23.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL75/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No585/77
of18March1977
onthesystemofimportandexportlicencesforbeefandveal
market;whereas,therefore,withaviewtothemore
efficientmanagementofthemarket,importlicences
shouldalsoberequiredforproductsfallingwithin
subheading16.02BIIIb)1bb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandexportlicencesforallproducts
coveredbyimportlicences;
Whereastheapplicationofthespecialimportarrange­
mentsforyoungmalebovineanimalsforfattening
andfrozenbeefandvealforprocessingrequiresstrict
surveillanceofimportsandefficientcontrolastodesti­
nation;whereastheriskofdeflectionfromdestina­
tioncanbereducediftheimportlicenceisusedby
theapplicant;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles13(4)(b),14(4)(c),15(2),16(4),18(6)and25
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
706/76of30March1976onthearrangementsappli­
cabletoagriculturalproductsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No328/77(4),andin
particularArticle22thereof,
Whereasspecialdetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforbeefandvealwerelaiddownby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2045/75of25July
1975(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2220/76(6);
Whereasthesespecialprovisionseithersupplementor
derogatefromtheprovisionsofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No193/75of17January1975laying
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3093/76(8);
Whereasaccordingtothefirstsubparagraph ofArticle
15(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68forallimports
intotheCommunityofproductsforwhichleviesare
providedshallbemadeconditionalonthesubmission
ofanimportlicence;whereasexperiencehasshown
theneedtofollowtheforeseeabletrendoftradeinall
beefandvealproductswhichareofspecialimpor­
tancetothebalanceofthisparticularlysensitiveWhereasthegeneralarrangementsforduty-freeimpor­
tationofbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesor
overseascountriesandterritoriesarelaiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No706/76;whereasduty-free
importationofsomeoftheseproductsissubjectto
annualquotas;whereas,toenablethequantities
importedunderthesearrangements tobemonitored,
provisionshouldbemadeforspecialmentionofthe
natureandoriginoftheproductsontheimport
licence;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2887/76
of29November 1976(9)providesforthecommunica­
tionofcertaininformationontheoperationofthe
systemofimportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesinthebeefandvealsector;whereas,toenable
theCommissiontohaveanoverallviewoftheapplica­
tionofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesin
thissector,provisionshouldbemadeforthecommu­
nicationoffurtherinformationbytheMemberStates
inlinewiththeextensionofthelicencesystem;
Whereastheseprovisionsshouldbeincorporatedina
consolidatedtextrepealingRegulations (EEC)No
2045/75and(EEC)No2887/76;
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
'(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.
(<)OJNoL46,18.2.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.21.
(6)OJNoL250,14.9.1976,p.6.
(7)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
(8)OJNoL348,18.12.1976,p.19. (9)OJNoL331,30.11.1976,p.24.

NoL75/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.3.77
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Alicenceshallberequiredfortheimportintothe
Communityandexporttherefromofanyofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68andofanyproductsfallingwithin
subheading16.02BIIIb)1bb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
Article2
1.Importlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issuewithinthemeaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75for:
(a)90daysforthefollowingproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfromnon-European thirdcountries :
—frozenmeat,
—productsfallingwithinsubheading16.02BIII
b)1oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
(b)45daysforallproductsoriginatinginandcoming
fromnon-European thirdcountriesotherthan
thosespecifiedin(a);
(c)30daysforallproductsnotmeetingthecondi­
tionsunder(a)or(b).
2.Nevertheless ,licencesgivingentitlementtoone
ofthespecialimportarrangements referredtoin
Article13or14ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shall
bevalidfor90daysfromtheiractualdateofissue.
3.Importlicenceswithadvancefixingofthelevy
shallbevalidfor30daysfromtheirdateofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75.
Article3
1.Exportlicencesshallbevalidfor90daysfrom
theirdateofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle9(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75.
2.Exportlicenceswithadvancefixingofthe
refundshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissuewithin
themeaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
193/75untiltheendofthesecondmonthfollowing
themonthofissue.
Article4
1.Theamountofthesecurityinrespectofimport
licencesshallbe:
(a)fiveunitsofaccountperheadforliveanimals;
(b)threeunitsofaccountper100kilogramsnetfor
otherproducts.
2.Theamountofthesecurityinrespectofimport
licenceswithadvancefixingofthelevyshallbeeight
unitsofaccountper100kilogramsnet.3.Theamountofthesecurityinrespectofexport
licencesshallbe:
(a)fiveunitsofaccountperheadforliveanjmals;
(b)threeunitsofaccountper100kilogramsnetfor
otherproducts.
4.Theamountofthesecurityinrespectofexport
licenceswithadvancefixingoftherefundshallbe:
(a)12unitsofaccountperheadforliveanimals;
(b)eightunitsofaccountper100kilogramsnetfor
otherproducts.
Article5
1.Wheretherefundforaproductcanbefixedin
advanceonlyforcertaindestinations ,Section13of
theapplicationforalicencewithadvancefixingof
therefundandofthelicenceitselfshallbeendorsed
withthedestinationinquestion.
Thelicenceshallcarrywithitanobligationtoexport
thegoodstothisdestination .
