CELEX: 32000R2561
Language: en
Date: 2000-11-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2561/2000 of 21 November 2000 laying down special provisions for the granting of private storage aid for cows

22.11.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 293/5
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2561/2000
                                                          of 21 November 2000
                        laying down special provisions for the granting of private storage aid for cows
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 907/
                                                                          2000 and this Regulation.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                          2.     Only fresh or chilled half-carcases of female bovine
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17               animals of category D referred to in Article 3(1) of Commis-
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef                 sion Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (3) and produced in full
and veal (1), and in particular Article 48(2) thereof,                    compliance with all prevailing veterinary rules shall qualify for
                                                                          private storage aid.
Whereas:
(1)     The information on the risk of transmission of bovine             A half-carcase shall be defined in accordance with the descrip-
        spongiform encephalopathy to man has caused grave                 tion referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1208/
        concern among consumers. The Community market for                 81.
        cow meat has been particularly badly affected by the loss
        of consumer confidence leading to a sharp drop in
        consumption. The resultant threat of market disruption            Where half-carcases are cut into quarters, the quartering shall
        calls for urgent support measures. Under the circum-              be carried out in a way which allows the necessary control of
        stances, granting of private storage aid is appropriate.          the legibility requirements under the first subparagraph. With a
                                                                          view to acceptance for private storage, quarters shall be
(2)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2000 (2) lays down              grouped by half-carcase when placed under the control of the
        detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No          intervention agency.
        1254/1999 as regards aid for private storage in the beef
        and veal sector. Provision should hereby be made to fix
        not only the amount of aid for a specific minimum                 3.     The period of storage to be included in the contract in
        period of storage but also the amounts to be applied if           accordance with Article 4(5)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 907/
        that period is extended or reduced. In the light of the           2000 shall be three months, with, the possibility for the
        urgency of this measure, the amount of aid shall be fixed         contracting operator, at his request, of prolonging the storage
        in advance. The fixing of the amount of aid should in             period up to a maximum of six months.
        particular take into account the market value of the cow
        carcases and their subsequent depreciation through
        freezing.                                                         4.     The amount of aid for the storage period of three months
                                                                          shall be EUR 472 per tonne of carcase weight. If the storage
(3)     With a view to increasing the market effect of the                period is extended in accordance with paragrpah 3, the amount
        private storage arrangements, the period for placing in           of aid shall be increased by a daily supplement of EUR 0,93
        storage should be as short as possible and advance                per tonne.
        payment of aid should be made possible after a
        minimum storage period.
                                                                          5.     The daily amount referred to in Article 17(3) of Regula-
(4)     In order to make the private storage as effective as              tion (EC) No 907/2000 is fixed at EUR 0,93 per tonne.
        possible it is necessary to fix deboning yields which take
        into account the category of animals concerned.
                                                                          6.     By derogation from Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No
(5)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in               907/2000, in the case of boning:
        accordance with the opinion of the Management
        Committee for Beef and Veal,                                      — no aid shall be paid if the quantity stored does not exceed
                                                                              60 kilograms of boneless meat per 100 kilograms of
                                                                              bone-in meat employed,
                                                                          — the amount of aid shall be reduced proportionately if the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                              quantity stored exceeds 60 kilograms but is lower than 68
                                                                              kilograms of boneless meat per 100 kilograms of bone-in
                                                                              meat employed,
                              Article 1
                                                                          — no reduction or increase of the amount of aid shall apply
1.     From 27 November 2000 until 2 February 2001 inclu-                     where the quantity stored is 68 kilograms or more of
sive, applications for private storage aid may be introduced in               boneless beef per 100 kilograms of bone-in meat
                                                                              employed.
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 6.                                             (3) OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3.
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7.    By derogation from Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No                                         Article 3
907/2000 the advance payment may take place after two
months of storage. It shall not exceed the amount of aid              The notifications pursuant to Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC)
corresponding to that period.                                         No 907/2000, from Member States to the Commission, shall
                                                                      be made by fax to one of the following numbers:
                                                                      — (32-2) 295 36 13
                          Article 2                                   — (32-2) 296 60 27.
1.    The minimum quantity per contract shall be 10 tonnes.                                       Article 4
2.    By derogation from Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
907/2000 placing in storage must be completed not later than          of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
14 days after the date of conclusion of the contract.                 Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                   Done at Brussels, 21 November 2000.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                              Member of the Commission