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REGULATION (EEC)No1090/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23April1975
ontheissuebywayofprotectivemeasuresofimportlicencesforcertainbeef
andvealproducts(EXIM)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2668/74(3)of21October1974suspendedtheissueof
importlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforbeef
andveal,sincebeefandvealpricesonrepresentative
Communitymarketsareconsiderablylowerthanthe
interventionprice;whereasthesuspensionofimports
wasextendedbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
610/75(4)of7March1975onprotectivemeasuresfor
certainbeefandvealproductsfallingwithin
subheading16.02BIIIb)1oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
888/75(5);
WhereastheCommission iskeepingaclosewatchon
themarketsituationforbeefandveal;whereasithas
accordinglybeennotedthat,asaresultofimports,
thismarketcontinuestobethreatenedbyserious
disturbanceswhicharelikelytojeopardizetheobjec­
tivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;
Whereas,however,itisevidentthatthemarketin
beefandvealistendingtostabilize;whereas,inthese
circumstances ,itisnecessarytorestructuretheprotec­
tivearrangements toallowacertainamountoftrade
toredevelop,butwithoutcreatinganimbalanceon
theCommunitymarket;Whereas,althoughitispossibletoresumeissuing
importlicences,thecriticalsituationontheCommu­
nitymarketrequiresaclosewatchtobekepton
importtrends;
Whereasthenormalrulesgoverningtheissueof
importlicencesmustthereforebeadjusted;whereas,
moreover,detailedrulesfortheissueofimport
licenceswerelaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No193/75(6)of17January1975andin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2637/70(7)of23
December1970,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No558/75(8);
Whereascertainproductsmaybeimportedprovided
theydonotincreasethequantitiesavailableonthe
Community market;whereas,therefore,import
licencesmaybeissuedwhereanequivalentquantity
hasfirstbeenexportedfromtheCommunity ;
whereas,inordertostimulateexports,onlyexports
withoutrefundshouldqualifyforthispurpose,the
traderremainingfreetoapplyforarefundinrespect
ofanyproductsandquantitiesforwhichhehasfailed
toobtainanimportlicence;whereas,inaddition,the
absenceofrefundsmustbecompensated forby
providingfortheimportlevytobelimitedtothat
proposedbythetraderinrespectoftheproductstobe
importedunderthelicenceconcerned ;
Whereastheexportofmeatsoldbytheintervention
agencies,carriedoutunderspecialconditionsinaccor­
dancewithCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2320/74(9)of10September1974onthesaleatprices
fixedatastandardrateinadvanceofbeefandveal
heldbytheinterventionagenciesandintendedfor
export,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
833/75(10)orinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
(6)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14. (7)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(3)OJNoL285,22.10.1974,p.22.
(4)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.37.
(5)OJNoL85,5.4.1975,p.27.(8)OJNoL59,5.3.1975,p.16.
(9)OJNoL248,11.9.1974,p.8.
(10)OJNoL79,28.3.1975,p.46.

