2001/569/EC: Commission Decision of 12 July 2001 laying down certain detailed rules for the application in France of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector (notified under document number C(2001) 1857)
Date: 2001-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, aid to disadvantaged groups, award of contract, beef, market support

27.7.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 202/35

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 July 2001

laying down certain detailed rules for the application in France of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No
690/2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector

(notified under document number C(2001) 1857)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2001/569/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the 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 38(2) thereof,

(4)

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (2), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides for
the release, on approval from the Commission, of meat
bought in under that Regulation. In particular, it is laid
down that
the release for a specific use in the
Community shall be made in a way which avoids both
disturbance of the market and direct competition with
disposal of intervention products.

In application of Article 2 and the second indent of the
second subparagraph of Article 12 of Regulation (EC)
No 690/2001 France has bought a certain quantity of
beef. It is likely that France will continue to buy meat
under partial tenders until the end of the year.

France has submitted a request to the Commission to
release up to 5 000 tonnes of beef bought in under the
scheme and intended to be distributed to the most
deprived persons in France meeting the eligibility criteria
applied under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/
92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules of
the supply of food from intervention stocks for the

of

persons

deprived

the most

benefit
the
Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1098/2001 (4). According to the request for approval
the release should follow the same procedure as the one
laid down in the first and second indent of Article
4(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

in

As release for direct consumption by the most deprived
persons does not disturb the market and currently does
not compete with disposal of intervention products, the
French request should be met. However, in order not to
disturb the market where released products are intended
as payment in kind such products may not comprise
meat from hindquarters corresponding to pistola hind-
quarters with a maximum of eight ribs.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In application of Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 690/
1.
2001, France is authorised to release up to 5 000 tonnes
expressed in product weight of beef purchased under that
Regulation provided that the released products are used for
consumption, either directly or after processing, by the most
deprived persons meeting the eligibility criteria laid down by
France pursuant
to Article 1(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No
3149/92.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.

(3) OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50.
(4) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 37.

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The provisions of the first and second indent of Article
2.
4(2)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 shall apply with regard
to the release referred to in paragraph 1. In application thereof
France shall be authorised to use the products concerned as
payment in kind with the exception of meat from hindquarters.

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2001.

3.
For the purpose of this Decision the hindquarter referred
to above shall be a pistola hindquarter with a maximum of
eight ribs.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission