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( 1 ) OJ NO L 249 , 17 . 11 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 68 , 10 . 3 . 1978 , P . 5 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 216 , 5 . 8 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 27 , 1 . 2 . 1972 , P . 54 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 62 , 4 . 3 . 1978 , P . 24 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 230/79

OF 7 FEBRUARY 1979

FIXING THE DEPRECIATION COEFFICIENT AND THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE FOR STORAGE LOSSES FOR BEEF BOUGHT INTO INTERVENTION AND REPEALING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 221/72

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2305/70 OF 10 NOVEMBER 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF THE DOMESTIC MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 496/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) ( C ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1883/78 OF 2 AUGUST 1978 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION BY THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND , GUARANTEE SECTION ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 6 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 425/77 ( 5 ), THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES BUY IN BEEF THAT IS FRESH OR CHILLED ; WHEREAS THIS BEEF MUST BE FROZEN TO BE STORED ; WHEREAS THE SELLING PRICE OF FROZEN MEAT IS GENERALLY LOWER THAN THAT AT WHICH THE INTERVENTION MEAT WAS BOUGHT IN ; WHEREAS IT IS CONSEQUENTLY NECESSARY TO FIX A COEFFICIENT OF DEPRECIATION APPLYING TO THE BUYING-IN PRICE PAID BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES ;

WHEREAS THE ACCOUNT SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2305/70 IS CREDITED WITH THE VALUE OF THE LOSSES IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX THIS TOLERANCE FOR EACH PRODUCT CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS THIS REGULATION INCORPORATES CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 221/72 ( 6 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 456/78 ( 7 ); WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO REPEAL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 221/72 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE DEPRECIATION COEFFICIENT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1883/78 SHALL BE 0.80 FOR UNBONED BEEF ; IT SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE BUYING-IN PRICE OF THE PRODUCTS BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES .

ARTICLE 2

THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2305/70 SHALL BE 1 % . IT SHALL APPLY TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNWRAPPED WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT RECORDED WHEN IT IS TAKEN OVER AND THE WRAPPED WEIGHT RECORDED WHEN IT IS REMOVED FROM STORAGE .

THIS LIMIT SHALL APPLY TO BONED MEAT PRODUCED BY BONING FORE AND HINDQUARTERS TAKEN OVER , ALLOWANCE BEING MADE FOR A WEIGHT LOSS OF 32 % AS A RESULT OF THE BONING .

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 221/72 IS HEREBY REPEALED .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 7 FEBRUARY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT