31974R0647

23 . 3 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 78 / 21

REGULATION (EEC) No 647/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 March 1974 on the intervention measures to be taken in respect of beef and veal following the introduction of measures to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 805/68 ( J ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended Article 1 by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (4), 23 and 25 thereof ; During such time as the measures to prevent the Whereas an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has spread of foot-and-mouth disease provided for in the occurred in France prompting the adoption of the Commission Decision of 18 March 1974 are in force, Commission Decision of 18 March 1974 (3) and by way of derogation from Article 7 ( 1 ) (b) of concerning certain measures to prevent the spread of Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73, intervention agencies foot-and-mouth disease ; whereas in the French depar­ shall also buy-in meat from the parts of the French tements affected the stamping of meat with health territory specified in that Decision which does not marks and the issue of health certificates, as required satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 3 ( 1 ) (A) under Article 3 ( 1 ) (A) (e) and (f) of the Council Direc­ (e) and (f) on the Directive on health problems tive of 26 June 1964 (4) on health problems affecting affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat but intra-Community trade in fresh meat, as last amended which bears a distinctive mark equivalent to the mark by the Act of Accession (5), are no longer authorized ; required under Article 3 ( 1 ) (A) (e) of that Directive and which are stored in separate places and readily Whereas such meat no longer satisfies the require­ identifiable lots . ments for buying-in by intervention agencies laid down in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1896/ 73 (6) of 13 July 1973 on detailed rules for Article 2 the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and veal, as last amended by Regula­ In the communications required under Article 12 of tion ( EEC) No 31 19 /73 (7) ; whereas, in order to avert Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73, the meat specified in consequences incompatible with the principles of Article 1 of this Regulation shall be returned sepa­ price guarantees afforded beef and veal producers by rately. the intervention system , provision should be made to enable such meat to be bought-in, while still main­ Article 3 taining the safeguards necessary to prevent contamina­ tion of healthy animals and to ensure that the meat This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its concerned can be readily indentified so that it may be publication in the Official Journal of the European removed from storage separately ; Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 22 March 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

( l ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . I2) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973, p. 23 . (*) OJ No L 77, 22. 3 . 1 974, p . 40 . (4) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964, p . 2012/64 . (5) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. (6) OJ No L 193 , 14 . 7 . 1973, p . 18 . (7) OJ No L 316 , 17 . 11 . 1973 , p . 26 .