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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/596 of 30 April 2020 granting aid for private storage for fresh and chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more and fixing the amount of aid in advance| Legal instrument | Implementing regulation |
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| Number legal act | Implementing regulation 2020/596 |
| CELEX number i | 32020R0596 |
| Document | 30-04-2020; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 04-05-2020; OJ L 140 p. 26-30 |
| Effect | 05-05-2020; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 8 |
| Deadline | 07-05-2020; See Art 3.1 |
| End of validity | 16-07-2020; Repealed by 32020R1028 |
4.5.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 140/26 |
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/596
of 30 April 2020
granting aid for private storage for fresh and chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more and fixing the amount of aid in advance
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 18(2) and Article 223(3)(c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 of 16 December 2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (2), and in particular Article 4(2)(b) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (3), and in particular Article 62(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) |
Due to the extensive movement restrictions put in place in the Member States to address the current COVID-19 pandemic, the sales of certain categories of beef products, such as hindquarters destined for the production of different steak cuts, to the hospitality and catering industry have been severely impacted. The hospitality and catering industry is responsible for approximately 70% of the Union domestic demand of different steak cuts produced from hindquarters. Consequently, those hindquarters are now diverted for production of other bovine meat products and therefore the prices have already fallen. |
(2) |
As a result of a change in the beef consumption pattern, there has been a sharp drop in demand for certain beef products. The beef sector is therefore confronted with a market disturbance due to a supply-demand imbalance. This has a significant negative impact on the margins in the sector and compromises the financial viability of the Union farmers. Without measures against this market disturbance, the prices of beef products in the Union are expected to deteriorate and downwards pressure is likely to carry on. |
(3) |
The extensive movement restrictions have also affected the availability of labour force in slaughterhouses and food processing and reduced the capacities in transport and logistics. |
(4) |
The current difficulties and in particular the supply-demand imbalance in the bovine meat market can be mitigated by storage of hindquarters destined for production of products that would have been destined in majority to the hospitality and catering industry. |
(5) |
In order to reduce the current supply-demand imbalance, which in turn exerts a downward pressure on all bovine meat product prices, and to alleviate those difficult market conditions, it is appropriate to grant private storage aid for fresh or chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more. |
(6) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 (4) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 (5) lay down rules for the implementation of the aid for private storage. Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, the provisions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1238 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 should apply to the private storage aid for fresh or chilled meat of bovine animals aged eight months or more. |
(7) |
The amount of the aid should be fixed in advance so as to allow for a rapid... |
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