Commission Regulation (EC) No 1669/2006 of 8 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in of beef (Codified version)
Date: 2006-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, codification of EU law, common organisation of markets, intervention buying

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1669/2006

of 8 November 2006

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards
the buying-in of beef

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 27(4) and Article 41
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 (2) has been substantially amended
several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality
the said Regulation should be codified.

Article 27(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 ties the
opening of public intervention to the average market
price in a Member State or region of a Member State.
Rules must accordingly be laid down for calculating the
market prices in the Member States,
in particular as
regards the qualities to be used and weighting, the coef-
ficients to be used for converting them into the reference
quality grade R3 and the mechanisms for opening and
closing buying-in.

The conditions for eligibility must rule out products that
are not representative of national production of
the
Member State and that do not meet
the health and
veterinary rules
in force and those over a weight
normally sought after on the market. The eligibility of
beef carcasses of grade O3, which can be bought in
Ireland, should also be extended to Northern Ireland in
order to prevent deflections of trade that might disturb
the beef market in that part of the Community.

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

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

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

lation (EC) No 1067/2005 (OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 60).

(3) See Annex IX.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Specific rules on identifying eligible carcasses should be
laid down requiring the slaughter number to be stamped
on the inner side of each quarter. As regards presen-
tation, carcasses should be cut in a uniform manner to
facilitate the disposal of the cuts, improve monitoring of
boning operations and as a result ensure that the cuts
meet the same definition throughout the Community. To
that end, carcasses should be straight cut and forequarters
and hindquarters should be defined as five-rib and eight-
rib respectively in order to reduce to the minimum the
number of boneless cuts and trimmings and to make the
best use of the products obtained.

In order to prevent speculation that could distort the true
market situation, interested parties should each be able to
submit only one tender per category in response to each
invitation to tender.
the use of
should be defined as
frontmen,
including only the category of operators who are tradi-
tionally involved in intervention by virtue of
their
economic activities.

‘interested parties’

In order to prevent

In view of experience gained in the area of
tender
submission, provision should also be made for interested
parties to take part in invitations to tender, where appro-
priate, on the basis of contracts concluded with the inter-
vention agencies in accordance with conditions to be
stipulated in the specifications.

More precise rules should be laid down on the lodging of
securities in cash so that intervention agencies can accept
cheque guarantees.

Following the ban on the use of any specified risk
material and in order to take into account the resulting
increase in costs and fall in income in the beef and veal
sector, the increase applicable to the average market price
and used to determine the maximum buying-in price
should be aligned on the highest amount at the time.

As far as the delivery of the products is concerned, in the
light of experience the intervention agencies should be
authorised, where applicable, to reduce the time limit for
delivery of the products in order to prevent deliveries
relating to two successive invitations to tender from
overlapping.

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(16)

(10)

in are boned systematically.

irregularities are particularly high when
The risks of
carcasses bought
Inter-
vention centres' refrigeration and cutting plants should
therefore be required to be independent of the slaughter-
houses and the successful tenderers concerned. To deal
with any practical difficulties that may arise in certain
Member States, derogations from that principle may be
allowed, provided that the quantities boned are strictly
limited and the checks conducted on takeover enable the
boned meat to be traced and manipulations to be ruled
out as far as possible. In the light of the latest investi-
gations, greater emphasis must be laid on checks of
residues of prohibited substances
in meat, and in
particular those substances having a hormonal action.

take

regards

in particular

The rules on the storage of cuts must enable them to be
the competent national
identified easily. To that end,
authorities must
the necessary
measures as
traceability and storage with a
view to facilitating the subsequent disposal of products
bought
in, by taking into account any requirements
relating to the veterinary health status of the animals
from which the products come. Furthermore, with a
view to improving storage of cuts and simplifying iden-
tification, packing should be standardised and cuts
should
or
by
be
Community codes.

designated

names

their

full

(11) Only products meeting the quality and presentation
requirements laid down by Community regulations may
be taken over by intervention agencies. Experience shows
that certain detailed rules should be laid down on take-
over and checks. Provision should be made in particular
for a preliminary inspection to be carried out at the
slaughterhouse to eliminate ineligible meat at an early
the
stage.
procedure for
the acceptance of products delivered,
qualified officials whose impartiality is guaranteed by
their
parties
from the
concerned and by their periodic rotation should be
employed. The points to be covered by inspections
should also be specified.

independence

reliability of

to improve

interested

In order

the

(17)

The provisions on packing in cartons, pallets and cages
should be tightened up to facilitate the identification and
improve the preservation of products in storage, to step
up the fight against
fraud and to improve access to
products with a view to their inspection and disposal.

(18)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(12)

In view of the events involving bovine spongiform ence-
phalopathy (BSE), requiring all of the meat to be boned
could help free up the storage space needed to cope with
the large volumes of beef likely to be bought in, and
could facilitate subsequent disposal of the meat.

CHAPTER I

SCOPE

Article 1

Scope

applied,
for preliminary

(13) With a view to improving checks by intervention
agencies on takeover of the products, the provisions on
for defining
the procedure
consignments,
and for
checking the weight of the products bought in should
the provisions on the
be made clearer. To that end,
monitoring of boning of meat bought
in and the
should be stricter. This also
rejection of products
applies to inspections of products during storage.

in particular,

inspections

(14)

(15)

The provisions applicable to carcasses must stipulate in
particular the way they are to be hung and specify any
damage or handling liable to affect
the commercial
quality of the products or to contaminate them that is
to be avoided during processing.

to

In order to ensure that boning is carried out properly,
cutting plants should have one or more blast freezers
nearby. Derogations from this requirement should be
kept
conditions
governing the constant and continuous physical moni-
toring of boning should be stipulated,
in particular by
requiring inspectors to be independent and laying down
a minimum number of checks to be conducted.

absolute minimum.

The

an

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the buying-in of
beef as provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999.

CHAPTER II

BUYING-IN

SECTION 1

General rules

Article 2

Intervention regions in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom shall consist of two intervention regions
as follows:

— region I: Great Britain,

— region II: Northern Ireland.

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Article 3

Opening and closure of buying-in by invitation to tender

Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 shall apply in
accordance with the following rules:

(a) with a view to ascertaining that the conditions laid down in

paragraph 1 of that Article are fulfilled:

— the average market price by eligible category in a
Member State or in a region thereof shall take account
of the prices for qualities U, R and O, expressed in
quality R3 using the coefficients set out in Annex I to
this Regulation,
region
concerned,

in the Member State or

Carcasses and half-carcasses may be bought in only where

2.
they:

(a) have obtained the health mark referred to in Chapter III of
Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council (6);

(b) have no characteristics rendering the products derived from

them unfit for storage or subsequent use;

(c) do not come from animals slaughtered as a result of

emergency measures;

— the

average market prices

recorded in
accordance with the conditions and in respect of the
qualities laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No
295/96 (4),

shall be

— the average market price by eligible category in a
Member State or a region thereof shall be the average
of the market prices for all the qualities referred to in
the second indent, weighted by the proportion each
represents of total slaughterings in that Member State
or region;

(b) decisions to open buying-in shall be made by category and
Member State or region thereof on the basis of the two
most recent weekly market prices recorded;

(d) originate in the Community within the meaning of Article
39 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (7);

(e) are derived from animals raised in accordance with the

prevailing veterinary requirements;

(f) do not exceed the maximum radioactivity levels permitted
radioactive
under Community regulations. The level of
contamination of the product shall be monitored only if
the situation so requires and only for as
is
necessary. The duration and scope of
controls
necessary shall be determined in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 1254/1999;

long as

any

(c) decisions to close buying-in shall be made by category and
Member State or region thereof on the basis of the most
recent weekly market prices recorded.

