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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 September 1983
relating to the Community Inspection Committee on the application of the classification scale for
carcases of adult bovine animals
(83/471/EEC)
(OJ L 259, 20.9.1983, p. 30)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 84/375/EEC of 5 July 1984 L 196 53 26.7.1984
"M2 Commission Decision 86/131/EEC of 11 March 1986 L 101 40 17.4.1986
"M3 Commission Decision 92/429/EEC of 24 June 1992 L 237 15 20.8.1992
"M4 Commission Decision 93/493/EEC of 27 July 1993 L 230 20 11.9.1993
"M5 Commission Decision 95/201/EC of 31 May 1995 L 128 18 13.6.1995
"M6 Commission Decision 98/296/EC of 23 April 1998 L 132 15 6.5.19981983D0471 — EN — 24.04.1998 — 006.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 September 1983
relating to the Community Inspection Committee on the application
of the classification scale for carcases of adult bovine animals
(83/471/EEC)
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 (1), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April
1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases
of adult bovine animals (2), and in particular the fourth paragraph of
Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 provided that on-the-spot
inspections are to be carried out by a Community Inspection Committee,
in order to ensure uniform application of the Community scale for
classification in the Community; whereas it is necessary to lay down
detailed rules for the implementation of these on-the-spot checks;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Community Inspection Committee provided for in Article 5 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Com-
mittee’, shall be responsible for carrying out on-the-spot inspections
covering:
(a) the application of the arrangements relating to the Community
classification scale for carcases of adult bovine animals;
(b) the recording of market prices according to the classification scale;(c) the classification, identification and marking of products within the
framework of the intervention measures provided for in Article 5 of
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68.
Article 2
1. The Committee shall be composed of Commission experts and
experts appointed by the Member States. It will be chaired by one of the
Commission experts.
The Member States shall appoint experts on the basis of their
independence and ability, particularly in matters of classification of
carcases and recording of market prices
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of the work to be carried out 3.
Experts shall not under any circumstances use for personal purposes or
divulge information obtained in connection with the work of the
Committee.!B
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3.!M1
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2. On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out in a given Member State
by a delegation of the committee comprising at most:
— three Commission experts, one of whom shall act as chairman of the
Committee,
— one expert from the Member State concerned,— eight experts from other Member States.
Article 3
1. On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out at abattoirs, meat
markets, intervention centres, price quotation centres and regional and
central services engaged in the implementation of the provisions referred
to in Article 1.
2. On-the-spot inspections shall be carried out at regular intervals in
each Member State and may, where necessary, be followed by additional
visits.
In such cases, the membership of the Committee may be reduced.
The programme of inspection visits shall be drawn up by the
Commission after consulting the Member States. Representatives of
the Member State visited may take part in the inspections.
3. Each Member State shall organize the visits which are to be carried
out on its territory according to the requirements defined by the
Commission. To that end, the Member State shall forward, 30 days before
the visit, the detailed programme of the proposed inspection visits to the
Commission, which may request any amendment to the programme.
4. The Commission shall inform Member States
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advance as possible before each visit 3of the programme and conduct
thereof.
Article 4
1. On completion of each visit, the members of the Committee and the
representatives of the Member State visited shall meet to consider the
results. The members of the Committee shall then draw conclusions from
the visit concerning the points referred to in Article 1.
2. The Committee chairman shall draw up a report on the inspections
conducted and containing the conclusions referred to in paragraph 1. The
report shall be sent at the earliest possibility to the Member State
inspected and to the other Member States subsequently.
3. When the report referred to in paragraph 2 notes shortcomings in the
various fields of activity which were the subject of verification, or makes
recommendations with a view to improving operations, the Member
States shall inform the Commission of all changes which are envisaged
or have taken place not later than three months after the date on which
the report was transmitted.
Article 5
Travel and subsistence expenses of members of the Committee shall be
borne by the Commission in accordance with the rules applicable to the
reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses of persons uncon-
nected with the Commission who are called upon by it to act as experts.!B
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Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1983D0471 — EN — 24.04.1998 — 006.001 — 4