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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1500/76 of 25 June 1976 on the granting of private storage aid for beef at a standard rate fixed in advance

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN chilled carcases, half-carcases and 'compensated quar­ COMMUNITIES, ters of adult bovine animals other than those listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas it should be ensured that those animals are Economic Community, slaughtered solely in slaughterhouses approved and supervised in accordance with Council Directive Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (6), as of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by last amended by Directive 75/379/ EEC of 24 June Regulation (EEC) No 568 /76 (2), and in particular Arti­ 1975 (7) ; cles 6 (5) (b) and 8 (2) thereof,

Whereas, in order to facilitate storage operations, Whereas Article 6 (3) thereof provides that interven­ certain conditions of Commission Regulation (EEC) tion measures shall be taken for the whole of the No 1071 /68 of 25 July 1968 laying down detailed Community when the price for adult bovine animals rules for granting private storage aid for beef and as recorded on representative Community markets in veal (8), and in particular those concerning the security accordance with Article 10 thereof is lower than the required should be amended ; whereas the guide price ; whereas this condition is fulfilled at consequences of putting too small a quantity into present ; storage and of withdrawing meat prematurely should also be specified ;

Whereas, in the present market situation, where prices Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No are unstable in the Community and where, in parti­ 989/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for cular, the short-term supply difficulties in the Member State with the largest deficit are affecting the availa­ granting private storage aid for beef and veal (9) provides that a decrease or an increase of the storage bility of supplies in producer Member States, private storage aid should be granted for fresh or chilled period can be decided on if the market situation calls carcases, half-carcases and 'compensated' quarters of for it ; whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix, in male adult bovine animals as defined in Annex I to addition to the amounts of aid for a specified storage period, amounts to be deducted or added when this Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1896/73 of 13 July 1973 on detailed rules for the application of interven­ period is shortened or lengthened ; tion measures on the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 333/76 (4), and also for fresh or chilled forequarters of adult bovine Whereas, in order to avoid financing normal private animals : storage, it appears desirable to specify high minimum quantities ;

Whereas from the results of the tendering procedure under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1204/76 of Whereas it is desirable, having regard to the present abundance of beef on the Community market, to 21 May 1976 providing for invitations to tender to determine amounts of private storage aid in respect of allow the products stored to be exported before the beef (5), it is clear that provision should also be made end of the storage period provided they are stored for a minimum period ; for granting private storage aid at a standard rate fixed in advance taking into account the abovementioned tendering procedure ; whereas, furthermore, in the light of the unfavourable weather and recent market Whereas the amount of the security required should developments, the aid should be extended to fresh or be such as to oblige the storer to fulfill the obligations undertaken by him ; (•) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 28 . (0) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7 . 1964, p. 2012/64. (3) OJ No L 193, 14. 7. 1973, p. 18 . (7) OJ No L 172, 3 . 7. 1975, p. 17. («) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6. 1976, p. 7. (8) OJ No L 180, 26 . 7. 1968 , p. 19 . (5) OJ No L 133, 22. 5. 1976, p. 28 . (9) OJ No L 169, 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 10 .

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Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (2) of Council Regula­ — 30 metric tons for the products listed in the tion (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down Annex under (c). general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agri­ Article 4 cultural policy ('), for transactions carried out under the common agricultural policy the sums owed by a 1 . The contractor may, before placing them in Member State or a duly authorized body, expressed in store, cut and bone the products referred to in the national currency and representing amounts fixed in Annex under (a), (b) and (c) in whole or in part, units of account, are paid on the basis of the relation­ provided that all the meat resulting from such boning ship between the unit of account and the national or cutting operations is placed in store . currency obtaining at the time when the transaction or part transaction was carried out ; 2. For the purposes of this Regulation : Whereas, pursuant to Article 6 of the Regulation (a) 100 kg of the unboned meat referred to in the referred to above , the time when a transaction is Annex under (a) and (b) shall be equivalent to 77 carried out is considered as being the date on which kg of boned meat ; occurs the event, as defined by Community rules or, and in the absence of and pending adoption of such rules, by the rules of the Member State concerned, in which (b) 100 kg of the unboned meat referred to in the the amount involved in the transaction becomes due Annex under (c) shall be equivalent to 70 kg of and payable ; boned meat .

