Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658/80 of 17 October 1980 laying down detailed rules on intervention buying- in in the sheepmeat sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2658/80 of 17 October 1980 laying down detailed rules on intervention buying-in in the sheepmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), and in particular Article 7 (7) (a) and (c) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 made provision for a system of buying-in of certain products in the sheepmeat sector by the Member States' intervention agencies ; whereas the general rules for the said system were laid down by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2644/80 (2) ; whereas it is necessary to lay down detailed implementing rules;
Whereas, in order to ensure efficient intervention buying-in, a minimum quantity for delivery to intervention agencies should be laid down ; whereas, moreover, in order to guarantee the quality of the products bought-in, they must comply with the requirements of Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 75/379/EEC (4);
Whereas, in order to ensure equal treatment of sellers, the buying-in price and the place where the product is taken over by the intervention agency should be defined ; whereas that place may, in principle, be the intervention centre to which the seller intends to deliver his products ; whereas it must, however, be left to the intervention agency to appoint another place if taking over at the centre designated by the seller is not possible;
Whereas, with the object of organizing buying-in by intervention agencies in a rational manner, criteria for the selection of intervention centres should be laid down ; whereas the choice of such centres should be determined by certain technical requirements to ensure satisfactory storage of the meat;
Whereas, in order that intervention measures may be carried out as efficiently as possible, it is necessary to ensure that losses sustained during cold-storage are as low as possible and that the quality of the products bought-in by intervention agencies is maintained, as far as possible, even during a relatively long storage period;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to adopt Community measures on freezing and storage temperatures and on packing;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,