31982R0717

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 717/82

of 29 March 1982

on special conditions (or the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN from storage is intended for export ; whereas proof that COMMUNITIES, the meat has been exported must be supplied, as in the case of refunds, in accordance with Commission Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (*), as last amended by Economic Community, Regulation (EEC) No 202/82 (*) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it should be made clear that the same 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ product cannot be the subject of a storage contract and zation of the market in pigmeat (!), as last amended by at the same time be eligible under Council Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance Articles 4 (6), 5 (4) and 7 (2) thereof, payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products Q ; whereas to apply both systems simulta­ Whereas intervention measures may be taken in neously would have the effect in particular of compen­ respect of pigmeat if, on the representative markets of sating traders to an excessive extent in respect of the Community, the average price for pig carcases is certain of their financing costs ; less than 103 % of the basic price and is likely to remain below that level ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas the market situation has been characterized Committee for Pigmeat, by a marked fall in prices below the level mentioned ; whereas, in view of seasonal and cyclical trends, this situation could persist ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas intervention measures must be taken ; whereas these can be limited to the granting of private storage aid ; Article 1 Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2763/75 (3) provides that the period of storage can be 1 . As from 31 March 1982 applications for private curtailed or extended if the market situation so storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the requires ; whereas the period of storage can, in parti­ provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1092/80. The list cular be curtailed as a result of circumstances constitu­ of products which qualify for aid and the relevant ting force majeure, as provided for in Article 9 of amounts are set out in the Annex hereto. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1092/80 (4) ; whereas, therefore, provisions should be made to fix not only the amounts of aid for a specific period of 2. If the period of storage is extended or curtailed, the amount of the aid shall be adjusted accordingly. storage but also the amounts to be added or deducted if this period is curtailed or extended ; The amounts of the supplements and deductions per month and per day set out in columns 6 and 7 of the said Annex . Whereas, in order to facilitate administrative and control work resulting from the conclusion of contracts, minimum quantities should be fixed ; Article 2 Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations under­ The minimum quantities per contract and per product taken by him ; shall be as follows :

Whereas provisions should be made for the possibility (a) 30 tonnes for carcases and half carcases ; of reducing the storage period where meat removed (b) 15 tonnes for all the other products. 0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 19. 0 OJ No L 21 , 29. 1 . 1982, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 114, 3. 5. 1980, p. 22. o OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5.

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Article 3 commencement of removal operations, stating the quantities which it intends to export. Placing of the products in storage shall be completed within 24 days following conclusion of the contract 2. In cases of export in accordance with paragraph 1 , the Contracting Party shall provide proof that the The security shall be 20 % of the amounts of aid set meat has left the Community's geographical territory out in the Annex. or has been the subject of a delivery within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79. Article 4 This proof shall be provided as under the refund procedure. 1 . On the expiry of a storage period of two months, the Contracting Party may withdraw from store all or Article 5 part of the quantity of meat under contract, subject to a minimum of 10 tonnes, provided that it is exported The same products may not, at the same time, be within 10 working days after the date of its removal subject to a private storage aid contract and to the from storage. provisions referred to in Article 5 (1 ) of Regulation In this case, the amount of aid shall be reduced, in (EEC) No 565/80. accordance with Article 1 (2), the day of removal from storage being the last day of storage. Article 6 The Contracting Party shall inform the intervention This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 1982. agency at least two working days before the

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March f982.

^ For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

(ECU/tonne) CCT Amount of the aid for a storage period of Supplement or deduction heading Products in respect of which aid is granted No 4 months 5 months 6 months per month per day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ex 02.01 A III a) 1 Carcases or half carcases without the head, chaps, neck, flare fat, kidneys, forefeet, tail, precrural flank and spinal cord, fresh or chilled (') 240 264 288 24 0-80

ex 02.01 A III a) 2 Unboned hams with or without rind and fat, fresh or chilled 280 310 340 30 1-0

ex 02.01 A III a) 3 Unboned shoulders (fores) with or without rind and fat, fresh or chilled 280 310 340 30 1-0

ex 02.01 A III a) 4 Unboned loins, fresh or chilled (2) 280 310 340 30 10

ex 02.01 A III a) 5 Bellies (streaky) with or without rind and ribs, fresh or chilled 140 160 180 20 0-67

ex 02.01 A III a) 6 bb) Cuts corresponding to 'middles', fresh or chilled (3) 220 244 268 24 0-80

ex 02.01 A III a) 6 bb) Hams, shoulders, with or without rind and fat, loins with or without collar ; collars, boned, fresh or chilled (4) 280 310 340 30 1-0

(') The aid for products falling within subheading ex 02.01 A III a) 1 can also be granted for fresh pig carcases presented as Wiltshire sides, i.e. without the head, chaps, neck, feet, tail, flare fat, kidneys, tenderloin, bone blade, sternum, vertebral column, pelvic bone and diaphragm. (2) Loins falling within subheading ex 02.01 A III a) 4 may be with or without rind, the adherent layer of fat, however, not exceeding 25 mm in depth. (3) Same presentation as for products falling within subheading 02.06 B I a) 2 cc). (4) Loins and collars falling within subheading ex 02.01 A III a) 6 bb) must have no fat attached (a thin layer of fat not exceeding 3 mm in thick­ ness can be tolerated). The minimum quantity of 15 tonnes refers to all products.