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"BCOMMISSION 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
"M4 Commission Regulation (EC) No 737/98 of 1 April 1998 L 102 19 2.4.1998
"M5 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1299/98 of 23 June 1998 L 180 6 24.6.1998
"M6 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1680/98 of 29 July 1998 L 212 36 30.7.1998
"M7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/1999 of 21 January 1999 L 17 22 22.1.1999
"M8 Commission Regulation (EC) No 264/1999 of 4 February 1999 L 32 3 5.2.1999
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 18, 21.1.1981, p. 25 (139/81)1981R0139 — EN — 08.02.1999 — 008.001 — 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 3
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 adopted the 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 seems appropriate 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 and preventing 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.!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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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.
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
three 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 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
authenticity;
(c) undertake to supply to the Commission and to the Member States on
request any information enabling the particulars appearing on
certificates of authenticity to be evaluated.
2. The list may be revised by the Commission where any issuing
authority is no longer recognised, where it fails to fulfil any of the
obligations incumbent on it or where a new issuing authority is
designated.
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 .!B
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.!B1981R0139 — EN — 08.02.1999 — 008.001 — 4
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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 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 comprising the brisket navel end and the
brisket point end.!
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ANNEX II
List of agencies in exporting countries authorised to issue certificates of authenticity
Third countryIssuing agency
Name Address
Argentina Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca
y Alimentación (SAGPyA), Dirección
General de Mercados GanaderosPaseo Colón 922 1erPiso
Oficina 146(1063)
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry — AustraliaPO Box 858
Canberra, ACT 2601
Botswana Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Animal Health and Produc-
tionPrincipal Veterinary Officer (Abattoir)
Private Bag 12
Lobatse
New Zealand New Zealand Meat Board PO Box 121
Wellington
Swaziland Ministry of Agriculture PO Box 162
Mbabane
Uruguay Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC) Rincón 459
Montevideo
South Africa South African Livestock and Meat Indus-
tries Control BoardHamilton and Vermeulen Streets
Pretoria
Zimbabwe Ministry of Agriculture
Department of Veterinary ServicesPO Box 8012Causeway
Harare
Zimbabwe
Namibia Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural
Development,
Directorate of Veterinary ServicesPrivate Bag 12002
Auspanplatz
Windhoek 9000
Namibia!M81981R0139 — EN — 08.02.1999 — 008.001 — 7