Commission Regulation (EC) No 2029/2003 of 18 November 2003 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
Date: 2003-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Spain, award of contract, beef, intervention agency, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2029/2003

of 18 November 2003

on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies

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 28(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

The application of intervention measures in respect of
beef has resulted in a build-up of stocks in several
Member States.
storage being
prolonged excessively, part of those stocks should be put
up for sale by periodical tender.

to prevent

In order

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 and repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 (2), and in particular Titles
II and III thereof.

In the light of the frequency and nature of tenders under
this Regulation it is necessary to derogate from Article 6
and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 with regard to
the information and deadlines to be provided by the
notice of invitation to tender.

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.

Provisions 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.

In order to ensure a proper functioning of the tender
arrangements it is necessary to provide for a higher
amount of security than the one fixed in Article 15(1) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79.

On the basis of experience gained with regard to the
disposal of bone-in intervention beef, it is necessary to
reinforce the quality controls of the products before their
delivery to the purchasers, in particular to ensure that
the products comply with the provisions in Annex III of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March
2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the
buying-in of beef (3).

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 2417/95 (OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39).

(3) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1564/2001 (OJ L 208, 1.8.2001, p. 14).

(8)

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 beef

1.
shall be put up for sale:

— 46,1 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the German

intervention agency,

— 1,7 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish

intervention agency,

— 0,1 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Spanish interven-

tion agency.

Detailed information concerning quantities is given in Annex I.

2.
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.

Article 2

Tenders shall be submitted for the following closing

1.
dates:

(a) 24 November 2003;

(b) 8 December 2003

until the quantities put up for sale are used up.

2.
Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, this Regulation shall serve as a general notice of invi-
tation to tender.

The intervention agencies concerned shall draw up notices of
invitation to tender for each sale, setting out in particular:

— the quantities of beef put up for sale, and

— the deadline and place for the submission of tenders.

3.
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 the Annex II. The intervention agen-
cies shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in para-
graph 2 at their head offices and may also publish them in
other ways.

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The intervention agencies concerned shall sell first meat
4.
which has been in storage for the longest time. However,
Member States may in exceptional cases and after having
obtained authorisation from the Commission derogate from
that obligation.

Article 4

The intervention agency shall send each tenderer the informa-
tion referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79
by fax.

Only

tenders

5.
agencies
concerned by 12.00 on the relevant closing date for each sale
by tender shall be considered.

intervention

reaching

the

Notwithstanding Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
6.
2173/79, tenders must be submitted to the intervention agency
concerned in sealed envelopes bearing a reference to this Regu-
lation and the relevant date. The sealed envelopes must not be
opened by the intervention agency before the deadline for
submission, as referred to in paragraph 5, has expired.

7.
Notwithstanding Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2173/79, tenders shall not specify the store or stores where the
products are held.

Notwithstanding Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No

8.
2173/79, the security shall be EUR 12 per 100 kilograms.

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.

Following scrutiny of

2.
price shall be set or no award shall be made.

the tenders, a minimum selling

Article 5

1.
The Member States shall take all necessary measures to
ensure that bone-in intervention products delivered to the
purchasers are presented in a state which fully complies with
Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 and in particular
the sixth indent of point 2(a) of that Annex.

2.
The costs related to the measures referred to in paragraph
1 shall be borne by the Member States and shall, in particular,
not be imposed on the purchaser or any other third party.

3. Member States shall notify the Commission (1), of all cases
where a bone-in intervention quarter has been identified as not
complying with Annex III as referred to in paragraph 1, speci-
fying the quality and quantity of the quarter as well as the
slaughterhouse where it was produced.

Article 6

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) DG Agriculture, D2: fax (32-2) 295 36 13.

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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 πρoσέγγιση πoσóτητα
(τóνoι)
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 — Εµπρóσθια τέταρτα µε κόκαλα — Bone-in
beef — Viande avec os — Carni non disossate — Vlees met been — Carne com osso — Luullinen naudan-
liha — Kött med ben

DEUTSCHLAND

— Hinterviertel

ESPAÑA

— Cuartos traseros

46,1

1,7

b) Carne deshuesada — Udbenet kød — Fleisch ohne Knochen — Kρέατα χωρίς κόκαλα — Boneless beef —
Viande désossée — Carni senza osso — Vlees zonder been — Carne desossada — Luuton naudanliha —
Benfritt kött

ESPAÑA

— Babilla de intervención (INT 12)

— Falda del costillar de intervención (INT 18)

— Entrecot de intervención (INT 19)

0,024 (2)

0,023 (1)

0,041 (1)

(1) Véanse los anexos III y V del Reglamento (CE) no 562/2000.
(1) Se bilag III og V til forordning (EF) nr. 562/2000.
(1) Vgl. Anhänge III und V der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 562/2000.
(1) Βλέπε παραρτήµατα III και V του κανονισµού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 562/2000.
(1) See Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 562/2000.
(1) Voir annexes III et V du règlement (CE) no 562/2000.
(1) Cfr. allegati III e V del regolamento (CE) n. 562/2000.
(1) Zie de bijlagen III en V van Verordening (EG) nr. 562/2000.
(1) Ver anexos III e V do Regulamento (CE) n.o 562/2000.
(1) Katso asetuksen (EY) N:o 562/2000 liitteet III ja V.
(1) Se bilagorna III och V i förordning (EG) nr 562/2000.
(2) Para ser vendido en un lote — Salges samlet som én mængde — Zu verkaufen in einer Menge — Προς πώληση σαν µία παρτίδα — To
be sold as one lot — À vendre dans un lot — Da vendersi in un unico lotto — Te verkopen als een lot — Para ser vendido em um
lote — Myytävä yhtenä eränä — Säljs tillsammans som en enhet.

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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 Inter-
ventionsstellen — ∆ιευθύνσεις των οργανισµών παρεµβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies —
Adresses des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento — Adressen van de interven-
tiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Interventioelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorga-
nens adresser

BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Postfach 180203
D-60083 Frankfurt am Main
Adickesallee 40
D-60322 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. (49-69) 15 64-704/772; Telex 411727; Telefax (49-69) 15 64-790/985

ESPAÑA

FEGA (Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria)
Beneficencia, 8
E-28005 Madrid
Teléfono: +(34) 913 47 65 00, 913 47 63 10; télex: 23427 FEGA E, 41818 FEGA E; fax: +(34) 915 21 98 32,
915 22 43 87