29.12.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL367/129
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3884/90
of27December 1990
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements
providedforbyCouncilRegulations (EEC)No3840/90and(EEC)No3841/90in
thebeefandvealsectors
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3840/90
of20December1990openingaCommunitytariffquota
forhigh-qualityfresh,chilledorfrozenmeatofbovine
animalsfallingwithinCNcodes0201and0202andfor
productsfallingwithinCNcodes02061095and
02062991(1991)('),andinparticularArticle2thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3841/90
of20December1990openingaCommunitytariffquota
forfrozenbuffalomeatfallingwithinCNcode
02023090(1991)(2),andinparticularArticle2thereof,
WhereasRegulations(EEC)No3840/90and(EEC)No
3841/90openedquotasforhigh-qualitybeefandvealand
forbuffalomeat;whereastherulesfortheapplicationof
thesearrangementsmustbeestablished ;
Whereastheexportingnon-member countrieshave
undertakentoissuecertificatesofauthenticityguaran­
teeingtheoriginoftheseproducts;whereastheformand
layoutofthesecertificatesandtheproceduresforusing
themmustbespecified;whereasthecertificateof
authenticitymustbeissuedbyanappropriateauthorityin
anon-membercountry,thestandingofwhichissuchas
toensurethatthespecialarrangements areproperly
applied;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2996/90(4),alicenceisrequiredforallimports
intotheCommunityofbeefandvealproducts;whereas
someofthenon-membercountriesexportingmeatunder
thisRegulationhaveundertakentorestricttheirexports
ofsuchproducts;whereasthelicencemustbeendorsed
asrequiredbytheprovisionsinArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80;
Whereasinordertoensurethattheimportingofthese
meatsismanagedefficientlyitisappropriatetoprovide
forthenon-transferability ofcertificates;
WhereasprovisionmustbemadefortheMemberStates
totransmitrelevantinformationinconnectionwiththese
specialimports;1.Thetariffquotaforfresh,chilledorfrozenbeefand
vealprovidedforinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3840/90shallbeallocatedasfollows:
(a)17000tonnesofchilled,bonedorbonelessmeat,
fallingwithinCNcodes020130and02061095,and
answeringthefollowingdefinition:
'Specialorgood-qualitybeefcutsobtainedfromexclu­
sivelypasture-grazedanimalsagedbetween22and24
months,havingtwopermanentincisorsandpresen­
tingaslaughterliveweightnotexceeding460kilo­
grams,referredtoas"specialboxedbeef",cutsof
whichmaybeartheletters"sc"(specialcuts)';
(b)5000tonnesproductweightofmeat,fallingwithin
CNcodes02012090,020130,02022090,020230,
02061095and02062991,andansweringthefollo­
wingdefinition:
'Selectedcutsoffresh,chilledorfrozenbeefderived
frombovineanimalswhichdonothavemorethan
fourpermanentincisorteeth,thecarcasesofwhich
haveadressedweightofnotmorethan327kilograms
(720pounds),acompactappearancewithagoodeye
ofmeatoflightanduniformcolour,andadequatebut
notexcessivefatcover.Themeatshallbecertified
"high-qualitybeefEEC"';
(c)2300tonnesofbonedorbonelessmeat,fallingwithin
CNcodes020130,02023090,02061095and
02062991,andansweringthefollowingdefinition:
'Specialorgood-qualitybeefcutsobtainedfromexclu­
sivelypasture-grazed animalspresentingaslaughter
liveweightnotexceeding460kilograms,referredtoas
"specialboxedbeef".Thesecutsmaybeartheletters
"sc"(specialcuts)';(')Seepage6ofthisOfficialJournal.
(2)Seepage7ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL241,13.9.1980,p.5.b)OJNoL286,18.10.1990,p.17.

