The following is added to Article 21(1):

‘However, in the event of practical difficulties and for invita-
tions to tender carried out during the period from 15 March
until 15 September 2001, Member States may derogate
from the provisions of the first subparagraph provided that
they introduce inspection measures
to guarantee full
monitoring of all meat purchased. The Member States
inform the Commission of the measures
concerned shall
they adopt.’

2. (Concerns only the Italian version.)

The first subparagraph of Article 16(2) shall read as follows:

‘L'aggiudicatario procede alla consegna dei prodotti entro i
diciassette giorni di calendario a partire dal primo giorno
lavorativo successivo alla pubblicazione del regolamento
che fissa il prezzo massimo d'acquisto e i quantitativi di
carni bovine acquistati all'intervento.’

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 should therefore be
amended.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 14 March 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 22.