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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2911/91 of 2 October 1991 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export after processing to the Soviet Union, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 673/91

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 Q, as last Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2892/91 (8) ; whereas Economic Community, the Annex to that Regulation setting out the entries to be made should be expanded ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) no 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 673/91 (9) in beef and veal (]), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) should be repealed, No 1628/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 in accordance with the opinion of the Management September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain Committee for Beef and Veal, sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1809/87 (4), provides for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when beef is sold from intervention stocks situated in the Community ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat ; whereas an extension of the period of Article 1 storage of meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs ; whereas, in view of supply needs in the Soviet Union, some of that meat should be 1 . A sale shall be organized of approximately 40 000 put up for sale in accordance with Regulations (EEC) Nos tonnes of boned or boneless meat held by the Irish inter­ 2539/84 and 2182/77 (*), as last amended by Regulation vention agency and bought in before 1 September 1991 . (EEC) No 3988/87 (6), in order to be processed and imported into that country ; 2. The meat must be processed into the products referred to in Annex I and imported into the Soviet Union . Whereas, because of technical reasons relating to proces­ sing, the time limit for take-over from intervention stocks should be extended ; whereas, in view of the urgency and 3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale the specific nature of the operation and of the need for shall take place in accordance with Regulations (EEC) controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in parti­ Nos 2539/84 and 2182/77. cular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased ; 4. The qualities and the minimum price referred to in Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be as Whereas, in order to ensure that the operation is carried set out in Annex II hereto. out properly, a time limit must be laid down for proces­ sing and exporting the meat, 5. Tenders shall be valid only if they :

Whereas, in order to ensure that the beef sold is processed — relate to a total minimum quantity of 10 000 tonnes and exported to the intended destination, securities as boned or boneless meat expressed in product weight, specified in Article 5 (2) (a) and (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) — relate to a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in No 2539/84 should be lodged ; Annex III in the percentages stated therein and offer a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. made up in this fashion, (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991 , p. 16. 0 OJ No L 238 , 6. 9. 1984, p. 13. 0 OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 23. 0 OJ No L 55, 1 . 3. 1988 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 251 , 1 . 10. 1977, p. 60 . (8) OJ No L 275, 2. 10. 1991 , p. 6. (*) OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 . 0 OJ No L 75, 21 . 3. 1991 , p. 24.

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— are submitted by a natural or legal person who has The latter shall be ECU 400 per 100 kilograms of boned been engaged for at least twelve months in an activity or boneless meat into the products referred to in Annex I in the processing industry for the purposes of manu­ and the importing of those products into the Soviet facturing products containing beef or veal and is Union under the terms of this Regulation shall be entered in a public register in a Member State, primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 ('). — are accompanied by precise details of the establish­ ments) where the meat purchased is to be processed. The other provisions of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall remain applicable mutatis mutandis. 6. Only tenders which reach the intervention agency concerned by 12 noon on 10 October 1991 shall be taken into consideration . Article 4

7. Particulars of the quantities and the place where the Products exported under this Regulation shall only products are stored may be obtained by the parties qualify for refunds if they are manufactured under concerned at the address given in Annex IV. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (2) and if they are covered by product codes 1602 50 90 120 or 1 602 50 90 320 of the refund nomenclature established by Article 2 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3445/89 (3).

The refunds and the agricultural conversion rate shall be 1 . Notwithstanding Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No those applying at the date in Article 1 (6). 2539/ 84, the time limit for take-over as defined in that Article shall be six months.

Article 5 2. Applicants may entrust an authorized agent to take delivery of the products they purchase. In that case, the Under II 'Products subject to a use and/or destination authorized agent shall submit the tenders or, where other than that mentioned under I', in Regulation (EEC) appropriate, the purchase applications of the applicants No 569/88, the following point 39 and the relevant foot­ he represents. note are added :

3. The purchasers and authorized agents referred to in '(39) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2911 /91 of 2 paragraphs 1 and 2 shall keep up to date accounts permit­ October 1991 on the sale by the procedure laid ting the destination and utilization of the products to be down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of beef ascertained, in particular with a view to verifying that the held by certain intervention agencies and quantities of products purchased correspond to those of intended for export after processing to the Soviet products processed. Union, amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 673/9 1 (39) : 4. Notwithstanding Article 5 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation on the dispatch of meat for processing : (EEC) No 2182/77, processing must be carried out within nine months and proof must be provided within 10 Section 44 of the SAD or the most appropriate months of the date of conclusion of the contract of sale. section of the document used :

'For processing [Regulation (EEC) No 291 1 /91 ]' 5. Notwithstanding the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 the coefficient for products with a meat content of at least 80 % , shall be 1,75. (39) OJ No L 276, 3. 10 . 1991 , p. 28 .'.

6. The processed products must be exported within 12 months following the date of conclusion of the cbntract Article 6 of sale. Regulation (EEC) No 673/91 is hereby repealed.

Article3¶

1 . The security provided for in Article 5(1 ) of Regula­ This Regulation shall enter into' force on the day of its tion (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 10 per 100 kilo­ publication in the Official Journal of the European grams . Communities.

2. Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No (■) OJ No L 205, 3. 8 . 1985, p. 5. 2539/84, the securities provided for in paragraphs 2(a) 0 OJ No L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 . and 3 (a) thereof are hereby replaced by a single security. 0 OJ No L 336, 20. 11 . 1989, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 2 October 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Products referred to in Article 3 (2)

A. CORNED BEEF Composition and quality requirements Corned beef consisting solely of beef : (a) maximum water content : 60 % ; (b) protein content : 21 % minimum ; the proportion of collagenous protein in relation to total protein content must not exceed 30 % ; (c) fat content : 15,5% maximum ; (d) salt content : 2 % maximum ; 50 ppm of maximum total nitrate content expressed as sodium nitrate ; (e) sugar content : 1 % maximum ; (f) ash content : 3,5 % maximum. The corned beef must not contain any foreign substances or additives, particularly thickening agents, other than tendon collagen. Moreover, it must not be finely minced and must be free of disagreeable odours and tastes.

B. BEEF IN JELLY Composition and quality requirements Beef in jelly consisting exclusively of cooked beef (80 % minimum) and jelly. (a) maximum water content : 75 % ; (b) protein content : 15% minimum ; (c) fat content : 7 % minimum ; (d) salt content : 2 % maximum ; (e) ash content : 3 % maximum.

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II — ANEXO II

Estado miembro Productos Cantidades (toneladas) Precio mínimo expresado en ecus por tonelada Medlemsstat Produkter Mængde (tons) Mindstepriser i ECU/ton Mitgliedstaat Erzeugnisse Mengen (Tonnen) Mindestpreise, ausgedrückt in ECU/Tonne Κράτος μέλος Προϊόντα Ποσοτητες (τόνοι) Ελάχιστες τιμές πωλήσεως εκφραζόμενες σε Ecu ανά τόνο Member State Products Quantities (tonnes) Minimum prices expressed in ecus per tonne État membre Produits Quantités (tonnes) Prix minimaux exprimés en écus par tonne Stato membro Prodotti Quantità (tonnellate) Prezzi minimi espressi in ecu per tonnellata Lid-Staat Produkten Hoeveelheid (ton) Minimumprijzen uitgedrukt in ecu per ton Estado-membro Produtos Quantidade (toneladas) Preço mínimo expresso em ecus por tonelada

Ireland — Boneless cuts from : I

Category C, classes U, R and O 40 000 1 325 (■) I

(') Precio mínimo por cada tonelada de producto de acuerdo con la distribución contemplada en el Anexo III. (') Minimumspris pr. ton produkt efter fordelingen i bilag III. (') Mindestpreis je Tonne des Erzeugnisses gemäß der in Anhang III angegebenen Zusammensetzung. C ) Ελάχιστη τιμή ανά τόνο προϊόντος σύμφωνά με την κατανομή που αναφέρεται στο παράρτημα III. (') Minimum price per tonne of products made up according to the percentages referred to in Annex III. (') Prix minimum par tonne de produit selon la répartition visée à 1 annexe III. (') Prezzo minimo per tonnellata di prodotto secondo la ripartizione indicata nell allegato III. (') Minimumprijs per ton produkt volgens de in bijlage III aangegeven verdeling. (') Preço mínimo por tonelada de produto segundo a repartição indicada no anexo III.

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ANEXO III — BILAG III — ANHANG III — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ III — ANNEX III — ANNEXE III — ALLEGATO III — BIJLAGE III — ANEXO III

Répartition du lot visé à l'article 1 er paragraphe 5 deuxieme tiret Distribución del lote contemplado en el segundo guión del apartado S del articulo 1 Repartição do lote referido no n? 5, segundo travessão, do artigo 1 ? Κατανομή της παρτίδας που αναφέρεται στο άρθρο 1 παράγραφος 5 δεύτερη περίπτωση Fordeling af det i artikel 1 , stk. 5 , andet led, omhandlede parti Verdeling van de in artikel 1 , lid 5, tweede streepje, bedoelde parti) Repartition of the lot meant in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (S) Zusammensetzung der in Artikel 1 Absatz 5 zweite Gedankenstrich genannten Partie Composizione della partita di cui all'articolo 5, secondo trattino

Cuts Weight percentage Teilstücke Gewichtsan teile Tagli Percentage del peso Deelstukken % van het totaalgewicht Udskæringer Vægtprocent Τεμάχια Ποσοστό του βάρους Cortes Percentagem do pesa * Cortes Porcentaje en pesa Découpes Pourcentage du poids

Striploins 5,5 Insides 9,1 Outsides 8,6 Knuckles 5,4 Rumps 5,8 Briskets 7,9 Forequarters 30,2 Shins/shanks 6,6 Plates/flanks 20,9

Total lot Partie insgesamt Totale della partita Totale partij Vareparti i alt 100 0 % Σύνολο παρτίδας Lote total Lote total Lot total

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ANEXO IV — BILAG IV — ANHANG IV — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IV — ANNEX IV — ANNEXE IV — ALLEGATO IV — BIJLAGE IV — ANEXO IV

Direcciones de los organismos de intervención — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften der Interventionsstellen — Διευθύνσεις των οργανισμών παρεμβάσεως — Addresses of the intervention agencies — Adresses des organismes d'intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento — Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endereços dos organismos de intervencao

IRELAND : Department of Agriculture and Food Agriculture House Kildare Street Dublin 2 Tel. (01 ) 78 90 11 , ext. 22 78 Telex 4280 and 5118