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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2973/79
of21December 1979
layingdowndetailed rulesfortheapplicationofgrantingofassistancefortheexportofbeef and
vealproductswhichmaybenefitfromaspecialimporttreatment inathirdcountry
(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 L 202 22 2.8.1980
►M2Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 L 241 5 13.9.1980
►M3Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3582/81 of 14 December 1981 L 359 14 15.12.1981
►M4Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87 of 17 November 1987 L 327 7 18.11.1987
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999
should be understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) andCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2973/79
of21December 1979
laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of
assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may
benefitfromaspecialimporttreatment inathirdcountry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
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 Regulation (EEC) No 2916/79(2), and in particular Article
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 third
country(
3), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas the United States of America will apply special arrangements
for an annual quantity of 5 000 tonnes of beef and veal originating in the
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;
Whereas the certificates of identity are to be issued solely for the 5 000
tonnes qualifying for the special arrangements; whereas it is therefore
necessary to provide for Commission authorization before the issue of
an export licence for the meat in question; whereas, furthermore, thetolerance provided for in Article 2 (4) of Commission Regulation (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
special rules regarding evidence of imports into the destination country;whereas the rules provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No192/75(
6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2970/79(7), are the
most appropriate; whereas the penalty for failure to submit suchevidence should have a genuinely deterrent effect; whereas it is therefore
appropriate to provide for a higher security for these export licences than
the security provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 571/78(
8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2974/79(9);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. This Regulation establishes detailed rules of application in respect
of exports to the United States of America of 5 000 tonnes per year ofbeef and veal of Community origin, fresh, chilled or frozen, qualifyingfor special treatment.1979R2973 — EN — 01.01.1988 — 004.001 — 2
(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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The quantity available per quarter shall be 1 250 tonnes plus, in the case
of the last three quarters, the quantity, as referred to in Article 15 (6) (c)of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, remaining in respect of the previous
quarter.
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M1The meat referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with the
health protection requirements laid down by the importing third countryand relate to animals slaughtered not more than two months in advanceof clearance through customs for export. ◄
Article 3
When the meat is being cleared through customs for export, the
certificate of identity defined in Article 4 shall be issued, at theapplicant's request, on presentation of the export licence referred to inArticle 2 and a veterinary certificate showing the date of slaughter of the
animals from 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.
The certificate is printed in English on white paper measuring 210 × 297
mm. Each certificate shall have an individual serial number assigned bythe 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 typewritten,
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
original certificate in the appropriate section and transmit the certificateto 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 8
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.1979R2973 — EN — 01.01.1988 — 004.001 — 3
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ANNEX
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