31978R1679

18 . 7 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 193 /9

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1679/78 of 14 July 1978 authorizing the German intervention agency to sell forequarters of bovine animals for processing into preserves with a view to constituting security stocks

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN be authorized to sell up to 10 000 tonnes of fresh or COMMUNITIES, refrigerated forequarters, which it has purchased under Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular 1 . The products specified in Article 1 shall be sold Article 7 (3) thereof, only to the German public authorities and shall be processed into preserves with a view to constituting Whereas for strategic reasons the Federal Republic of security stocks for the Land of Berlin. Germany has safety stocks of certain foodstuffs ; whereas these include beef preserves ; 2. The selling price of the products specified in Whereas, moreover, substantial purchases by the inter­ Article 1 shall be equal to the buying-in price of the vention agency are a feature of the current situation carcases or half-carcases, multiplied by 0-78 . on the beef and veal market in the Federal Republic of Germany ; whereas in these circumstances the 3 . For the purposes of this Regulation 'forequarters' immediate utilization of part of the meat thus bought shall mean the front part of the half-carcase in for processing into the abovementioned preserves comprising all the bones and the scrag, neck and provides a useful outlet for the meat in question ; shoulder and cut straight at the eighth rib, with the whereas, therefore, the sale of this meat should be flank and breast attached . authorized before it is placed in stock, at a price equal to the buying-in price, with a view to processing it into preserves in order to constitute security stocks for the Land of Berlin in the Federal Republic of Article 3 Germany ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation The Federal Republic of Germany shall notify the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Commission of the measures taken to implement this ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Regulation .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4 Article 1 From 1 August 1978 to the end of the 1978/79 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1978 . marketing year the German intervention agency shall

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

Done at Brussels, 14 July 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

0 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24. (2) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p . 1 .