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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3000/83
of 26 October 1983
providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed at a standard rate in advance in respect of hindquarters of beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas provision should be made for the possibility COMMUNITIES, of reducing the storage period where meat removed from storage is intended for export ; whereas proof that the meat has been exported must be supplied as in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European case of refunds, in accordance with Commission Regu Economic Community, lation (EEC) No 2730/79 (8), as last amended by Regu lation (EEC) No 519/83 (9); Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 6 (5) limit set by its chairman, (b) and 8 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in view of the different price trends at present obtaining in the various Member States and in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular the seasonal difficulties on the market in hindquarters, private storage aid should be granted in respect of hindquarters of adult bovine animals ; Article 1
1 . Applications may be submitted between 31 Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1091 /80 (2), as last amended by Regulation October and 16 December 1983 for aid for the private storage of one of the cuts of hindquarters of adult (EEC) No 2826/82 (3), should be followed in respect of the grant of private storage aid for beef ; bovine animals defined in Article 2 (2) (a) and (b).
The amounts of this aid, by tonne of product, bone in, Whereas provisions should be made to ensure that the are fixed in Annexes I and II hereto for each of these animals whose hindquarters are involved be slaught cuts, pursuant to Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No ered exclusively in slaughterhouses which are 1091 /80 . approved and supervised in accordance with the provi sions of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (4), as last If the quantities in respect of which contracts have amended by Directive 83/90/EEC (*) ; been applied for or the market situation make it advisable, the deadline for the submission of applica Whereas the amounts of aid should be fixed in taking tions may be changed. into account the differences in value of the various categories of adult bovine animals ; Whereas Article 3 2. The amount of aid shall be adjusted if the period of Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/68 (6), as of storage is extended or reduced. The supplements amended by Regulation (EEC) No 428/77 Q, provides per month and deductions per diem for each of the that, if the market situation so requires, the period of cuts referred to in Article 2 (2) are fixed in Annexes I storage may be curtailed or extended ; whereas it is and II hereto. therefore appropriate that, in addition to the amounts of aid granted for a specific storage period, amounts to 3 . Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the be added or reduced in the event of that period being provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1091 /80 shall extended or curtailed should also be fixed ; apply.
Whereas, in order to prevent the financing of normal Article 2 private storage, it appears desirable to fix high minimum quantities ; 1 . Only meat produced in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (1A) (a) to (e) of Council Direc (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 114, 3 . 5. 1980, p. 18 . tive 64/433/EEC shall be eligible for private storage aid . 0 OJ No L 297, 23 . 10 . 1982, p. 18 . (4) OJ No 121 , 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. 0 OJ No L 59, 5 . 3 . 1983, p. 10 . (6) OJ No L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 10 . (») OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 17. 9 OJ No L 58, 5. 3 . 1983, p. 5.
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2. For the purposes of this Regulation 'hindquarter employed, the aid referred to in the second shall mean : subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 ) shall be reduced proportionally. (a) the rear part of the half carcase cut in the manner known as 'pistola' with a minimum of five cut ribs 5. No aid shall be granted : and a maximum of eight cut ribs and with a (a) for quantities placed in store unboned or, in case of minimum average weight of 55 kilograms ; it is cut cutting or boning, for quantities of unboned meat straight to the hip bone and then parallel to the fillet so that this is practically free from attached employed, in excess of the quantity for which the contract was concluded ; and parts of the flank, the flank being excluded from storage ; or (b) in case of boning, for quantities in excess of 77 kilograms of boned meat per 100 kilograms of (b) the rear part of the half carcase cut in the manner unboned meat employed. known as 'straight' with a minimum of three ribs and a maximum of five ribs and with an average minimum weight of 55 kilograms. Article 5
1 . The period of storage shall be either four, five or Article 3 six months, at the storer's option ; the storer shall state his preference at the time of submitting the applica 1 . The minimum quantity per contract shall be 20 tion referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 1 tonnes expressed as bone-in meat. (!)•
2. The contract may only cover unboned meat of 2. Entitlement to payment of the aid shall be one of the cuts referred to in Article 2 (2). established only if the meat has remained in storage throughout the storage period. 3 . Placing in storage must be carried out within 28 days of the date of conclusion of the contract. 3. On the expiry of a storage period of three months, the contracting party may withdraw from store all or part of the quantity of meat under contract, Article 4 subject to a minimum of 10 tonnes, provided that, within 28 days following its removal from storage : 1 . Subject to the provisions laid down in paragraph 2, the contractor may, before placing into store, cut or — the meat has left the Community's territory within bone all or part of the products referred to in Article 2 the meaning of Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) (2), provided that only the quantity for which the No 2730/79, contract has been concluded is employed and that all — the meat has reached its destination in the cases the meat resulting from such operations is placed in referred to in Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No store . 2730/79, or — the meat has been placed in a victualling ware 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply where the contract house approved pursuant to Article 26 of Regula covers products listed in Annex I hereto. tion (EEC) No 2730/79. 3 . If the quantity stored unboned, or, if cut or In this case, the amount of aid shall be reduced, in boned, the quantity of unboned meat employed, is less accordance with Article 1 (2), the first day of removal than the quantity for which the contract was from storage not being included in the period of concluded and : storage under contract. (a) not less than 90 % of that quantity, the amount of The contracting party shall inform the intervention aid referred to in the second subparagraph of agency at least two working days before the com Article 1 ( 1 ) shall be reduced proportionally ; mencement of withdrawal operations, stating the (b) less than 90 % of that quantity, private storage aid quantities he intends to export. shall not be paid. 4. For the purposes of the first subparagraph of 4. In case of boning : paragraph 3, proof shall be furnished as in the case of refunds . (a) if the quantity placed in a store does not exceed 69 kilograms of boned meat per 100 kilograms of unboned meat employed, private storage aid shall Article 6 not be payable ; The amount of the security shall be : (b) if the quantity placed in store exceeds 69 kilo grams but is lower than 77 kilograms of boned — 185 ECU per tonne in respect of contracts meat per 100 kilograms of unboned meat covering products listed in Annex I,
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— 115 ECU per tonne in respect of contracts an individual seal on each adult male bovine animal covering products listed in Annex II. hindquarter concerned.
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Member States shall take the necessary measures to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its ensure identification of the products specified in publication in the Official Journal of the European Annex I, either by means of an indelible mark or by Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 26 October 1983 .
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
Hindquarters from adult male bovine animals identified in accordance with Article 7
Amount of aid in ECU/tonne Amounts for a storage period : (ECU/tonne) Products in respect of which aid is granted to be added to be deducted of four months of five months of six months per month per day
(a) Fresh or chilled hindquarters cut in the manner known as 'pistola' with a minimum of five ribs and a maximum of eight ribs and with a minimum average 915 965 1 015 50 1,60 weight of 55 kg
(b) Fresh or chilled hindquarters cut in the . manner known as 'straight' with a minimum of three ribs and a maximum of five ribs and with a minimum average 885 930 975 45 1,50 weight of 55 kg
ANNEX II
Hindquarters from adult bovine animals not included in Annex I
Amount of aid in ECU/tonne Amounts for a storage period : (ECU/tonne) Products in respect of which aid is granted to be added to be deducted of four months of five months of six months per month per day
(a) Fresh or chilled hindquarters cut in the manner known as 'pistola' with a minimum of five ribs and a maximum of eight ribs and with a minimum average 570 610 650 40 1,35 weight of 55 kg
(b) Fresh or chilled hindquarters cut in the manner known as 'straight' with a minimum of three ribs and a maximum of five ribs and with a minimum average 545 580 615 35 1,20 weight of 55 kg