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Article2
1.Importlicencesfortheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68andthe
importlicencesprovidedforinArticle1ofthisRegu­
lationshallbeissuedinaccordancewiththespecial
conditionslaiddowninthisRegulation .
However,importlicencesforproductsfallingwithin
subheading01.02AIIshallbeissuedonlyinrespect
ofanimalsforslaughterofaliveweightexceeding300
kg­
Inthecaseoftheseproductssection12ofthe
licencesandapplicationsforlicencesshallinclude
oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—validforanimalsforslaughter,ofaliveweight
exceeding300kg;tion(EEC)No616/75(•)of10March1975onthe
saleatstandardpricesfixedinadvance,forexporta­
tion,ofbeefboughtinunderRegulation (EEC)No
647/74bytheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
excluded;
Whereastheperiodofvalidityofimportlicences
mustbefixedsoastotakeaccountbothoftheparti­
cularsensitivityofthemarketandofthegeographical
positionofcertainthirdcountries;
WhereasthecurrentpositionontheCommunity
marketenablesimportrestrictionsoncertainproducts
fallingwithinsubheading16.02BIIIb)1ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,whichhaveaspecific
market,tobeabolishedentirely;whereas,onthe
otherhand,otherproductsfallingwithinthis
subheadingmaybenefitfromtheimportarrange­
mentsprovidedforinthisRegulationonlyifthe
licensingarrangements providedforinArticle15of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68applytothem;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofexport
refundsinrespectofagriculturalproductswerelaid
downinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/75(2)
of17January1975,—valablepourlesanimauxdeboucheriedunpoids
vifsupérieurà300kg;
—gültigfürSchlachtrinder miteinemLebendge­
wichtvonüber300kg;
—gyldigfordyrtilslagtningmedenlevendevægt
påover300kg;
—validoperanimalidestinatiallamacellazione di
pesovivosuperiorea300kg;
—geldigvoorslachtrunderen meteenlevend
gewichtvanmeerdan300kg;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,withtheexceptionofthosespeci­
fiedinthesecondparagraphhereof,shallbesubject
tothearrangementsconcerningimportlicenceslaid
downinArticle15ofthatRegulation .
Noimportlicenceshallberequiredinrespectofthe
followingproductsfallingwithinsubheading16.02B
IIIb)1:
(a)preparedorpreservedbeefandvealorbeefand
vealoffalinhermetically sealedcontainers
weighingnotmorethan5kgnet;
(b)cookedandfrozenbeefandvealinhermetically
sealedcontainersweighingnotmorethan7kg
net.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthefollowing
shallberegardedascookedandfrozenmeat:meat
which,priortofreezing,hasbeensubjectedtosuffi­
cientheattopreventthegrowthofClostridiumbotu­
limimandwhichhas,inaddition,thefollowing
characteristics :
—notraceofpinkishliquidonthesurfaceofacross
sectionofmeatwhich,afterbeingcompletely
defrosted,iscutatitsthickestpoint;
—apHequaltoorgreaterthan5-5.2.Toberegardedasananimalforslaughteran
animalmustmeettherequirements laiddowninthe
CouncilDirectiveof12December 1972(3)onhealth
andveterinaryinspectionproblemsuponimportation
ofbovineanimalsandswineandfreshmeatfrom
thirdcountries,aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirec­
tiveof15July1974(4).
Article3
1.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallbeaccom­
paniedbyadeclarationindicating :
(a)therelevantquantitiesexpressedinkilogrammes
ofbeeforvealincarcase;
(b)therateofthelevyper100kgofbeeforvealin
carcasewhichtheapplicantundertakestopay
uponimportation ;therateshallbeexpressedin
thenationalcurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheapplicationismade.
2.Applicationsshallbeacceptedonlyiftheyrelate
toaquantityof10metrictonsormoreexpressedas
bone-inmeat,andareaccompanied byproofthat
productsasreferredtoinAnnexI,otherthanthose
soldinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No2320/74
orwithRegulation (EEC)No616/75,havebeen
exportedwithoutrefund.
(')OJNoL64,11.3.1975,p.11.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.(3)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.
(4)OJNoL202,24.7.1974,p.36.

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3.TheCommission shalldeterminetheminimum
rateoflevyinunitsofaccountper100kgofbeefor
vealincarcase.
4.Licencesshallbeissuedinrespectofapplica­
tionscontainingarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthan
theminimumratefixedbytheCommission .
However,theCommissionmaydecide:
(a)nottoissueanylicences,or
(b)toissuelicencesonlyinrespectofapercentageof
thequantityappliedfor,thispercentagebeingthe
sameforallapplicationssubmitted .
Article5
1.Theproductsforwhichimportlicencesshallbe
issuedshallbethosementionedinAnnexII.
Thequantitiesoftheseproductsandtherateoflevy
applicabletheretoshallbedeterminedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle3.
2.Thelicenceshallinclude:
(a)insection12,theendorsement 'EXIM',
(b)insection20,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—rateoflevyapplicable(innationalcurrency)
per100kg;Proofofsuchexportationwithoutrefundshalltake
theformofacertificateissuedattherequestofthe
exporterbytheagencyresponsibleforpayingrefunds
intheMemberStateinwhichcustomsexportformali­
tieshavebeencarriedout.
Thiscertificateshallindicateinparticularthequantity
andnatureoftheproductswhichhaveleftthegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunityinrespectofwhich
norefundhasbeenpaid.
Theexportershallfurnishtotheagencyreferredto
above,inthemannerprescribedinthecaseofexport
refunds,proofthattheproductshaveleftthegeo­
graphicalterritoryoftheCommunity ,togetherwith
thecustomsdocumentsfortheexportconcerned .
Thecertificatementionedabovemaybeissuedonly
inrespectofproductsforwhichcustomsexport
formalitieshavebeencompletedonorafterthedate
ofentryintoforceofthisRegulation .Thecustoms
procedureapplicabletotheabovementioned exports
shallbethatapplicabletoproductseligibleforexport
refunds.
3.Thequantitiesforwhichimportlicencesare
requested,expressedinkilogrammesofbeeforvealin
carcase,maynotbegreaterthanthequantities
exportedinaccordancewithparagraph2.
4.Productswhoseexportationmustbeproved
whenapplicationsforimportlicencesaresubmitted,
andthequantitativeequivalences betweensuch
productsandbeeforvealincarcaseareshownin
AnnexI.
Productsmaybeimportedandthequantitativeequi­
valencesbetweensuchproductsandbeeforvealin
carcaseareshowninAnnexII.
5.Therateofthelevytobeappliedtoimports
shallbethefiguregivenintheapplicationmultiplied
bythecoefficientasspecifiedincolumn4ofAnnex
IIcorresponding totheproductforwhichtheimport
licenceisissued.—tauxduprélèvementapplicable (enmonnaie
nationale)par100kg;
—gültigerAbschöpfungssatz (innationaler
Währung)je100kg;
—gyldigafgiftssats(inationalvaluta)pr.100kg;
—tassodelprelievoapplicabile (inmonetanazio­
nale)per100kg;
—toetepassenheffing(innationalevaluta)per
100kg.
Wherethe-licencerelatestotheproductsreferredto
inArticle 1,however,section20shallcontainno
endorsement .
3.Licencesshallbeissuedonthetwentieth
workingdayfollowingthefirstdayoftheperiodfor
submissionofapplications .
Article6
1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle18ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No193/75,thesecurityshallbereleased
forthwithinrespectofanyquantityforwhichno
importlicencehasbeenissued.
2.Therefundapplicabletoproductswhoseexporta­
tionhasbeenprovedonsubmissionoftheapplication
fortheimportlicencemay,attherequestofthetrader
concernedandinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Regulation (EEC)No192/75,begrantedinrespectaArticle4
1.Applications forimportlicencesshallbe
submittedtothecompetentagenciesintheMember
Statesinthecourseofthefirst10workingdaysof
eachmontii,startinginJune1975.
2.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
telexnotlaterthanthesecondworkingdayfollowing
thefinaldateforthesubmissionofapplications ,of
thetotalquantityforwhichapplicationshavebeen
submittedunderparagraph 1andoftherateoflevy
thatapplicantsundertaketopayintheeventoftheir
applicationsbeingaccepted.