2.Furthermore ,whenadvancefixingoftherefund
forsomeoralldestinationsispossibleonlyinrespect
ofproductscoveredbypartofasubheadingofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,Section12oftheapplica­
tionforthelicenceandofthelicenceitselfshallgive
thedescriptionofthatpartofthesubheadingofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andthetariffnumber
enteredinSection8shallbeprecededby'ex'.
Thelicenceshallapplyonlytotheproductthus
described .
3.Wherethedescriptionofproductsaccordingto
thenomenclature usedforrefundsrelatestoproducts
coveredbytwosubheadingsoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,thelicenceshallbeissuedforthosetwo
subheadings .
Article6
1.Section12oftheapplicationforanimport
licencefortheproductsreferredtoinArticle2(1)(a)
and(b)andofthelicenceitselfshallcontainanaste­
riskcorresponding totheenterinSections13and14,
followedbyoneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Non-European thirdcountries',
'Ikke-europasiske tredjelande',
'Nichteuropaische Drittlander',
'Paystiersnoneuropeens',
'Paesiterzinoneuropei',
'Niet-Europese derdelanden'.
Everylicencesoendorsedshallcarrywithitanobliga­
tiontoimportfromsuchacountry.

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2.Sections13and14oftheapplicationforan
importlicencewithadvancefixingofthelevyas
referredtoinArticle16(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68andofthelicenceitselfshallcontain:
—eitheroneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Argentine',
'Argentina',
'Argentinien',
'Argentinië',
—orthefollowingendorsement :'Uruguay'.
Thelicenceshallcarrywithitanobligationtoimport
fromthecountryinquestion.
Article7
1.Applications forimportlicencesinrespectof
productstobeimportedduty-freepursuanttoArticle
2ofRegulation (EEC)No706/76andthelicence
itselfshallcontain:
(a)inSection12,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'ACP/OCTproduct(Regulation (EEC)No
706/76)',
'AVS/OLT-varer(forordning(E0F)nr.706/76)',
'AKP/ÜLG-Erzeugnis (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
706/76)',
'ProduitACP/PTOM(règlement(CEE)n°706/76)',
'ProdottoACP/PTOM(regolamento (CEE)n.
706/76)',
'ACP/LGO-produkt (Verordening (EEG)nr.
706/76)';
(b)inSection14,theState,countryorterritoryin
whichtheproductoriginated .
2.Everyimportlicencesoendorsedshallcarry
withitanobligationtoimportunderRegulation
(EEC)No706/76fromtheState,countryorterritory
enteredthereon.'Jeunesbovinsmalesdestinesal'engraissement ',
'Giovanibovinimaschidestinatiall'ingrasso',
'Jongemannelijkerunderenbestemdvoorde
mesterij'.
Thisendorsementshallbefollowedby:
—eitheroneofthefollowingendorsements :
'weightperheadnotexceeding300kg',
'Stückgewichthöchstens300kg',
'højestevægtpr.dyr300kg',
'poidspartête,jusqu'à300kg',
'pesopercapo,finoa300kg',
'gewichtperdier,tenhoogste300kg',
—or,wherearateofsuspensionofthelevyis
laiddownseparatelyforeachcategoryof
animalspecifiedinArticle13(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oneofthefollowingendorse­
mentsasappropriate :
'weightperheadlessthan80kg'or'weightper
head80tolessthan220kg'or'weightper
head220to300kg',
'Stückgewichtwenigerals80kg'or'Stückge­
wicht80biswenigerals220kg'or'Stückge­
wicht220bis300kg',
'vægtpr.dyrunder80kg'or'vægtpr.dyr80,
menunder220kg'or'vægtpr.dyr220til300
kg''
'poidspartêteinférieura80kg'or'poidspar
têtede80amoinsde220kg'or'poidspartête
de220a300kg',
'pesopercapoinferiorea80kg'or'pesoper
capoda80amenodi220kg'or'pesoper
capoda220a300kg',
'gewichtperdierminderdan80kg'or
'gewichtperdier80totminderdan220kg'or
'gewichtperdier220totenmet300kg'.
Thelicenceshallapplyonlytoproductsthus
described ;
(c)Section20ofthelicenceshallcontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
'levyreducedby...%inrespectof...(quantity
infiguresandwords)animals',
'AussetzungderAbschöpfung inHohevon...
v.H.fur...Tiere',
'nedsættelseafimportafgiften med...%for
dyr',
'prélèvementréduitde...%pour...animaux',
'prelievoridottodel...%per...animali',
'heffingverminderdmet...%voor...dieren'.
Thepercentagereductioninthelevyshallbethat
validforthequarterinwhichtheapplicationfora
licenceislodged.Article8
Inordertoqualifyforthespecialimportarrange­
mentsreferredtoinArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68:
(a)theapplicationforalicenceshallrelatetoa
minimumof50animals;
(b)Section12oftheapplicationforalicenceandof
thelicenceitselfshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
'Youngmalebovineanimalsintendedfor
fattening',
'Ungtyrebestemttilopfedning',
'Männliche,zumMästenbestimmteJungrinder',

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Article11
1.ApplicationsforlicencesunderArticles8to10
maybelodgedonlyduringthefirst10daysofeach
quarter.
