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23 . 5 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 140 /47
REGULATION ( EEC) No 1295 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 May 1974 on the processing of beef bought-in intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES, 1 . Where processing is to be carried out under Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European contract the intervention agencies shall award Economic Community ; contracts, on the terms laid down in this general trading conditions, for the production of frozen cuts Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of beef and preserved beef to meat processing under 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza takings approved as cutting plants within the meaning tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended of Article 4 ( 1 ) of the Council Directive of 26 June by Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2), and in particular 1 964 (3) on health problems affecting intra-Commu Article 7 (3) thereof ; nity trade in fresh meat, as last amended by the Direc tive of 26 February 1973 (4). Whereas the current situation on the market in beef and veal has led to extensive buying-in by the inter 2. The general trading conditions, which can be vention agencies under the intervention arrangements obtained by those interested from the addresses given provided for in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No in the Annex, fix in particular the requirement 805/68 ; whereas, in view of current stocks and the demanded from the processing industries regarding amount of meat at present on offer, it is not possible the necessary technical installations to guarantee that to buy-in enough meat to provide effective market production is canned out in a proper manner particu support, since freezing capacity and cold storage space larly as concerns preservation and the possibility of are largely exhausted ; constant supervision . Whereas in these circumstances it is necessary to make use of storage capacity which does not depend Article 3 on refrigeration ; whereas consequently provision should be made for meat bought-in by intervention agencies to be processed, with the exceptiQn, for The processing shall refer to the following operations : economic reasons , of certain cuts ; (a) manufacture of preserved beef products containing 80 % or more of beef and veal, excluding offal Whereas, since processing has not hitherto been and fat, using 150 kg of boned meat to produce carried out within the framework of the market organi 100 kg of preserves ; 100 kg of unboned meat is zation , it appears desirable in this first Regulation to equivalent to 77 kg of boned meat ; leave the details to be regulated largely by the general trading conditions of the intervention agencies in (b) cutting, packing and freezing of cuts in accordance order to adjust the provisions later in the light of the with the trading terms referred to in Article 2 ; experience acquired ; (c) storage of the preserved products and frozen cuts Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation until they are taken into charge by the interven are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage tion agency. ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
Article 4 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Remuneration in respect of processing carried out under contract as provided for in Article 2 shall cover Article 1 expenditure in respect of the operations specified in Article 3 , including in particular : The intervention agencies of Member States are autho rized temporarily to process into preserved meat (a) direct wage costs in respect of processing, pack bought-in under Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No aging, loading, freezing and storage, 805 / 68 . (b) the cost of materials, such as cans for the This processing shall occur after the removal of the preserved products, bags for packing the cuts of following cuts : fillet and roast-beef. meat, other packaging, rinds and salt and pepper,
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (3 ) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964, p . 2012/64 . (2 OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1973, p. 43 .
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(c) the cost of freezing transportation and storage Article 6 until the products are taken into charge by the After verification to ensure that processing has been intervention agency. carried out in the proper manner, the intervention agencies shall take into their charge the frozen cuts Article 5 and preserved products. Processors shall undertake to process not less than 10 Article 7 metric tons per week and to take delivery of this quan This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its tity in a single instalment. publication in the Official Journal of the European The products of each week's processing shall be Communities. It shall be applicable for processed marked and stored separately. meat until 3 August 1974.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 22 May 1974.
For the Commission The President
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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ANNEX
Addresses of the intervention agencies
Belgium : Office belge de l'économie et de l'agriculture rue de Trêves 82 1040 Bruxelles Tél . 02/13 98 20
Denmark : Direktoratet for Markedsordninger Torvegade 2 1400 København K Telex : 15 137 DK
France : Office national interprofessionnel du bétail et des viandes ( ONIBEV) 8-10, Boulevard de Vaugirard 75015 Paris Tél. 273 88 00
Germany : Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Schlachtvieh, Fleisch und Fleisch erzeugnisse 6 Frankfurt/Main Adickesallee 40 Tel . 55 04 61 Ireland : The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Meat Division 14 Upper Merrion St. Dublin 2
Italy : Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo (AIMA) Via Palestro 81 , Roma Tel. 49 57 283 Luxembourg : Services d'économie rurale — section cheptel et viande 113-115 , rue de Hollerich Luxembourg Tél . 478 443 Netherlands : Voedselvoorzienings In- en Verkoopbureau (VIB) Hoensbroek (L) Kouvenderstraat 229 Tel . 045-214 746 United Kingdom : Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, Fountain House 2 West Mall, Reading RGl 7QW Berks. Telex : 848 302