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►B COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2973/79
of21December 1979
layingdowndetailed rulesfortheapplication ofgrantingofassistancefortheexportofbeefand
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
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EEC)No2973/79
of21December 1979
laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assis-
tance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit
fromaspecialimporttreatmentinathirdcountry
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 thirdcountry(
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 the
requirements 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 istherefore necessary to provide for Commission authorization beforethe issue of an export licence for the meat in question; whereas,furthermore, the tolerance 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 the licence 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 coun-try; whereas the rules provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC)No 192/75(
6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2970/79(7),
are the most appropriate; whereas the penalty for failure to submitsuch evidence 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 accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef andVeal,
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
(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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year of beef and veal of Community origin, fresh, chilled or frozen,
qualifying for special treatment.
This quantity shall be divided into four parts of which the first three,
which may not exceed 1 250 tonnes, shall be exported during the firstthree quarters of each year. The Commission shall determine theremainder to be exported during the fourth quarter.
2.►
M1The meat referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with
the health protection requirements laid down by the importing third
country and relate to animals slaughtered not more than two months
in advance of clearance through customs for export. ◄
Article 3
When the meat is being cleared through customs for export, the certi-
ficate of identity defined in Article 4 shall be issued, at the applicant's
request, on presentation of the export licence referred to in Article 2
and a veterinary certificate showing the date of slaughter of the ani-mals 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 numberassigned by the 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 in
English.
2. Copies shall bear the same serial number as the original. Any
particulars entered on the original and on the copies shall be typewrit-ten, 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 certifi-
cate to 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
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ANNEX