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NoL166/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.7.70
REGULATION (EEC)No1501/70OFTHECOMMISSION
of27July1970
specifyingtheconditionsforinclusionofcowsforimmediateslaughter,themeatof
whichisintendedforprocessing,undersub-headingNo01.02AII(b)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariff
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,obtainedafterslaughteroftheimportedcowsbut
alsoontheoriginthereof;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
97/691of16January1969onmeasurestobetaken
foruniformapplicationofthenomenclature ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andinparticularArticle3
thereof;Whereasitwillfacilitatetheworkofthecustoms
authoritiesoftheCommunityinascertainingthe
originofthecowsimportediftheauthoritiesofthe
exportingcountrycertifythatthecowsinquestion
originateinthatcountry;whereasitisadvisableto
maketheirinclusionundersub-headingNo01.02A
II(b)1subjecttotheproductionofacertificatein
appropriateformissuedundertheresponsibilityof
theexportingcountry;
WhereastheCommonCustomsTariffannexedto
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No950/682of28June
1968,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1237/70,3comprisesundersub-headingNo01.02AII
(b)1cowsforimmediateslaughter,themeatof
whichisintendedforprocessing;whereasinclusion
underthatsub-headingissubjecttoconditionstobe
laiddownbytheappropriateauthorities;whereas,in
ordertoensureuniformapplicationofthe
nomenclature oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
commonprovisionsarerequiredforthepurposeof
specifyingthoseconditions;Whereasthecertificate,inaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle9ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No802/685of27June1968onthecommon
definitionoftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods,must
complywithcertainconditions;
Whereasitisappropriatetospecifytheformwhich
thecertificatemusttakeandtheconditionsforits
use;whereas,furthermore,itisnecessaryto
introducemeasuresenablingtheCommunityto
controltheconditionsofissueofcertificatesand
preventfalsification ;whereas,accordingly,specific
obligationsmustbeimposedupontheissuingbody;
Whereasitisnecessarytodefinewhatismeantby
processing;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle20(1)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No805/68°of27June1968on
thecommonorganisationofthemarketinbeefand
veal,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)-No
1253/70,7generalrulesfortheinterpretation ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffanddetailedrulesfortheWhereas,byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1196/704
of15June1970ontheconclusionofanagreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Austria,theCommunityhasundertakentoinclude
undersub-headingNo01.02AII(b)1livecowsof
thedomesticbovinespeciesoriginatinginAustria
andintendedforprocessingundercustomscontrol;
whereasinclusionunderthatsubheadingaccordingly
dependsnotonlyontheusemadeofthemeat
1OJNoL14,21.1.1969,p.1.
2OJNoL172,22.7.1968,p.3to402.
OJNoL141,29.6.1970,p.50.
4OJNoL140,27.6.1970,p.1.5OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.3.
«OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.31.
7OJNoL143,1.7.1970,p.1.

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2.Thesecondcopyofthecertificateshallbesent
directtothecompetentauthoritiesoftheimporting
MemberStatebytheissuingbody.applicationthereofapplytotheclassificationof
productscoveredbythatRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCommittee
ontheCommonCustomsTariffNomenclature ; Article5■
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.Acertificateshallbevalidonlyifitisduly
authenticated byabodyappearinginthelist
providedforinArticle6(2).
2.Adulyauthenticated certificateisonewhich
showstheplaceanddateofissueandbearsthe
stampoftheissuingbodyandthesignatureofthe
personorpersonsauthorisedtosignit.Theinclusionofcowsforimmediateslaughter,the
meatofwhichisintendedforprocessing,under
sub-headingNo01.02AII(b)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffshallbesubjecttotheconditionslaid
downinthisRegulation .
Article6
Article2
WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle9(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No802/68,acertificateissuedin
Austriafulfillingtherequirementslaiddowninthis
Regulationshallbesubmitteduponimportationinto
theCommunityofcowsreferredtoinArticle1.
Article31.Anissuingbodymayappearonthelistonlyif:
(a)itisrecognisedassuchbytheexportingcountry;
(b)itundertakestoverifytheparticularsshownin
thecertificates;
(c)itundertakestoprovidetheCommissionand
MemberStates,onrequest,withallappropriate
informationtoenableanassessmenttobemade
oftheparticularsshowninthecertificates;
(d)itundertakestosendtotheauthoritiesindicated
inArticle4(2)thesecondcopyofeach
authenticatedcertificatewithinthreedaysofthe
dateofissue.
2.ThelistofissuingbodiesappearsinAnnexIIto.
thisRegulation .
3.Thislistshallberevisedwherethecondition
underparagraph1(a)isnolongersatisfiedorwhere
anissuingbodydoesnotfulfilanyoftheobligations
whichithasundertaken .1.Thecertificateshallbepreparedinoneoriginal
andtwocopiesintheformsetoutinAnnexI.It
may,however,bedrawnupinthelanguageofthe
exportingcountryorinanyofthelanguagesofthe
Community .
2.Theoriginalandthecopiesthereofshallbe
completedinoneoperationbyduplication,either
typewrittenorbyhand.Inthelattercase,theoriginal
mustbecompletedininkandinblockcapitals.
3.Thesizeofthecertificateshallbeabout21cm
x30cm.Whitepapershallbeusedfortheoriginal,
pinkforthefirstcopyandyellowforthesecond
copy.
4.Eachcertificateshallbearailindividualserial
numberfollowedbythenationalitysymbolA.
Thecopiesshallbearthesameserialnumberandthe
samenationalitysymbolastheoriginal.Article7
Invoicesproducedinsupportofimportdeclarations
shallbeartheserialnumberofthecorresponding
certificate.
ArticleS
Article4
Theimportedcowsshallbetakenundercustoms
controltoslaughterhouses approvedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheimportingMember
State;theyshallbeslaughteredwithinthreedaysof
theirarrivalinthoseslaughterhouses .1.Theoriginalandthefirstcopyofthecertificate
shallbesubmittedtothecustomsauthoritiesofthe
importingMemberStatewithintwelvedaysofthe
dateofissue.

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Article9 animals,bonedorboneless,driedorsmoked),
underheadingNo16.01(sausagesandthelike,of
meat,meatoffalsoranimalblood)orunderheading
No16.02(otherpreparedandpreservedmeator
meatoffals)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.1.Meatobtainedafterslaughtershallbeprocessed
undercustomscontrol.Processingshallbecompleted
withinsixmonths.
2.Meatshallbeconsideredtobeprocessedif,
afterhavingundergoneoneormoreprocesses,it
constitutes,eitheraloneorwhenmixedwithother
products,acommodityclassifiableundersub-heading
Noex02.06CI(a)2(meatofdomesticbovineArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6August
1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1970.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI

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ANNEXI
(Front)
CERTIFICATE
forexporttotheEECofcowsforimmediateslaughterthemeatofwhichisintendedfor
processing
(sub-headingNo01.02AII(b)1oftheCommonCustomsTariffoftheEEC)
CertificateNo A
Authorisedveterinarysurgeon
certifiesthattheconsignmentoflivecowsofthedomesticbovinespecies
—consignor 1
—consignee1
Consistsof(numberofheadinfiguresandletters) head
—weight
—eartag
certifiesfurtherthattheabove-mentioned cows,whichhavebeensubjectedtoveterinary
inspectionat asshownintheattached
veterinarycertificateof
—areofAustrianoriginand
—areforexporttotheEECforimmediateslaughter,themeatthereofbeingforprocessing
undercustomscontrol
Placeanddateofissue
Stampofissuingbody
(Signature)
(Back)
SpacereservedforusebytheauthoritiesoftheimportingMemberStates.
Note:ThisCertificateisvalidfortwelvedaysfromthedateofissue.
ANNEX 11
Issuingbody
Bundesministerium fürLand-undForstwirtschaft
WienI
Stubenring1
1Surnameandforenames,ornameoffirm,analulladdress.