CELEX: 31979R0701
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 701/79 of 6 April 1979 on the intervention measures to be taken in the beef and veal sector following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in certain French departments

No L 87/22                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             7 . 4 . 79
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 701 /79
                                                           of 6 April 1979
                on the intervention measures to be taken in the beef and veal sector following
                         outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in certain French departments
 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,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
 of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by                                       Article I
 Regulation ( EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Arti­
 cles 6 (5) and 23 thereof,                                           1 . In the French departments of Calvados, Manche
 Whereas outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have
                                                                     and Orne, the French intervention agency shall buy in
                                                                     meat of the categories listed in the Annex at the
 been declared in certain areas of France ; whereas in
                                                                     prices given against each such category.
 the French departments concerned it is no longer
 possible either to affix to beef and veal the health                2. Meat bought in pursuant to paragraph 1 shall
 marking, nor to issue the health certificate, provided              bear a distinctive marking equivalent to that provided
 for in Article 3 ( 1 ) A (e) and (f) of Council Directive           for in Article 3 ( 1 ) A (e) of the Directive on health
64/433/ EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems                       problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh
affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as                meat .
 last amended by Directive 75/379/ EEC (4 ) ;
                                                                     It shall be stored in separate premises and in readily
Whereas such meat may therefore not be bought in                     identifiable lots .
by intervention pursuant to Article 6 of Commission
Regulation ( EEC) No 2226/78 (5 ), as amended by
                                                                                             Article 2
Regulation (EEC) No 2747/78 (6) ; whereas, in order to
avoid consequences incompatible with the principle                   The communications provided for in Article 18 of
of price support provided for producers of beef and                  Regulation ( EEC) No 2226/78 shall be made sepa­
veal under the intervention system , provision should                rately in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1
be made for buying in the meat in question while                     (!)•
ensuring that it may be readily distinguished so that it
may be removed from storage separately ;
                                                                                             Article 3
Whereas these measures may be taken only to the
extent, and for a period strictly necessary for the                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April
support of the market ;                                              1979 . It shall apply until 6 May 1979 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 6 April 1979 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(')  OJ No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
(-') OJ No  L 61 , 5 . .3 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ No  121 , 29 . 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
(4 ) OJ No  L 172, 3 . 7 . 197.5 , p. 17 .
(5)  OJ No  L 261 , 26. 9 . 1978 , p. 5 .
(6)  OJ No  L 330 , 25 . 11 . 1978 , p. 24 .
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                                                       ANNEX
                          Purchase price in ECU per 100 kg of the following products
           Carcases, half ai raises and                         Loner limit      Upper limit
           compensated quarters of :
              Bœufs U                                             270-870          288-375
              Bœufs R                                             254-470          269-21 1
              Bœufs O                                             236-043          253-364
              Jeunes bovins U                                     258-340          269-580
              Jeunes bovins R                                     241-019          257-602
              Jeunes bovins O                                     223-329          239-913
              Vaches R                                            232-911          251-337
              Vaches O                                            203-981          218-723