28.12.77 NoL338/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2901/77
of22December 1977
amendingRegulations (EEC)No585/77and(EEC)No597/77especiallyas
regardsthetotalsuspensionofthelevyintheframeworkofthespecialimport
systemforfrozenbeefandveal
degreeofprocessingtosatisfytheobjectivesofthe
saidArticle14;
WhereastheItaliantextofArticle2(1)(c)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No585/77maygiverisetodifficultiesof
interpretation andshouldthereforebeclarified;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles14(4)(c)and15(2)thereof,
WhereasArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatthetotalsuspensionofthelevy
onimportsoffrozenmeatmaybemadeconditional
onthesubmissionofapurchasecontractforfrozen
meatheldbyaninterventionagency;whereasthe
implementation ofthesearrangements ,inparticular
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2900/77of22
December1977layingdowndetailedrulesforthesale
ofbeefheldbytheinterventionagenciestoenablethe
importwithtotalsuspensionofthelevyoffrozenbeef
andvealintendedforprocessing(3),requiresthe
amendmentofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
585/77of18March1977onthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesforbeefandveal(4)andCommission
Regulation(EEC)No597/77of18March1977laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofspecial
importarrangements forcertaintypesoffrozenbeef
intendedforprocessing(5),bothasamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1384/77(6);
Whereasnotimelimitisnecessaryfortheissueof
licencesunderthearrangements providedforin
Article14(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68;
Whereasthedefinitionofthemanufacture of
processedproductswithinthemeaningofArticle1(1)
(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,setoutinArticle
1(6)ofRegulation(EEC)No597/77,doesnotinclude
asfinishedproductsboned,salted,driedorsmoked
meat,ormeatinbrine;whereastheseproductsmay
neverthelessbeconsideredasshowingasufficientArticle1
ThereisaddedtoRegulation (EEC)No585/77the
AnnexheretoandthefollowingArticle:
'Article11a
1.Inordertoqualifyforthespecialimport
arrangements providedforinArticle14(3)(b)of
Regulation (EEC)805/68:
(a)allapplicationsforalicencesubmittedbyany
oneapplicantshallbeaccompanied bythe
originalofapurchasecontractforfrozenmeat
heldbyaninterventionagency,drawnupin
accordancewithRegulation(EEC)No2900/77
duringthequarterinwhichtheapplicationis
made,andbyproofthatthepurchaseprice
showninthecontracthasbeenpaid;theappli­
cantshallbeenteredasthebuyerinthe
contract ;
(b)theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallrefertoproductslistedintheAnnexup
tolimitsdeterminedinaccordancetherewith;
(c)theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallcontainoneoftheendorsements laid
downinArticle9(1)(b)or10(1)(b),inaccor­
dancewiththeendorsementonthepurchase
contractunderArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)
No2900/77;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)Seepage6ofthisOfficialJournal.
(4)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.5.
(5)OJNoL76,24.3.1977,p.1.
(<>)OJNoL157,28.6.1977,p.16.

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thestrengthofthepurchasecontractshallbe
enteredontheoriginalofthatcontract.Whenthis
quantityhasbeenusedup,thelicensingbody
shalldeletetheendorsementmadeontheoriginal
ofthecontractunderArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No2900/77.'
Article2
Regulation (EEC)No597/77isherebyamendedas
follows :
1.Article1(6)shallread:
'6.ForthepurposeofArticle14(1)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68,"manufacture"means
processing :
—intoproductsotherthanthosereferredtoin
Article1(1)(a)thereofandotherthanthose
referredtoinparagraph5hereby,or
—intoproductsfallingwithinsubheading02.06
CIa)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.'
2.Article2shallread:
'Article2
1.Article14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68maybeappliedwhenitisfoundthatthe
quantitiesoffrozenmeatheldbytheintervention
agenciesexceedorarelikelytoexceed10000
tonnes.
2.IfArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68isapplied,applicationofthemeasures
providedforinArticle14(3)(a)thereofshallbe
suspended .
3.Article1shallapplyinthesituationreferred
toinparagraph 1.'(d)thelicenceshallcontainoneoftheendorse­
mentslaiddowninArticle9(1)(c).
2.Applicationsforlicencesshallbeconsidered
onlyif:
(a)theapplicantisanaturalorlegalpersonwho
foratleast12monthshasbeencarryingon
businessinthemeatandlivestocksectorand
isofficiallyregisteredinaMemberState;
(b)inacaseofanapplicationreferredtoin
Article9,theapplicantprovestothesatisfac­
tionofthecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatewheretheapplicationislodged
thatthepersonresponsiblefortheestablish­
mentindicatedintheapplicationhasagreed
tothemanufactureonthosepremisesofthe
preservesinquestion.
3.Thepurchasecontractreferredtoinpara­
graph1(a)maybeusedonlyinonesingle
MemberStatetolodgeoneormoreapplications
foralicence,submittedeithersimultaneously or
consecutively ,uptotothelimitwhichmaybe
importedunderparagraph 1(b).
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No193/75,therightsarisingfrom
importlicencesarenottransferable .
5.Whenlodginganapplicationforalicence
theapplicantshallundertakeinwritingeitherto
carryouthimself,ortohavecarriedoutonhis
responsibility ,intheMemberStateindicatedin
thatundertaking ,beingtheStatewherethe
productswillbeputintofreecirculation ,the
followingoperations,asappropriate :
(a)theprocessingreferredtoinArticle14(1)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68;
(b)theprocessingreferredtoinArticle14(1)(b)
thereof.
Theapplicantshallfurtherundertakeinwriting
eithertocarryouthimselfortohav*carriedout
onhisresponsibility theprocessingoperations
referredtounder(a)attheestablishment
mentionedinhisapplication ,inaccordancewith
Article9(1)(b).
6.Thelicenceshallbeissuedwithoutdelayto
theapplicant.
7.Onissueoftheimportlicence,thequantity
ofmeatforwhichlicencesmaystillbeissuedonArticle3
TheItaliantextofArticle2(1)(c)ofRegulation(EEC)
No585/77isherebyamendedtoreadasfollows:
'(c)trentagiorniperiprodottichenonsoddisfano
allecondizionidicuialialetteraa)ob).'
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1977.
FortheCommission
£tienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
'ANNEX
Productsandquantitiestobeimportedonpresentationofapurchasecontractformeat
heldbyaninterventionagency
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantitiesinkilogramswhich
maybeimportedforeverykilo­
gramofunbonedfrozenmeat
boughtfromtheintervention
agenciesQuantitiesinkilogramswhich
mayheimportedforeverykilo­
gramoíunbonedfrozenmeat
boughtfromtheintervention
agencies
1 2 \ 4
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledor
frozen:
A.Meat
II.Ofbovineanimals :
(b)Frozen:
2.Separatedorunseparatedforequarters100 1-30
4.Other:
(bb)Bonedorboneless :
11.Forequarters ,wholeorcutintoa
maximumoffivepieces,eachquarter
beinginasingleblock;"compensated "
quartersintwoblocks,oneofwhich
containstheforequarter,wholeorcut
intoamaximumoffivepieces,and
theother,thehindquarter ,excluding
thetenderloin ,inonepiece 0-77 100
22.Crop,chuckandbladeandbrisket
cuts(e)
33.Other0-77
0-77100
100
(e)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofacertificateissuedinaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddownbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropean
Communities .'