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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2973/79
of 21 December 1979
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofgrantingofassistancefortheexportofbeefand
veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country
(OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/80 of 1 August 1980 L202 22 2.8.1980
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2973/79
of 21 December 1979
laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assis-
tance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit
from a special import treatment in a third country
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968
on the common organization of the market in beef and veal(
1), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2916/79(2),andinparticularArticle
15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931/79 of 20
December 1979 on the granting of assistance for export of agriculturalproducts which may benefit from a special import treatment in a thirdcountry(
3), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas the United States of America will apply special arrangements
for an annual quantity of 5000 tonnes of beef and veal originating inthe Community and meeting certain requirements; whereas one of therequirements is that this meat must be accompanied by a certificate ofidentity issued by the exporting Member State;
Whereasthecertificatesofidentityaretobeissuedsolelyforthe5000
tonnes qualifying for the special arrangements; whereas it is thereforenecessary to provide for Commission authorization before the issue ofan export licence for the meat in question; whereas, furthermore, thetoleranceprovidedforinArticle2(4)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No 193/75(
4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2971/79(5),
should not be applied for the quantity exceeding that for which thelicence has been issued;
Whereas it is necessary to define the nature of the identity certificates,
and the necessary procedures for using them;
Whereas the exported quantities cannot be properly verified without
specialrulesregardingevidenceofimportsintothedestinationcountry;whereas the rules provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No192/75(
6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2970/79(7),arethe
most appropriate; whereas the penalty for failure to submit suchevidence should have a genuinely deterrent effect; whereas it is there-fore appropriate to provide for a higher security for these exportlicences than the security provided for in Commission Regulation(EEC) No 571/78(
8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2974/
79(9);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 26.
(2) OJ No L 329, 24. 12. 1979, p. 15.
(3) OJ No L 334, 28. 12. 1979, p. 8.
(4) OJ No L 25, 31. 1. 1975, p. 10.
(5) See page 34 of this Official Journal.
(6) OJ No L 25, 31. 1. 1975, p. 1.
(7) See page 32 of this Official Journal.
(8) OJ No L 78, 22. 3. 1978, p. 10.
(9) See page 49 of this Official Journal.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. ThisRegulationestablishesdetailedrulesofapplicationinrespect
ofexportstotheUnitedStatesofAmericaof5000tonnesperyearofbeefandvealofCommunityorigin,fresh,chilledorfrozen,qualifyingfor special treatment.
2.►
M1Themeatreferredtoinparagraph1mustcomplywiththe
healthprotectionrequirementslaiddownbytheimportingthirdcountryandrelatetoanimalsslaughterednotmorethantwomonthsinadvanceof clearance through customs for export. ◄
Article 2
1. Applications for export licences for the products referred to in
Article 1 may be lodged only in a Member State where the healthrequirements of the importing country can be met.
2. The application for the export licence and the licence itself shall
bear the entry ‘United States of America'in Section 13. The licenceshall establish the obligation that the goods be exported from theMember State of issue to the United States of America.
3. OnthethirdworkingdayofeachmonththeMemberStatesshall
telex to the Commission a list of applicants and quantities of productsconcerned by the applications referred to in paragraph 2 lodged duringthe previous month.
4. The Commission will decide to what extent applications will be
accepted.Ifthequantitiesrequestedexceedthequantitiesavailable,theCommission may reduce the amounts requested by a fixed percentage.
5. Licences shall be issued on the 15th day of each month.6. BywayofderogationfromArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
571/78, the export licence shall be valid for 90 days from the date ofissue.Thevalidityofthelicenceshallnotextendbeyond31Decemberof the year of its issue.
7. The licence shall be issued by the competent authorities of the
Member State concerned in respect of the quantities fixed by theCommission. The security for the quantity in respect of which theapplication was not granted shall be released forthwith.
8. NotwithstandingArticle2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75,the
exported quantities shall not exceed the quantities specified in thelicence.
9. The licence shall carry one of the following endorsements in
Section 18:
‘Fresh, chilled or frozen beef — Agreement between the EEC and the
USA.Validonlyin…(MemberStateofissue).Quantitytobeexportedmay not exceed … kg (weight)';
‘Fersk,køletellerfrossetoksekød—AftalemellemEØFogUSA.Kun
gyldig i … (Member State of issue). Mængden, der skal udføres, må
ikke overstige … kg'.
Article 3
Whenthemeatisbeingclearedthroughcustomsforexport,thecertifi-
cate of identity defined in Article 4 shall be issued, at the applicant’srequest,onpresentationoftheexportlicencereferredtoinArticle2anda veterinary certificate showing the date of slaughter of the animalsfrom which the meat applied for under Article 2 derives.
Article 4
1. The certificate of identity shall be made out, with at least one
copy, on a form corresponding to the specimen in the Annex.
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The certificate is printed in English on white paper measuring 210 ×297 mm. Each certificate shall have an individual serial numberassigned by the customs office referred to in Article 5.
The exporting Member State may require any certificates used on its
territory to be printed in one of its official languages as well as inEnglish.
2. Copies shall bear the same serial number as the original. Any
particulars entered on the original and on the copies shall be type-written, or, if handwritten, printed in block letters in ink.
Article 5
1. The certificate of identity and the copies shall be issued by the
customs office where the meat is cleared through customs for export.
2. The customs office referred to in paragraph 1 shall endorse the
originalcertificateintheappropriatesectionandtransmitthecertificateto the party concerned, retaining a copy.
Article 6
Member States shall take the necessary measures to check the origin
and nature of products for which certificates of identity are issued.
Article 7
1. NotwithstandingArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No571/78,the
rateofthesecuritytobelodgedinconnectionwiththeexportlicencesreferredtoinArticle2shallbe10ECUper100kilogramsnetweight.
2. WithoutprejudicetotheconditionslaiddowninArticle17(2)(b)
of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75, the security shall be released only onpresentationoftheproofreferredtoinArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No 192/75.
Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX