Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (repealed)Show full title

Article 1 U.K.

1. The common organisation of the market in beef and veal shall comprise an internal market and trade with third countries system and cover the following products:

CN code	Description of goods
(a) 0102 90 05 to 0102 90 79	Live animals of the domestic bovine species, other than pure-bred breeding animals
0201	Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled
0202	Meat of bovine animals, frozen
0206 10 95	Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled
0206 29 91	Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen
0210 20	Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210 90 41	Thick skirt and thin skirt, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210 90 90	Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal
1602 50 10	Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of bovine animals, uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
1602 90 61	Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine meat or offal, uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
(b) 0102 10	Live bovine pure-bred animals
0206 10 91 0206 10 99	Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0206 21 00 0206 22 90 0206 29 99	Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen, other than for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products
0210 90 49	Edible meat offal of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, other than thick skirt and thin skirt
ex 1502 00 90	Fats of bovine animals, raw or rendered, whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted
1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80	Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, of bovine animals, other than uncooked meat or meat offal and mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal
1602 90 69	Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine meat or offal other than uncooked, and mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal

2. For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a) ‘bovine animals’ shall mean live animals of the domestic bovine species falling within CN codes ex 0102 10, 0102 90 05 to 0102 90 79;

(b) ‘adult bovine animals’ shall mean bovine animals the live weight of which is more than 300 kilograms.

TITLE I U.K. INTERNAL MARKET

Article 2 U.K.

In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organisations to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the following Community measures may be taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1:

(a)

measures to improve stock breeding;

(b)

measures to promote better organisation of production, processing and marketing;

(c)

measures to improve quality;

(d)

measures to permit the establishment of short- and long-term forecasts on the basis of the means of production used;

(e)

measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends.

General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted by the Council in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty.

CHAPTER 1 U.K. DIRECT PAYMENTS

F1 Article 3 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001.

F1 SECTION 1 U.K. [F1 Premiums

F1 Subsection 1 U.K. Special premium

F1 Article 4 U.K.

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F1 Subsection 2 U.K. Deseasonalisation premium

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F1 Subsection 3 U.K. Suckler cow premium

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F1 Subsection 4 U.K. Slaughter premium

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F1 Subsection 5 U.K. Stocking density

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F1 Subsection 6 U.K. Extensification payment

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F1 Section 2 U.K. Additional payments

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F1 SECTION 3 U.K. Common provisions]

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CHAPTER 2 U.K. PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STORAGE

Article 26 U.K.

1. From 1 July 2002, the granting of aids for private storage may be decided, when the average Community market price recorded, on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (called hereinafter ‘Community scale’), is, and is likely to remain, at less than 103 % of the basic price.

2. The basic price for carcases of male bovine animals of grade R3 in the Community scale shall be set at EUR 2 224/t.

3. Private storage aid may be granted for fresh or chilled meat of adult bovine animals presented in the form of carcases, half-carcases, compensated quarters, forequarters or hindquarters, classified in accordance with the Community scale.

4. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2) of the Treaty, may:

• change the basic price taking account, in particular, of the need to fix this price at a level which contributes towards stabilising market prices without, however, leading to the formation of structural surpluses in the Community,

• amend the list of products in paragraph 3 which may be the subject of private storage aid.

5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted and the granting of aids for private storage shall be decided by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

Article 27 U.K.

1. From 1 July 2002, public intervention shall be opened if, for a period of two consecutive weeks, the average market price in a Member State or in a region of a Member State recorded on the basis of the Community scale provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 falls short of EUR 1 560/t; in this case, one or more categories, qualities or quality groups, to be determined, of fresh or chilled meat falling within CN codes 0201 10 00 and 0201 20 20 to 0201 20 50 originating in the Community may be bought in by intervention agencies.

2. For buying-in under paragraph 1, only eligible offers equal to or less than the average market price recorded in a Member State or a region of a Member State and increased by an amount to be determined on the basis of objective criteria may be accepted.

3. The buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be determined under tender procedures and may, in special circumstances, be fixed per Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. The tender procedures shall ensure equality of access of all persons concerned. They shall be opened on the basis of specifications to be determined taking commercial structures into account, where necessary.

4. Under the procedure provided for in Article 43:

• the products, categories, qualities or quality groups of products eligible for intervention shall be determined,

• the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be fixed,

• the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph 2 shall be determined,

• the detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted,

• any transitional provisions necessary for the implementation of these arrangements shall be adopted.

The Commission shall decide on:

• opening buying-in when during two consecutive weeks the condition referred to in paragraph 1 is met,

• closing buying-in when during at least one week the condition as referred to in paragraph 1 is no longer met.

Article 28 U.K.

1. Disposal of the products bought in by the intervention agencies in accordance with the provisions of Articles 27 and 47 of this Regulation and of Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall take place in such a way as to avoid any disturbance of the market and to ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers.

2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, in particular as regards selling prices, conditions for release from storage and, where appropriate, the processing of products bought-in by the intervention agencies, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

TITLE II U.K. TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

Article 29 U.K.

1. Imports into the Community of any of the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) shall be subject to presentation of an import licence.

Imports into the Community of any of the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) and exports from the Community of products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) may be subject to presentation of an import or export licence.

Licences shall be issued by the Member States to any applicant, irrespective of his place of establishment in the Community and without prejudice to measures taken for the application of Articles 32 and 33.

Import and export licences shall be valid throughout the Community. Such licences shall be issued subject to the lodging of a security guaranteeing that the products are imported or exported during the term of validity of the licence; except in cases of force majeure, the security shall be forfeited in whole or in part if import or export is not carried out, or is carried out only partially, within that period.

2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. These rules may concern, in particular:

(a) the term of validity of licences,

(b) the list of products for which import or export licences are requested under paragraph 1 second subparagraph.

Article 30 U.K.

Unless this Regulation provides otherwise, the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff shall apply to the products listed in Article 1.

Article 31 U.K.

1. In order to prevent or counteract adverse effects on the market in the Community which may result from imports of certain products listed in Article 1, imports of one or more of such products at the rate of duty laid down in Article 30 shall be subject to payment of an additional import duty if the conditions set out in Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations have been fulfilled unless the imports are unlikely to disturb the Community market, or where the effects would be disproportionate to the intended objective.

2. The trigger prices below which an additional duty may be imposed shall be those which are forwarded by the Community to the World Trade Organisation.

The trigger volumes to be exceeded in order to have the additional import duty imposed shall be determined particularly on the basis of imports into the Community in the three years preceding the year in which the averse effects referred to in paragraph 1 arise or are likely to arise.

3. The import prices to be taken into consideration for imposing an additional import duty shall be determined on the basis of the cif import prices of the consignment under consideration.

Cif import prices shall be checked to that end against the representative prices for the product on the world market or on the Community import market for that product.

4. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for the application of this Article in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. Such detailed rules shall specify in particular:

(a) the products to which additional import duties may be applied under the terms of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture;

(b) the other criteria necessary to ensure application of paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculure.

Article 32 U.K.

1. Tariff quotas for the products listed in Article 1 resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty or from any other act of the Council shall be opened and administered by the Commission in accordance with detailed rules adopted under the procedure laid down in Article 43.

With regard to the import quota of 50 000 tonnes of frozen meat coming within CN codes 0202 20 30, 0202 30 and 0206 29 91 and intended for processing, the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission by a qualified majority, may lay down that all or part of the quota shall cover equivalent quantities of quality meat, applying a conversion rate of 4,375.

2. Quotas shall be administered by applying one of the following methods or a combination of them:

• method based on chronological order of the lodging of applications (‘first come, first served’ principle),

• method of distribution in proportion to the quantities requested when the applications were lodged (using the ‘simultaneous examination’ method),

• method based on taking traditional trade patterns into account (using the ‘traditional importers/new arrivals’ method).

Other appropriate methods may be adopted.

They shall avoid any discrimination between the operators concerned.

3. The method of administration adopted shall, where appropriate, give due weight to the supply requirements of the Community market and the need to safeguard the equilibrium of that market, while at the same time possibly drawing on methods which may have been applied in the past to quotas corresponding to those referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to the rights resulting from agreements concluded as part of the Uruguay Round trade negotiations.