Applications shallbeconsideredonlywherethe
specialarrangements areapplicableonthedaydesig­
natedfortheactualissueofthelicence.
2.Onthe11thdayofeachquarter,MemberStates
shallbefore4p.m.communicate totheCommission
bytelexthetotalquantitycoveredbyapplicationsas
referredtoinparagraph 1,specifyingtheimport
systemconcernedand,wherenecessary,thecategory
ofliveweight.
Ifthedayreferredtointheprecedingsubparagraph is
notaworkingdayinaMemberState,thecommunica­
tionshallbemadebefore4p.m.onthefirstworking
daythereafter.
3.Licencesshallbeissuedonthe21stdayofeach
quarter.However,ifthatdayisnotaworkingdayin
theMemberStatewheretheapplicationwaslodged,
licencesshallbeissuedonthefirstworkingday
thereafter .
4.Licencesmaybeissuedtocoverapercentage
onlyofthequantityappliedfor.
5.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwithforthe
quantityforwhichtheapplicationwasnotgranted.
6.Whenthetotalquantityforwhichapplications
werelodgedduringtheperiodreferredtoinpara­
graph1islessthanthequantitylaiddownforeach
quarter,itmaybedecidedthatfurtherapplicationsfor
licencesmaybelodgedduringoneormoreperiods
withinthequarterinquestion.Inthatcasenewdates
shallbefixedforthecommunication referredtoin
paragraph2andfortheissueoflicences.
7.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No193/75,therightsarisingfromthe
importlicencesreferredtoinArticles8to10arenot
transferable .
8.Whenlodgingapplicationsforlicencesunder
Articles8to10theapplicantshallundertakein
writingtocarryouthimselforhavecarriedoutunder
hisresponsibility ,thefollowingoperations,depending
onthecase:
(a)thefatteningreferredtoinArticle13ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68;
(b)theprocessingreferredtoinArticle14(1)(a)
thereof;
(c)theprocessingreferredtoinArticle14(1)(b)
thereof.Article9
Inordertoqualifyforthespecialimportarrange­
mentsreferredtoinArticle14(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68:
(a)Section12oftheapplicationforalicenceandof
thelicenceitselfshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
'Meatintendedforthemanufactureofpreserved
food—system(a)',
'Kødbestemttilfremstillingafkonserves—
ordninga)',
'FleischzurHerstellungvonKonservenbestimmt
—Regelunga)',
'Viandesdestinéesalafabricationdeconserves—
regimea)',
'Carnidestinatealiafabbricazione diconserve—
regimea)',
'Vleesbestemdvoordevervaardiging van
conserven—regelinga);
(b)Section20ofthelicenceshallcontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
'Levysuspendedinrespectof...(quantityin
figuresandwords)kg',
'Importafgiften suspenderetfor...kg',
'AussetzungderAbschöpfungfür...kg',
'Prélèvementsuspendupour...kg',
'Prelievosospesoper...kg',
'Heffinggeschorstvoor...kg'.
Article10
Inordertoqualifyforthespecialimportarrange­
mentsreferredtoinArticle14(1)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68:
(a)Section12oftheapplicationforalicenceandof
thelicenceitselfshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
'Meatintendedforprocessing—system(b)',
'Kødbestemttilforarbejdning—ordningb)',
'ZurVerarbeitungbestimmtesFleisch—Rege­
lungb)',
'Viandesdestinéesalatransformation —regime
b)\
'Carnidestinatealiatrasformazione —regimeb)',
'Vleesbestemdvoorverwerking—regelingb)';
(b)Section20ofthelicenceshallcontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
'Levyreducedby...%inrespectof...(quantity
infiguresandwords)kg',
'Nedsættelseafimportafgiften med...%for...
kg'.
'AussetzungderAbschöpfung inHohevon...
v.H.für...kg',
'Prélèvementréduitde...%pour...kg',
'Prelievoridottodel...%per...kg',
'Heffingverminderdmet...%voor...kg'.
Thepercentagereductioninthelevyshallbethat
validforthequarterinwhichtheapplicationfora
licenceislodged.

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Article12
1.Onthe1st,11thand21stdayofeachmonth
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommis­
sion,byproduct,thequantitiesinrespectofwhich,
duringthe10daysprecedingthedateofthecommu­
nication,theyissued:
(a)importlicences,separatelyforeachofthecatego­
riesspecifiedinArticle2(1)(a),(b)and(c);
(b)importlicences,separatelyforeachState,country
orterritoryoforiginasreferredtoinArticle7(1)
(b);
(c)importlicenceswithadvancefixingofthelevy,
separatelyforeachcountryoforiginreferredtoin
Article6(2);(d)exportlicenceswithadvancefixingoftherefund,
specifyingthedestinationoftheproductswhere
Article5(1)applies;
(e)otherexportlicences.
Article13
1.Regulations (EEC)No2045/75and(EEC)No
2887/76areherebyrepealed.
2.AnyreferencetotheRegulationsrepealedunder
paragraph 1shallbeconstruedasreferencestothis
Regulation .
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President