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REGULATION ( EEC) No 2778 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 October 1974 on the granting at a standard rate fixed in advance of private storage aid for beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the amount of the security required should COMMUNITIES , be such as to oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken by him, while at the same time enabling Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European part of the aid to be paid as an advance once storing is Economic Community ; completed ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage- i tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended ment Committee for Beef and Veal , by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (5) (b) and 8 (2) thereof ;

Whereas Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provides that intervention measures shall be taken for the whole of the Community when the price for adult bovine animals as recorded on representative Commu­ Article 1 nity markets in accordance with Article 10 of the same Regulation is lower than 93 % of the guide 1 . Private storage aid shall be granted for the price ; whereas this condition is fulfilled at present in products specified in the Annex hereto . Tl# amount the Community ; of such aid per metric ton exclusive of packaging shall be as shown in the said Annex . Whereas in the present state of the market it appears appropriate to permit the granting of private storage 2. If the period of storage is shortened , the amount aid ; of aid shall be adjusted . The amount to be deducted is given in column 6 of the Annex . Whereas in order to facilitate storage operations it appears appropriate to adapt certain conditions laid down in Commission Regulation ( EEC) No Article 2 1071 /68 (3) of 25 July 1968 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for beef and veal, and Only carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters in particular those concerning the security required (bone-in ) shall be eligible for private storage aid . and the time elapsing between slaughtering and placing in private storage ; The minimum quantity per contract shall be 75 metric tons . Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/68 (4) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting private storage aid for beef and veal Article 3 provides that a decrease or an increase of the storage period can be decided on if the market situation calls The contractor may before placing in store cut and for it ; whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix, in bone all or part of the bone-in beef provided that all addition to the amounts of aid for a specified storage the meat resulting from such boning or cutting opera­ period, amounts to be deducted where this period is tion remains in cold storage for the full term of the shortened ; contract . This obligation shall be considered fulfilled if for 100 kilogrammes of bone-in meat at least 77 Whereas, in order to avoid financing normal private kilogrammes of boneless meat is placed in store. storage, it appears desirable to specify a high minimum quantity ; Article 4 Whereas it is desirable having regard to the present abundance of beef and veal on the Community 1 . No aid shall be payable unless the meat remains market to allow the products stored to be exported in store for the whole of the storage period . before the expiry of the storage period, subject to a provision for a minimum period of storage ; 2 . Provided that the contractor may, prior to the termination of the storage period, withdraw from the (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. cold-store all or part of the quantity of beef for which (2 ) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14 . (3 ) OJ No L 180 , 26 . 7 . 1968 , p. 19 . he has contracted , on condition that the quantity so (4 ) OJ . No L 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , p. 10 . withdrawn shall have remained in store for at least

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two months and is, within five working days of such Article 7 withdrawal, exported from the Community. 1 . The amount of the security required shall be In this case, the contractor must furnish proof that the equal to 40 % of the relevant amount of aid as speci­ meat has left the geographical territory of the Commu­ fied in the Annex . nity. Such proof shall be furnished in the same way as for the purposes of export refunds. 2. In cases of force majeure, the intervention agency shall take such action as it considers necessary The amount of aid shall be reduced as provided in having regard to the circumstances invoked. Article 1 (2), the day of withdrawal from the cold-store being regarded as the last day of storage. The intervention agency shall inform the Commission of each case of force majeure and of the action taken 3 . The contractor shall inform the intervention in respect thereof. agency at least two days before beginning withdrawal of the meat from the cold-store, indicating the Article 8 products and the quantity which he intends to ex­ port. When the meat has been placed in store in accor­ dance with the contract, the intervention agency shall, Article 5 at the request of the recipient, pay an advance in respect of the aid equal to 90 % of the deposit lodged. By way of derogation from Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /68 , private storage aid may be granted The aid, which shall be payable at the request of the only for products obtained from animals slaughtered recipient, shall be paid at the latest on the fifteenth not more than ten days previously. day following the ascertainment by the competent authorities that the obligations of the contract have ^ Article 6 been fulfilled .

Storing must be completed within 60 days following the conclusion of the contract . Article 9

The storage period shall begin on the day on which This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November 1974. storing is completed.

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

Done at Brussels , 31 October 1974. For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Amount of aid in u. a. /metric ton for a storage period of Amount in Products for which aid u. a. / metric ton CCT heading No is payable to be deducted 4 months 5 months 6 months per day

1 2 3 4 5 6 02.01 A II a ) 1 bb) 11 Carcases, half-carcases, compensated quarters ( bone-in ) 525 555 585 1-00