4. The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide for annual quotas, if necessary, suitably phased over the year, and shall determine the administrative method to be used and, where appropriate, shall include:

(a) guarantees covering the nature, provenance and origin of the product, and

(b) recognition of the document used for verifying the guarantees referred to in (a), and

(c) the conditions under which import licences are issued and their term of validity.

Article 33 U.K.

1. To the extent necessary to enable the products listed in Article 1 to be exported on the basis of quotations or prices for those products on the world market and within the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty, the difference between those quotations or prices and prices in the Community may be covered by export refunds.

2. The method to be adopted for the allocation of the quantities which may be exported with a refund shall be the method which:

(a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the market in question, allowing the most efficient possible use of the resources available, account being taken of the efficiency and structure of Community exports without, however, creating discrimination between large and small operators;

(b) is least cumbersome administratively for operators, account being taken of administration requirements;

(c) prevents any discrimination between the operators concerned.

3. Refunds shall be the same for the whole Community.

They may vary according to destination, where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary.

Refunds shall be fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. Refunds may be fixed, in particular:

(a) at regular intervals;

(b) in addition and for limited quantities, by invitation to tender for products for which that procedure seems appropriate.

Except where fixed by tender, the list of products on which an export refund is granted and the amount of such refund shall be fixed at least once every three months. The amount of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for more than three months and may, where necessary, be adjusted in the intervening period by the Commission at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative.

4. The following shall be taken into account when refunds are being fixed:

(a) the existing situation and the future trend with regard to:

• (a) prices and availabilities of beef and veal sector products on the Community market,

• prices for beef and veal sector products on the world market,

(b) the aims of the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, which are to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on this market;

(c) the limits resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty;

(d) the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market;

(e) the economic aspect of the proposed exports.

Account shall also be taken in particular of the need to establish a balance between the use of Community basic products in the manufacture of processed goods exported to third countries and the use of products from these countries admitted to inward-processing arrangements.

5. When prices within the Community listed in paragraph 1 are being determined the following shall be taken into account:

• prices ruling on the representative Community markets,

• prices ruling at export.

When prices in international trade listed in paragraph 1 are being determined account shall be taken of:

• prices ruling on third-country markets,

• the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third-country imports,

• producer prices recorded in exporting third countries, account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies granted by those countries,

• free-at-Community-frontier offer prices.

6. Refunds shall be granted only on application and on presentation of the relevant export licence.

7. The refund applicable to exports of products listed in Article 1 shall be that applicable on the day of application for the licence and, in the case of a differentiated refund, that applicable on the same day:

(a) for the destination indicated on the licence; or

(b) for the actual destination if it differs from the destination indicated on the licence. In that case, the amount applicable may not exceed the amount applicable for the destination indicated on the licence.

Appropriate measures may be taken to prevent abuse of the flexibility provided for in this paragraph.

8. Paragraphs 6 and 7 may be waived in the case of products listed in Article 1 on which refunds are paid under food-aid operations, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

9. The refund shall be paid on proof that:

• the products are of Community origin,

• the products have been exported from the Community, and

• in the case of a differentiated refund the products have reached the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which the refund was fixed, without prejudice to paragraph 3(b). Exceptions may be made to this rule in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43, provided conditions are laid down which offer equivalent guarantees.

Moreover, the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be subject to compliance with the provisions established in Community legislation concerning animal welfare and, in particular, the protection of animals during transport.

10. Without prejudice to paragraph 9 first indent, in the absence of a derogation granted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43, no export refund shall be granted on products which are imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.

11. Observance of the volume limits resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty shall be ensured on the basis of the export licences issued for the reference periods provided for therein which apply to the products concerned. With regard to compliance with the obligations arising in the framework of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the ending of a reference period shall not affect the validity of export licences.

12. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, including provisions on the redistribution of exportable quantities which have not been allocated or utilised, shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

With regard to paragraph 9, last subparagraph, the detailed rules for the application may also include conditions concerning, in particular, imports into third countries.