Whereas, in respect of private storage aid for beef, the 3 . In the case of meat stored in the unaltered state , rate of exchange to be used for calculating the amount of this aid in national currency should be that if the quantity stored is less than the quantity for which the contract was concluded and : obtaining at the time when the contract for private storage aid is concluded ; (a) not less than 90 % of that quantity, the amount of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation private storage aid shall be reduced proportion­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ally ; ment Committee for Beef and Veal , or (b) less than 90 % of that quantity, private storage aid HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : shall not be paid .

Article 1 In the case of boned meat, the percentage indicated in (a) and (b) and the lower percentage indicated in 1 . Aid shall be granted for the private storage of the Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /68 shall be products specified in the Annex hereto. The amounts equal to 85 % . of such aid per metric ton , exclusive of packaging, shall be shown in the said Annex . 4 . If the quantity placed in store is greater than the 2 . The amount of aid shall be adjusted if the dura­ quantity in respect of which the contract was tion of storage is extended or curtailed . The additional concluded, the amount of aid shall be equal to that amounts per month or amounts to be deducted per appropriate to the quantity contracted for. day are given in columns 5 and 6 of the Annex .

Article2¶

Private storage aid may be granted only for meat 1 . At the request of the s*torer to be, submitted produced in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) A (a) to (e ) when lodging his tender, the period of storage shall of the Council Directive of 26 June 1964 on health be : problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat, as last amended by the Directive of 24 June (a) five or six months for the products referred to in 1 975 . the Annex under (a) ; and Article 3 (b) four, five or six months for the products referred The minimum quantity per contract is : to in the Annex under (b) and (c). — 50 metric tons for the products listed in the Annex under (a) and (b), 2 . Entitlement to the payment of aid shall be aquired only if all the meat remains in storage during (') OJ No L 1X8 , 1 . 8 . 1968 , p. 1 . the entire storage period .

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3. At the end of a storage period of two months, Article 7 the contractor may withdraw from store all or part of 1 . The amount of the security required is fixed at the meat for which he has contracted, provided that 100 u.a./ metric ton . not less than five metric tons is withdrawn and is, within 10 working days of such withdrawal, exported 2. In cases of force majeure, the intervention from the Community. agency shall take such measures as it considers neces­ sary having regard to the circumstances invoked . In that event, the amount of the aid shall be reduced in accordance with Article 1 (2), the day of withdrawal The intervention agency shall inform the Commission from store being regarded as the last day of storage. of each case of force majeure and of the action taken in respect thereof. The contractor shall inform the intervention agency not less than two working days before beginning with­ Article 8 drawal of the meat from store, indicating the products and quantities which he intends to export. Aid shall be paid at the request of the person entitled 4. In the case of exportation in accordance with and at the latest on the 15th day following that on paragraph 3, the contractor shall furnish proof that which it is ascertained that the obligations under the contract have been fulfilled . the meat has left the geographical territory of the Community or has been delivered within the meaning Article 9 of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 . The proof shall be furnished as in the case of refunds . Within the meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 , the event giving entitlement to private Article 6 storage aid shall be considered as occurring on the day of the conclusion of the contract . Storing must be completed within 60 days following the conclusion of the contract. Article 10 The storage period shall begin on the day on which storing is completed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 1976 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS 9 Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Amount of aid , in u.a./ metric ton Amount in u.a./ metric ton for a storage period of Products for which aid is granted to be added to be deducted 4 months 5 months 6 months per month per day

(a) Carcases, half-carcases and 'compensated quarters', fresh or chilled, from the male adult bovine animals specified in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 550 580 30 1

(b) Carcases, half-carcases and 'compensated quarters', fresh or chilled , from adult bovine animals other than those referred to under (a) 420 450 480 30 1

(c) Forequarters, fresh or chilled, from adult bovine animals 360 385 410 25 0.80