(g) come from carcasses not weighing more than 340 kg.

Article 4

Conditions for the eligibility of products

The products listed in Annex II to this Regulation and
1.
falling within the following categories defined in Article 4(1)
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006 (5) may be bought
in:

(a) meat of uncastrated young male animals of less than two

years of age (category A);

(b) meat of castrated male animals (category C).

Carcasses and half-carcasses may be bought in only where

3.
they are:

to this Regulation.

In particular, parts of

(a) presented, where appropriate after cutting into quarters at
in accordance with
the expense of the party concerned,
Annex III
the
carcass must be inspected to assess compliance with the
that Annex. The failure to
requirements of point 2 of
comply with any of
in
rejection; where a quarter is rejected for failure to comply
with such conditions of presentation and in particular where
unsatisfactory presentation cannot be improved during the
acceptance procedure, the other quarter of the same half
carcass shall also be rejected;

those requirements shall result

(4) OJ L 39, 17.2.1996, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 214, 4.8.2006, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.
(7) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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(b) classified in accordance with the Community scale provided
for in Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006. The intervention
agencies
reject any products which they do not
deem to be classified in conformity with that scale after
conducting a detailed inspection of all parts of the carcass;

shall

In case of practical difficulties, Member States may derogate
from the
they tighten
controls at the time of acceptance in accordance with Article
14(5).

subparagraph, provided that

first

(c)

fast,

an identification or

first, by markings indicating the category, the
identified,
fat cover and,
conformation class and the degree of
secondly, by
slaughter number.
Markings indicating the category, conformation class and
fat cover must be perfectly legible and shall be stamped
using non-toxic,
indelible ink in accordance with a
procedure approved by the competent national authorities.
The letters and figures must be at least 2 cm high. The
markings shall be applied to the striploin at the level of
the fourth lumbar vertebra on hindquarters and approxi-
mately 10 to 30 cm from the cut edge of the sternum
on forequarters. The identification or slaughter number
shall be marked in the middle of the inner side of each
quarter using a stamp or indelible marker authorised by
the intervention agency;

(d) labelled in accordance with the system introduced by
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No
1760/2000 (8).

Article 5

Intervention centres

1.
The intervention centres shall be selected by the Member
States with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of intervention
measures.

The facilities at these centres must permit:

(a) bone-in meat to be taken over;

SECTION 2

Tendering and takeover

Article 6

Opening and closure of invitations to tender

1.
Notices of invitation to tender, amendments thereto and
closure thereof shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union no later than the Saturday before the closing
date for the submission of tenders.

2. When invitations to tender are issued, a minimum price
below which tenders shall not be admissible may be fixed.

Article 7

Submission and notification of tenders

the submission of

the
During the period covered by the invitation to tender,
deadline for
tenders shall be 12 noon
(Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month, with the exception of the second Tuesday of August
and the fourth Tuesday of December when no submission of
tenders shall take place. If the Tuesday falls on a public holiday,
the deadline shall be brought forward by 24 hours. Within 24
hours of the deadline for the submission of tenders, the inter-
vention agencies shall notify the Commission of the tenders
they have received.

Article 8

Conditions to be met for tendering

(b) freezing of all meat

to be preserved without

further

processing;

1.

Only the following may submit tenders:

(c) storage of such meat for at least three months under tech-

nically satisfactory conditions.

(a) slaughterhouses for bovine animals registered or approved
in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
the
the European Parliament
853/2004 of
Council (9), whatever their legal status; and

and of

2.
Only intervention centres whose cutting plants and refrig-
eration plants are unconnected with the slaughterhouse and/or
the successful tenderer and which are operated, managed and
staffed independently of
the
the
successful tenderer may be selected for bone-in meat intended
for boning.

slaughterhouse

and/or

(b) livestock or meat traders who have slaughtering undertaken
therein on their own account and who are entered in a
national VAT register.

(8) OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1.

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In response to invitations to tender, interested parties shall
2.
submit their tenders to the intervention agencies of the Member
States where they have been issued, either by lodging a written
bid against a receipt or by any other written means of commu-
nication accepted by the intervention agency, with advice of
receipt.

The submission of tenders may be the subject of contracts on
terms laid down by the intervention agencies and in accordance
with their specifications.

Interested parties may submit only one tender per

3.
category in response to each invitation to tender.

The Member States shall ensure that tenderers are independent
their management, staffing and
of each other in terms of
operations.

Tenders may not be withdrawn after the expiry of the

6.
deadline for submission specified in Article 7.

7.

Tenders shall be confidential.

Article 9

Securities

1.
The maintenance of tenders after the deadline for the
submission of tenders and the delivery of the products to the
store designated by the intervention agency within the timelimit
primary
13(2)
laid
requirements, the fulfilment of which shall be ensured by the
lodging of a security of EUR 30 per 100 kg.

in Article

constitute

down

shall

Securities shall be lodged with the intervention agency in the
Member State in which the tender is submitted.

Where there are serious indications to the contrary or that
tenders are not in line with economic facts, tenders shall be
deemed admissible only where the tenderer presents suitable
evidence of compliance with the second subparagraph.

Securities shall be lodged only in the form of cash
2.
deposits as defined in Article 13 and Article 14(1) and (3) of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (10).

Where it is established that a tenderer has submitted more than
one tender, all the tenders from that tenderer shall be deemed
inadmissible.

3.
In the case of tenders which are not accepted, securities
shall be released as soon as the outcome of the invitation to
tender is published.

4.

Tenders shall state:

(a)

the name and address of the tenderer;

(b) the quantity tendered, expressed in tonnes, of the products
of the categories specified in the notice of invitation to
tender;

(c)

the price quoted in accordance with Article 15(3), expressed
per 100 kg of products of quality R3 in euro rounded to
not more than two decimal places.

5.

Tenders shall be valid only if:

(a)

they relate to at least 10 tonnes;

In the case of tenders which are accepted, securities shall be
released on completion of takeover of the products, without
prejudice to Article 14(7) of this Regulation.

Article 10

Award

1.
In the light of the tenders received in response to each
invitation to tender and in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999,
a maximum buying-in price relating to quality R3 shall be fixed
per category.

Where the particular circumstances so require, a different price
may be set by Member State or region thereof to reflect the
average market prices recorded.

2.

A decision may be taken to make no award.

(b) they are accompanied by a written undertaking from the
tenderer to comply with all the provisions relating to the
invitation to tender concerned; and

(c) proof is furnished that by the deadline for the submission of
tenders the tenderer has lodged a tendering security as
provided for in Article 9 in respect of the invitation to
tender concerned.

3.
If the total quantities offered at a price equal to or below
the maximum price exceed the quantities to be bought in, the
quantities awarded may be reduced for each category by
applying reducing coefficients, to fall by an amount increasing
progressively with the price differential and the quantities
covered by the tenders.

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Where the particular circumstances so require, such reducing
coefficients may vary by Member State or region thereof with
a view to ensuring that the intervention mechanisms function
properly.

Article 11

Maximum buying-in price

Article 13

Notification of successful tenderers and delivery

The intervention agencies

1.
tenderers immediately of the outcome of their tenders.

inform the individual

shall

Intervention agencies
forthwith to the successful tenderers, stating:

shall

issue numbered delivery orders

1.
Tenders shall not be considered if the price quoted is
higher than the average market price recorded by category in
each Member State or region thereof, converted into quality R3
using the coefficients set out in Annex I, plus EUR 10 per
100 kg carcass weight.

(a)

the quantity to be delivered;

(b) the price at which the award is made;

2. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, tenders shall be rejected
if the price quoted is higher than the maximum price as referred
to in Article 10 for the invitation to tender concerned.

(c)

the timetable for delivery of the products;

3. Where the buying-in price awarded to tenderers is higher
than the average market price as referred to in paragraph 1, the
price awarded shall be adjusted by multiplying it by the coef-
ficient obtained by applying formula A in Annex IV. However,
that coefficient may not:

(a) be greater than 1;

(b) result in a reduction in the price awarded that is greater
than the difference between that price and the average
market price.

Should the Member State possess reliable data and have suitable
means of verification, it may decide to calculate the coefficient
for each tenderer using formula B in Annex IV.

Rights and obligations arising under invitations to tender

4.
shall not be transferable.

Article 12

Limitation of buying-in

the Member States are
Where the intervention agencies of
offered meat
than they are able to
in quantities greater
takeover forthwith, they may limit buying-in to the quantities
they can takeover in their territory or in one of their inter-
vention regions.

(d) the intervention centre or centres where delivery is to be

made.

2.
Successful tenderers shall deliver the products not later
than 17 calendar days after the first working day following
publication of the regulation fixing the maximum buying-in
price and the quantities of beef to be bought in.

However, the Commission may, depending on the quantities
awarded, extend that period by one week. Deliveries may be
split up into more than one consignment. In addition,
inter-
vention agencies may, when setting the timetable for deliveries
of the products, reduce that period to not less than 14 calendar
days.

Article 14

Takeover

The intervention agencies shall takeover the meat at the
the intervention centre's cutting

1.
entrance weighing point at
plant.

Products shall be delivered in consignments of a quantity
between 10 and 20 tonnes. However, the quantity may be
below 10 tonnes only if it is the final balance of the original
offer or if the original offer has been scaled back below 10
tonnes.

Products delivered shall be accepted and taken over subject to
verification by the intervention agency that they comply with
the requirements laid down in this Regulation. Compliance with
the requirements laid down in Article 4(2)(e) and in particular
the absence of substances prohibited under Article 3 and Article
4(1) of Council Directive 96/22/EC (11) shall be verified by
analysis of a sample, the size and sampling of which is laid
down in the relevant veterinary legislation.

The Member States shall ensure equality of access for all parties
concerned in the event of such limitation.

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2. Where no preliminary inspection is conducted imme-
diately before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and
prior to transport
to the intervention centre, half-carcasses
shall be identified as follows:

(a) where they are simply marked, the markings must comply
with Article 4(3)(c), and a document specifying the identi-
fication or slaughter number and the slaughter date relating
to the half-carcass shall be completed;

(b) where they are labelled in addition, the labels must comply
(3) and (4) of Commission Regulation

with Article 1(2),
(EEC) No 344/91 (12).

Where half-carcasses are cut into quarters, the quartering shall
be carried out in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
With a view to acceptance, quarters shall be grouped by carcass
or half-carcass at the time of takeover. Where half-carcasses are
not cut into quarters prior to transport to the intervention
centre,
in accordance with Annex III on
their arrival.

they shall be cut

At the point of acceptance, each quarter shall be identified by a
label complying with Article 1(2),
(3) and (4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 344/91. The labels shall also show the weight of
the quarter and the contract number. The labels shall be
affixed directly to shin/shank tendons on the forequarters and
hindquarters or neckstrap tendon on the forequarter and hind-
quarter flank without using metal or plastic ties.

The acceptance procedure shall entail a systematic check of the
presentation, classification, weight and labelling of each quarter
delivered. The temperature of one hindquarter of each carcass
shall also be checked. In particular no carcass shall be accepted
where it exceeds the maximum weight laid down in Article
4(2)(g).

3.
A preliminary inspection may be conducted immediately
before loading at the slaughterhouse loading bay and shall cover
the weight, classification, presentation and temperature of half-
carcasses. In particular no carcass shall be accepted where it
exceeds the maximum weight
laid down in Article 4(2)(g).
Products rejected shall be marked as such and may not be
presented again for preliminary inspection or acceptance.

Such inspections shall cover consignments of up to 20 tonnes
of half-carcasses as laid down by the intervention agency.
However, where the offer involves quarters, the intervention
agency may allow a consignment of more than 20 tonnes of
half-carcasses. Where more than 20 % of the total number of

(12) OJ L 41, 14.2.1991, p. 15.

half-carcasses in any consignment
whole consignment
paragraph 6.

the
shall be rejected in accordance with

inspected is rejected,

Before half-carcasses are transported to the intervention centre,
they shall be cut into quarters in accordance with Annex III.
Each quarter shall be systematically weighed and identified by a
(3) and (4) of Regulation
label complying with Article 1(2),
(EEC) No 344/91. The labels shall also show the weight of
the quarter and the contract number. The labels shall be
affixed directly to shin/shank tendons on the forequarters and
hindquarters or neckstrap tendon on the forequarter and hind-
quarter flank without using metal or plastic ties.

The quarters from each carcass shall then be grouped for the
purposes of the acceptance procedure by carcass or half-carcass
at the time of takeover.

A checklist giving all details of the half-carcasses or quarters,
including the number of half-carcasses or quarters presented
and either
each
rejected,
consignment up to the point of acceptance. The checklist
shall be handed over to the accepting officer.

accepted or

accompany

shall

A seal shall be affixed to the means of transport before it leaves
the slaughterhouse. The number of the seal shall be shown on
the health certificate or checklist.

The acceptance procedure shall
tation, classification, weight,
quarters delivered.

include checks of the presen-
labelling and temperature of the

Preliminary inspection and acceptance of

4.
the products
offered for intervention shall be carried out by an official of
the intervention agency or a person authorised by the latter
who is a qualified classifier, is not involved in classification at
the slaughterhouse and is totally independent of the successful
tenderer. Such independence shall be ensured in particular by
the periodic rotation of such officials between intervention
centres.

At the time of takeover, the total weight of the quarters in each
consignment shall be recorded and the record kept by the
intervention agency.

A document recording full details of the weight and the number
of the products presented and either accepted or rejected must
be completed by the accepting officer.

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The requirements regarding identification, delivery and
5.
controls for the takeover of bone-in meat intended for boning
in intervention centres which do not meet the requirements laid
down in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2) shall include the
following:

Article 15

Price to be paid to successful tenderers

1.
From the 45th day after completion of takeover of the
products to the 65th day thereafter, the intervention agency
shall pay successful tenderers the price quoted in their tenders.

(a) at the time of takeover as referred to in paragraph 1, fore-
quarters and hindquarters for boning must be identified by
the letters ‘INT’ marked on both inner and outer sides in
accordance with the same rules as those laid down in
Article 4(3)(c) for marking the category and the slaughter
number and the places where such markings are to be
made; however, the letters ‘INT’ shall be marked on the
inner side of each quarter at
the third or
fourth rib of forequarters and of the seventh or eighth rib
of hindquarters;

the level of

(b) the codfat must remain attached up to the time of takeover

and must be removed before weighing;

(c)

the products delivered shall be sorted into consignments as
defined in paragraph 1.

Where carcasses or quarters marked ‘INT’ are found outside the
areas reserved for them, the Member State shall conduct an
enquiry, take suitable measures and inform the Commission
thereof.

Only the quantity actually delivered and accepted shall be
if
the quantity actually delivered and
than the quantity awarded, only the

2.
paid for. However,
accepted is greater
quantity awarded shall be paid for.

3. Where qualities other than quality R3 are taken over, the
price to be paid to successful tenderers shall be adjusted by
applying the coefficient for the quality bought in as set out in
Annex I.

