31975R2500

1 . 10 . 75 No L 254/41 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2500/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 September 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 on detailed rules for the application of intervention measures on the market in beef and veal with regard to wrapping of meat held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, consequently, provision can be made to auth­ COMMUNITIES, orize Member States by decision to use other wrap­ pings where necessary ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ment Committee for Beef and Veal , 805/68 (} ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular Article 6 (5) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 (3) of 13 July 1973 as last amended by Regula­ V Article 1 tion (EEC) No 2010/75 (4), laid down detailed rules for the application of intervention measures on the The second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regula­ market in beef and veal ; whereas the second subpara­ tion (EEC) No 1896/73 is amended to read as follows : graph of Article 4 (2) thereof provides that meat in quarters shall be wrapped in polythene or a like mate­ 'Meat in quarters shall be wrapped in polythene, at rial, at least 0-05 mm thick, suitable for wrapping food least 0-05 mm thick, suitable for wrapping food products, and in cotton (stockinette) coverings ; products, and in cotton (stockinette) coverings. However, it may be decided to authorize the Whereas in certain Member States the use of poly­ Member States to use other wrappings where neces­ thene or a like material creates difficulties, especially sary'. the handling of the quarters ; whereas wrapping in this manner is not necessarily the only guarantee against losses during cold storage ; whereas even Article 2 without obligation to wrap in this way the quality of products bought in by intervention agencies can be This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October maintained under certain conditions ; 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1975.

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(«) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. 0 OJ No L 195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 193, 14. 7. 1973, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 204, 2. 8 . 1975, p. 5.