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REGULATION ( EEC) No 3028 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 29 November 1974 on certain transitional measures to be taken in the United Kingdom in respect of beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN kept fully informed as to the measures taken and the COMMUNITIES , result obtained in order for it to be able to assess their effectiveness and their possible effect on the operation Having regard to the Treaty ( ! ) concerning the acces­ of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 805/68 (5) of 27 June sion of new Member States to the European Economic 1968 on the common organization of the market in Community and to the European Atomic Energy beef and veal , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) Community , and in particular Article 63 of the Act (2 ) No 1 855 / 74 ( 6); annexed thereto ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas the special situation on the beef market in are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ the United Kingdom , which had already led to the ment Committee for Beef and Veal , adoption of transitional measures in order to facilitate the changeover from the system in force before the accession of that Member State to that resulting from the application of the common organization of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : market, has also led to the suspension of buying-in by the intervention agency of that Member State ; Article 1 whereas the application of intervention measures in the United Kingdom therefore calls for transitional 1 . The United Kingdom intervention agency shall measures to enable the buying-in prices for the products listed in Annex II to Commission Regula­ buy in meat from the animals specified in the section headed 'United Kingdom ' in Annex II to Regulation tion ( EEC) No 1896/ 73 (3 ) of 13 July 1973 on detailed ( EEC) No 1896/ 73 . rules for the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and veal , as last amended by Regu­ 2. The buying-in price free at the intervention lation ( EEC) No 3027/ 74 (4), to be progressively increased ; centre's refrigeration plant shall be fixed by the United Kingdom intervention agency, within the Whereas it should be made possible for beef limits laid down in the Annex hereto for each product producers to be guaranteed as of now the income having regard to the age , weight , conformation and which will accrue to them as a result of this increase finish of the animal from which it was obtained . in prices ; whereas this objective may be attained by the temporary granting of aid for the slaughter of Article 2 certain adult bovine animals other than cows ;

Whereas this aid must not exceed the difference The United Kingdom is hereby authorized until 31 between the intervention price actually applied and January 1975 to grant a national aid for the slaughter in that Member State of certain adult bovine animals that normally applicable ; whereas the payment of such aid may nevertheless cause deflection of trade ; other than cows of a live weight of not less than 330 whereas it is therefore necessary to offset its effect at k g­ the frontier of the Member State concerned ; The maximum amount of such aid per 100 kg of live Whereas the economic situation of beef producers in weight shall be as follows : Ireland depends very largely on the United Kingdom — from 18 November market ; whereas it is therefore necessary, in order to to 1 December 1974 : 24-108 u.a . prevent distortion of competition between producers — from 2 December from these Member States, to provide for special to 15 December 1974 : 20-664 u.a . measures to ensure that the pattern of trade is main­ — from 16 December tained unchanged ; to 29 December 1974 : 17-220 u.a . — from 30 December 1974 Whereas the operation of measures of a kind provided to 12 January 1975 : 13-776 u.a . for in this Regulation calls for the Commission to be — from 13 January to 26 ( anuarv 1975 : 10-332 u.a . — from 27 januarv to 31 ( anuarv 1^75 : 6-888 u.a . (') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 1 1972, p. 5 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 19 72, p. 14 . (} ) OJ No L 193 , 14 . 7 . 1973 , p. 18 . 0 0 | No L 148 , 28 . b . 1968 , p. 24 . (4 ) See page 71 of this Official Journal . ( h ) OJ No I. 195 , IS . p . |4

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Article 3 2. For each of the periods specified in Article 2 and in the Annex hereto, the Member States concerned If the United Kingdom makes use of the authoriza­ shall each week communicate to the Commission tion provided for in Article 2 , it shall levy on the particulars as follows : export of all beef to other Member States or to third countries an amount equivalent to the amount of aid (a) the quantities of meat, broken down by product, applicable on the fourteenth day prior to the day of bought in pursuant to Article 1 ; export, multiplied by the coefficients fixed pursuant to Articles 12 and 13 of Regulation ( EEC) No 805 / 68 . (b) the number of animals in respect of which the aid provided for in Article 2 was granted, together Article 4 with the amount of aid actually paid ; If the United Kingdom makes use of the authoriza­ (c) the qualities broken down by product exported tion provided for in Article 2, Ireland and the United under the arrangements provided for in Article 3 ; Kingdom shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that beef originating in Ireland and destined (d) the quantities of meat, broken down by product, for the United Kingdom benefits from financial advan­ having benefited under the measures provided for tages identical to those resulting from the granting of in Article 4 . the aid provided for in Article 2 on beef from animals slaughtered in the United Kingdom .

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1 . Ireland and the United Kingdom shall inform the Commission of the measures taken by them in This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December implementation of this Regulation . 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels , 29 November 1974 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

2 . 12 . 1974 to 15 . 12 . 1974 16 . 12 . 1974 to 29 . 12 . 1974 30 . 12 . 1974 to 12 . 1 . 1975 13 . 1 . 1975 to 26. 1 . 1975 | 27 . 1 . 1975 to 31 . 1 . 1975

Inferior Superior Inferior Superior Inferior Superior Inferior Superior Inferior Superior limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit

A. GREAT BRITAIN — Carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters, from i Steers M 111-098 115-519 117-818 122-238 124-537 128-958 131-169 135-590 137-888 142-309 Steers H 108-887 113-308 115-430 119-851 122-062 126-483 128-605 133-025 135-148 139-568 Heifers M/H 107-826 112-247 114-281 118-702 120-824 125-245 127-322 131-743 133-865 138-286 — Forequarters straight cut in 10 rib, from : Steers M 83-555 86-650 88-595 91-690 93-635 96-730 98-587 101-681 103-626 106-721 Steers H 81-875 84-970 86-783 89-877 91-778 94-873 96-686 99-780 101-593 104-687 Heifers M/H 81-080 84-174 85-943 89-037 90-850 93-945 95-7Î3 98-808 100-620 103-715 — Hindquarters straight cut in 3 rib, from : Steers M 133-114 138-640 141-160 146-686 149-206 154-732 157-164 162-690 165-254 170-780 Steers H 130-461 135-987 138-286 143-813 146-244 151-770 154-113 159-639 161-938 167-464 Heifers M /H 129-179 134-705 136-916 142-442 144-785 150-311 152-566 158-092 160-435 165-961

B. NORTHERN IRELAND — Carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters, from : Steers L/ M 108-887 113-308 115-430 119-851 122-062 126-483 128-605 133-025 135-148 139-568 Steers L/ H 106-809 111-230 113-264 117-685 119-763 124-184 126-217 130-638 132-628 137-049 Steers T 107-694 112-115 114-237 118-657 120-780 125-200 127-234 131-655 133-733 138-154 Heifers T 104-201 108-622 110-523 114-944 116-845 121-266 123-078 127-499 129-400 133-821 — Forequarters straight cut in 10 rib, from : Steers L/ M 81-875 84-970 86-783 89-877 91-778 94-873 96-686 99-780 101-593 104-687 Steers L/H 80-328 83-423 85-191 88-286 90-054 93-149 94-873 97-968 99-692 102-786 Steers T 80-991 84-086 85-898 88-993 90-806 93-900 95-669 98-763 100-532 103-626 Heifers T 78-383 81-478 83-113 86-208 87-844 90-938 92-530 95-624 97-260 100-355 — Hindquarters straight cut in 3 rib, from : Steers L/ M 130-461 135-987 138-286 143-813 146-244 151-770 154-113 159-639 161-938 167-464 Steers L/H 127-941 133-468 135-678 141-204 143-503 149-029 151-240 156-766 158-932 164-458 Steers T 129-002 134-529 136-872 142-398 144-697 150-223 152-478 158-004 160-258 165-785 Heifers T 124-803 130-329 132-407 137-933 140-011 145-537 147-482 153-008 155-042 160-568