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Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 is amended as follows: Articles 1 to 10 are deleted; Article 22 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 22 The controls provided for shall be without prejudice to any controls which the Commission may carry out pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95. Any penalties imposed by the Member State on an operator or organisation marketing beef shall be effective, dissuasive and proportionate. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, where operators and organisations marketing beef have labelled beef without complying with their obligations laid down in Title II, Member States shall, as appropriate, and in accordance with the principle of proportionality, require the removal of the beef from the market. In addition to the penalties referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may: if the meat concerned conforms with relevant veterinary and hygiene rules, authorise that such beef: be placed on the market after being properly labelled in accordance with Union requirements; or be sent directly for processing into products other than those indicated in point 1 of Article 12;

order the suspension or withdrawal of the approval of the operators and organisations concerned. Experts from the Commission, in conjunction with the competent authorities, shall: verify that Member States comply with the requirements of this Regulation; make on–the–spot checks to ensure that the checks are carried out in accordance with this Regulation. Article 22b is replaced by the following: ‘Article 22b Exercise of the delegation Article 23 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 23 Committee procedure That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (). Where the opinion of the Committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time–limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the Committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so requests.