No L 164/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 6. 89 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1684/89 of 14 June 1989 adopting exceptional measures for the market in beef and veal in Italy THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to-the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (3, and in particular Article 23 thereof, Whereas, because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in certain production regions in Italy, the transport of live bovine animals and certain fresh beef and veal products from the said regions of Italy has been temporarily prohibited pursuant- to national protective measures against foot-and-mouth disease in Italy; Whereas, in order to take account of the limitations to free circulation resulting from the situation, exceptional measures to support the market must be-taken in the regions concemned ; Whereas it is therefore appropriate to fix. private storage aid for certain senstitive products coming from the aforesaid regions in  accordance with detailed implementing rules for the granting of private storage aid in the beef and veal sector adopted by Commission Regulation  (EEC) No 1091/80 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3492/88 (%) ;- Whereas, in order to limit the dangers of infection, encouragement. should ‘be provided for the boning of meats before they are placed in storage by means of a slight increase in the aid normally granted for the storage of bone-in meat and -whereas, for.the same reason, the Italian ‘authorities should be authorized to designate the places of storage ; ‘ Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/68 (%), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 428/77 (¥) provides that, if the market situation so requires; the period of storage may be curtailed or extended ; whereas it is therefore appropriate that,<in addition to the amounts of -aid granted for specific storage period, amounts to be added or reduced in the event of that period being extended or cultailed should also be. fixed ; Whereas, in- order to prevent the financing of normal private storage, it appears  desirable to fix minimum quantities ; 2') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. ) O] No L 61, 4. 3. 1989, p. 43. () OJ No L 114, 3. 5. 1980, p. 18. (9 OJ No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 20. (’; OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 10. (9 O No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 17. Whereas, foresable market conditions make it. necessary to provide storage periods of between three and five months ; whereas, in order to improve the efficiency of the scheme be laid down enabling the applicants to benefit from advance payment of the aid subject to a security ; Whereas, in-view of the exceptional circumstances in the beef market and in order to encourage operators to make use of private storage it should be provided that, for a limited period, products under a private storage contract should be able at the same time to be placed under the system laid down in Article 5 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 ()); Whereas provision should be made for the possibility of reducing the storage period where meat removed from storage is intended for export, whereas proof that the meat has been exported must be supplied as in the case of refunds, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3993/88 ('), whereas, except in cases where the stored products are put under a system requiring export in their totality, it is appropriate to provide that, subject to certain conditions, a limited quantity may be withdrawn from store without subsequent export ; whereas provisions should be made for the calculation of aid and the release of security where the storer has not respected certain obligations ; Whereas Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that intervention measures shall be applied on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (*!); Whereas, so that the Commission may monitor closely the effect: of the- private storage scheme, Italy must~ communicate the necessary information ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. ) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1. (% OJ No L 354, 22. 12. 1988, p. 22. () OJ No L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3.