Commission Regulation (EU) No 549/2010Show full title

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 is amended as follows:

1.

In Article 16(2), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

the tendering procedure for buying-in beef by category and Member State, or region thereof, on the basis of the two most recent weekly market prices recorded, in accordance with Article 12(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. That tendering procedure shall be closed by the Commission, in accordance with the same procedure, by category and Member State, or region thereof, on the basis of the most recent weekly market prices recorded.’

2.

In the first subparagraph of Article 16(6), the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:

‘For the purposes of Article 12(1)(c), Article 12(2) and Article 18(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, the following rules shall apply:’

3.

In Article 25, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

‘After having checked the admissibility of the offer or tender as referred to in Article 11(1) and after having notified in accordance with Article 20(3), the intervention agency shall issue a delivery order, without prejudice to the measures adopted in accordance with Articles 14(1) and 19(1). The delivery order shall be dated and numbered and shall show:

(a)

the quantity to be delivered;

(b)

the final date for delivery of the products;

(c)

the storage place to which the products shall be delivered;

(d)

the price at which the offer or tender is accepted.’

4.

In Article 29, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2. If the storage place indicated by the offerer or tenderer is changed by the intervention agency, in accordance with Article 26(1), the additional transport costs, except for the first 20 km, shall be borne by the intervention agency. However, the transport costs over 100 km shall still be borne totally by the intervention agency. This paragraph shall not apply in case of application of Article 31(2).’

5.

In Article 38(3), point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

the transport costs between the actual place of takeover designated by the intervention agency and the storage place referred to in Article 10(1)(a)(iv) where the products should have been delivered at the lowest cost, but not exceeding the 100 km limit referred to in Article 29(1); and’

6.

In Part IX of Annex III, point 6 is replaced by the following:

‘6. Cartons must be sealed:

(a)

by means of the mark applied in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and

(b)

by intervention agency labels bearing a serial number on both ends of the carton affixed in such a way that they are destroyed when the carton is opened.’