Article 34 U.K.

1. To the extent necessary for the proper working of the common organisation of the market in beef and veal, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission, may, in special cases, prohibit in whole or in part the use of inward or outward processing arrangements in respect of products listed in Article 1.

2. However, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, if the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises with exceptional urgency and the Community market is disturbed or is liable to be disturbed by the inward- or outward-processing arrangements, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide on the necessary measures; the Council and the Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be valid for no more than six months and shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within a week following receipt of the request.

3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within a week of the day on which they were notified. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may confirm, amend or repeal the Commission decision. If the Council has not acted within three months, the Commission decision shall be deemed to have been repealed.

Article 35 U.K.

1. The general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and the detailed rules for its application shall apply to the tariff classification of products covered by this Regulation; the tariff nomenclature resulting from the application of this Regulation shall be incorporated into the Common Customs Tariff.

2. Safe as otherwise provided for in this Regulation or in provisions adopted pursuant thereto, the following shall be prohibited in trade with third countries:

• the levying of any charge having equivalent effect to a customs duty,

• the application of any quantitative restriction or measure having equivalent effect.

Article 36 U.K.

1. If, by reason of imports or exports, the Community market in one or more of the products listed in Article 1 is affected by, or is threatened with, serious disturbance likely to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 33 of the Treaty, appropriate measures may be applied in trade with third countries until such disturbance or threat of disturbance has ceased.

The Council, acting by a qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for the application of this paragraph and shall define the circumstances and limits within which Member States may adopt protective measures.

2. If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, decide on the necessary measures; the Member States shall be notified of such measures, which shall be immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a request from a Member State, it shall take a decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request.

3. Measures decided on by the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within three working days of the day on which they were notified. The Council shall meet without delay. It may, acting by a qualified majority, amend or repeal the measure in question within one month following the day on which it was referred to the Council.

4. This Article shall be applied having regard to the obligations arising from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300(2) of the Treaty.

TITLE III U.K. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 37 U.K.

Member States shall record prices of bovine animals and of meat of bovine animals on the basis of rules to be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

Article 38 U.K.

1. When a substantial rise or fall in prices is recorded on the Community market and this situation is likely to continue, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the market, the necessary measures may be taken.

2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

Article 39 U.K.

In order to take account of the restrictions on free circulation which may result from the application of measures for combating the spread of diseases in animals, exceptional measures of support for the market affected by those restrictions may be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. Those measures may only be taken in so far as, and for as long as, is strictly necessary for the support of that market.

Article 40 U.K.

Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 87, 88 and 89 of the Treaty shall apply to the production of and trade in the products listed in Article 1.

Article 41 U.K.

Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the information necessary for implementing this Regulation. The information to be communicated shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43. Rules for the communication and distribution of such information shall be adopted in accordance with the same procedure.

Article 42 U.K.

A Management Committee for Beef and Veal (hereinafter called ‘the Committee’) shall be established, composed of representatives of Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission.

[F2 Article 43 U.K.

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Management Committee for Beef and Veal.

2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC (1) shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at one month.

3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 2003 adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority).

Article 44 U.K.

The Committee may consider any other question referred to it by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

Article 45 U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 and the provisions adopted in implementation thereof shall apply to the products listed in Article 1.

Article 46 U.K.

This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate account is taken, at the same time, of the objectives set out in Articles 33 and 131 of the Treaty.

TITLE IV U.K. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 47 U.K.

1. Until 30 June 2002, products as referred to in paragraph 2 in connection with Article 26(1), may be bought in by intervention agencies in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Article, to prevent or mitigate a substantial fall in prices.

2. Where the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 are met, buying in by intervention agencies in one or more Member States or in a region of a Member State of one or more categories, qualities or quality groups, to be determined, of fresh or chilled meat falling within CN codes 0201 10 00 and 0201 20 20 to 0201 20 50 originating in the Community may be organised under tender procedures arranged with a view to ensuring reasonable support of the market, having regard to seasonal developments as regards slaughterings.

