31976R0223

31 . 1 . 76 No L 26/59 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 223 /76 of 30 January 1976 setting up a system linking imports of beef and veal products effected by way of protective measures with the sale of preserved beef held by intervention agencies

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES, 1 . The sale of preserved beef held by intervention Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European agencies shall be carried out by means of invitations Economic Community, to tender subject to the limitation provided for in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No first indent of Article 1 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 98 /69 . 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 , and in particular Arti­ Articles 7 (3) and 21 (2) thereof, cles 6 to 14 thereof, shall apply subject to the provi­ sions of this Regulation . Whereas a system linking imports of beef and veal products effected by way of protective measures with The weight of the preserved meats offered for sale the sale of beef held by intervention agencies was shall be expressed as net weight. The minimum quan­ introduced by Commission Regulation (EEC) No tity sold shall be two metric tons . 76/76 of 16 January 1976 (3),

Whereas the intervention agencies are at present 2. A general notice of invitation to tender shall be holding stocks of preserved beef of which a limited published at the latest on the day of publication of the first of the individual invitations to tender referred to quantity may forthwith be released from storage in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 98 /69 in paragraph 3. of 16 January 1969 laying down general rules for the disposal of frozen beef and veal by intervention agen­ 3 . Under the overall tendering arrangements the cies (4 ), and in particular the first indent of Article 1 intervention agencies shall issue monthly individual (2) (a) thereof ; invitations to tender .

Whereas, as part of the relaxation of the protective Each notice of individual invitation to tender shall measures, this sale should be carried out under the specify the date before which the meat offered for sale linking system introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 76/ 76 ; was bought in by the intervention agencies.

Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and The time limit for the submission of tenders shall Veal has not delivered an opinion on Articles 2 to 5 of expire on the third Monday of each month at 12 this Regulation within the time limit set by its noon . Chairman , 4. Every tender shall state whether the tenderer intends to import frozen meat for processing. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 5 . The tenders shall be expressed in units of Article 1 account .

1 . The purchase in accordance with this Regulation 6. Publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ of preserved beef held by intervention agencies shall pean Communities of notices of invitation to tender entitle the purchaser to the issue of import licences shall take place at least seven days before the expiry of subject to the conditions laid down in Title I of Regu­ the time limit for the submission of tenders . lation (EEC) No 76/ 76 .

2. The application for a licence shall relate to the products listed in the Annex and shall be in respect of Article 3 an amount not exceeding the quantities determined in accordance with the said Annex . 1 . The minimum selling prices shall be fixed for the products in question having regard to the tenders (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . received and to the need to offset the advantage (2) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14 . (3) OJ No L 10, 17 . 1 . 1976, p. 21 . arising from the suspension of the levy pursuant to (•» OJ No L 14, 21 . 1 . 1969 , p. 2 . Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 76/76.

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Article 4 The minimum price may be fixed at a different level for tenders with a view to the importation of frozen Where, for reasons of force majeure, the tenderer is meat for processing. unable to comply with the time limit set for taking 2 . Where the tenderer has in accordance with delivery, the intervention agency shall take such action as it considers necessary having regard to the Article 2 (4) stated his intention to import, the circumstances invoked . purchase contract shall entitle him to the issue of The intervention agency shall inform the Commission import licences only in respect of meat for processing. of each case of force majeure and of any action taken 3 . The purchase contract shall be endorsed to the in respect thereof. effect that it gives entitlement to the issue of import Article 5 licences . This endorsement shall , in the case referred to in paragraph 2, include the phrase 'meat for This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 1976 . processing'.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 1976 . For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Products to be imported

Quantity in kg which may be imported for CCT heading each kg (net weight) No Description canned beef bought from intervention agencies

1 2 3

01.02 Live animals of the bovine species :

A. Domestic species :

II . Other : b ) Other 3.00

02.01 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or frozen :

A. Meat : II . Of bovine animals :

a) Of domestic bovine animals : 1 . Fresh or chilled : aa) Of calves 1.50 bb ) Of adult animals 1.50

cc) Other cuts of beef and veal : 11 . Unboned (bone-in ) 1.20 22 . Boned or boneless 0.90

2 . Frozen : aa) Carcases, half-carcases or ' compensated quarters' 1.50 bb) Forequarters 1.50 cc) Hindquarters 1.50 dd) Other :

11 . Unboned ( bone-in) 1.20 12. Boned or boneless 0.90

02.06 Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver ), salted, in brine, dried or smoked :

C. Other :

I. Of domestic bovine animals : a) Meat 0.75

16.02 Bill b ) 1 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, con­ taining bovine meat or offal , excluding meat or offals of swine 0.75