CELEX: 31974R2320
Language: en
Date: 1974-09-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2320/74 of the Commission of 10 September 1974 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of beef and veal held by the intervention agencies and intended for export

No L 248 /8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 11 . 9 . 74
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 2320/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 10 September 1974
               on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of beef and veal held by
                                      the intervention agencies and intended for export
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       advance of certain beef held by the German interven­
COMMUNITIES,                                                         tion agency and intended for export, and of Commis­
                                                                     sion Regulation (EEC) No 1458 /74 (6) of 11 June
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                1974 on the sale at flat-rate prices fixed in advance of
Economic Community ;                                                 certain beef held by the Irish intervention agency and
                                                                     intended for export ; whereas it is therefore necessary
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         to repeal those two Regulations ;
805/68 ( J ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular              are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
Article 7 (3) thereof ;                                              ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
Whereas the arrangements for permanent intervention
have led to the build-up of stocks in the Community ;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
whereas it is therefore necessary to arrange for the sale
of these stocks in order to free the cold stores ;
                                                                                                Article 1
Whereas in the present Community market situation ,
which is characterized by low prices, it is appropriate               1.    There shall be put up for sale at prices fixed at a
to utilize sales possibilities on third-country markets ;            standard rate in advance frozen beef and veal taken
                                                                     over before 1 June 1974 by the intervention agen­
Whereas Article 2(1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 cies (7).
98 /69 (3) of 16 January 1969 laying down general
rules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal bought                2.     The products, cuts and selling prices are set out
in by the intervention agencies provides that the                    in the Annex hereto .
selling price of frozen beef and veal bought in by
intervention agencies may be fixed at a standard rate                3 . Sales under this Regulation shall not give entitle­
in advance ; whereas sales conducted on this basis                   ment to the issue of import licences as provided for in
enable prospective exporters to ascertain what export                Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 790/74 (8) of 9
possibilities are available ;                                        July 1974 linking the importation of beef and veal to
                                                                     the sale of meat held by the intervention agencies.
Whereas the provisions governing such sales must
comply with those of Commission Regulation (EEC)                     From such time as Council Regulation (EEC) No
No 216/69 (4) of 4 February 1969 on detailed rules of                 1 846/74 (9) of 16 July 1974 temporarily suspending
application for the disposal of frozen beef and veal                 the issue of import licences and advance-fixing certifi­
bought in by intervention agencies, while at the same                cates for beef and veal ceases to apply the intervention
time provision must be made for certain derogations                  agencies shall enter on the original of each contract of
required by reason of the fact that the products are to              sale one of the following endorsements :
be exported, and in particular derogations concerning                             ' No linked sale permitted'
the amount of the security required and the removal                               'Koblingstransaktioner ikke indbefattet'
of the goods from storage and payment therefor ;                                  'Kopplung ausgeschlossen'
Whereas, however, removal from storage and exporta­                               'Jumelage exclu'
                                                                                  'Abbinamento non ammesso'
tion of the goods may be interrupted by force
 majeure ; whereas it is appropriate to permit the inter­                         'Koppeling uitgesloten .'
vention agencies to take the necessary action in such
cases ;                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas the scope of the present Regulation covers                    1 . By way of derogation from Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regula­
that of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 456/74 (5)                   tion (EEC) No 216/ 69 the price shall be paid as and
of 11 June 1974 on the sale at flat-rate prices fixed in             when the goods are removed from store, in propor­
(') OJ  No   L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.                          (6) OJ No L 155, 12. 6. 1974, p. 24 .
(2) OJ  No   L  195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14.                            ( 7) The intervention agencies of the Member States and their
(3) OJ  No   L  14, 21 . 1 . 1969 , p. 2.                                 addresses are given in OJ No C 43 , 17. 4. 1974, p. 4.
(4) OJ  No   L 28 , 5. 2. 1969, p. 10 .                              (8) OJ No L 187, 11 . 7 . 1974, p. 21 .
(5) OJ  No   L  155, 12. 6. 1974, p. 12.                             O OJ No L 194, 17 . 7 . 1974, p. 8 .
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tions to the quantities removed and not later than the       2.     In cases of force majeure the intervention agen­
day preceding each removal .                                 cies shall take such action as appears to be warranted
                                                            by the circumstances invoked.
2. By way of derogation from the second sentence
of Article 5(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 216/69, offers
to purchase shall be valid only if accompanied by a         The intervention agencies shall inform the Commis­
written undertaking by the purchaser to remove and           sion of each case of force majeure and of the action
to export the meat within eight weeks from the day           taken in respect thereof.
on which he is informed that his offer has been
accepted .
