31975R3083

No L 308 / 12 28 . 11 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3083 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 November 1975 amending for the second time Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 in respect of the requirements which must be satisfied by beef bought in by the intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN means now available combine to indicate that this COMMUNITIES, minimum period should be reduced to 24 hours ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 0 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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) (d) thereof ; Article 1

Whereas Annex III to Commission Regulation (EEC) Paragraph 4 of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No No 1896/73 (3) of 13 July 1973 on detailed rules for 1896/73 is amended to read as follows : the application of intervention measures on the '4. The products specified in paragraph 1 must market in beef and veal, as last amended by Regula­ have been been chilled immediately after tion (EEC) No 2500/75 (4), lays down the require­ slaughter for at least 24 hours in such manner ments which must be satisfied by beef bought in by that at the end of the period of chilling they the intervention agencies, with particular regard to shall have an internal temperature not chilling after slaughter ; whereas, in order to improve exceeding 4- 7° C. This temperature must be the keeping quality of meat by preventing too rapid maintained until they are taken over by the chilling, Regulation (EEC) No 1751 /75 (5) of 8 July intervention agency.' 1975 amending Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 laid down a minimum chilling period of 36 Article 2 hours ; whereas experience of the application of the 36-hour chilling period and the improved technical This Regulation shall into force on 1 December 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 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. (3) OJ No L 193, 14. 7. 1973, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 254, 1 . 10 . 1975, p. 41 . (5) OJ No L 178, 9 . 7. 1975, p. 18 .