Council Regulation (EC) No. 1254/1999 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal.

The common organization of the market in beef and veal shall comprise an internal market and trade with third countries system. In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade organizations to facilitate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, the following Community measures may be taken: (a) measures to improve stock breeding; (b) measures to promote better organization of production, processing and marketing; (c) measures to improve quality; (d) measures to permit the establishment of short- and long-term forecasts on the basis of the means of production used; (e) measures to facilitate the recording of market price trends. A producer holding male bovine animals or keeping suckler cows, on his holding may qualify, on application, for a special premium. A producer keeping bovine animals on his holding may qualify, on application, for a slaughter premium.
It shall be granted on slaughter of eligible animals or their export to a third country and within national ceilings to be determined. Private and public storage aid shall be granted Imports into the Community of any of the products listed in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation of an import licence. (51 articles and 5 Annexes)