CELEX: 31975R2500
Language: en
Date: 1975-09-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2500/75 of the Commission of 30 September 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 on detailed rules for the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and veal with regard to wrapping of meat held by intervention agencies

1 . 10 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 254/41
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2500/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 30 September 1975
                amending Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 on detailed rules for the application of
                intervention measures on the market in beef and veal with regard to wrapping
                                           of meat held by intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas, consequently, provision can be made to auth­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      orize Member States by decision to use other wrap­
                                                                   pings where necessary ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
805/68 (} ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                ment Committee for Beef and Veal,
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular
Article 6 (5) thereof ;                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1896/73 (3) of 13 July 1973 as last amended by Regula­                         V          Article 1
tion (EEC) No 2010/75 (4), laid down detailed rules for
the application of intervention measures on the                   The second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regula­
market in beef and veal ; whereas the second subpara­              tion (EEC) No 1896/73 is amended to read as follows :
graph of Article 4 (2) thereof provides that meat in
quarters shall be wrapped in polythene or a like mate­                 'Meat in quarters shall be wrapped in polythene, at
rial, at least 0-05 mm thick, suitable for wrapping food               least 0-05 mm thick, suitable for wrapping food
products, and in cotton (stockinette) coverings ;                      products, and in cotton (stockinette) coverings.
                                                                       However, it may be decided to authorize the
Whereas in certain Member States the use of poly­                      Member States to use other wrappings where neces­
thene or a like material creates difficulties, especially              sary'.
the handling of the quarters ; whereas wrapping in
this manner is not necessarily the only guarantee
against losses during cold storage ; whereas even                                          Article 2
without obligation to wrap in this way the quality of
products bought in by intervention agencies can be                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October
maintained under certain conditions ;                              1975 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 30 September 1975.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(«) OJ   No  L 148,  28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.
0   OJ   No  L 195,  18 . 7. 1974, p. 14.
(3) OJ   No  L 193,  14. 7. 1973, p. 18 .
(4) OJ   No  L 204,  2. 8 . 1975, p. 5.