CELEX: 31968R1097
Language: en
Date: 1968-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1097/68 of the Commission of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and veal

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    371
 29.7.68                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 184/5
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1097/68 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 27 July 1968
                on detailed rules for the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and
                                                            veal
THE    COMMISSION          OF  THE    EUROPEAN      COM­          measures either nationally or regionally ; whereas for
 MUNITIES,                                                        the same reason the suspension of such measures
                                                                  can be conditional on it being established that the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      conditions relating to prices have for two weeks not
European Economic Community ;                                     been fulfilled ;
Having Regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/681 of 27 June 1968 on the common organis­                   Whereas, with the object of organising buying-in
ation of the market in beef and veal, and in                     by intervention agencies in an efficient manner,
particular Articles 6 (4), 14 (4) and 25 thereof;                criteria for the selection of intervention centres
                                                                 should be laid down; whereas the choice of
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 972/682 of                   such centres should be determined by certain tech­
15 July 1968 laid down general rules for inter­                  nical requirements ensuring satisfactory cold-storage
vention on the market in beef and veal; whereas                   of the meat;
that Regulation provides that the regions referred to
in Article 6 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68              Whereas in order to ensure that buying-in takes
shall be determined having regard, in particular, to             place with reasonable efficiency, a minimum quantity
natural conditions of price formation; whereas, for              for buying-in should be laid down, varied according
the application of that rule, the Federal Republic               to product;
of Germany needs to be divided into three regions ;
Whereas it is necessary to fix the coefficients referred         Whereas in order to ensure equal treatment of sellers,
to in Article 6 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68          the buying-in price and the place where the product
in accordance with the rules laid down to that end               is taken over by the intervention agency should be.
in Regulation (EEC) No 972/68 ; whereas, however,                defined ; whereas that place may, as a rule, be the
only the coefficients likely to be used need be fixed ;          intervention centre to which the seller intends to
whereas such coefficients should be fixed with ref­              deliver his products ; whereas it must, however, be
erence to prices in force during the periods most                left to the intervention agency to appoint another
representative of normal market conditions ; whereas,            place if taking over at the centre designated by the
consequently, those prices should be fixed on the                 seller is not possible ;
first occasion to correspond to the average of the
prices recorded during the second six months of 1966             Whereas the intervention policy of the Community
and of 1967 ;                                                    must be efficiently pursued; whereas, therefore, it is
                                                                 advisable to ensure that the products bought in
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 lays down                     satisfy the requirements laid down in the directive
that the intervention measures provided for in                   on trade in fresh meat ; whereas furthermore it is
Article 6 ( 1 ) thereof shall be applied in circumstances        advisable that such products should satisfy certain
to be determined; whereas such application should                technical requirements ;
be conditional on it being established that the price
situation specified in Article 6 (1) has existed for
two consecutive weeks ; whereas, in practice, because            Whereas entitlement to the concession provided for
of the normal fluctuations in market prices from                 in Article 14 (3 ) (b) ( aa) of Regulation (EEC) No
week to week, it is necessary to wait for the confir­            805 /68 may be more easily verified if the document
mation of quotations before applying intervention                conferring such entitlement includes an entry to that
                                                                 effect;
                                                                 Whereas to enable the Commission to have an overall
1 OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968 , p. 24.
2 OJ No L 166, 17.7.1968 , p. 11 .                               view of the application of intervention measures,
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provision should be made for Member States to keep             ( a) 12 head in respect of adult bovine animals,
it informed of such measures ;
                                                               ( b ) 2 metric tons in respect of carcases, half-carcases
                                                                     or compensated quarters,
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­               ( c) 1 metric ton in respect of forequarters,
ment Committee for Beef and Veal ;
                                                               ( d) 1 metric ton in respect of hindquarters.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                         Article 6
                                                               The buying-in price of adult bovine animals shall
                         Article 1
                                                               be the price free at the slaughterhouse or free at the
For the purpose of Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)         slaughter cattle market selected as an intervention
                                                               centre .
