31974R2622

17 . 10 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 280/9

REGULATION (EEC) No 2622/74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 16 October 1974

laying down detailed rules for the taking over of certain transport costs in respect of beef and veal offered for intervention

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN borne by the seller, namely those in respect of the COMMUNITIES, distance from the place where the product offered for intervention is located to that one of the five interven­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion centres mentioned in Article 8 (3) of Regulation Economic Community ; ( EEC) No 1896/ 73 which is the furthest from that place, while a maximum distance should be fixed Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No such as will ensure that products are bought in on 805/ 68 ( J ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ terms which are both technically acceptable and tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended economically reasonable ; by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 1302/73 (3 ) of 15 May 1973 laying down general rules are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ for intervention on the market in beef and veal , as ment Committee for Beef and Veal , amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 729/74 (4), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 4a thereof ;

Whereas Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 1302/73 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that in certain cases the intervention agencies are to bear the cost, calculated on a flat-rate basis, of additional transport in respect of products offered for intervention ; Article 1

Whereas Article 8 ( 1 ) and (3) of Commission Regula­ 1 . Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, the addi­ tion ( EEC) No 1896/73 (5 ) of 13 July 1973 on detailed tional transport costs to be borne by the intervention rules for the application of intervention measures on agency pursuant to Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No the market in beef and veal, as last amended by Regu­ 1302/ 73 shall be calculated by reference to the shor­ lation (EEC) No 720/74 (6), lays down that the inter­ test distance in kilometres by road within the Commu­ vention agency shall determine the place where a nity between the place where the product offered for product is to be taken over if it cannot be accepted at intervention is located as communicated by the seller the intervention centre indicated by the seller ; pursuant to Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1896/73 and the intervention centre , not being one of Whereas the terms for taking over products and for the five intervention centres mentioned in paragraph paying the cost of additional transport must be such 3 of that Article, where the product is actually taken as to ensure equal treatment of sellers irrespective of over by the intervention agency, less the distance whether their products are taken over by one of the between the place where the product is located and five intervention centres nearest to where the product that one of the five intervention centres as aforesaid is located or by a more distant centre ; which is the furthest from that place . Whereas to this end a flat rate for the cost of addi­ tional transport should be fixed and the time of 2 . The intervention agency shall determine the payment specified ; place at which the products are to be taken over and the distance to be taken into account for the purpose Whereas there must be provisions concerning the of calculating additional transport costs as determined method of determining the additional distance over in accordance with Article 2 ( 1 ) and (2). This distance, which the product is transported and also provisions which shall be determined as provided in paragraph 1 concerning the place where the product is taken over ; above, must relate to the outward journey only and whereas for the purpose of calculating the additional may in no case exceed 750 kilometres . transport costs to be borne by the intervention agency allowance should be made for the transport costs to be

Article 2 (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (2 ) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14. (3 ) OJ No L 132, 19 . 5 . 1973 , p. 3 . 1 . Additional transport costs shall be calculated at (4 ) OJ No L 182, 5 . 7 . 1974, p. 4 . (5 ) OJ No L 193, 14. 7 . 1973 , p. 18 . the rate of 0-07 unit of account per metric ton per (') OJ No L 88 , 1 . 4. 1974, p. 27 . kilometre .

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2. Additional transport costs shall be borne by the Article 3 intervention agency only in respect of the tonnage actually taken over by the agency. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 3 . The costs as aforesaid shall be paid by the inter­ following that of its publication in the Official vention agency at the same time as the buying-in Journal of the European Communities. price for the meat, provided it can be shown to the satisfaction of the intervention agency that the meat has actually been transported as claimed. It shall apply until 6 April 1975.

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

Done at Brussels , 16 October 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI