CELEX: 31974R1458
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1458/74 of the Commission of 11 June 1974 on the sale at flat-rate price fixed in advance of certain beef held by the Irish intervention agency and intended for export

No L 155/ 24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 12 . 6 . 74
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1458/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 11 June 1974
               on the sale at flat-rate prices fixed in advance of certain beef held by the Irish
                                          intervention agency and intended for export
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                          are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                      ment Committee for Beef and Veal,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 0 of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                                                  Article 1
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2), and in particular
Article 7 (3) thereof ;                                               1 . Approximately 2 000 metric tons of frozen hind­
                                                                      quarters coming from adult animals of the classes
                                                                     ' Steers 1 and Steers 2' or of the class ' Heifers 2' within
                                                                      the meaning of the national regulations, held by the
Whereas the arrangements for permanent intervention                   Irish intervention agency as a result of buying-in oper­
have led to the build-up of stocks in Ireland ; whereas               ations carried out before 1 January 1974 shall be sold
it is therefore necessary to arrange for the sale of these            at a flat-rate price fixed in advance in conformity with
stocks in order to free the cold stores ;                             the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 216/ 69 and
                                                                      this Regulation .
Whereas in the present Community market situation,                    2. This sale does not give the right to the issue of
which is characterized by relatively low and unstable                 an import licence laid down in Commission Regula­
 prices it is appropriate to link the sale to an obligation           tion (EEC) No 1084/74 (5) of 30 April 1974 linking
to export the goods ;                                                 the importation of frozen beef and veal to the sale of
                                                                      meat held by the intervention agencies. The interven­
                                                                      tion agencies shall mark on each purchase contract
                                                                      one of the following inscriptions :
Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
98 /69 (3) of 16 January 1969 laying down general                            'Jumelage exclu '
rules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal bought                        'Koblingstransaktioner ikke indbefattet'
in by the intervention agencies, provides that the                           'Kopplung ausgeschlossen'
selling price of frozen beef and veal bought in by                           ' Linked sale excluded '
intervention agencies, can be fixed at a flat-rate in                        'Abbinamento non ammesso '
advance ; whereas this selling system allows interested                      ' Koppeling uitgesloten '.
exporters to ascertain the possibilities for export ;
                                                                      3.       By derogation from Article 5 ( 1 ) second sentence
                                                                      of Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 the purchase request
Whereas it is important to conform with the provi­                    is only valuable if it is accompanied by a written
sions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 (4)                    promise by the purchaser to remove and to export the
of 4 February 1969 on detailed rules of application for               meat within eight weeks from the day on which he is
the disposal of frozen beef and veal bought in by inter­              informed that his request has been accepted .
vention agencies as concerns the sale at flat-rate prices
fixed in advance, while laying down certain deroga­
tions necessary for export of the products, particularly
as regards deposits as well as removal of the goods                                               Article 2
from storage and payment for the goods ;
                                                                      1.       The products laid down in Article 1 and the
(')  OJ No   L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                           selling prices of these products are as follows :
(2)  OJ No   L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 23 .
(3 ) OJ No   L 14, 21 . 1 . 1969, p. 2.
(4   OJ No   L 28 , 5 . 2. 1969 , p. 10 .                            ( 5 ) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 5 . 1974, p. 32 .
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                                              Selling price   2.     Proof of importation into a third country shall
                                              u.aJlOO kg      be provided in the same way as for the purposes of
— Hindquarters straight cut at                                export refunds.
     three ribs coming from :
     Heifers 2                                 124-150
     Steers I and Steers 2                     130-410        3 . In case of force majeure the intervention agen­
                                                              cies shall adopt such measures as appear to be
— Hindquarters cut at eight ribs                              warranted by the circumstances invoked .
     called 'pistola' coming from :
     Heifers 2                                 134-510
                                                              The intervention agencies shall inform the Commis­
     Steers 1 and Steers 2                     141-290
                                                              sion of each case of force majeure and of the measures
2. By derogation from Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation           taken in respect of it.
(EEC) No 216/69 the price is paid pro rata on the
quantities removed as the goods leave the warehouse
and at the latest on the day preceding each removal .
                                                                                       Article 4
3 . By derogation from Article 2 (2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 216/69 the minimum selling quantity is 60
metric tons .
                                                              Demands may not be submitted before 19 June 1974.
4.     The delivery points and the sale quantities are
listed in the Annex .
                         Article 3                                                     Article 5
1.     By way of derogation from Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regu­
lation (EEC) No 216/69 , the deposit shall be 57 u.a .        This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 June
per 100 kg of the product.                                    1974 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 11 June 1974.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                       ANNEX
                     List of lots of frozen hindquarters stocked in the following warehouses
                        The quantities are expressed in metric tons at the time of stocking
                         Hindquarters coming from 'Heifers 2' and 'Steers 1 and Steers 2'
                                                                                                   Weight
  Number     Place or storage and address of warehouse          Category              ' Pistola ',        Cut straight
                                                                                    cut of 8 ribs          of 3 ribs
     1      Donnellys Cold Store                             Steers                       54                  —
            Cork Street                                      Heifers                        2
            Dublin 8
            Ireland
     2      Frigoscandia Cold Store                          Steers                       50                  842
            Midleton, Co Cork                                Heifers                        IV2                20
            Ireland
     3      Irish Meat Packers Ltd                           Steers                        20                 240
            Barnhall, Leixlip                                Heifers                        1                    8
            Co Kildare
            Ireland
     4      Eirfreeze                                        Steers                        40                   10
            Little Island, Co Cork                           Heifers                          V*
            Ireland
     5      Pakvries BV                                      Steers                         2                 300
            Oostelijke Handelskade 25                        Heifers                                            11
            Amsterdam
            Nederland
     6      Pakvries BV                                      Steers                        25                 200
            Geijssendorfferweg 59                            Heifers                                            10
            Waalhaven, Rotterdam
            Nederland
     7      Pakvries BV                                      Steers                        90                  50
            Ezingerweg 61
            Meppel                                                                                                 <
            Nederland
                                                                                         286                1 691