No 805/68 , the territory of the Federal Republic of
Germany shall consist of three intervention regions            The buying-in price of meat shall be the price free
as follows :
                                                               at the intervention centre's refrigeration plant.
Region I :     the Länder of Schleswig-Holstein, Ham­          Unloading charges shall be . borne by the seller.
               burg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Berlin,
Region II :    the Länder of Nordrhein-Westfalen,                                        Article 7
               Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland,
                                                               1 . The seller must state the intervention centre to
Region III :   the Länder of Baden-Württemberg,                which he intends to deliver the product and where
               Bayern.                                         the product is located.
                         Article 2
                                                               2. The . intervention agency shall        determine   the
The coefficients provided for in Article 6 ( 1 ) ( b ) of      taking-over date.
Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 shall be as shown in
Annex I.                                                       3 . If the product cannot be taken over at. the inter­
                                                               vention centre referred to in paragraph 1 , the inter­
                         Article 3                             vention agency shall select the place where the pro
                                                               duct is to be taken over from the three intervention
1 . Application of the intervention measures provided          centres nearest to where the product is located .
for in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68
may be decided upon as soon as it is established that
                                                                                         Article 8
the conditions laid down Article 6 ( 1 ).
(a ) and ( b) of that Regulation have been satisfied           1 . Products can be bought in only if :
simultaneously for two consecutive weeks .                     ( a) they comply with the provisions of the Council
                                                                     Directive of 26 June 1964s on health problems
2. Suspension of the intervention measures provided                  concerning intra-Community trade in fresh meat,
for in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 805 /68               as amended by the Council Directive of 25 Oc­
shall be decided upon as soon as it is established that              tober 1966,4 and in particular Articles 3 and 4
the conditions laid down in Article 6 ( 1 ) ( a) and (b )            thereof,
of that Regulation have not been satisfied simul­
taneously for two consecutive weeks.                           (b ) in the case of meat, they satisfy the requirements
                                                                     defined in Annex II,
                         Article. 4                            ( c) they have no characteristics rendering them un­
1 . Intervention centres shall be selected by Member                 suitable for storage or subsequent use,
States with a view to ensuring the efficiency of inter­        ( d ) they originate in the Community, within the
vention measures and so that taking-over, slaugh­                    meaning of Article 4 of Council Regulation ( EEC)
tering, if necessary, and refrigeration are effected                 No 802/685 of 27 June 1968 on the common
under satisfactory technical conditions .                            definition of the concept of the origin of goods,
                                                                (e) in the case of meat, they do not come from
2. Member States shall take all measures necessary
to ensure satisfactory preservation of the stored                    animals slaughtered as a result of emergency
                                                                     measures .
products .
                                                               2 . Member States shall inform the Commission of
                         Article 5
                                                               the provisions adopteid for the application of. this
The minimum quantity for delivery shall be :                   Article.
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                          Article 9                              ( a) name of the contracting parties,
1 . When a buying-in contract is entered into which             ( b ) description and quantity of the goods to which
confers entitlement to the concession provided for in                  the contract relates,
Article 14 (3 ) ( b) (aa) of Regulation (EEC) No                 ( c) date of the contract.
805 /68, the following entry shall appear on one
copy of the contract :                                                                    Article 10
      'Dieses Vertragsexemplar gewährt Anspruch auf             Member States shall communicate to the Commission
      die besondere Einfuhrregelung im Sinne des Ar­            not later than the time when products are first
      tikels 14 Absatz 3 Buchstabe (b) ( aa) der Ver­           bought in a list of the intervention centres and their
      ordnung (EWG) Nr. 805/68 .                                refrigeration and storage capacity.
