NoL352/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3117/76
of21December 1976
amendingandrepealingthelinkingsystemsintroducedinthebeefandveal
sector,bywayofprotectivemeasures,byRegulations (EEC)No76/76and(EEC)
No223/76
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles7(3)and21(2)thereof,
Whereastheimportsystemsintroducedasaprotec­
tivemeasurebyCommissionRegulations (EEC)No
76/76of16January1976(3),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No283/76(4),and(EEC)No223/76of30
January1976(5)providedformonthlyinvitationsto
tenderforfreshandpreservedmeatheldbyinterven­
tionagencies,withentitlementtotheissueofimport
licencesforproductsofthebeefandvealsector;
Whereas,inviewofthemarketsituation,thissystem
shouldberelaxed;whereas,opportunities toimport
certaintraditionallyimportedproductsshouldthere­
forebeimproved,
Whereascertainproductsfallingwithinsubheading
16.02BIIIb)1oftheCommonCustomsTariffhave
beenexemptedfromtheprotectivemeasures;
whereas,however,experiencehasshownthatitis
necessarytodefinetheseproductsmoreclearlyin
ordertoensurethatthesystemshouldworkeffi­
ciently;
Whereasthesemeasuresconstituteasteptowardsthe
restorationofthenormalimportsystem;whereas,
therefore,itistimetogivenoticeoftheendofthe
systemofprotectivemeasures;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
aswellasthoseamendingtitleIIofRegulation(EEC)
No76/76andthoseamendingRegulation (EEC)No
223/76areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforBeefandVeal,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No76/76ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'Article1
1.ImportlicencesaslaiddowninArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68shallberequiredin
respectoftheproductslistedinArticle1(c)
thereof,withtheexceptionofthosereferredtoin
paragraph2hereof.
2.Noimportlicenceshallberequiredin
respectofthefollowingproductsfallingwithin
subheading16.02BIIIb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff:
(a)preparedorpreservedcookedbeefandvealor
cookedbeefandvealoffalputupinhermeti­
callysealedcontainersweighingnotmorethan
5kilogrammesnet;
(b)beefandvealcookedandfrozenputupin
hermeticallysealedcontainersweighingnot
morethan7kilogrammesnet.
3.ForthepurposesofthisArticlethefollowing
shallberegardedascooked:productswhichhave
beensubjectedtosufficientheattopreventthe
growthofClostridiumbotulinumandwhichhave,
inthecaseofthoseproductsreferredtoinpara­
graph2(a)whicharenotputupinhermetically
sealedmetalliccansandalsothoseproducts
referredtoinparagraph2(b),thefollowingfurther
characteristics :
—notradeofpinkishliquidonthesurfaceofa
crosssectionoftheproductwhichiscutatits
thickestpoint;
—apHof5-5orover.'
Article2
1.TheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No76/76is
herebyreplacedbyAnnexIhereto.
2.Article8(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No76/76is
herebyamendedtoreadasfollows:
*4.Thetendershallindicatethegroupof
productsreferredtoinArticle9(2)whichtheoper­
atorintendstoimport.'(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(*)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
(«)OJNoL36,11.2.1976,p.10.
(5OJNoL26,31.1.1976,p.59.

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Article3
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No76/76ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'Article9
1.Theminimumsellingpricesshallbefixed
fortheproductsinquestioninthelightofthe
tendersreceivedandtheneedtooffsetbythe
sellingpricestheadvantagegainedfromthe
suspensionofthelevyreferredtoinArticle6(1).
2.Differentminimumpricesmaybefixedfor
tendersrelatingtoimportsof
A—frozenmeatforprocessing ;
B—productsfallingwithinsubheadings
01.02AIIb)1,
02.01AIIa)1bb)11aaa),
02.01AIIa)1bb)22aaa),
and02.01AIIa)1bb)33aaa)
intheAnnex;
C—theotherproductsspecifiedintheAnnex.
3.Thepurchasecontractshallincludeoneof
theendorsements referredtoinArticle4(1),
togetherwiththenumber"76/76",followedbythe
capitalletterdenotingthegroupofproducts
concernedinaccordancewithparagraph2.
4.Thepurchasecontractshallgiveentitlement
totheissueofimportlicencesonlyinrespectof
thegroupofproductsconcerned.'
Article4
Regulation (EEC)No223/76isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.TheAnnexisreplacedbyAnnexIIhereto.
2.Article2(4)isamendedtoreadasfollows:
'4.Thetendershallindicatethegroupof
productsreferredtoinArticle3(2)whichtheoper­
atorintendstoimport'.3.Article3isamendedtoreadasfollows: <
Article3
1.Theminimumsellingpricesshallbefixedfor
theproductsinquestioninthelightofthetenders
receivedandtheneedtooffsetbythesellingprices
theadvantagegainedfromthesuspensionofthe
levyreferredtoinArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No76/76.
2.Differentminimumpricesmaybefixedfor
tendersrelatingtoimportsof
A—frozenmeatforprocessing;
B—productsfallingwithinsubheadings
01.02AIIb)1,
02.01AIIa)1bb)11aaa),
02.01AIIa)1bb)22aaa),
and02.01AIIa)1bb)33aaa)
intheAnnex;
C—theotherproductsspecifiedintheAnnex.
3.Thepurchasecontractshallincludeoneof
theendorsements referredtoinArticle4(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No76/76,togetherwiththe
number"223/76",followedbythecapitalletter
denotingthegroupofproductsconcernedinaccor­
dancewithparagraph2.
4.Thepurchasecontractshallgiveentitlement
totheissueofimportlicencesonlyinrespectof
thegroupofproductsconcerned.'
Article5
Regulations (EEC)No76/76and(EEC)No223/76
arerepealedwitheffectfrom1April1977.However,
theyshallremainapplicableforoperationsresulting
fromtendersforinterventionbeeflodgeduptothe
thirdMondayofMarch1977.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22
December1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

