COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2964/86
of 26 September 1986
on exceptional measures to be taken in the beef and veal sector following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in certain regions of Italy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 23 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in certain production regions in Italy, the introduction of live bovine animals and certain fresh beef or veal products from the said regions of Italy into the other Member States has been temporarily prohibited pursuant to Commission Decision 86/448/EEC of 4 September 1986 on certain protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy (3);
Whereas, in order to take account of the limitations to free circulation resulting from the situation, exceptional measures to support the market must be taken in the regions concerned;
Whereas, in the Italian regions concerned, it is no longer possible either to affix to beef and veal the health marking, nor to issue the health certificate, provided for in Article 3 (1) A (e) and (f) of Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85;
Whereas such meat may therefore not be bought in by intervention pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1375/86 (6); whereas, in order to avoid consequences incompatible with the principle of price support provided for producers of beef and veal under the intervention system, provision should be made for buying in the meat in question while ensuring that it may be readily distinguished so that it may be removed from storage separately;
Whereas these masures may be taken only to the extent and for a period strictly necessary for the support of the market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. In the period 29 September to 31 December 1986, the Italian intervention agency shall buy in a maximum quantity of 6 000 tonnes of meat of the categories listed in the Annex at the price given against each such category.
2. Only products obtained from adult bovine animals reared in local health units in which foot-and-mouth disease has been detected and which have not been declared free of the disease or from adult bovine animals reared in local health units which share a boundary with such local health units may be bought in.
Products obtained from adult bovine animals reared in local health units in which no cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been recorded for three months or from adult bovine animals reared in local health units which share a boundary with such local health units shall no longer qualify for this buying-in operation.
Modifications to the boundary of the infection zone shall be immediately notified by the Italian authorities to the Commission.
3. Meat bought in pursuant to paragraph 1 shall bear a distinctive marking equivalent to that provided for in Article 3 (1) A (e) of Directive 64/433/EEC.
It shall be stored separately and in readily-identifiable lots.
The communications provided for in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 shall be made separately in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 (1).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.