THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE GRANTING OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS REGULATION .
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 2
1 . A CONTRACT FOR THE PRIVATE STORAGE OF BEEF AND VEAL MAY BE CONCLUDED ONLY WITH NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSONS :
- CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN THE MEAT AND LIVESTOCK SECTORS AND OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN A MEMBER STATE , AND
- HAVING SUITABLE STORAGE FACILITIES AT THEIR DISPOSAL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .
2 . PRIVATE STORAGE AID MAY BE GRANTED ONLY FOR PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM ANIMALS OF COMMUNITY ORIGIN SLAUGHTERED IN THE COMMUNITY NOT MORE THAN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THE PRODUCTS ARE PLACED IN STORAGE .
3 . CONTRACTS MAY NOT RELATE TO LESS THAN A MINIMUM QUANTITY TO BE DETERMINED FOR EACH PRODUCT .
ARTICLE 3
1 . CONTRACTS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS :
( A ) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT TO BE STORED AND THE QUANTITY ;
( B ) THE TIME LIMIT FOR PLACING IN STORAGE THE TOTAL QUANTITY REFERRED TO IN ( A );
( C ) THE DURATION OF STORAGE ;
( D ) THE AMOUNT OF THE AID PER UNIT OF WEIGHT ;
( E ) THE FORM AND AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY ;
( F ) A PROVISION ENABLING THE STORAGE PERIOD TO BE CURTAILED OR EXTENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 989/68 .
2 . CONTRACTS SHALL IMPOSE THE FOLLOWING OBLIGATIONS ON THE STORER :
( A ) AT HIS OWN RISK AND EXPENSE TO TAKE THE AGREED QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCT INTO STORAGE WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN AND TO STORE IT FOR THE STIPULATED PERIOD , AND DURING THAT PERIOD NOT TO ALTER THE STORED PRODUCTS IN ANY WAY OR TO EXCHANGE THEM FOR OTHER PRODUCTS OR TO TRANSFER THEM FROM ONE STORE TO ANOTHER ;
( B ) TO ADVISE THE INTERVENTION AGENCY WITH WHICH HE HAS CONCLUDED THE CONTRACT , IN DUE TIME BEFORE ENTRY INTO STORE , OF THE DATE AND PLACE OF STORAGE AND THE NATURE AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE STORED ; THE INTERVENTION AGENCY MAY REQUIRE THAT IT BE ADVISED TWO WORKING DAYS BEFORE ENTRY INTO STORE ;
( C ) TO FORWARD THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE STORAGE OPERATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE INTERVENTION AGENCY ;
( D ) TO STORE THE PRODUCTS IN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE LOTS , ON WHICH THE WEIGHT AND DATE OF ENTRY INTO STORE ARE CLEARLY MARKED ;
( E ) TO PERMIT THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AT ALL TIMES TO CHECK THAT ALL THE OBLIGATIONS LAID DOWN IN THE CONTRACT ARE BEING OBSERVED .
3 . THE OBLIGATION TO STORE THE AGREED QUANTITY SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS FULFILLED IF NOT LESS