CELEX: 31975R0616
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 616/75 of the Commission of 10 March 1975 on the sale at standard prices fixed in advance, for exportation, of beef bought in under Regulation (EEC) No 647/74 by the French intervention agency

11 . 3 . 75                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 64/ 11
                                   REGULATION ( EEC) No 616/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 10 March 1975
                   on the sale at standard prices fixed in advance, for exportation, of beef bought in
                          under Regulation (EEC) No 647/74 by the French intervention agency
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         sales outlets should be sought on third country
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           markets ;
                                                                        Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  98/69 (10) of 16 January 1969 laying down general
 Economic Community ;                                                   rules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal by inter­
                                                                        vention agencies provides that the selling prices for
                                                                        frozen beef bought in by intervention agencies may be
                                                                        fixed in advance at a standard rate ; whereas the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           conduct of sales on this basis will enable prospective
 805/68 (1 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                    exporters to assess export possibilities ;
 tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended
 by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular
 Articles 7 (3) and 23 thereof ;                                        Whereas the provisions governing such sales must be
                                                                        in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        216/69 ( n ) of 4 February 1969 on detailed rules of
                                                                        application for the disposal of frozen beef and veal
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 647/74 (3 )                     bought in by intervention agencies, but provision
 of 22 March 1974 on the intervention measures to be                    should be made for certain derogations therefrom,
 taken in respect of beef and veal following the intro­                 necessary for purposes of exportation, in respect in
 duction of measures to prevent the spread of foot-and­                 particular of the amount of security required, removal
 mouth disease provides that during such time as those                  of the goods from store and payment therefor ;
 measures are in force, and by way of derogation from
 Article 7 ( 1 ) (b) of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No                 Whereas removal from store and exportation may be
 1896/73 (4) of 13 July 1973 on detailed rules for the                  interrupted by force majeure ; whereas the interven­
 application of intervention measures on the market in                  tion agencies should accordingly be authorized to take
 beef and veal, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     appropriate action should such case arise ;
 No 535/75 (5), there is also to be bought in under
 intervention arrangements meat from the parts of the
 French territory specified in the Commission Deci­                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 sion of 18 March 1974 (6) on certain measures to                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
 prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as last                  ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
 amended by the Decision of 7 June 1974 (7), which
 does not satisfy the requirements laid down in Article
 3 ( 1 ) (A) (e) and (f) of the Council Directive of 26 June
 1964 (8) on health problems affecting intra-Commu­                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 nity trade in fresh meat, as last amended by the Act of
Accession (9), but which bears a distinctive mark equiv­
 alent to the mark required under Article 3 ( 1 ) (A) (e) of
 that Directive and is stored in separate premises in                                              Article 1
 readily identifiable lots ;
                                                                         1 . There shall be put up for sale at standard prices
                                                                        fixed in advance frozen beef bought in by the French
Whereas for the purpose of selling the meat bought in                   intervention agency under Regulation (EEC) No
under the aforesaid provisions, in view of the low                      647/74 .
 prices currently obtaining on the Community market,
                                                                        2. The products and cuts in question and the
(>)  OJ   No   L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                          selling prices shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
(2)  OJ   No   L  195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14 .
P)   OJ   No   L 78 , 23 . 3 . 1974, p. 21 .
(4 ) OJ   No   L  193 , 14. 7 . 1973 , p. 18 .                          3 . Sales under this Regulation shall not give entitle­
(5 ) OJ   No   L  56, 3 . 3 . 1975 , p. 26 .                            ment to the issue of import licences as provided in
(<>) OJ   No   L 77, 22 . 3 . 1974, p. 40 .
  7) OJ   No   L  151 , 8 . 6 . 1974, p. 25 .
(8) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.                               ( 10) OJ No L 14, 21 . 1 . 1969 , p. 2.
(") OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .                                    " OJ No L 28 , 5 . 2. 1969 , p. 10 .
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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1790/74 (•) of 9                                      Article 3
July 1974 linking the importation of beef and veal to
 the sale of meat held by the intervention agencies.           Notwithstanding Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
 From such time as Commission Regulation (EEC) No              216/69, the security per 100 kilogrammes of product
 2668/74 (2) of 21 October 1974 temporarily                    shall be :
 suspending the issue of import licences and advance
 fixing certificates for beef and veal ceases to apply, the    — 66 00 units of account for forequarters,
 intervention agencies shall enter on the original of          — 94-00 units of account for hindquarters.
 each contract of sale one of the following endorse­
 ments :
                                                                                      Article 4
'No linked sale permitted' ;
'Jumelage exclu ;
                                                                1 . Proof of importation into a third country shall
'Koblingstransaktioner ikke tilladt ;                          be furnished in the same way as for the purposes of
'Kopplung ausgeschlossen ;                                     export refunds .
 'Abbinamento non ammesso ;
 'Koppeling uitgesloten .                                      2. In the event of force majeure, the intervention
                                                               agency shall take such action as it considers necessary
                          Article 2                            having regard to the circumstances invoked.
  1 . Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 5          The intervention agency shall inform the Commission
( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 216/69, the price shall be        of each case of force majeure and of the action taken
 paid as and when the goods are removed from store,            in respect thereof.
in proportion to the quantities removed , and not later
 than the day preceding each removal .
                                                                                      Article 5
 2. Notwithstanding the second sentence of Article
 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 , an application        The period for the submission of applications shall
to purchase shall be valid only if accompanied by a            commence on 17 March 1975 .
written undertaking from the purchaser to remove and
export the meat within eight weeks following the date
on which he is informed that his application has been                                 Article 6
accepted.
 3.      Notwithstanding Article 2 (2) of Regulation           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(EEC) No 216/69, the minimum quantity sold shall               following its publication in the Official Journal of
be 20 metric tons .                                            the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 10 March 1975.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 187, 11 . 7. 1974, p. 21 .
¥) OJ No L 285, 22. 10. 1974, p. 22.
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                                                        ANNEX
                              Selling price in units of account per 100 kg of product
            Forequarters cut at fifth rib with hindquarter flank attached, from :
            Bœufs R. A, N                                                               92.631
            Jeunes bovins R, A, N                                                       89.988
            Vaches A, N                                                                 80.736
            Hindquarters cut at eighth rib ('      pistola
                                                     cuts), 'from :
            Bœufs R, A                                                                150.076
            Bœufs N                                                                   135.842
            Jeunes bovins R, A                                                        1 44.400
            Jeunes bovins N                                                           133.718
            Vaches A                                                                  135.966
            Vaches N                                                                  122.606