31976R1228

26 . 5 . 76 No L 137/ 25 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1228 / 76 of 25 May 1976 prolonging the duration of private storage periods for beef and veal THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :• Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ( ! ), as last amended by A rticle 1 Regulation (EEC) No 568 /76 (2), and in particular Arti­ 1 . At the request of the contractor, the term of cles 8 (2) and 25 thereof, storage contracts concluded pursuant to Regulations Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1860/75 (EEC) No 1860/75 and (EEC) No 2711 /75 may be of 18 July 1975 on the granting of private storage aid extended by two months in the case of contracts for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No concluded for four months and by one month in the 2698/75 (4), provides that private storage aid may be case of contracts concluded for five or six months . granted for forequarters for periods of five or six months ; The amount of aid shall be adjusted to correspond to the new storage period in accordance with the Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2711 /75 Annexes to Regulations (EEC) No 1860/75 and (EEC) of 24 October 1975 on the granting, at a standard rate No 2711 / 75 . fixed in advance, of private storage aid for beef (5), as 2 . The contractor shall inform the intervention amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 94/75 (6), provides that private storage aid may be granted for agency of his intention to extend the storage period at carcases, half-carcases and compensated quarters least five working days before the date on which the (bone-in) for periods of four, five and six months ; storage period should normally have ended.

Whereas, in view of the development of the market 3 . The intervention agency shall notify the situation in recent weeks and especially of the short­ Commission whenever the preceding paragraphs are term supply difficulties of the Member State with the applied. largest shortage, which in turn affects availabilities in the producer Member States, and of the foreseeable Article 2 seasonal price trends on the beef market, provision should be made for an extension of the private storage This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day periods stipulated in contracts which have already following its publication in the Official Journal of been made : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1976. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(•) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 28 . (3) OJ No L 188 , 19 . 7. 1975, p. 30 . (4) OJ No L 273, 24. 10 . 1975, p . 26. (5) OJ No L 274, 25 . 10 . 1975, p. 27 . (6) OJ No L 316, 6 . 12. 1975, p . 16 .