The buying-in price for meat all of which is intended for
4.
boning shall be the price free at the entrance weighing point of
the intervention centre's cutting plant.

The costs of unloading shall be borne by the successful
tenderer.

Article 16

Exchange rate

6. Where more than 20 % of a consignment presented is
rejected,
in terms of number of half-carcasses or quarters
presented, the whole consignment shall be rejected and all the
products shall be marked as such and may not be presented
again for preliminary inspection or acceptance.

The rate to be applied to the amount referred to in Article 11
and the price at which the award was made shall be the
exchange rate applicable on the day of entry into force of the
regulation fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quan-
tities of beef to be bought in under the invitation to tender
concerned.

If the quantity actually delivered and accepted is less than

7.
the quantity awarded, the security shall:

CHAPTER III

BONING OF MEAT BOUGHT IN BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES

(a) be released in full where the difference is not more than 5 %

or 175 kg;

Article 17

Boning requirement

(b) except in cases of force majeure, be forfeited:

The intervention agencies shall have all the beef bought in
boned.

— in part, corresponding to the quantities not delivered or
not accepted where the difference is not more than
15 %,

Article 18

General conditions governing boning

— in full in other cases, pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation

(EEC) No 2220/85.

Boning may only be carried out

1.
in cutting plants
registered or approved in accordance with Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004 and with one or more adjoining blast
freezers.

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first

At the request of a Member State, the Commission may grant a
derogation for a limited period from the obligations covered by
the
the
Commission shall
take account of current developments in
plant and equipment, health and control requirements and the
objective of gradual harmonisation in this field.

subparagraph. When making

its decision,

Article 20

Monitoring of boning

The intervention agencies shall ensure that continuous

1.
physical monitoring is carried out of all boning operations.

2.
Boned cuts must meet the conditions laid down in Regu-
lation (EC) No 853/2004 and the requirements in Annex V to
this Regulation.

Boning may not commence before takeover of

3.
consignment concerned has been completed.

the

No other meat may be present in the cutting room when

4.
intervention beef is being boned, trimmed or packed.

Such monitoring may be delegated to bodies which are wholly
independent of the traders, slaughterers and storers in question.
In such cases, the intervention agencies shall ensure that their
officials conduct an unannounced inspection of boning of meat
covered by each bid. During such inspections, random checks
shall be carried out of cartons of cuts before and after freezing
and the quantities used shall be compared with the quantities
produced on the one hand and with the bones,
fat and
trimmings on the other hand. Such checks shall cover at least
5 % of cartons filled during the day with a particular cut and,
where there are sufficient cartons, a minimum of five cartons
per cut.

However, pigmeat may be present in the cutting room at the
same time as beef, provided that it is processed on a separate
production line.

Forequarters and hindquarters must be boned separately.

2.
In respect of each day of boning:

5.
All boning activities shall take place between 7 a.m. and
6 p.m.; boning shall not take place on Saturdays, Sundays or
public holidays. Those hours may be extended by up to two
hours, provided that the inspection authorities are present.

(a) a comparison shall be made of the numbers of cuts and of

cartons filled;

If boning cannot be completed on the day of takeover, seals
shall be affixed by the competent authorities to the refrigeration
rooms where the products are stored and may only be broken
by the same authorities when boning resumes.

Article 19

Contracts and specifications

1.
Boning shall be carried out under contract on terms laid
down by the intervention agencies and in accordance with their
specifications.

2.
lay
The specifications of the intervention agencies shall
down the requirements to be met by cutting plants, shall
specify the plant and equipment required and shall ensure
that
the Community rules on the preparation of cuts are
adhered to.

They shall in particular lay down detailed conditions covering
specifying the method of preparation,
boning,
trimming,
packing,
freezing and preservation of cuts with a view to
their takeover by the intervention agency.

(b) a form shall be completed showing separately the yields for

boning of forequarters and of hindquarters.

Article 21

Special conditions governing boning

During boning, trimming and packing prior to freezing,
1.
the internal temperature of the beef must at no time rise above
+ 7 °C. Cuts may not be transported before they have been
blastfrozen, except under the derogations provided for in Article
18(1).

All

2.
immediately prior to boning.

labels and foreign matter must be totally removed

All bones,

3.
tendons, cartilage, neckstrap and backstrap
(paddywack) (ligamentum nuchae) and coarse connective tissues
must be cleanly removed. Trimming of cuts must be confined
to the removal of fat, cartilage, tendons, joint capsules and other
specified trim. All obvious nervous and lymphatic tissues must
be removed.

The specifications of the intervention agencies may be obtained
by interested parties from the addresses in Annex VI.

Large blood vessels and clots and soiled areas must be

4.
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Article 22

Packing of cuts

Article 25

Timelimits

1.
Cuts shall be packed immediately after boning in such a
way that no part of the meat comes into direct contact with the
carton,
in accordance with the requirements laid down in
Annex V.

Boning, trimming and packaging must be completed within 10
calendar days of slaughter. However, the Member States may set
shorter timelimits.

2.
Polyethylene used to line cartons and polyethylene sheet
or bags used to wrap cuts must be at least 0,05 mm thick and
suitable for wrapping foodstuffs.

Blastfreezing shall be carried out
immediately after packing,
commencing in any event on the same day; the quantity of
meat boned may not exceed the daily capacity of the blast
freezers.

Cartons, pallets and cages used must meet the conditions

3.
laid down in Annex VII.

Article 23

Storage of cuts

The intervention agencies shall ensure that all boneless beef
bought in is stored separately and is easily identifiable by invi-
tation to tender, cut and month of storage.

Cuts obtained shall be stored in cold stores located in the
territory of the Member State exercising jurisdiction over the
intervention agency.

Save for specific derogations provided for under the procedure
referred to in Article 43 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999,
such cold stores must be capable of holding all boned beef
allocated by the intervention agency for at least three months
under technically satisfactory conditions.

Article 24

Costs of boning

Contracts as referred to in Article 19(1) and payments made
thereunder shall cover the operations and costs resulting from
the application of this Regulation, and in particular:

(a)

the costs of any transport of bone-in products to the cutting
plant after acceptance;

(b) boning, trimming, packing and blastfreezing;

(c)

the storage, loading and carriage of frozen cuts and their
takeover by the intervention agencies at the cold stores
designated by them;

(d) the costs of materials, in particular for packaging;

(e)

the value of any bones, fat and trimmings left at cutting
plants by the intervention agencies.

The internal temperature of boned meat shall be reduced to or
below – 7 °C within 36 hours during blastfreezing.

Article 26

Rejection of products

1. Where the checks specified in Article 20(1) show breaches
by the boning plant of Articles 17 to 25 in respect of a
particular cut,
those checks shall be extended to cover a
further 5 % of the cartons filled during the day in question.
samples
Where further breaches are discovered, additional
amounting to 5 % of
the
relevant cut shall be checked. When, at the fourth 5 % check,
at least 50 % of the cartons are found to be in breach of those
articles, the whole day's production of that cut shall be checked.
However, checking of the whole day's production shall not be
required once at least 20 % of the cartons of a particular cut has
been found to be in breach.

the total number of cartons of

2. When, on the basis of paragraph 1, less than 20 % of the
cartons of a particular cut are found to be in breach, the entire
contents of those cartons shall be rejected and no payment shall
be made in respect of them. The boning plant shall pay the
intervention agency an amount equal to the price shown in
Annex VIII for the cuts that have been rejected.

If at least 20 % of the cartons of a particular cut are found to be
in breach, the whole day's production of that particular cut shall
be rejected by the intervention agency and no payment shall be
due. The boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an
amount equal to the price shown in Annex VIII for the cuts
that have been rejected.