[F3 Such buying-in may not cover more than 350 000 tonnes per year for the Community as a whole. However, for the year 2001, the maximum buying-in is fixed at 500 000 tonnes.]

The Council may amend this quantity, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.

3. For each quality or quality group that may be bought in, the tender procedures may be opened as provided in paragraph 8 whenever, in a Member State or in a region of a Member State, the following two conditions are both met for a period of two consecutive weeks:

• the average Community market price recorded on the basis of Community grading scale for the carcases of adult bovine animals is less than 84 % of the intervention price,

• the average market price recorded on the basis of the said scale in the Member State or States or regions of a Member State is less than 80 % of the intervention price.

The intervention price shall be set at:

• EUR 3 475 per tonne for the period from 1 January until 30 June 2000,

• EUR 3 242 per tonne for the period from 1 July 2000 until 30 June 2001,

• EUR 3 013 per tonne for the period from 1 July 2001 until 30 June 2002.

4. Tender arrangements for one or more qualities or quality groups shall be suspended in any one of the following two situations:

• where, for two consecutive weeks, the two conditions referred to in paragraph 3 are no longer both met at the same time,

• where intervention buying-in is no longer appropriate in view of the criteria set out in paragraph 2.

5. Intervention shall also be opened if, for a period of two consecutive weeks, the average Community market price of young uncastrated male animals less than two years old or castrated male animals, recorded on the basis of the Community grading scale for carcases of adult bovine animals, falls short of 78 % of the intervention price, and if in a Member State or regions of a Member State, the average market price of young uncastrated male animals less than two years old or castrated male animals, recorded on the basis of the Community grading scale for carcases of adult bovine animals, falls short of 60 % of the intervention price; in this case, buying-in shall take place for the categories concerned in the Member States or regions of a Member State where the price level is below that limit.

For this buying-in, and without prejudice to paragraph 6, all offers shall be accepted.

The quantities bought in pursuant to this paragraph shall not be taken into account for the purposes of applying the buying-in ceiling referred to in paragraph 2.

6. Only offers equal to or less than the average market price recorded in a Member State or a region of a Member State and increased by an amount to be determined on the basis of objective criteria may be accepted under the buying-in systems referred to in paragraphs 2 and 5.

7. For each quality or quality group eligible for intervention, the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be determined under tender procedures and may, in special circumstances, be fixed per Member State or per region of a Member State on the basis of recorded average market prices. The tender procedures must ensure equality of access for all persons concerned. They shall be opened on the basis of specifications to be determined taking commercial structures into account, where necessary.

8. Under the procedure provided for in Article 43:

• the categories, qualities or quality groups of products eligible for intervention shall be determined,

• the opening or reopening of tender procedures and their suspension in the case referred to in the last indent of paragraph 4 shall be decided,

• the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for intervention shall be fixed,

• the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph 6 shall be determined,

• the procedures implementing this Article, and in particular those designed to prevent market prices spiralling downward, shall be adopted,

• any transitional provisions necessary for the implementation of these arrangements shall be adopted.

The Commission shall decide on:

• opening intervention as referred to in paragraph 5 and suspending it where one or more conditions laid down in that paragraph no longer apply,

• suspending buying-in as referred to in the first indent of paragraph 4.

Textual Amendments

F3 Substituted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1512/2001 of 23 July 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal.

Article 48 U.K.

1. Until 30 June 2002, the granting of aids for private storage for products as referred to in Article 26(3) may be decided.

2. Detailed rules of application with regard to private storage aid shall be adopted and the granting of aids for private storage shall be decided by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43.

Article 49 U.K.

1. Regulations (EEC) No 805/68, (EEC) No 989/68, (EEC) No 98/69 and (EEC) No 1892/87 are hereby repealed.

2. References to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex V.

Article 50 U.K.

The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 43:

• the measures required to facilitate the transition from the arrangements provided in Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 to those established by this Regulation,

• the measures required to resolve specific practical problems. Such measures, if duly justified, may derogate from certain parts of this Regulation.

Article 51 U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply as from 1 January 2000, save for Article 18 which shall apply from the entry into force of this Regulation.

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