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4.7.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL156/7
REGULATION (EEC)No888/68OFTHECOUNCIL
of28June1968
layingdowngeneralrulesonspecialimporttermsforcertainfrozenmeatsintended
forprocessing
cessingmusttakeplaceontheterritoryoftheim­
portingMemberState;
Whereas,toavoidtheformationofstocksexceeding
theactualrequirementsoftheprocessingindustry,
theissueoflicencesgivingentitlementtothespecial
importtermsprovidedforinArticle14(3)(b)(bb)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68mustbelimitedor
suspendedwhenitisfoundthatactualorforeseeable
importsonthesetermsexceedthenormalorexpected
requirementsoftheindustry,havingparticularre­
gardtotheavailabilitywithintheCommunityof
freshmeatsuitableforprocessingandtotheneed
toensurethattheprocessingindustryissuppliedat
reasonablyconstantprices.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No805/681of27June1968onthecommonor­
ganisationofthemarketinbeefandveal,andin
particularArticle14(3)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;.
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
providesforspecialtermsforimportsofcertain
frozenmeatsintendedforprocessing;whereasthose
termsconsistofthetotalsuspensionoftheimport
levyonsuchfrozenmeats,providedthattheyare
intendedforthemanufactureofpreservedmeatcon­
tainingnocharacteristiccomponentsotherthanbeef
orvealandjelly,andofthetotalorpartialsuspen­
sionofthelevyonimportsofotherfrozenmeats
intendedforthemanufacture ofotherproducts;
whereastheCouncilmustlaydowngeneralrules
relatingthereto;
Whereasitisnecessarytotakespecialmeasuresto
ensurethatfrozenmeatimported,withtotalsus­
pensionofthelevy,forthemanufactureofpreserved
meatisnotdeflectedtoanotheruse;whereasto
thatendsuspensionshouldbemadeconditionalinter
aliaontheimportermakingadeclarationasregards
thatuseandlodgingadeposit;
WhereasthespecialtermsprovidedforinArticle
14(3)(b)(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68may
onlybeappliedifthereisintheCommunitymeat
whichhasbeenthesubjectofintervention ;whereas
thesetermsshouldonlyapplyinperiodswhencon­
siderablequantitiesofsuchmeatsareavailable;
Whereas,toavoidover-complicating theprocedure
forcheckingtheusestowhichmeatisput,thepro­1.Entitlementtototalsuspensionoftheimport
levy,providedforinArticle14(3)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,shallbeconditionalupon
(a)awrittendeclarationbeingmadebytheimporter
atthetimeofimportationthatthefrozenmeat
isintendedforuseintheimportingMember
Stateforthemanufactureofpreservedmeatof
thekindsmentionedattheendofthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68;
(b)adepositbeinglodgedbytheimporter,inan
amountequaltothelevy,guaranteeing such
manufacture ;
(c)awrittenundertakingbeinggivenbytheimporter,
atthetimeofimportation ,topaytheadditional
sumspecifiedinparagraph5iftheproofspeci­
fiedinparagraph3isnotfurnishedinrespectof
thewholequantityoffrozenmeatimported.
2.Thedepositmaybelodgedincashorintheform
ofaguaranteegivenbyacreditinstitutionmeeting
thecriterialaiddownbytheMemberStateonwhose
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havebeenthesubjectofinterventionexceedorare
likelytoexceed10000metrictons.
2.TheratiomentionedinArticle14(3)(b)(aa)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallbefixedat
leasteverythreemonths,takingparticularaccount
oftheannualestimatespecifiedinthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle14(2)ofthatRegulation .
Article33.Saveincaseofforcemajeure,thedepositshall
notbereturnedinfullorinpartunless,withinsix
monthsfollowingthemonthofimportation,proof
isfurnishedthatallorpartoftheimportedfrozen
meathasbeenprocessedontheterritoryoftheim­
portingMemberStateintopreservedmeatofthe
kindsmentionedattheendofthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
Theamountofthedeposittobereturnedshallbe
proportionaltothequantityforwhichproofof
processingisfurnished.
Thedepositshallbereturnednotlaterthanthree
monthsaftersuchproofhasbeenfurnished.
4.Theproofspecifiedinparagraph3shallnotbe
consideredasfurnishedunlessthequantitiesofpre­
servedmeatmanufactured fromfrozenmeatim­
portedwithtotalsuspensionofthelevyareatleast
equivalenttothequantityofthatmeat.Suchequiva­
lenceshallbeestablishedbymeansofcoefficients
expressingthemeatcontentofeachkindofpre­
servedmeat.
5.Theadditionalsumshallbeequaltothehighest
levyapplicabletoimportsofunprocessedfrozen
meatduringtheperiodbetweenthedayofimporta­
tionandthelastdayonwhichtheproofspecifiedin
paragraph3maybefurnished,lesstheamountof
thedepositwhichhasnotbeenreturned.1.IftheconditionsmentionedinArticle2(1)are
notfulfilled,orassoonasdisposalofthequantities
ofmeatmentionedinthatparagraphisassured,total
orpartialsuspensionoftheimportlevyontheterms
providedforinArticle14(3)(b)(bb)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallapply.
2.TheCommissionshallreviewthepositionperiod­
ically;ifactualorforeseeableimportsqualifyingfor
totalorpartialsuspensionofthelevyontheterms
mentionedinparagraph1exceedtheestimatedre­
quirementsoftheindustryasshowninthequar­
terlyestimateprovidedforinthefinalsubparagraph
ofArticle14(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,a
decisionmayJbetakentolimitorsuspendtheissue
ofimportlicencesgivingentitlementtothespecial
importterms.
Article4
Article2ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .Itshalltakeeffect
fromthedateonwhichthetermsprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No805/68takeeffect.1.TheprovisionsreferredtoinArticle14(3)(b)
(aa)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallapplyif
itisfoundthatthequantitiesoffrozenmeatofa
qualityandcutsuitableforindustrialusewhich
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,28June1968.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
E.FAURE