3. 8. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/31 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2267/84 of 31 July 1984 providing for the grant of private storage aid fixed at a standard rate in advance in respect of carcases, half-carcases, hindquarters and forequarters of beef 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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 6 (5)(b) and 8 (2) thereof, 7 Whereas, in view of the serious difficulties on the market in beef owing to the extraordinary slaughte- rings of adult bovine animals, private storage aid should be granted in respect of such animals; Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1091/80 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2826/82 (%), should be followed in respect of the grant of private storage aid for beef; Whereas provisions should be made to ensure that the animals involved be slaughtered exclusively in slaughterhouses which are approved and supervised in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 64/433/EEC (*), as last amended by Directive 83/90/EEC () ; 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 a specific storage period, amounts to be added or reduced in the event of that period being extended or curtailed should also be fixed; ) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. OJ No L 114, 3. 5. 1980, p. 18. O] No L 297, 23. 10. 1982, p. 18. O] No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64. OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 10. O] No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 10. OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 17, Whereas, in order to prevent the financing of normal private storage, it appears desirable to fix high minimum quantities ; Whereas, foresseeable market conditions make it necessary to provide for storage periods between 9 and 12 months; whereas, in order to improve the effici- ency of the scheme, provisions should be laid down enabling the applicants to benefit from an 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (*) ; whereas, in view of the contractual storage periods it is necessary to derogate from Article 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 of 31 March 1980 laying down general rules on the advance payment of ~export refunds and positive monetary compensatory amounts in respect of agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/81 ('), as to the period during which the products may stay under the system laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 ; 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 2730/79 ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 519/83('); Whereas, in order for the Commission to closely monitor the effect of the private storage scheme, a Member State shall communicate the necessary infor- mation ; ) OJ No L 62, 4. 3. 1980, p. 5. ) O] No L 87, 31. 3. 1980, p. 42. ) OJ No L 166, 24. 6. 1981, p. 9. ) O] No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1. ) OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1983, p. S.