NoL352/16 22.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEXI
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No76/76
Productstobeimported
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkgoffrozen
bone-inmeatbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other:
1.Notyethavinganypermanentteeth,ofa
weightofnotlessthan350kgbutnotmore
than450kginthecaseofmaleanimals,orof
notlessthan320kgbutnotmorethan420kg
inthecaseoffemaleanimals(a)
2.Other3.00
200
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves 100
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'
quarters:
aaa)Carcasesofaweightofnotless
than180kgbutnotmorethan
270kgandhalf-carcases or
'compensated'quartersofa
weightofnotlessthan90kgbut
notmorethan135kg,withalow
degreeofossificationofthecartil­
ages(moreespeciallythoseofthe
symphysispubisandthevertebral
apophyses),themeatofwhichis
ofalightpinkcolourandthefat
ofwhich,ofextremelyfinestruc­
ture,iswhitetolightyellowin
colour(a)
bbb)Other1.50
100
22.Forequarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg,witha
lowdegreeofossificationofthe
cartilages(moreespeciallythose
ofthevertebralapophyses),the
meatofwhichisofalightpink
colourandthefatofwhich,of
extremelyfinestructure,iswhite
tolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other1.50
100

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkgoffrozen
bone-inmeatbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
02.01
(cont'd)33.Hindquarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg(notless
than38kgbutnotmorethan61
kginthecaseof'Pistola'cuts).
withalowdegreeofossificationof
thecartilages(moreespecially
thoseofthevertebralapophyses),
themeatofwhichisofalight
pinkcolourandthefatofwhich,
ofextremelyfinestructure,is
whitetolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other
cc)Othercutsofvealandbeef:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensatedquar­
ters'
bb)Forequarters
cc)Hindquarters
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless1.50
100
0.80
0.60
1.00
100
100
0.80
0.60
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,in
brine,driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat 0.50
16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,containing
bovinemeatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffalsofswine 0.50
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofthecertificatereferredtoinparagraph2(c)ofAnnexItothetrade
agreementbetweentheEECandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .

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ANNEXII
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No223/76
Productstobeimported
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkg(netweight)
ofcannedbeefbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other:
1.Notyethavinganypermanentteeth,ofa
weightofnotlessthan350kgbutnotmore
than450kginthecaseofmaleanimals,orof
notlessthan320kgbutnotmorethan420kg
inthecaseoffemaleanimals(a)
2.Other4.50
300
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves1-50
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'
quarters:
aaa)Carcasesofaweightofnotless
than180kgbutnotmorethan
270kgandhalf-carcases or
'compensated'quartersofa
weightofnotlessthan90kgbut
notmorethan135kg,withalow
degreeofossificationofthecartil­
ages(moreespeciallythoseofthe
symphysispubisandthevertebral
apophyses),themeatofwhichis
ofalightpinkcolourandthefat
ofwhich,ofextremelyfinestruc­
ture,iswhitetolightyellowin
colour(a)
bbb)Other2.25
1.50
22.Forequarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg,witha
lowdegreeofossificationofthe
cartilages(moreespeciallythose
ofthevertebralapophyses),the
meatofwhichisofalightpink
colourandthefatofwhich,of
extremelyfinestructure,iswhite
tolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other2.25
1.50

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CCT
heading
No-DescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkg(netweight)
ofcannedbeefbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
02.01
(cont'd)33.Hindquarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kg
butnotmorethan68kg(notless
than38kgbutnotmorethan61
kginthecaseof'Pistola'cuts),
withalowdegreeofossificationof
thecartilages(moreespecially
thoseofthevertebralapophyses),
themeatofwhichisofalight
pinkcolourandthefatofwhich,
ofextremelyfinestructure,is
whitetolightyellowincolour(a)
bbb)Other
cc)Othercutsofvealandbeef:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless2.25
1.50
1.20
0.90
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensatedquar­
ters'
bb)Forequarters
cc)Hindquarters
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in)
22.Bonedorboneless1.50
1.50
1.50
1.20
0.90
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,in
brine,driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat 0.75
16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,containing
bovinemeatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffalsofswine 0.75
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofthecertificatereferredtoinparagraph2(c)ofAnnexItothetrade
agreementbetweentheEECandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .