CELEX: 31974R1295
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1295/74 of the Commission of 22 May 1974 on the processing of beef bought-in by intervention agencies

23 . 5 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 140 /47
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1295/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 22 May 1974
                            on the processing of beef bought-in intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                                              Article 2
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                  1 . Where processing is to be carried out under
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             contract the intervention agencies shall award
Economic Community ;                                              contracts, on the terms laid down in this general
                                                                  trading conditions, for the production of frozen cuts
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      of beef and preserved beef to meat processing under­
805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                takings approved as cutting plants within the meaning
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended              of Article 4 ( 1 ) of the Council Directive of 26 June
by Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2), and in particular              1 964 (3) on health problems affecting intra-Commu­
Article 7 (3) thereof ;                                           nity trade in fresh meat, as last amended by the Direc­
Whereas the current situation on the market in beef
                                                                  tive of 26 February 1973 (4).
and veal has led to extensive buying-in by the inter­
vention agencies under the intervention arrangements              2. The general trading conditions, which can be
provided for in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No            obtained by those interested from the addresses given
805/68 ; whereas, in view of current stocks and the               in the Annex, fix in particular the requirement
amount of meat at present on offer, it is not possible            demanded from the processing industries regarding
to buy-in enough meat to provide effective market                 the necessary technical installations to guarantee that
support, since freezing capacity and cold storage space           production is canned out in a proper manner particu­
are largely exhausted ;                                           larly as concerns preservation and the possibility of
                                                                  constant supervision .
Whereas in these circumstances it is necessary to
make use of storage capacity which does not depend
                                                                                             Article 3
on refrigeration ; whereas consequently provision
should be made for meat bought-in by intervention
agencies to be processed, with the exceptiQn, for                 The processing shall refer to the following operations :
economic reasons, of certain cuts ;
                                                                  (a) manufacture of preserved beef products containing
Whereas, since processing has not hitherto been                        80 % or more of beef and veal, excluding offal
carried out within the framework of the market organi­                 and fat, using 150 kg of boned meat to produce
zation , it appears desirable in this first Regulation to              100 kg of preserves ; 100 kg of unboned meat is
leave the details to be regulated largely by the general               equivalent to 77 kg of boned meat ;
trading conditions of the intervention agencies in                (b) cutting, packing and freezing of cuts in accordance
order to adjust the provisions later in the light of the               with the trading terms referred to in Article 2 ;
experience acquired ;
                                                                  (c) storage of the preserved products and frozen cuts
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                   until they are taken into charge by the interven­
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                      tion agency.
ment Committee for Beef and Veal,
                                                                                             Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                  Remuneration in respect of processing carried out
                                                                  under contract as provided for in Article 2 shall cover
                           Article 1
                                                                  expenditure in respect of the operations specified in
                                                                  Article 3, including in particular :
The intervention agencies of Member States are autho­
rized temporarily to process into preserved meat                  (a) direct wage costs in respect of processing, pack­
bought-in under Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                 aging, loading, freezing and storage,
805/ 68 .
                                                                  (b) the cost of materials, such as cans for the
This processing shall occur after the removal of the                   preserved products, bags for packing the cuts of
following cuts : fillet and roast-beef.                                meat, other packaging, rinds and salt and pepper,
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .                         (3) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964, p. 2012/64.
(2 OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 23 .                            (4) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1973, p. 43 .
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(c) the cost of freezing transportation and storage                                  Article 6
    until the products are taken into charge by the          After verification to ensure that processing has been
    intervention agency.                                     carried out in the proper manner, the intervention
                                                             agencies shall take into their charge the frozen cuts
                       Article 5                             and preserved products.
Processors shall undertake to process not less than 10                               Article 7
metric tons per week and to take delivery of this quan­
tity in a single instalment.                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                             publication in the Official Journal of the European
The products of each week's processing shall be              Communities. It shall be applicable for processed
marked and stored separately.                                meat until 3 August 1974.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 22 May 1974.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                          The President
                                                                     Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                   ANNEX
                                    Addresses of the intervention agencies
            Belgium :            Office belge de l'économie et de l'agriculture
                                 rue de Trêves 82
                                 1040 Bruxelles
                                 Tél. 02/13 98 20
            Denmark :            Direktoratet for Markedsordninger
                                 Torvegade 2
                                1400 København K
                                 Telex : 15 137 DK
           France :              Office national interprofessionnel du bétail et des viandes
                                 ( ONIBEV)
                                8-10, Boulevard de Vaugirard
                                 75015 Paris
                                 Tél. 273 88 00
           Germany :            Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Schlachtvieh, Fleisch und Fleisch­
                                erzeugnisse
                                6 Frankfurt/Main
                                Adickesallee 40
                                Tel. 55 04 61
           Ireland :            The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Meat Division
                                 14 Upper Merrion St.
                                Dublin 2
           Italy :              Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo (AIMA)
                                Via Palestro 81 , Roma
                                Tel. 49 57 283
           Luxembourg :         Services d'économie rurale — section cheptel et viande
                                113-115, rue de Hollerich
                                Luxembourg
                                Tél. 478 443
           Netherlands :        Voedselvoorzienings In- en Verkoopbureau (VIB)
                                Hoensbroek (L)
                                Kouvenderstraat 229
                                Tel. 045-214 746
           United Kingdom :     Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, Fountain House
                               2 West Mall, Reading RGl 7QW Berks.
                                Telex : 848 302