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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 139/81
of 16 January 1981
defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading
02.01 AII b) 4 bb) 22 of the Common Customs Tariff
(OJ L 15, 17.1.1981, p. 4)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1652/87 of 12 June 1987 L 153 33 13.6.1987
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 18, 21.1.1981, p. 25 (139/81)
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 139/81
of 16 January 1981
definingtheconditionsfortheadmissionofcertainkindsoffrozen
beefandvealtosubheading02.01AIIb)4bb)22oftheCommon
Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe 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 the Act of Accession of Greece(2), and in particular Article
11 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 162/74 (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2014/75 (4), defined the conditions for the
admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading02.01A II a) 2 dd) 22 bbb) of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas sincethat Regulation was adopted the Common Customs Tariff has beenamended; whereas, in the interests of clarity, the provisions of Regula-tion (EEC) No 162/74 should be adapted;
Whereas the development of trade between the Community and non-
member countries in beef and veal products has led to new forms ofcertificate beingdesig ned so as to improve efficiency in this trade;whereas it seems appropriate for the certificate of authenticity providedfor in Regulation (EEC) No 162/74 to be aligned with the certificatesfor other products in the beef and veal sector;
Whereas the products fallingwithin subheading02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 22
of the Common Customs Tariff were defined by Commission Regula-tion (EEC) No 586/77 (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
882/79 (6);
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are without prejudice to the
Community provisions adopted with regard to veterinary legislation andfoodstuffs legislation with the aim of protecting human and animalhealth and preventingfalsification and fraud;
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
The admission of frozen meat from non-member countries to
subheading02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 22 of the Common Customs Tariff(crop, chuck and blade and brisket cuts) shall be subject to the produc-tion of a certificate of authenticity which satisfies the requirements laiddown in this Regulation.
Article 2
1. The certificate of authenticity shall be made out on a form, a
specimen of which is given in Annex I.
The size of this form shall be approximately 210 × 297 mm. White
paper weighing at least 40 grams per square metre shall be used.
(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 291, 19. 11. 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ No L 19, 23. 1. 1974, p. 10.
(4) OJ No L 204, 2. 8. 1975, p. 14.
(5) OJ No L 75, 23. 3. 1977, p. 10.
(6) OJ No L 111, 4. 5. 1979, p. 14.
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2. The forms shall be printed and completed in one of the officiallanguages of the Community; they may also be printed and completedin the official language or in one of the official languages of theexportingcountry.
3. The forms shall be completed either in typescript or by hand. In
the latter case, ink and block capitals shall be used.
4. Each certificate of authenticity shall bear an individual serial
number allocated by the issuingag ency referred to in Article 4.
Article 3
The certificate shall be submitted, together with the relevant product, to
the customs authorities of the importingMember State at any time up tothree months from its date of issue.
Article 4
1. A certificate of authenticity shall be valid only if it is duly
completed and endorsed, in accordance with the instructions set out inAnnex I, by an issuing agency appearing on the list given in Annex II.
2. The certificate of authenticity shall be deemed to be duly endorsed
if it specifies the place and date of issue and if it bears the stamp of theissuing agency and the signature of the person or persons empowered tosign it.
A printed seal may be substituted for the stamp.
Article 5
1. An issuingag ency appearingon the list set out in Annex II must:
(a) be recognized as such by the exporting country;
(b) undertake to verify the particulars appearingon certificates of
authenticity;
(c) undertake to supply to the Commission and to the Member States
on request any information enablingthe particulars appearingoncertificates of authenticity to be evaluated.
2. The list shall be revised if the condition set out in paragraph 1 (a)
is no longer satisfied or if an issuing agency does not fulfil one of theobligations which it has assumed.
Article 6
Regulation (EEC) No 162/74 is hereby repealed.Certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 162/74
shall, however, remain valid until 30 June 1981.
Article 7
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the15th day following itspublication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
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ANNEX I

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Definitions
The followingdefinitions shall apply:
1.Crop, chuckand blade cuts
the dorsal part of the forequarter, includingthe upper part of the shoulder,
obtained from a forequarter with a minimum of four ribs and a maximum of10 ribs by a cut along a straight line through the point where the first rib joinsthe first sternal segment to the point of reflection of the diaphragm on the10th rib;
2.Brisket cut
the lower part of the forequarter comprisingthe brisket navel end and the
brisket point end.
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ANNEX II
List of agencies in exporting countries empowered to issue certificates of authenticity
Issuingag ency
Non-member country
Name Address
Argentina Junta Nacional de Carnes San Martin 459,
Buenos Aires
Australia Australian Meat Board and Live-
stock CorporationAetna Life Tower,Hyde Park Square,Sydney 2000
Botswana
Department of Agriculture Senior Veterinary Officer,
Ministry for Agriculture,Private Bag12,Lobatse
New Zealand
New Zealand Meat Producers Board Massey House,
Lambton Quay,Wellington
Swaziland
Ministry of Agriculture PO Box 162,
Mbabane
Uruguay Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC) Rincon 459,
Montevideo
South Africa South African Livestock and Meat
Industries Control BoardHamilton and Vermeulen Streets,Pretoria
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Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Veterinary ServicesPO Box 8012,
Causeway,Harare,Zimbabwe