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REGULATION (EEC) No 1315/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 2S May 1974 on the deboning of beef bought-in by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES, 1 . Where the deboning 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 the general trading conditions, for the production of frozen cuts Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of beef to cutting plants approved within the meaning 805/ 68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiz­ of Article 4(1 ) of the Council Directive of 26 June ation of the market in beef and veal , as last amended 1 964 (') on health problems affecting intra-Com­ by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2) , and in particular munity trade in fresh meat, as last amended by the " Article 7 (3 ) thereof ; Directive of 26 February 1 973

Whereas the current situation on the market in beef 2. The general trading conditions, which can be and veal has led to extensive buying-in by the inter­ obtained by those interested from the addresses given vention agencies under the intervention arrangements in the Annex, fix in particular the requirement provided for in Article 6(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No demanded from the cutting plants regarding the neces­ 805/ 68 ; whereas, in view of current stocks and the sary technical installations and allow the assurance amount of meat at present on offer, it is not possible that production is carried out in a proper manner to buy-in enough meat to provide effective market particularly as concerns preservation and the possi­ support, since freezing capacity and cold storage space bility of constant supervision . are becoming exhausted ;

Whereas these circumstances create in particular the necessity to make the maximum usage of storage # Article 3 possibilities ; whereas it is therefore necessary to foresee the deboning of the meat taken over by the intervention agencies ; The processing shall refer to the following operations :

(a) trimming, packing and freezing of cuts in accor­ Whereas, in the absence of sufficient experience dance with the trading terms referred to in within the framework of the market organization, it Article 2 ; appears desirable as far as the deboning operation is concerned to leave the details to be regulated largely (b) storage of the frozen cuts until they are taken back by the general trading conditions of the intervention by the intervention agency. agencies in order to adjust the provisions of this Regu­ lation later in the light of the experience acquired ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 4 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Remuneration under contract as provided for in Article 2 shall cover expenditure in respect of the operations specified in Article 3, including in par­ ticular : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (a) direct wage costs in respect of deboning, pack­ aging, leading, freezing and storage, Article 1 (b) the cost of materials, bags for packing the cuts of meat, other packaging, This Regulation authorizes temporarily the interven­ tion agencies of Member States to debone meat (c) the cost of freezing, transportation and storage bought-in under Article 6(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No until the products are taken back by the interven­ 805 / 68 . tion agency .

(') 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 . I. 1973 , p. 23 . (■») OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1973, p. 43 .

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The cutting plants specified in Article 2 shall under­ take to cut each week the quantities allotted to them This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May by the intervention agency. 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 May 1974. For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Addresses of the intervention agencies

Belgium Office beige de l'économie et de l'agriculture rue de Trèves 82 1040 Bruxelles Tel . 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 ( ON1BEV) 8-10, Boulevard de Vaugirard 75015 Paris Tel . 273 88 00

Germany : Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle fur 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 Tel . 789 011

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 Tel . 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 RG1 7QW, Berks. Telex : 848 302