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(d)10000tonnesproductweightofmeat,fallingwithin
CNcodes0201,0202,02061095and02062991,and
answeringthefollowingdefinition:
'Carcasesofanycutsfromcattlenotover30monthsof
agewhichhavebeenfedfor100daysormoreonanutri­
tionallybalanced,high-energy-feed concentrationration
containingnolessthan70%grainandatleast20
poundstotalfeedperday.BeefgradedUSDA"UNITED
STATESDEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE ""choice"
or"prime"automaticallymeetsthedefinitionabove.Meat
gradedA2,A3andA4underthestandardsoftheCana­
dianMinistryofAgricultureautomaticallymeetsthedefi­
nitionabove'.
2.Thetariffquotaforfrozenbuffalomeatprovidedfor
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3841/90shallbe
administeredinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation.Article3
1.Thecertificateofauthenticityshallbevalidforthree
monthsfromthedateitwasissued.
Theoriginalcertificateofauthenticityandonecopyshall
bepresentedtothecustomsauthoritywhentheproduct
coveredbythecertificateisputintofreecirculation.
However,thecertificatemaynotbepresentedafter31
Decemberofitsyearofissue.
2.Thecopyofthecertificateofauthenticityreferredto
inparagraph1shallbesentbythecustomsauthoritiesof
theMemberStateinwhichtheproductisplacedinfree
circulationtothedesignatedauthoritiesofthatMember
Stateresponsibleforthecommunication underArticle
6(1).
Article4
1.Acertificateofauthenticityshallbevalidonlyifitis
dulycompletedandendorsed,inaccordancewiththe
instructioninAnnexesIandII,byoneoftheissuing
authoritieslistedinAnnexII.
2.Thecertificateofauthenticityshallbedeemedto
havebeendulyendorsedifitspecifiesthedateandplace
ofissueandifitbearsthestampoftheissuingauthority
andthesignatureofthepersonorpersonsempoweredto
signit.
Thestampmaybereplacedontheoriginalcertificateof
authenticityanditscopiesbyaprintedseal.Article2
1.Thetotalsuspensionoftheimportlevyforthemeat
referredtoinArticle1shallbesubjecttothepresenta­
tion,atthetimeitisputintofreecirculation,ofacertifi­
cateofauthenticityand,inrespectofthemeatreferredto
inArticle1(1)(d),tothepresentationoftheimport
licencereferredtoinArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No
2377/80.
Theimportcertificatesrequestedforthemeatsunder
Article1(1)(d)shallnotbetransferable.
2.Thecertificateofauthenticityshallbemadeoutin
oneoriginalandnotlessthanonecopyonaformcorres­
pondingtothemodelinAnnexI.
Theformshallmeasureapproximately 210x297mm.
Thepapershallweighnotlessthan40g/m2andshallbe
white.
3.Theformsshallbeprintedandcompletedinoneof
theofficiallanguagesoftheCommunityandalso,if
desired,intheofficiallanguageoroneoftheofficial
languagesoftheexportingcountry.
TheappropriatedefinitionunderArticle1(1)relativeto
themeatoriginatingfromtheexportingcountryshallbe
shownonthebackoftheform.
4.Theparticularsontheoriginalandthecopiesshall
beeithertypewrittenorhandwritten .Inthelattercase
theymustbeprintedinblockcapitals.
5.Eachcertificateofauthenticityshallbearanindivi­
dualserialnumberassignedbytheissuingauthority
referredtoinArticle4.Thecopiesshallbearthesame
serialnumberastheoriginal.Article5
1.TheissuingauthoritieslistedinAnnexIIshall:
(a)berecognizedascompetentbytheexportingcountry;
(b)undertaketochecktheparticularssetoutinthecerti­
ficatesofauthenticity ;
(c)undertaketocommunicate totheCommissionandto
theMemberStates,onrequest,anyusefulinformation
enablingtheparticularssetoutinthecertificatesof
authenticitytobeevaluated.
2.Thelistshallbeamendediftherequirementin
paragraph1(a)isnolongermetorifanissuingauthority
failstofulfiloneoftheobligationsincumbentonit.
Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission ,inrespectofeachperiodof10days,not
laterthan15daysafterthatperiod,thequantitiesof
productsreferredtoinArticle1thathavebeenputinto
freecirculation,brokendownbytheircountryoforigin
andcombinednomenclature code.

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2.UnderthisRegulationtheperiodof10daysmeans:
—fromthefirstto10thofthemonthinclusive,
—fromthe11thto20thofthemonthinclusive,
—fromthe21sttothelastdayofthemonthinclusive.
Article7
Thelodgingoflicenceapplicationsandtheissuingof
importlicencesforthemeatreferredtoinArticle1(1)(d)
shallbeeffectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Articles12and15ofRegulation(EEC)No2377/80.Article8
InallCommunityinstrumentsinwhichreferenceis
madetoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No263/81(1),or
toArticlesofthatRegulation,suchreferencesshallbe
treatedasreferencestothisRegulationortothecorres­
pondingArticleshereof.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
0)OJNoL27,31.1.1981,p.52.


ANNEXI
1Exporter2CertificateNo
ORIGINAL
3Issuingauthority I
4Consignee
6Meansoftransport
5CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
BEEFANDVEAL
7Marks,numbers,numberandkindofpackages;
descriptionofgoods8Grossweight
N)9Netweight
(M
10Netweight(inwords)
11CERTIFICATION BYTHEISSUINGAUTHORITY
Iherebycertifythatthebeefdescribedinthiscertificatecomplieswiththespecificationshownoverleaf
(a)forhigh-qualitybeef(1);
(b)forbuffalomeatf1).
Place: Date:)Deleteasappropriate.
Signatureandstamp(orprintedseat)

DEFINITIONS
High-qualitybeeforiginatingin
(appropriatedefinition)
BuffalomeatoriginatinginAustralia

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ANNEXII
LISTOFAUTHORITIES INEXPORTING COUNTRIES EMPOWERED TOISSUECERTIFI­
CATESOFAUTHENTICITY
—JUNTANACIONALDECARNES
formeatoriginatinginArgentina,answeringthedefinitioninArticle1(1)(a).
—AUSTRALIAN MEATANDLIVESTOCK CORPORATION
formeatoriginatinginAustralia:
(a)answeringthedefinitioninArticle1(1)(b);
(b)referredtoinArticle1(2).
—INSTITUTONACIONALDECARNES(INAC)
formeatoriginatinginUruguay,answeringthedefinitioninArticle1(1)(c).
—FOODSAFETYANDINSPECTION SERVICE(FSIS)OFTHEUNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE (USDA)
formeatoriginatingintheUnitedStatesofAmerica,answeringthedefinitioninArticle1(1)(d).
—FOODPRODUCTION ANDINSPECTION BRANCH-AGRICULTURE CANADA,DIRECTION
GÉNÉRALEPRODUCTION ETINSPECTION DESALIMENTS-AGRICULTURE CANADA
formeatoriginatinginCanada,answeringthedefinitioninArticle1(1)(d).