                                                                                       Article 5
3. By way of derogation from Article 2 (2) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 216/ 69, the minimum quantity sold             Offers may not be submitted before 12 September
shall be 20 metric tons .                                    1974 .
                        Article 3
                                                                                       Article 6
1 . By way of derogation from Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 216/69, the security per 100 kg of
product shall be :                                           Regulation (EEC) Nos 1456/74 and 1458/74 are
— 51-500 units of account for forequarters,                  repealed.
— 77-250 units of account for hindquarters.
                                                                                       Article 7
                        Article 4
 1 . Proof of importation into a third country shall        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
be provided in the same way as for the purposes of           publication in the Official Journal of the European
export refunds.                                              Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
              Done at Brussels, 10 September 1974.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                            ANNEX
                                   Selling price in units of account per 100 kg of product
              GERMANY
             — Forequarters, straight cuts with eight pairs of ribs, from :
                 Bullen A                                                                        111-364
                  Ochsen A                                                                       109-4 /3
                  Kühe B                                                                          85-757
             — Hindquarters, straight cuts with five pairs of ribs, from :
                 Bullen A                                                                        157-680
                  Ochsen A                                                                       155-003
                  Kühe B                                                                         121-424
              BELGIUM
             — Forequarters, straight cuts with 10 pairs of ribs, from :
                 Bœufs 55 %                                                                      108-800
                 Génisses 55 %                                                                   105-400
                 Taureaux 55 %>                                                                  107-100
                 Vaches 55 %                                                                      95-200
             — Hindquarters, straight cuts with three pairs of ribs, from :
                 Bœufs 55 %>                                                                     148-920
                 Génisses 55 °/o                                                                 146-000
                 Taureaux 55 %                                                                   147-460
                 Vaches 55 °/o                                                                   131-400
             DENMARK
             — Forequarters, cuts with five pairs of ribs with flank and breast attached, from :
                 Kvier 1                                                                          86.926
                 Tyre P                                                                           93-095
                 Ungtyre 1                                                                       100-946
             --- Hindquarters, cuts with eight pairs of ribs ('pistola' cuts), from :
                 Kvier 1                                                                         132-932
                 Tyre P                                                                          142-565
                 Ungtyre 1                                                                       154-606
             FRANCE
             — Forequarters, cuts with five pairs of ribs with flank and breast attached, from :
                 Bœufs R, A, N                                                                   103-822
                 Jeunes bovins R, A , N                                                          101-040
                 Vaches A, N                                                                      91-301
                 Génisses A                                                                      104-604
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           — Hindquarters, cuts with eight pairs of ribs ('pistola' cuts), from :
              Bœufs R, A                                                                   164-290
              Bœufs N                                                                      149-307
              Jeunes bovins R, A                                                           158-316
              Jeunes bovins N                                                              147-072
              Vaches A                                                                     149-438
              Vaches N                                                                     135-375
              Génisses A                                                                   161-178
           IRELAND
           -- Forequarters, straight cuts with 10 pairs of ribs, from :
              Heifers 2                                                                     87-933
              Steers 1                                                                      92-394
              Steers 2                                                                      92-394
              Cows 1                                                                        77-712
           — Forequarters, straight cuts with five pairs of ribs and including thin flank,
              from :
              Heifers 2                                                                     76-217
              Steers 1                                                                      80-066
              Steers 2                                                                      80-066
              Cows 1                                                                        67-359
           — Hindquarters, straight cuts with three pairs of ribs, from :
              Heifers 2                                                                    120-837
              Steers 1                                                                     126-932
              Steers 2                                                                     126-932
              Cows 1                                                                       106-799
           — Hindquarters, with eight pairs of ribs ('pistola' cuts), from :
              Heifers 2                                                                    130-915
              Steers 1                                                                     137-525
              Steers 2                                                                     137-525
              Cows 1                                                                       115-699
           ITALY
           — Forequarters, cuts with eight pairs of ribs and including thin flank, from :
               Vitelloni 1                                                                 132-513
               Vitelloni 2                                                                 125-350
              Vacche 1                                                                     105-056
               Vacche 2                                                                     88-342
           — Hindquarters, cuts with five pairs of ribs ('pistola' cuts), from :
               Vitelloni 1                                                                 193-778
               Vitelloni 2                                                                 183-525
               Vacche 1                                                                    153-792
               Vacche 2                                                                    128-160
           NETHERLANDS
           — Hindquarters, cuts with eight pairs of ribs ('pistola' cuts), from :
              Vaarzen, le kwaliteit                                                        151-557
              Stieren, le kwaliteit                                                        151-557
              Stieren , 2e kwaliteit                                                       151-557