31979R0701

No L 87/ 22 7 . 4 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 701 /79 of 6 April 1979 on the intervention measures to be taken in the beef and veal sector following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in certain French departments

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 Article I Regulation ( EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Arti­ cles 6 (5) and 23 thereof, 1 . In the French departments of Calvados, Manche and Orne, the French intervention agency shall buy in Whereas outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have meat of the categories listed in the Annex at the been declared in certain areas of France ; whereas in prices given against each such category. the French departments concerned it is no longer possible either to affix to beef and veal the health 2. Meat bought in pursuant to paragraph 1 shall marking, nor to issue the health certificate, provided bear a distinctive marking equivalent to that provided for in Article 3 ( 1 ) A (e) and (f) of Council Directive for in Article 3 ( 1 ) A (e) of the Directive on health 64/433/ EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as meat . last amended by Directive 75/379/ EEC (4 ) ; It shall be stored in separate premises and in readily Whereas such meat may therefore not be bought in identifiable lots . by intervention pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2226/78 (5 ), as amended by Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 2747/78 (6) ; whereas, in order to avoid consequences incompatible with the principle The communications provided for in Article 18 of of price support provided for producers of beef and Regulation ( EEC) No 2226/78 shall be made sepa­ veal under the intervention system , provision should rately in respect of the meat referred to in Article 1 be made for buying in the meat in question while (!)• ensuring that it may be readily distinguished so that it may be removed from storage separately ; Article 3 Whereas these measures may be taken only to the extent, and for a period strictly necessary for the This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April support of the market ; 1979 . It shall apply until 6 May 1979 .

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

Done at Brussels, 6 April 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (-') OJ No L 61 , 5 . .3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No 121 , 29 . 7. 1964, p . 2012/ 64 . (4 ) OJ No L 172, 3 . 7 . 197.5 , p. 17 . (5 ) OJ No L 261 , 26 . 9 . 1978 , p. 5 . (6) OJ No L 330 , 25 . 11 . 1978 , p. 24 .

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ANNEX

Purchase price in ECU per 100 kg of the following products

Carcases, half ai raises and Loner limit Upper limit compensated quarters of : Bœufs U 270-870 288-375 Bœufs R 254-470 269-21 1 Bœufs O 236-043 253-364 258-340 269-580 Jeunes bovins U Jeunes bovins R 241-019 257-602 223-329 239-913 Jeunes bovins O Vaches R 232-911 251-337 Vaches O 203-981 218-723