1040 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
30.12.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL286/1
REGULATION (EEC)No2838/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of24December1971
supplementing Regulation (EEC)No805/68asregardstheadvancefixingofthelevy
onbeefandveal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Havingregard,totheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;advancefixing,therewasariskofdisturbanceson
themarketconcerned;whereasitmustbepossiblein
suchasituationtotakemeasuresrapidlyinorderto
avoiddisorganisation ofthemarket;
Whereastheintroductionofasystemofadvance
fixingoftheleviesrequirescertainadministrative
measures;whereasinparticularanadvancefixing
certificateshouldbeinstitutedincombination with
thelodgingofadepositguaranteeingtheundertaking
toeffectimportationduringtheperiodofvalidityof
thecertificate;V
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasArticle12ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/681of27June1968onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1261/71,2providesamong
otherthingsforthechargingofalevyonimportsof
themeatofcalvesoradultbovineanimals,freshor
chilled; .
Whereasfrequentvariationoftherateofleviesis
likelytocreateinequalityincompetitionbetween
exportersofcountriesneartotheCommunityand
thoseofmoredistantcountries,sincethelatterare
putatadisadvantagebythelengthofthesearoute;
whereasequalityshouldbere-established between
thosevariouscountriesbymeansofadvancefixingof
therateoftheimportlevyformeatofcalvesoradult
bovineanimals,freshorchilled,forthebenefitofthe
moredistantsuppliercountries;
Whereastheintroductionofasystemofadvance
fixingofthelevycallsforspecialsupervisionofthe
market;whereastheadvantagesofsuchasystem
shouldbegrantedonlytothemoredistantsupplier
countrieswhichhaveconcludedatradeagreement
withthecommunitygivingcertainguaranteesinthe
matter;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertain
circumstances andinparticularwheretheparties
concernedhadmadeexcessiveuseofthesystemofThefollowingshallbesubstitutedforparagraphs5
and6ofArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68:
'5.Thelevytobechargedshallbethatapplicable
onthedayofimport.
However,withregardtoimportsofproducts
fallingwithinsub-headingNo02.01AII(a)1
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
andcomingfromcountrieswhich,inviewof
thelengthofthesearoute,haveconcludedan
agreementinthisrespectwiththeCommunity
comprisingcertainguarantees,thelevy
applicableonthedayonwhichthe
applicationforacertificateprovidedforin
Article12awassubmittedshall,on
applicationfromthepartyconcerned
submittedatthesametimeastheapplication
forthecertificate,beappliedtoimportstobe
effectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
certificate .
6.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph
5andthecoefficientsreferredtoin
paragraphs2,3and4shallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article27.1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
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7.TheleviesreferredtointhisArticleshallbe
fixedbytheCommission .
8.Wherethemarketsituationmakesitclearthat
disturbances havearisenthroughthe
applicationoftheprovisionsofthesecond
subparagraphofparagraph5,orwherethere
isariskofsuchdisturbances ,thedecision
maybetaken,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle27,tosuspend
thatapplicationforsuchperiodoftimeasis
absolutelynecessary.'oftheplaceofhisestablishment inthe
Community .
Theadvancefixingcertificateshallbevalidfor
atransactioncarriedoutintheCommunity .
Theissueofsuchcertificatesshallbe
conditionalonthelodgingofadeposit
guaranteeingthatimportation iseffected
duringtheperiodofvalidityofthecertificate;
thedepositshallbeforfeitedinwholeorin
partifimportationisnoteffected,orisonly
partiallyeffected,withinthatperiod.
2.Theperiodofvalidityofthecertificatesand,
otherdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle27'.Article2
ThefollowingArticleshallbeaddedtoRegulation
(EEC)No805/68:
'Article12aArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialjournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .1.Collectionofthelevyundertheconditionslaid
downinthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle
12(5)shallbesubjecttothesubmissionofan
advancefixingcertificate,whichmaybeissued
byMemberStatestoanyapplicantirrespective Itshallapplyfrom1January1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.24December1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.PEDINI