31974R1613

27. 6 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 170 /49

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1613/74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 26 June 1974

suspending temporarily the issue of import licences for beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN be inadequate ; whereas additional measures should be COMMUNITIES, taken as a contribution towards improving the situa­ tion ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas, pending the introduction of such new measures, the issue of import licences for the products Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of the sector in question, which can be imported over 805/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ a. very short period should be suspended for a short tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended period, by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2), and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof ; < HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas prices for beef and veal on the representative markets of the Community are currently lower than Article 1 the intervention price ; whereas the intervention machinery does not enable this situation to be The issue of import licences with a validity which is remedied at short notice ; stated in paragraph 2 subparagraph (c) of Article 38 of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, amended by Regula­ Whereas if imports of beef and veal continue at their tion (EEC) No 1098/74, is hereby suspended until 12 present rate they will worsen considerably the already July 1974. This provision shall apply to applications disturbed situation on the Community market ; in respect of which the 'day on which the licence or whereas the quantities to be imported in the near certificate is applied for' within the meaning of future would make it impossible to re-establish any Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1 373/70 (4), as last sort of balance on the market and to return to a situa­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571 /73 (5), is later tion in which guaranteed prices, the main purpose of than 26 June 1974. the intervention system, are possible ; whereas the special measures introduced by Commission Regula­ Article 2 tion (EEC) No 1084/74 (3) of 30 April 1974 linking the importation of frozen beef and veal to the sale of This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June meat held by the intervention agencies have proved to 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 1974.

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(i) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (*) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 158 , 20 . 7. 1970, p. 1 . (J) OJ No L 121 , 3 . 5 . 1974, p. 32. 5) OJ No L 56, 1 . 3 . 1973, p. 3 .