Commission Regulation (EC) No 276/2004 of 17 February 2004 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by certain intervention agencies
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 276/2004

of 17 February 2004

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,

III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15
March 2000 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as
regards the buying-in of beef (3).

(8)

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

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.

the frequency and nature of

In the light of
tenders
pursuant to this Regulation it is necessary to derogate
from Articles 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following approximate quantities of intervention beef

1.
shall be put up for sale:

— 1,6 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the French

intervention agency,

— 4,5 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Italian inter-

vention agency,

— 5 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the French inter-

vention agency,

— 8,2 tonnes of bone-in forequarters held by the Italian inter-

vention agency,

— 17,9 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French 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) 23 February 2004;

(b) 8 March 2004;

(c) 22 March 2004;

(d) 13 April 2004,

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

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

until the quantities put up for sale are used up.

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

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

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

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

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Notwithstanding Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
2.
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 Annex II. The intervention agencies
shall, in addition, display the notices referred to in paragraph 2
at their head offices and may also publish them in other ways.

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.

Only

tenders

5.
agencies
concerned by 12 noon 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.

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 4

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

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 to Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 and in particular
with 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

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

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

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, 17 February 2004.

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 πoσότητα
(τόνoι)
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 — Εµπρόσθια τέταρτα µε κόκαλα — Bone-in
Beef — Viande avec os — Carni non disossate — Vlees met been — Carne com osso — Luullinen naudanliha
— Kött med ben

FRANCE

ITALIA

— Quartiers arrière

— Quartiers avant

— Quarti posteriori

— Quarti anteriori

1,579 (2)

5,000 (2)

4,5 (2)

8,2 (2)

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

FRANCE

— Jarret arrière d'intervention (INT 11)

— Tranche grasse d'intervention (INT 12)

— Tranche d'intervention (INT 13)

— Semelle d'intervention (INT 14)

— Rumsteck d'intervention (INT 16)

— Faux-filet d'intervention (INT 17)

— Flanchet d'intervention (INT 18)

— Jarret avant d'intervention (INT 21)

— Épaule d'intervention (INT 22)

— Poitrine d'intervention (INT 23)

0,527 (2)

0,759 (2)

0,225 (2)

1,023 (2)

12,664 (2)

1,547 (2)

0,575 (2)

0,476 (2)

0,016 (2)

0,035 (2)

(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 — Sælges 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 één partij — 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 παρέµβασης — 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

FRANCE

OFIVAL
80, avenue des Terroirs de France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12
Tel. (331) 44 68 50 00;
telex 21 53 30;
fax (331) 44 68 52 33

ITALIA

AGEA (Agenzia Erogazioni in Agricoltura)
Via Palestro 81
I-00185 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 49 49 91;
telex 61 30 03;
fax (39) 06 445 39 40/444 19 58