EUR-Lex - 31968R1071 - EN

ARTICLE 1

PRIVATE STORAGE AID FOR BEEF AND VEAL , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT GRANTED EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN THE FORM OF THE ENTITLEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 14 ( 3 ) ( B ) ( AA ) OF REGULATION N 805/68 , SHALL BE GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

1 . A CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE STORAGE AID MAY BE CONCLUDED ONLY WITH NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSONS

_ CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN BEEF AND VEAL AND OFFICIALLY REGISTERED IN A MEMBER STATE , AND

_ HAVING SUITABLE STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .

2 . PRIVATE STORAGE AID MAY BE GRANTED ONLY FOR PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED NOT MORE THAN SIX DAYS PREVIOUSLY .

3 . THE CONTRACT MAY NOT RELATE TO A QUANTITY LESS THAN A MINIMUM TO BE DETERMINED FOR EACH PRODUCT .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THIS CONTRACT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS :

( A ) THE DESCRIPTION AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCT TO BE STORED ;

( B ) THE TIME LIMIT FOR ENTRY INTO STORE ;

( C ) THE DURATION OF STORAGE ;

( D ) THE AMOUNT OF THE AID ;

( E ) THE FORM AND AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY .

2 . THE CONTRACT SHALL IMPOSE THE FOLLOWING OBLIGATIONS ON THE PRIVATE STORER :

( A ) AT HIS OWN RISK AND EXPENSE TO TAKE THE AGREED QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCT INTO STORE AND STORE IT WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN ;

( B ) TO ADVISE THE COMPETENT INTERVENTION AGENCY OF THE DAY AND PLACE OF STORAGE AND THE NATURE AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE STORED ;

( C ) TO FORWARD TO THAT INTERVENTION AGENCY WITHOUT DELAY THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THE STORAGE OPERATIONS ;

( D ) TO STORE THE PRODUCTS IN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE LOTS ;

( E ) TO ALLOW THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AT ANY TIME TO CHECK FULFILMENT OF THE OBLIGATIONS UNDERTAKEN .

3 . THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHT OF THE INTERVENTION AGENCY TO CURTAIL OR EXTEND THE DURATION OF STORAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND CONDITIONS ADOPTED IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 989/68 .

4 . THE OBLIGATION TO STORE THE AGREED QUANTITY SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS FULFILLED IF NOT LESS THAN 90 % AND NOT MORE THAN 110 % OF THAT QUANTITY HAS BEEN TAKEN IN STORE AND STORED .

ARTICLE 4

1 . WHEN A CONTRACT IS CONCLUDED A DEPOSIT IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING 50 % OF THE AMOUNT OF AID SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT SHALL BE LODGED BY THE STORER IN CASH OR IN THE FORM OF A GUARANTEE ISSUED BY A CREDIT INSTITUTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH MEMBER STATE .

2 . THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE FIXED WHEN THE AMOUNT OF AID IS FIXED OR WHEN TENDERS ARE INVITED .

3 . THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE FORFEITED IN FULL IF THE OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THE CONTRACT ARE NOT FULFILLED ; HOWEVER , IF LESS THAN 90 % OF THE QUANTITY AGREED IN THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN STORE AND STORED WITHIN THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN , THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE FORFEITED PROPORTIONATELY TO THE MISSING PART OF THE QUANTITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( A ) .

4 . THE DEPOSIT SHALL NOT BE FORFEITED IF THROUGH FORCE MAJEURE THE STORER IS UNABLE TO FULFIL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED OBLIGATIONS .

ARTICLE 5

1 . THE AMOUNT OF AID SHALL BE FIXED PER UNIT OF WEIGHT ASCERTAINED ON ENTRY INTO STORE AND BEFORE FREEZING .

2 . THE AID SHALL BE PAID AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT BY THE COMPETENT INTERVENTION AGENCY . THE PROCEDURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF ADVANCES OF AID AND FOR THE FINAL SETTLEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED WHEN THE AMOUNT OF AID IS FIXED OR WHEN TENDERS ARE INVITED .

ARTICLE 6

WHEN THE AMOUNT OF AID IS FIXED IN ADVANCE A DECISION ON ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR CONCLUSION OF A STORAGE CONTRACT SHALL BE TAKEN WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS FOLLOWING THAT ON WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE COMPETENT INTERVENTION AGENCY .

ARTICLE 7

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION THE STANDARD FORM OF CONTRACT WHICH THEIR INTERVENTION AGENCIES CONCLUDE WITH STORERS .

2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION EACH WEEK THE QUANTITIES FOR WHICH PRIVATE STORAGE AID HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND , EACH FORTNIGHT AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF STORAGE , THE QUANTITIES IN STORE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN THOSE QUANTITIES .

ARTICLE 8

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 29 JULY 1968 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1968 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

JEAN REY