31975R1751

No L 178/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 7 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 1751 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 8 July 1975 amending Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 in respect of the require­ ments which must be satisfied by beef bought in by the intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ Paragraph 4 of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended 1896/73 is replaced by the following text : by Regulation (EEC) No 1855/74 (2), and in particular Article 6 (5) (d) thereof ; '4. The products specified in paragraph 1 must have been chilled immediately after slaughter Whereas Annex III to Commission Regulation (EEC) for at least 36 hours in such manner that at the No 1896/73 (3) of 13 July 1973 on detailed rules for end of the period of chilling they shall have an the application of intervention measures on the internal temperature not exceeding + 7 ° C. market in beef and veal, as last amended by Regula­ This temperature must be maintained until tion (EEC) No 834/75 (4), lays down the requirements they are taken over by the intervention which must be satisfied by beef bought in by the inter­ agency.' vention agencies, with particular regard to chilling after slaughter ; whereas it is advisable to ensure better preservation of the meat by avoiding that the chilling be too rapid ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July ment Committee for Beef and Veal, 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 1975 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14. (J) OJ No L 193, 14. 7 . 1973, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 79, 28 . 3 . 1975, p. 47.