If at least 20 % of the cartons of various cuts produced during
the day are found to be in breach, the whole day's production
shall be rejected by the intervention agency and no payment
shall be due. The boning plant shall pay the intervention agency
an amount equal to the price to be paid by the agency to the
successful
the
original bone-in products bought in and which, after boning,
have been rejected, that price being increased by 20 %.

in accordance with Article 15 for

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Where the third subparagraph is applicable, the first and second
subparagraphs shall not apply.

By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, where as
3.
a result of serious negligence or fraud the boning plant fails to
comply with Articles 17 to 25:

(a) all products obtained after boning during the day for which
non-compliance with the above provisions is established
shall be rejected by the intervention agency and no
payment shall be due,

(b) the boning plant shall pay the intervention agency an
amount equal to the price to be paid by the agency to
the successful tenderer in accordance with Article 15 for
the original bone-in products bought in and which, after
boning, have been rejected in accordance with point (a), that
price being increased by 20 %.

The

shall

authorities

competent

the necessary
5.
measures as regards traceability and storage to enable the
products stored to be removed from storage and disposed of
subsequently as
efficiently as possible, having regard in
particular to any requirements relating to the veterinary health
status of the animals concerned.

take

Article 28

Notifications

1.
The Member States shall notify the Commission without
delay of any change in the list of intervention centres and,
where possible, of their freezing and storage capacity.

2. Within 10 calendar days of completion of each takeover
period, the Member States shall notify the Commission by telex
or fax of the quantities delivered and accepted into intervention.

CHAPTER IV

CHECKS ON PRODUCTS AND NOTIFICATIONS

By the twenty-first day of each month at the latest, the
3.
Member States shall notify the Commission in respect of the
preceding month of:

Article 27

Storage of and checks on products

1.
The intervention agencies shall ensure that meat covered
by this Regulation is so placed and kept in storage as to be
readily accessible and in conformity with the provisions of the
first paragraph of Article 23.

2.

The storage temperature may not rise above – 17 °C.

satisfactory preservation,

The Member States shall take all measures necessary to
3.
in terms of quality and
ensure
quantity, of
the products stored and shall replace damaged
packaging immediately. They shall provide for cover against
the relevant
risks by insurance in the form of either a
contractual obligation on storers or comprehensive coverage
of the liability borne by the intervention agency. The Member
States may also act as their own insurers.

During storage, the competent authorities shall conduct
4.
regular checks on significant quantities of the products stored
following awards under invitations to tender held during the
month.

During such checks, any products
to be in
compliance with the requirements as laid down in this Regu-
lation shall be rejected and marked as such. Without prejudice
to the application of penalties, the competent authorities shall, if
need be, recover payments from the responsible parties.

found not

(a)

the quantities bought in each week and each month, broken
down by products and qualities in accordance with the
Community scale for the classification of carcasses estab-
lished by Regulation (EC) No 1183/2006;

(b) the quantities of each boned product covered by contracts

of sale concluded in the month concerned;

(c)

the quantities of each boned product covered by withdrawal
orders or similar documents issued in the month concerned.

4.
By the end of each month at the latest, the Member States
shall notify the Commission in respect of the preceding month
of:

(a)

the quantities of each boned product obtained from bone-in
beef bought in during the month concerned;

(b) the uncommitted stocks and the physical stocks of each
boned product at the end of the month concerned, with
details of the length of time the uncommitted stocks have
been in storage.

5.

For the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4:

Such checks shall be conducted by officials who do not receive
instructions from the department which buys in the meat.

(a)

‘uncommitted stocks’ means stocks not yet covered by a
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(b) ‘physical stocks’ means uncommitted stocks plus stocks
covered by a contract of sale but not yet taken over.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex X.

CHAPTER V

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 29

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 is repealed.

Article 30

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
that of
the European
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2006.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

CONVERSION COEFFICIENTS

Qualities

Coefficients

U2

U3

U4

R2

R3

R4

O2

O3

O4

1,058

1,044

1,015

1,015

1,000

0,971

0,956

0,942

0,914

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ANNEX II

Productos admisibles para la intervención — Produkty k intervenci — Produkter, der er kvalificeret til
intervention — Interventionsfähige Erzeugnisse — Sekkumiskõlblike toodete loetelu — Προϊόντα επιλέξιμα
για την παρέμβαση — Products eligible for intervention — Produits éligibles à l'intervention — Prodotti
ammissibili all'intervento — Produkti, kas ir piemēroti intervencei — Produktai, kuriems taikoma intervencija
— Intervencióra alkalmas termékek — Producten die voor interventie in aanmerking komen — Produkty
kwalifikujące się do skupu interwencyjnego — Produtos elegíveis para a intervenção — Produkty, ktoré
môžu byť predmetom intervencie — Proizvodi, primerni za intervencijo — Interventiokelpoiset tuotteet —
Produkter som kan bli föremål för intervention

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

ESPAÑA

Carcasses, demi-carcasses: Hele dieren, halve dieren:

Canales o semicanales:

— Catégorie A, classe U2/
— Categorie A, klasse U2
— Catégorie A, classe U3/
— Categorie A, klasse U3
— Catégorie A, classe R2/
— Categorie A, klasse R2
— Catégorie A, classe R3/
— Categorie A, klasse R3

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Jatečně upravená těla, půlky jatečně upravených těl:

— Kategorie A, třída R2
— Kategorie A, třída R3

DANMARK

Hele og halve kroppe:

— Kategori A, klasse R2
— Kategori A, klasse R3

DEUTSCHLAND

Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper:

— Kategorie A, Klasse U2
— Kategorie A, Klasse U3
— Kategorie A, Klasse R2
— Kategorie A, Klasse R3

EESTI

Rümbad, poolrümbad:

— A-kategooria, klass R2
— A-kategooria, klass R3

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια:

— Κατηγορία A, κλάση R2
— Κατηγορία A, κλάση R3

— Categoría A, clase U2
— Categoría A, clase U3
— Categoría A, clase R2
— Categoría A, clase R3

FRANCE

Carcasses, demi-carcasses:

— Catégorie A, classe U2
— Catégorie A, classe U3
— Catégorie A, classe R2/
— Catégorie A, classe R3/
— Catégorie C, classe U2
— Catégorie C, classe U3
— Catégorie C, classe U4
— Catégorie C, classe R3
— Catégorie C, classe R4
— Catégorie C, classe O3

IRELAND

Carcasses, half-carcasses:

— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4
— Category C, class O3

ITALIA

Carcasse e mezzene:

— categoria A, classe U2
— categoria A, classe U3
— categoria A, classe R2
— categoria A, classe R3

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

Ολόκληρα ή μισά σφάγια:

— Κατηγορία A, κλάση R2

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LATVIJA

Liemeņi, pusliemeņi:

— A kategorija, R2 klase
— A kategorija, R3 klase

LIETUVA

Skerdenos ir skerdenų pusės:

— A kategorija, R2 klasė
— A kategorija, R3 klasė

LUXEMBOURG

Carcasses, demi-carcasses:
— Catégorie A, classe R2
— Catégorie C, classe R3
— Catégorie C, classe O3

MAGYARORSZÁG

Hasított test vagy hasított féltest:

— A kategória, R2 osztály
— A kategória, R3 osztály

MALTA

Carcasses, half-carcasses:
— Category A, class R3

NEDERLAND

Hele dieren, halve dieren:

— Categorie A, klasse R2
— Categorie A, klasse R3

ÖSTERREICH

Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper:
— Kategorie A, Klasse U2
— Kategorie A, Klasse U3
— Kategorie A, Klasse R2
— Kategorie A, Klasse R3

