COUNCIL ESTIMATE of 27 January 1992 concerning the supply and demand for beef and veal in the processing industry for the period 1 January to 31 December 1992 (92/60/EEC)

THE COUNCIL 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91 (2), and in particular Article 14 (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS ESTIMATE: Introduction Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that each year before 1 December, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, must draw up an estimate of meat which may be imported under the arrangements laid down in that Article. This estimate must take account, on the one hand, of the expected Community supplies of meat of a quality and type of cut suitable for industrial use and, on the other, of industrial need.

This estimate shall mention separately the quantities:

(a) intended for the manufacture of preserves which do not contain characteristic components other than beef and jelly;

(b) intended for the processing industry for the manufacture of products other than the preserves referred to in (a).

The annual presentation of the draft estimate is preceded by consultations between the Commission and certain third countries. The purpose of these meetings is to review the overall situation of the beef market in the Community and the third countries as well as current forecasts of production and consumption, so that a joint analysis can be made of the factors which could contribute towards drawing up estimates of Community requirements for frozen beef for processing and so that information concerning the potential export market can be exchanged. Consultations have been undertaken by the Commission with representatives of the following countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, Poland and Romania. CHAPTER I Supplies of meat for processing According to information supplied to the Commission by the Member States in August 1991, Community supplies of home-produced fresh meat for processing for 1992 can be estimated at 1 323 000 tonnes of bone-in meat.

At the end of 1991 the Community will hold a large public stock of meat as a result of intervention buying. The quantity of this meat satisfying the requirements of meat for processing can be estimated at 500 000 tonnes of bone-in meat.

At the end of 1991 no meat will be held in cold stores as a result of the granting of private storage aid.

With effect from 1 January 1992 the Community intends to open a tariff quota for 53 000 tonnes of boned frozen meat, which corresponds to 68 900 tonnes bone-in meat.

Past experience indicates that, under this quota, 14 000 tonnes of frozen bone-in meat will be imported for processing in 1992.

In 1992 the quantity of meat originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Namibia to be imported into the Community which satisfies the requirements for processing may be estimated at 7 600 tonnes of bone-in meat.

For 1992 the total available supplies intended for processing will thus be as follows:

(tonnes) - fresh meat 1 323 000 - frozen meat bought into intervention 500 000 - frozen meat stored under the system of private storage aid 0 - frozen meat imported under GATT quota 14 000 - frozen meat imported under ACP Convention arrangements 7 600 Total 1 844 000

CHAPTER II Industrial demand for meat for processing According to information supplied to the Commission by the Member States in August 1991, Community demand for meat for processing in 1992 can be estimated at 1 424 000 tonnes of bone-in meat. This figure includes the quantity required for the preparation of preserved foods as referred to in Article 14 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68. This latter quantity is estimated at 218 000 tonnes. Conclusions It emerges from the foregoing that Community availabilities of meat for processing will exceed industrial requirements in 1992. The estimate of beef and veal intended for the processing industry and which may be imported in 1992 under the arrangements provided for in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is therefore fixed at zero tonnes. Done at Brussels, 27 January 1992. For the Council

The President

A. MARQUES DA CUNHA

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 16.