CELEX: 31974R2778
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2778/74 of the Commission of 31 October 1974 on the granting at a standard rate fixed in advance of private storage aid for beef

1 . 11 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 294/73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2778 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 31 October 1974
                on the granting at a standard rate fixed in advance of private storage aid for beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the amount of the security required should
COMMUNITIES,                                                        be such as to oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations
                                                                    undertaken by him, while at the same time enabling
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               part of the aid to be paid as an advance once storing is
Economic Community ;                                                completed ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage-         i
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended                ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular
Articles 6 (5) (b) and 8 (2) thereof ;
Whereas Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
provides that intervention measures shall be taken for
the whole of the Community when the price for adult
bovine animals as recorded on representative Commu­                                         Article 1
nity markets in accordance with Article 10 of the
same Regulation is lower than 93 % of the guide                     1.    Private storage aid shall be granted for the
price ; whereas this condition is fulfilled at present in           products specified in the Annex hereto. Tl# amount
the Community ;                                                     of such aid per metric ton exclusive of packaging shall
                                                                    be as shown in the said Annex .
Whereas in the present state of the market it appears
appropriate to permit the granting of private storage               2.    If the period of storage is shortened , the amount
aid ;                                                               of aid shall be adjusted . The amount to be deducted is
                                                                    given in column 6 of the Annex .
Whereas in order to facilitate storage operations it
appears appropriate to adapt certain conditions laid
down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                                      Article 2
 1071 /68 (3) of 25 July 1968 laying down detailed rules
for granting private storage aid for beef and veal, and             Only carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters
in particular those concerning the security required                (bone-in) shall be eligible for private storage aid .
and the time elapsing between slaughtering and
placing in private storage ;                                        The minimum quantity per contract shall be 75
                                                                    metric tons .
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
989/68 (4) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules
for granting private storage aid for beef and veal                                          Article 3
provides that a decrease or an increase of the storage
period can be decided on if the market situation calls              The contractor may before placing in store cut and
 for it ; whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix, in            bone all or part of the bone-in beef provided that all
addition to the amounts of aid for a specified storage              the meat resulting from such boning or cutting opera­
 period, amounts to be deducted where this period is                tion remains in cold storage for the full term of the
 shortened ;                                                        contract. This obligation shall be considered fulfilled
                                                                    if for 100 kilogrammes of bone-in meat at least 77
Whereas, in order to avoid financing normal private                 kilogrammes of boneless meat is placed in store.
 storage, it appears desirable to specify a high
 minimum quantity ;
                                                                                            Article 4
 Whereas it is desirable having regard to the present
 abundance of beef and veal on the Community
                                                                     1.   No aid shall be payable unless the meat remains
 market to allow the products stored to be exported                 in store for the whole of the storage period .
 before the expiry of the storage period, subject to a
 provision for a minimum period of storage ;                        2.    Provided that the contractor may, prior to the
                                                                    termination of the storage period, withdraw from the
 (')  OJ No   L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.                         cold-store all or part of the quantity of beef for which
 (2 ) OJ No   L 195,  18 . 7. 1974,  p. 14 .
 (3 ) OJ No   L 180 , 26 . 7. 1968 , p. 19 .                        he has contracted , on condition that the quantity so
 (4 ) OJ . No L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 10 .                        withdrawn shall have remained in store for at least
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two months and is, within five working days of such                                     Article 7
withdrawal, exported from the Community.
                                                               1.    The amount of the security required shall be
In this case, the contractor must furnish proof that the       equal to 40 % of the relevant amount of aid as speci­
meat has left the geographical territory of the Commu­         fied in the Annex .
nity. Such proof shall be furnished in the same way as
for the purposes of export refunds.                            2. In cases of force majeure, the intervention
                                                               agency shall take such action as it considers necessary
The amount of aid shall be reduced as provided in              having regard to the circumstances invoked.
Article 1 (2), the day of withdrawal from the cold-store
being regarded as the last day of storage.                     The intervention agency shall inform the Commission
                                                               of each case of force majeure and of the action taken
3.    The   contractor shall    inform   the  intervention
                                                               in respect thereof.
agency at least two days before beginning withdrawal
of the meat from the cold-store, indicating the
                                                                                        Article 8
products and the quantity which he intends to ex­
port.                                                          When the meat has been placed in store in accor­
                                                               dance with the contract, the intervention agency shall,
                         Article 5                             at the request of the recipient, pay an advance in
By way of derogation from Article 2 (2) of Regulation          respect of the aid equal to 90 % of the deposit lodged.
(EEC) No 1071 /68 , private storage aid may be granted         The aid, which shall be payable at the request of the
only for products obtained from animals slaughtered            recipient, shall be paid at the latest on the fifteenth
not more than ten days previously.                             day following the ascertainment by the competent
                                                               authorities that the obligations of the contract have
        ^                Article 6                             been fulfilled .
Storing must be completed within 60 days following
the conclusion of the contract.                                                         Article 9
The storage period shall begin on the day on which             This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November
storing is completed.                                           1974.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 31 October 1974.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                             The President
                                                                        Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                    ANNEX
                                                           Amount of aid in u. a. /metric ton for a storage
                                                                             period of                         Amount in
                                 Products for which aid                                                     u. a. /metric ton
           CCT heading No               is payable                                                          to be deducted
                                                           4 months         5 months            6 months          per day
                    1                        2                3                   4                 5                6
    02.01 A II a ) 1 bb) 11 Carcases, half-carcases,
                            compensated quarters
                            ( bone-in )                      525               555                585              1-00