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Article8
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1790/74(')of9
July1974linkingtheimportationofbeefandvealto
thesaleofmeatheldbytheinterventionagencies,
andRegulations (EEC)No2668/74and(EEC)No
610/75,areherebyrepealed,butwithoutprejudiceto
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
819/75(2)of25March1975concerningtheissueof
importlicencesforbeefandvealonproductionof
contractsofsaleconcludedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No1790/74.quantityofproductsexportednotexceedingaquan­
tityequivalenttothatforwhichthattraderfailedto
obtainanimportlicence.
Article7
ImportlicencesissuedpursuanttothisRegulation
shallbevalidfor:
(a)90daysinrespectoffrozenmeatoriginatingin
andcomingfromnon-European thirdcountries;
(b)45daysinrespectofproductsotherthanthose
referredtoin(a)originatinginandcomingfrom
non-European thirdcountries;
(c)15daysinrespectofproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromEuropeanthirdcountries,
witheffectfromtheiractualdateofissue.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL187,1l.7.1974,p.21.
(2)OJNoL78,27.3.1975,p.93.

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ANNEX 1
Productstobeexported
CCT
headingNoDescriptionQuantitative
equivalences (')
(kg)
01.02Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
exb)Other.,live,ofaweightofnotlessthan250kg 50
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01>01.02',,01.03or01.04,fresh.,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves:
11.Carcasesandhalf-carcases 100
22.Separatedorunseparatedforequarters 100
33.Separatedorunseparatedhindquarters 100
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcases ,'compensated 'quarters 100\ 22.Forequarters 100
33.Hindquarters 100
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcases ,or'compensated'quarters 100
bb)Forequarters 100
cc)Hindquarters 100
(')Quantityofbeefandveal,expressedincarcase,whichmaybeimportedinrelationto100kgofproducts
exported.

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ANNEXII
Productstobeimported
CCTheading
No DescriptionQuantity
equivalentto
100kgof
beefandveal
incarcaseCoefficientfor
convertingthe
levy
1 3 3 4
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other 200 0-53
02.01 MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves:
11.Carcasesandhalf-carcases!100 1-00
22.Separatedorunseparatedforequarters '100 0-80
33.Separatedorunseparatedhindquarters 100 •1-20
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'
quarters 100 1-00
22.Forequarters 100 0-80
33.Hindquarters 100 1-20
cc)Othercutsofbeefandveal:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 80 1-50
22.Bonedorboneless 60 1-72
2.Frozen:l
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated 'quarters 100 1-00
bb)Forequarters 100 0-80
cc)Hindquarters 100 1-20
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 80 1-50
22.Bonedorboneless 60 1-72
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat:
1.Unboned(bone-in) 50 1-50
2.Bonedorboneless 50 1-72
16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffalcontaining :bovine
meatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffalsofswine 50 0-00