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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
"M2 0202 30 50 of the combined nomenclature 3
(OJ L 15, 17.1.1981, p. 4)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1652/87 of 12 June 1987 L 153 33 13.6.1987
"M2 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 of 22 December 1987 L 376 31 31.12.1987
"M3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1476/92 of 5 June 1992 L 155 28 6.6.1992
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 18, 21.1.1981, p. 25 (139/81)1981R0139 — EN — 09.06.1992 — 003.001 — 1
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 "M2 0202 30 50 of the combined nomenclature
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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 (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 subheading 02.01 A II a) 2 dd) 22 bbb)of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas since that Regulation was adoptedthe Common Customs Tariff has been amended; whereas, in the interests of
clarity, the provisions of Regulation (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 of certificate being
designed so as to improve efficiency in this trade; whereas it seemsappropriate for the certificate of authenticity provided for in Regulation(EEC) No 162/74 to be aligned with the certificates for other products in the
beef and veal sector;
Whereas the products falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 22 of the
Common Customs Tariff were defined by Commission Regulation (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 and
foodstuffs legislation with the aim of protecting human and animal health andpreventing falsification 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 subheading
0202 30 50 of the combined nomenclature (crop, chuck and blade and brisket
cuts) shall be subject to the production of a certificate of authenticity which
satisfies the requirements laid down 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.
2. The forms shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages
of the Community; they may also be printed and completed in the official
language or in one of the official languages of the exporting country.
3. The forms shall be completed either in typescript or by hand. In the latter
case, ink and block capitals shall be used.!B
(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.!M2
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4. Each certificate of authenticity shall bear an individual serial number
allocated by the issuing agency referred to in Article 4.
Article 3
The certificate shall be submitted, together with the relevant product, to the
customs authorities of the importing Member State at any time up to threemonths 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 in Annex 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 the issuing
agency and the signature of the person or persons empowered to sign it.
A printed seal may be substituted for the stamp.
Article 5
1. An issuing agency appearing on the list set out in Annex II must:
(a) be recognized as such by the exporting country;(b) undertake to verify the particulars appearing on certificates of auth-
enticity;
(c) undertake to supply to the Commission and to the Member States on
request any information enabling the particulars appearing on certificatesof 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 the obligations
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
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 15th day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B
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Definitions
The following definitions shall apply:
1. Crop, chuck and blade cuts
the dorsal part of the forequarter, including the upper part of the shoulder, obtained
from a forequarter with a minimum of four ribs and a maximum of 10 ribs by a cutalong a straight line through the point where the first rib joins the first sternal
segment to the point of reflection of the diaphragm on the 10th rib;
2. Brisket cut
the lower part of the forequarter comprising the 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
Non-member countryIssuing agency
Name Address
Argentina Junta Nacional de Carnes San Martin 459,
Buenos Aires
Australia Australian Meat Board and Live-stock Cor-
porationAetna Life Tower,
Hyde Park Square,Sydney 2000
Botswana Department of Agriculture Senior Veterinary Officer,
Ministry for Agriculture,Private Bag 12,
Lobatse
Namibia Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural
Development,
Directorate of Veterinary ServicesPrivate Bag 12022
Windhoek, 9000
Namibia
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
Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Veterinary ServicesPO Box 8012,
Causeway,
Harare,
Zimbabwe!
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