CELEX: 31974R1084
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1084/74 of the Commission of 30 April 1974 linking the importation of frozen beef and veal to the sale of meat held by the intervention agencies

No L 121 / 32                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               3 . 5 . 74
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1084/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 30 April 1974
              linking the importation of frozen beef and veal to the sale of meat held by the
                                                     intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :             .
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               1 . The issue of import licences in respect of frozen
                                                                   beef and veal shall be subject to the production of a
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       contract of sale, at a price fixed in advance at a
805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                 standard rate, in respect of frozen beef or veal held by
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended              an intervention agency.
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2), and in particular              2. The contract of sale shall entitle the person
Article 21 (2) thereof ;                                           concerned to be issued with an import licence in
Whereas the prices of beef and veal on the representa­             respect of an identical quantity of frozen meat, 100
tive markets of the Community are now lower than                   kilogrammes of boneless meat being equivalent for
the intervention price ; whereas the intervention                  this purpose to 130 kilogrammes of unboned meat.
machinery does not enable this situation to be reme­               3 . This Regulation shall be without prejudice to
died at short notice ;                                             imports effected under the tariff quota opened by
Whereas the predominant characteristics of the                     Regulation (EEC) No 167/74.
present situation on the Community markets are (i)                                            Article 2
the existence of large stocks of frozen beef and veal
held by the intervention agencies and (ii) an abundant             Where a licence is issued under Article 1 , one of the
supply of meat for intervention ; whereas if it is                 following endorsements
intended to re-establisk the normal operation of the                                         'Jumelage
intervention machinery measures must be taken to                                     'Koblingstransaktioner'
make available the limited capacity for storage ;                                           ' Kopplung
                                                                                          ' Linked sale
Whereas this situation , which is the result of a surplus
                                                                                         'Abbinamento
of offers and in which imports from third countries
play a considerable part, make it necessary to take                                         'Koppeling
measures calculated to limit imports of frozen beef                shall be entered on the original of the contract of sale,
and veal to those quantities disposed of by the inter­             together with the quantity of meat in respect of which
                                                                   a licence has been issued .
vention agencies ; whereas to this end the issue of
 import licences should be made subject to the produc­                                        Article 3
 tion of a contract of sale in respect of meat from an
 intervention cold store ;                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1974.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 April 1974.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                 The President
                                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24.
 (-') OJ No L 25, 30. 1 . 1973, p. 23 .