      Cet exemplaire du contrat donne droit au béné­            Any subsequent amendments shall be communicated
      fice du régime spécial à l'importation, visé à l'ar­      forthwith.
      ticle 14 paragraphe 3 sous ( b) ( aa) du règlement
      ( CEE) No 805/68 .                                                                  Article 11
      Questo esemplare del contratto dà diritto al bene­        1 . Member States shall communicate to the Com­
      ficio del regime speciale di importazione, di cui         mission by telex every other working day of the
      all'articolo 14, paragrafo 3 , punto ( b ) ( aa ) del     week the following information relating to the
      regolamento (CEE) n. 805/68 .                             buying-in operations of the preceding week :
      Dit exemplaar van het contract geeft recht op de          ( a ) the products, qualities and quantities bought in,
      bijzondere regeling bij invoer, bedoeld in artikel
      14, lid 3 , sub (b) (aa) van Verordening (EEG )            ( b ) the price paid for each product and quality.
      nr. 805 /68 .'
                                                                2 . Member States shall communicate to the Com­
(This copy of the contract entitles to the special              mission with the minimum delay the products and
import arrangement provided for in Article 14 (3 )              quantities in store as a consequence of buying-in at
( b ) ( aa) of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 .)                   the end of the second and fourth weeks of each
                                                                month, showing the products and quantities stored
                                                                 and the address of their place of storage.
2. Entitlement to the special import arrangements
provided for in Article 14 (3 ) ( b ) ( aa) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68 shall be granted only on production             3 . The working of the intervention system shall be
of the copy of the contract referred to in the previous         reviewed periodically under the provisions of Article
paragraph.                                                      28 of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 .
                                                                                          Article 12
3 . Member States shall communicate to the Com­
mission every fortnight the following information on            This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July
the above-mentioned contracts :                                  1968 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 27 July 1968 .
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                             Jean REY
1 OJ No 121 , 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
1 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3302/66.
3 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 1 .
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                                         ANNEX 1
    Belgium :     Génisses                      55%             1-03
                  Boeufs                        55%             1-03
                  Taureaux                      55%             1-07
                  Vaches          .             55%             0-99
                  Vaches                        50%             0-79
    Germany :     Ochsen A                                      1-11
                  Färsen A                                      1-03
                  Bullen A                                      1-13
                  Kühe A                                        0-94
                  Kühe B                                        0-86
    France :      Boeufs Ire                                    1-01
                  Boeufs 2e           ,                         0-90
                  Vaches Ire        •                           0-97
                  Vaches 2e                                     0.78
    Italy :       Vitelloni 2a            x                     1-17
                  Vacche la                                     0-96
                  Vacche 2a                                     0-72
                  Vacche 3a                                     0-44
    Luxembourg :  Boeufs, génisses, taureaux, vaches AA         1-16
                  Boeufs, génisses, taureaux, vaches A          0-86
    Netherlands : Slachtrunderen le kwaliteit                   1-04
                  Slachtrunderen 2e kwaliteit                   0-89
                  Slachtrunderen 3e kwaliteit                   0-76
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                                              ANNEX II
1 . Meat of adult bovine animals, fresh or chilled (sub-heading No ex 22.01 A II (a) 1 of the Com­
    mon Customs Tariff) in the form of carcases, half-carcases or compensated quarters, forequar­
    ters or hindquarters from animals slaughtered not more than 6 days previously.
    (a) Carcases, half-carcases, compensated quarters :
        cut symmetrically along the spine, and without head, feet, tail, kidneys, kidney fat, pelvis
        fat, spinal cord, thin flank, penis and muscles of the diaphragm. The throat must be clean
        and properly trimmed.
    (b) Forequarters :
        — cut from the carcase after cooling off ;
        — 10-rib straight cut, or 5-rib cut with the skirt included in the forequarter.
    (c) Hindquarters :
        — cut from the carcase after cooling off ;
        — 3-rib straight cut, or 8-rib cut known as pistola.
2. The products specified in paragraph 1 must come from well-bled carcases, the animal having
    been properly flayed, the skin in no way peeling, bloodstained, suffused or bruised. Superficial
    fat must not be torn. The pleura must be undamaged.
3 . The products specified in subparagraphs (1 b) and (c) must come from carcases or half-carcases
    satisfying the requirements stated in subparagraph ( la).
4. The products specified in paragraph 1 must have been chilled immediately after slaughter and
    up to the time of being taken over, and must have, when taken over, an internal temperature
    not exceeding +7 °C.