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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No597/77
of18March1977
layingdowndetailedrules(ortheapplicationofspecialimportarrangements
forcertaintypesoffrozenbeefintendedforprocessing
meatcontent;whereascoefficientsshouldbefixedto
takeaccountofthequantityoffrozenmeatnecessary
forthemanufactureofeachsuchgroup;
Whereasthemanufacturing processforhomogenized
preservedmeatsdiffersfromthatforotherpreserved
food;whereascoefficients shouldthereforebe
providedforsuchpreservedmeats,whichtake
accountoftheirspecialcharacteristics ;
Whereascompliancewiththearrangements under
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68requires
theeffectivesupervisionoftheprocessingofimported
meatandwhereasprocessingshouldthereforetake
placeonlyontheterritoryoftheimportingMember
State;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1082/68
of26July1968fixingcoefficientsexpressingthe
meatcontentofpreservedmeatsmanufactured from
frozenmeat(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
207/70(4),mustberepealed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles14(4)(c)and25thereof,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
laysdownspecialarrangements forimportsofcertain
typesoffrozenbeefintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesearrangementsconsistofthetotalsuspensionof
theimportlevyonsuchfrozenmeat,whereitis
intendedforthemanufacture ofpreservedfood
containingnocharacteristiccomponentsotherthan
beefandjelly,andofthetotalorpartialsuspensionof
thelevyonimportsofothertypesoffrozenbeef
intendedforthemanufacture ofotherprocessed
products;
Whereasspecialmeasuresmustbetakentoensure
thatfrozenmeatimportedwithtotalsuspensionof
thelevyisnotdeflectedforanotherpurpose;whereas
thesuspensionshouldthereforebemadeconditional
upontheimportermakingadeclarationcertifyingthe
purposeandlodgingasecurity;
WhereasthespecialarrangementsunderArticle14(3)
(b)thereofonlyapplyifmeatisheldbyaninterven­
tionagencyintheCommunity ;
Whereaspreservedfoodmanufactured intheCommu­
nitycanbeclassifiedinfourgroupsaccordingtotheirHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Noimportershallbeentitledtototalorpartial
suspensionoftheimportlevyunderArticle14(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68unlessheproduces :
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(-')OJNoL61,5.1977,p.1.(3)OJ-NoL181,27.7.1968,p.9.
(«)OJNoL28,5.2.1970,p.10.

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7.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation100kilo­
gramsofunbonedmeatshallbedeemedtobeequal
to77kilogramsofbonedmeat.
8.Theadditionalsumshallbeequaltothehighest
levyapplicabletoimportsoffrozenmeatfalling
underthesamesubheadingoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffduringtheperiodbetweenthedayofimporta­
tionandthelastdayonwhichtheproofspecifiedin
paragraph3maybefurnished,lesstheamountofthe
securitywhichhasnotbeenreleased.Thissumshall
bepaidasalevy.
Article2
Article14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68may
beappliedwhenitisfoundthatthequantitiesof
frozenmeatheldbyaninterventionagencyexceedor
arelikelytoexceed10000tonnes.
Article3
MemberStatesshallsetupasystemofcustomsor
administrative supervisiontoensurethatthemeatis
processed,andinparticularaformofcontrolto
enablethequantityofbonedfrozenmeatusedinthe
manufactureofhomogenized preservedmeatstobe
determined .(a)awrittendeclaration,madeatthetimeofthe
importation ,thatthefrozenmeatisintendedfor
useintheimportingMemberState,
(aa)forthemanufacture ofthepreservedfood
referredtoinArticle14(1)(a)thereof,or
(bb)forthemanufactureoftheotherproducts
referredtoinArticle14(1)(b)thereof;
(b)asecurityinthesumoftheamountsuspendedof
thelevyapplicableonthedayofimportation ;
(c)awrittenundertaking ,madeatthetimeofimporta­
tion,topaytheadditionalsumspecifiedinpara­
graph8inrespectofthatquantityoffrozenmeat
importedinrespectofwhichtheproofreferredto
inparagraph3isnotfurnished.
2.Thesecurityshallbelodged,atthechoiceofthe
applicant,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyaninstitutionmeetingthecriterialaiddown
bytheMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheimporta­
tionwaseffected.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallnotbereleasedinwholeorinpartunless,within
sixmonthsfollowingthemonthofimportation ,proof
isfurnishedthatallorpartoftheimportedfrozen
meathasbeenprocessedontheterritoryofthe
importingMemberState.Theamountofthesecurity
releasedshallbeinproportiontothequantityfor
whichproofofprocessingisfurnished.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediatelyaftersuch
proofhasbeenfurnished.
Theamountofthesecuritynotreleasedisforfeitand
isretainedasalevy.
4.Inthecaseoffrozenmeatimportedunderthe
arrangementsprovidedforinparagraph 1(a)(aa),the
proofreferredtoinparagraph3maynotbeconsid­
eredasfurnishedunlessthequantityofpreserved
foodmanufactured fromsuchmeatisatleastequiva­
lenttothequantityimported .Thecoefficientsfor
determiningthequantityoffrozenbonedmeat
containedinagivenquantityofpreservedfoodareset
outintheAnnexhereto.
5.ForthepurposesofArticle14(1)(a)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68,'preservedfood'means
productsinwhichthetotalweightofbeefandjellyis
atleast85%ofthetotalnetweight.
6.Inthecaseoffrozenmeatimportedunderthe
arrangements providedforinparagraph 1(a)(bb),
'manufacture'meanstheprocessingintoproducts
otherthanthosefallingunderheadingNo02.01of
theCommonCustomsTariff.Article4
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth:
(a)separatelyforeachofthesubheadingsforfrozen
meatandforeachofthearrangementsprovided
forinArticle14(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thequantitiesimportedduringthe
precedingmonth;
(b)thequantitiesimported,brokendownasindicated
under(a),inrespectofwhichtheproofreferredto
inArticle1(3)hasbeenfurnishedduringthe
precedingmonth;
(c)thequantitiesofproductsmanufacturedduringthe
precedingmonth,brokendownbytypeof
productsandexpressedinnetweightofthe
finishedproduct.
Article5
Regulation (EEC)No1082/68isherebyrepealed.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1977.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Products Coefficients
I.Preservedfood,otherthanhomogenized ,containingthefollowingpercen­
tagesofmeatofbovineanimals:
1.80%ormoreofmeat,excludingoffalandfat1-50
2.60%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 110
3.40%ormorebutlessthan60%,excludingoffalandfat 0.90
4.Lessthan40%ofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 0.10
II.Thecoefficientapplicableinrespectofhomogenized preservedmeatshall
bethefigurecorresponding tothequantity,expressedinkilogramsof
bonedfrozenmeatusedinthemanufactureof1kilogramofpreserved
meat