POLSKA

Tusze, półtusze:
— Kategoria A, klasa R2
— Kategoria A, klasa R3

PORTUGAL

Carcaças ou meias-carcaças:
— Categoria A, classe U2
— Categoria A, classe U3
— Categoria A, classe R2
— Categoria A, classe R3

SLOVENIJA

Trupi, polovice trupov:
— Kategorija A, razred R2
— Kategorija A, razred R3

SLOVENSKO

Jatočné telá, jatočné polovičky:
— Kategória A, akostná trieda R2
— Kategória A, akostná trieda R3

SUOMI/FINLAND

Ruhot, puoliruhot / Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar:
— Kategoria A, luokka R2 / Kategori A, klass R2
— Kategoria A, luokka R3 / Kategori A, klass R3

SVERIGE

Slaktkroppar, halva slaktkroppar:
— Kategori A, klass R2
— Kategori A, klass R3

UNITED KINGDOM

I. Great Britain

Carcasses, half-carcasses:
— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4

II. Northern Ireland

Carcasses, half-carcasses:
— Category C, class U3
— Category C, class U4
— Category C, class R3
— Category C, class R4
— Category C, class O3

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ANNEX III

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CARCASES, HALF-CARCASES AND QUARTERS

1. Carcases and half-carcases, fresh or chilled (CN code 0201), of animals slaughtered not more than six days and not less

than two days previously.

2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(a) carcase: the whole body of the slaughtered animal hung from the slaughterhouse hook by the shank tendon after

bleeding, evisceration and skinning, presented:

— without the head and without the feet; the head must be separated from the carcase at the atloido-occipital

joint and the feet must be severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints,

— without the organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal cavities, and without the kidneys, the kidney fat

and the pelvic fat,

— without the sexual organs and the attached muscles,

— without the thin skirt and the thick skirt,

— without the tail and the first coccygeal vertebra,

— without the spinal cord,

— without the codfat and the adjacent flank fat,

— without the fascial linea alba of the abdominal muscle,

— without fat on the inside of topside,

— without the jugular vein and the adjacent fat,

— the neck being cut in accordance with veterinary requirements, without removal of the neck muscle,

— the brisket fat must not be more than 1 cm thick;

(b) half-carcase: the product obtained by separating the carcase as referred to in (a) symmetrically through the middle
of the cervical, dorsal, lumbar and sacral vertebrae and through the middle of the sternum and the ischiopubic
symphysis. During carcase processing, the dorsal and lumbar vertebrae must not be seriously dislocated; associated
muscles and tendons must not show any serious damage from saws or knives;

(c)

forequarters:

— cut from the carcase after cooling off,

— five-rib straight cut;

(d) hindquarters:

— cut from the carcase after cooling off,

— eight-rib straight cut.

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3. Products as specified in points 1 and 2 must come from well-bled carcases, the animal having been properly flayed,
the carcase surface in no way peeling, suffused or bruised; superficial fat must not be torn or removed to any
significant degree. The pleura must be undamaged except
the forequarters.
Carcases must not be soiled by any source of contamination, in particular by faecal matter or significant bloodstain.

in order to facilitate hanging of

4. Products as specified in point 2(c) and (d) must come from carcases or half-carcases satisfying the requirements in

point 2(a) and (b).

5. Products as specified in points 1 and 2 must be chilled immediately after slaughter for at least 48 hours so that the
internal temperature at the end of the chilling period does not exceed + 7 °C. This temperature must be maintained
until they are taken over.

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ANNEX IV

COEFFICIENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(3)

Formula A

Coefficient n = (a/b)

Where:

a = the average of the average market prices recorded in the Member State or region thereof in question for the two or
three weeks following that of the award decision,

b = the average market price recorded in the Member State or region thereof in question, as referred to in Article 11(1),
applicable to the invitation to tender concerned.

Formula B
Coefficient n′ = (a′/b′)

Where:

a′ = the average of the purchase prices paid by the tenderer for animals of the same quality and category as those taken
into account for the calculation of the average market price during the two or three weeks following that of the award
decision,

b′ = the average of the purchase prices paid by the tenderer for animals taken into account for the calculation of the
average market price during the two weeks used to determine the average market price applicable to the invitation to
tender concerned.

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ANNEX V

SPECIFICATIONS FOR INTERVENTION BONING

1.

HINDQUARTER CUTS

1.1. Description of cuts

1.1.1. Intervention shank (code INT 11)

Cutting and boning: remove by a cut passing through the stifle joint and separating from the topside and the
silverside by following the natural seam, leaving the heel muscle attached to the shank. Remove shank bones (tibia
and hock).

Trimming: trim sinew tips back to the meat.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.2. Intervention thick flank (code INT 12)

Cutting and boning: separate from the topside by a straight cut down to and along the line of the femur and from
the silverside by continuing the cut down in the line of the natural seam; the cap must be left naturally attached.

Trimming: remove the patella, the joint capsule and tendon; the external fat cover must not exceed one centimetre
at any point.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.3. Intervention topside (code INT 13)

Cutting and boning: separate from the silverside and the shank by a cut following the line of the natural seam and
detach from the femur; remove the aitch bone.

Trimming: remove the pizzle butt, the adjacent gristle and the scrotal (superficial inguinal) gland; remove the
cartilage and connective tissues associated with the pelvic bone; the external fat cover must not exceed one
centimetre at any point.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.4. Intervention silverside (code INT 14)

Cutting and boning: separate from the topside and the shank by a cut following the line of the natural seam;
remove the femur.

Trimming: remove the heavy cartilage adjacent to the bone joint, the popiteal
tendon; the external fat cover must not exceed one centimetre at any point.

lymph node, attached fat and

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.5. Intervention fillet (code INT 15)

Cutting: remove entire length of fillet by freeing the head (butt end) from the hip bone (ilium) and by tracing along
the fillet adjacent to the vertebrae, thereby freeing the fillet from the loin.

Trimming: remove gland and de-fat. Leave the silverskin and chain muscle intact and fully attached. Special care
must be taken in cutting, trimming and packing this valuable cut.

Wrapping and packing: fillets must be packed carefully lengthwise, thin ends to thick ends alternatively, silverskin
up, and must not be folded. These cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons
lined with polyethylene.

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1.1.6. Intervention rump (code INT 16)

Cutting and boning: separate from the silverside/thick flank by a straight cut from a point approximately five
centimetres from the posterior edge of the fifth sacral vertebra, passing approximately five centimetres from the
anterior edge of the aitch bone, taking care not to cut through the thick flank.

Separate from the loin by a cut between the last lumbar and first sacral vertebrae, clearing the anterior edge of the
pelvic bone. Remove bones and cartilage.

Trimming: remove the pocket of fat on the internal surface below the eye muscle. The external fat cover must not
exceed one centimetre at any point. Special care must be taken in cutting, trimming and packing this valuable cut.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.7. Intervention striploin (code INT 17)

Cutting and boning: separate from the rump by a straight cut between the last lumbar and the first sacral
vertebrae. Separate from the fore-rib (five bone) by a straight cut between the eleventh and tenth ribs. Remove
the backbones cleanly. Remove the ribs and feather bones by sheeting out.

Trimming: remove any species of cartilage left after boning. The tendon must be removed. The external fat cover
must not exceed one centimetre at any point. Special care must be taken in cutting, trimming and packing this
valuable cut.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

1.1.8. Intervention flank (code INT 18)

Cutting and boning: remove the full flank from the eight-rib straight-cut hindquarter by a cut from the point
where the flank has been laid back, following the natural seam down around the surface of the hind muscles to a
point which is horizontal to the middle of the last lumbar vertebra. Continue the cut downwards in a straight line
parallel to the fillet, through the thirteenth to the sixth rib inclusive along a line running parallel to the dorsal edge
of the vertebral column, so that the entire downward cut is no more than five centimetres from the lateral tip of
the eye muscle.

Remove all bones and cartilage by sheeting out. The whole flank must remain in one piece.

Trimming: remove the coarse connective tissue sheath covering the goose skirt, leaving the goose skirt intact. Trim
fat so that the overall percentage of visible (external and interstitial) fat does not exceed 30 %.

Wrapping and packing: the full flank may be folded once only for packing. It must not be cut or rolled. When
packed, the inner part of the flank and the goose skirt must be clearly visible. Before packing each box must be
lined with polyethylene to allow complete wrapping of the cut/s.

1.1.9. Intervention fore-rib (five bone) (code INT 19)

Cutting and boning: this cut must be separated from the striploin by a straight cut between the eleventh and tenth
ribs and must include the sixth to tenth ribs inclusive. Remove the intercostal muscles and pleura in a thin sheet
with rib bones. Remove backbone and cartilage, including the tip of the scapula.

Trimming: remove the backstrap (ligamentum nuchae). The external fat cover must not exceed one centimetre at
any point. The cap must be left attached.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

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2.

FOREQUARTER CUTS

2.1. Description of cuts

2.1.1. Intervention shin (code INT 21)

Cutting and boning: remove by a cut around the joint separating the shinbone (radius) and clod-bone (humerus).
Remove the shinbone (radius).

Trimming: trim sinew tips back to the meat.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

Shins must not be packed with shanks.

2.1.2. Intervention shoulder (code INT 22)

Cutting and boning: separate the shoulder from the forequarter by cutting in a line following the natural seam
around the edge of the shoulder and the cartilage at the tip of the scapula, continuing around the seam so that the
shoulder is lifted from its natural pocket. Remove the scapula. The blade muscle under the scapula must be laid
back but left attached so as to allow clean removal of the bone. Remove the clod-bone (humerus).

Trimming: remove cartilage, tendons and joint capsules; trim fat so that the overall percentage of visible (external
and interstitial) fat does not exceed 10 %.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

2.1.3. Intervention brisket (code INT 23)

Cutting and boning: separate from the forequarter by cutting in a straight line perpendicular to the middle of the
first rib. Remove intercostal muscles and pleura by ‘sheeting out’, with ribs, breastbone and cartilage. Deckle to be
left attached to the brisket. Fat underlying the deckle and the sternum must be removed.

Trimming: trim fat so that the overall percentage of visible (external and interstitial) fat does not exceed 30 %.

Wrapping and packing: each cut must be individually wrapped in polyethylene and packed in a carton lined with
polyethylene to allow complete wrapping of the cuts.

2.1.4. Intervention forequarter (code INT 24)

Cutting and boning: the cut remaining after removal of the brisket, shoulder and shin is classed as forequarter.

Remove rib bones by sheeting out. Neck bones must be removed cleanly.

The chain muscle must be left attached to this cut.

Trimming: tendons, joint capsules and cartilage to be removed. Trim fat so that the overall percentage of visible
(external and interstitial) fat does not exceed 10 %.

Wrapping and packing: these cuts must be individually wrapped in polyethylene before packing in cartons lined
with polyethylene.

3.

VACUUM-PACKING OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CUTS

Member States may decide to allow vacuum-packing instead of individual wrapping as provided for under point 1
for cuts of codes INT 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19.

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ANNEX VI

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Adresy intervenčních agentur — Interventionsorganernes
adresser — Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — Sekkumisametite aadressid — Διευθύνσεις του οργανισμού
παρέμβασης — Addresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi
degli organismi d'intervento — Intervences aģentūru adreses — Intervencinių agentūrų adresai — Az
intervenciós hivatalok címei — Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Adresy agencji interwencyjnych —
Endereços dos organismos de intervenção — Adresy intervenčných agentúr — Naslovi intervencijskih agencij
— Interventieoelinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens addresser

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

ESPAÑA

Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge
Rue de Trèves 82
B-1040 Bruxelles

Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Trierstraat 82
B-1040 Brussel
Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11
Fax (32-2) 230 25 33/280 03 07

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Státní zemědělský intervenční fond (SZIF)
Ve Smečkách 33
110 00 Praha 1
Česká republika
Tel.: (420) 222 871 410
Fax: (420) 222 871 680

DANMARK

Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
Direktoratet for FødevareErhverv
Nyropsgade 30
DK-1780 København V
Tlf. (45) 33 95 80 00
Fax (45) 33 95 80 34

FEGA (Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria)
Beneficencia, 8
E-28005 Madrid
Tel. (34) 913 47 65 00, 913 47 63 10
Fax (34) 915 21 98 32, 915 22 43 87

FRANCE

Office de l’élevage
80, avenue des Terroirs-de-France
F-75607 Paris Cedex 12
Tél. (33-1) 44 68 50 00
Fax (33-1) 44 68 52 33

IRELAND

Department of Agriculture and Food
Johnston Castle Estate
County Wexford
Tel. (353-53) 634 00
Fax (353-53) 428 42

ITALIA

AGEA — Agenzia per le erogazioni in agricoltura
Via Palestro, 81
I-00185 Roma
Tel. (39) 06 44 94 991
Fax (39) 06 44 53 940 / 06 44 41 958

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn
Tel. (49-228) 68 45-37 04/37 50
Fax (49-228) 68 45-39 85/32 76

EESTI

PRIA (Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet)
Narva mnt 3
51009 Tartu
Tel: (+372) 7371 200
Faks: (+372) 7371 201

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Αγροτικών Πληρωμών
Τ.Θ. 16102, CY-2086 Λευκωσία
Οδός Μιχαήλ Κουτσόφτα 20
CY-2000 Λευκωσία
Τηλ. (357) 2255 7777
Φαξ (357) 2255 7755

LATVIJA

Latvijas Republikas Zemkopības ministrija
Lauku atbalsta dienests
Republikas laukums 2
LV-1981 Rīga, Latvija
Tālr.: (371) 7027542
Fakss: (371) 7027120

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

LIETUVA

ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ (Οργανισμός Πληρωμών και Ελέγχου Κοινοτικών
Ενισχύσεων Προσανατολισμού και Εγγυήσεων)
Αχαρνών 241
GR-10446 Αθήνα
Τηλ. (30) 210-228 41 80
Φαξ (30) 210-228 14 79

VĮ Lietuvos žemės ūkio ir maisto produktų rinkos
reguliavimo agentūra
L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus g. 9–12
LT-01122 Vilnius
Tel. (370 5) 268 50 50
Faksas (370 5) 268 50 61

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LUXEMBOURG

PORTUGAL

Service d'économie rurale, section ‘cheptel et viande’
113-115, rue de Hollerich
L-1741 Luxembourg
Tél. (352) 47 84 43

HUNGARY

Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal
H-1095 Budapest, Soroksári út 22-24.
Postacím: H-1385 Budapest. 62., Pf.: 867
Telefon: (+36-1) 219-4517
Fax: (+36-1) 219-6259

MALTA

Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment
Barriera Wharf
Valetta CMR02
Malta
Tel. (+356) 22952000, 22952222
Fax (+356) 22952212

INGA — Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia
Agrícola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro, n.o 4-G
P-1649-034 Lisboa
Tel.: (+351) 21 751 85 00
Fax: (+351) 21 751 86 00

SLOVENIJA

ARSKTRP – Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske
trge in razvoj podeželja
Dunajska 160
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel. (386-1) 478 93 59
Faks (386-1) 478 92 00

SLOVENSKO

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra
Dobrovičova 12
815 26 Bratislava
Slovenská republika
Tel.: (421-2) 59 26 61 11, 58 24 33 62
Fax: (421-2) 53 41 26 65

NEDERLAND

SUOMI/FINLAND

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit
Dienst Regelingen
Slachthuisstraat 71
Postbus 965
6040 AZ Roermond
Nederland
Tel. (31-475) 35 54 44
Fax (31-475) 31 89 39

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö / Jord- och skogsbruks-
ministeriet
Interventioyksikkö/Interventionsenheten
PL/PB 30
FI-00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO/STATSRÅDET
(Toimiston osoite: Malminkatu 16, FI-00100 Helsinki /
Besöksadress: Malmgatan 16, FI-00100 Helsingfors)
Puhelin/Tel. (358-9) 16 001
Faksi/Fax (358-9) 1605 2202

ÖSTERREICH

AMA — Agramarkt Austria
Dresdner Straβe 70
A-1201 Wien
Tel. (43-1) 33 15 12 18
Fax (43-1) 33 15 46 24

POLAND

Agencja Rynku Rolnego
ul. Nowy Świat 6/12
00-400 Warszawa
Tel. (48-22) 661 71 09
Faks (48-22) 661 77 56

SVERIGE

Jordbruksverket – Swedish Board of Agriculture
Intervention Division
S-551 82 Jönköping
Tfn (46-36) 15 50 00
Fax (46-36) 19 05 46

UNITED KINGDOM

Rural Payments Agency
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7YH
Tel. (44-191) 273 96 96

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ANNEX VII

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CARTONS, PALLETS AND CAGES

I. Cartons

1. Cartons must be of a standard format and weight and strong enough to resist being pallet-stacked.

2. Cartons used may not show the name of the slaughterhouse or cutting plant from which the products come.

3. Cartons must be weighed individually after being filled; cartons filled with a weight fixed in advance are not

authorised.

4. The net weight of cuts per carton may not exceed 30 kg.

5. Only cuts of the same designation identified by their full name or by the Community code and coming from the
same category of animal may be placed in the same carton; cartons may not contain any pieces of fat or other
trimming under any circumstances.

6. Cartons must bear the following seals:

— intervention agency labels on both ends,

— official veterinary inspection labels in the middle of front and back, but only on the front in the case of

monobloc boxes.

Such labels must bear a serial number and be affixed in such a way that they are destroyed when the carton is
opened.

7. The intervention agency labels must show the number of the contract, the type and number of cuts, the net
weight and the date of packing; the labels must not be less than 20 × 20 cm. The veterinary inspection labels
must show the approval number of the cutting plant.

8. The serial numbers on labels referred to in point 6 must be recorded in respect of each contract and it must be

possible to compare the number of cartons used and of labels issued.

9. Cartons must be bound with four straps, two lengthwise and two widthwise placed approximately 10 cm from

each corner.

10. Labels torn during inspection must be replaced by serially numbered labels, two per carton,

issued by the

intervention agency to the competent authorities.

II. Pallets and cages

1. Cartons relating to different invitations to tender and containing different cuts must be stored on separate pallets by
invitation to tender or by month and by cut. Such pallets must be identified by labels showing the number of the
invitation to tender, the type of cut, the net weight of the product, the tare weight and the number of cartons per
cut.

2. The location of pallets and cages must be shown on a storage plan.

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ANNEX VIII

Individual prices of rejected intervention cuts for the purposes of the first and second subparagraphs of
Article 26(2)

(EUR/tonne)

Intervention fillet

Intervention striploin

Intervention topside
Intervention rump

Intervention silverside
Intervention thick flank
Intervention forerib (with five ribs)

Intervention shoulder
Intervention forequarter

Intervention brisket
Intervention shank
Intervention shin

Intervention flank

22 000

14 000

10 000

8 000

6 000

5 000

4 000

ANNEX IX

REPEALED REGULATION WITH ITS SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS

Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000
(OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000
(OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 45)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 283/2001
(OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 22)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 503/2001
(OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 16)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2001
(OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 30)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1082/2001
(OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 19)

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

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/2001
(OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 18)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1067/2005
(OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 60)

Article 8 only

Article 2 only

Article 2 only

Article 1 only

Article 1 only

Article 1 only

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ANNEXE X

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EC) No 562/2000

This Regulation

Articles 1 to 5

Articles 6, 7 and 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Article 12

Articles 1 to 5

—

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 13(1), first sentence

Article 10(1), first subparagraph

Article 13(1), second sentence

Article10(1), second subparagraph

Article 13(2) and (3)

Article 10(2) and (3)

Article 14

Article 15

Article 16

Article 17(1), introductory phrase

Article 17(1) point (a)

Article 17(1) point (b), first part of the sentence

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Article 14(1)

—

—

Article 17(1) point (b), second part of the sentence

Article 14(1)

Article 17(2), first, second and third subparagraphs

Article 14(2), first, second and third subparagraphs

Article 17(2), fourth subparagraph

—

Article 17(2), fifth subparagraph

Article 14(2), fourth subparagraph

Article 17(3), first, second and third subparagraphs

Article 14(3), first, second and third subparagraphs

Article 17(3), fourth subparagraph

—

Article 17(3), fifth subparagraph

Article 14(3), fourth subparagraph

Article 17(3), sixth subparagraph

Article 14(3), fifth subparagraph

Article 17(3), seventh subparagraph

Article 14(3), sixth subparagraph

Article 17(3), eighth subparagraph

Article 14(3), seventh subparagraph

Article 17(4), first and second subparagraphs

Article 14(4), first and second subparagraphs

Article 17(4), third subparagraphs

—

Article 17(4), fourth subparagraph

Article 14(4), third subparagraph

Article 17(5), (6) and (7)

Article 18(1), (2) and (3)

Article 14(5), (6) and (7)

Article 15(1), (2) and (3)

Article 18(4), first sentence of first subparagraph

—

Article 18(4), second sentence of first subparagraph

Article 15(4), first subparagraph

Article 18(4), second subparagraph

Article 15(4), second subparagraph

Article 19

Article 20

Article 16

Article 17

Article 21(1), first subparagraph

Article 18(1), first subparagraph

Article 21(1), first sentence of second subparagraph

Article 18(1), first and second sentences of second sub-
paragraph

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Regulation (EC) No 562/2000

This Regulation

Article 21(1), third sentence of second subparagraph

—

Article 21(2) to (5)

Article 18(2) to (5)

Article 22

Article 23

Article 24

Article 25

Article 26

Article 27

Article 28

Article 19

Article 20

Article 21

Article 22

Article 23

Article 24

Article 25

Article 29(1) and (2)

Article 26(1) and (2)

Article 29(3), introductory phrase

Article 26(3), introductory phrase

Article 29(3), first indent

Article 29(3), second indent

Article 30

Article 31(1) and (2)

Article 31(3)(a), (b) and (c)

Article 31(3)(d)

Article 31(4) and (5)

Articles 32 to 37

—

Article 38

Annexes I to VI

Annex VII, part I

Annex VII, part II, point 1

Annex VII, part II, point 2

Annex VII, part II, point 3

Annex VIII

Annex IX

—

—

Article 26(3)(a)

Article 26(3)(b)

Article 27

Article 28(1) and (2)

Article 28(3)(a), (b) and (c)

—

Article 28(4) and (5)

—

Article 29

Article 30

Annex I to VI

Annex VII, part I

Annex VII, part II, point 1

—

Annex VII, part II, point 2

Annex VIII

—

Annex IX

Annex X