NoL233/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2260/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of17August1973
layingdownthebasesforcalculatingthelevyoncertainkindsoffrozenbeef
andveal
Section(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68:
(a)thecoefficientasreferredtoinArticle13(2)(a)of
thatRegulationshallbe1-53;
(b)thefixedamountreferredtoinArticle13(2)(b)of
thatRegulationshallbe5-5unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes .
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(x)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article13(5)thereof;
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesforalevytobechargedonimportsofthe
frozenbeefandvealproductssetoutinSection(c)of
theAnnextothatRegulation ;whereasthemethodof
calculationforthatlevymustbelaiddown;
Whereasrulesforcalculationinthecaseofcarcases,
half-carcasesand'compensated'quarterswerelaid
downinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No990/68(3)of
15July1968ongeneralrulesforfixingthelevyon
certainkindsoffrozenbeefandveal;
Whereasthelevyontheothermeatsconcernedisto
bederivedbymeansofcoefficientsexpressingthe
valueratiobetweenthevariousproducts,fromthe
levyontheseproductsasaforesaid;
Whereastoenablethelevytobeappliedtothe
variousproductsitisnecessarytospecifyineachcase
thecuttowhichtherelevantcoefficientapplies;
Whereas,toavoidover-frequentalterationofthelevy,
provisionshouldbemadeforacertainmargin,within
whichtheworldmarketpricemayvarywithout
requiringalterationofthelevy;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforthelevytobe
fixedatregularintervals,butitmustbepossibleforit
tobealteredintheinterimintheeventofsubstantial
pricevariations ;
Whereasthetariffnomenclature employedinthis
RegulationistakenfromtheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal;1.Theworldmarketpriceforfrozenmeatshallin
eachcasebedetermined onthebasisoffree-at­
frontierofferpricesintheCommunity ,takinginto
accountnormaltransportandinsurancecosts.
2.Indeterminingtheworldmarketpriceforfrozen
meatthefollowingshallbedisregarded :
(a)offerpriceswhichdonotcorrespondtoactual
purchasingpossibilities ;
(b)offerpriceswhichtheCommissionconsiders,in
viewofgeneralpricemovementsorotherinforma­
tionavailabletoit,nottoberepresentative ofreal
pricetrendsinthecountryoforigin;
(c)offerpriceswhichrelatetoanunrepresentative
quantity;
(d)offerpricesrelatingtoqualitieswhichdifferappre­
ciablyfromthoseofthemajorityofsuchproducts
enteringinternationaltrade.
Article3
Solongastheworldmarketpriceforanyfrozenmeat
differsbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
grammesfromtheworldmarketpricepreviouslyused
forthecalculationoftherelevantlevy,thelatterprice
shallcontinuetoapply.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article4
Inthecaseoffrozenmeatfallingwithintariff
subheadingNo02.01AIIa)2aa),assetoutinForfrozenmeatfallingwithintariffsubheadingsNos
02.01AIIa)2bb),cc)anddd),assetoutinSection
(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No805/68,the
coefficientsasreferredtoinArticle13(3)ofthatRegu­
lationshallbethosesetoutinAnnexIhereto.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(3)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.12.

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Article5 Theforequartersandthehindquartersconstituting
'compensatedquarters'mustbeimportedatthe
sametimeandinequalnumbers,andthetotal
weightoftheforequartersmustbethesameasthat
ofthehindquarters ,adifferenceofnotmorethan
5%intheseweightsbeingallowed.
6.(a)'Acrop'or'chuckandblade'cut(beinga
productfallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa)
2dd)22bbb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff)
meansthedorsalpartoftheforequarter,
includingtheupperpartoftheshoulder,
obtainedbyacutalongastraightlinethrough
thepointwherethefirstribjoinsthefirst
sternalsegmenttothepointofreflectionofthe
diaphragmonthetenthribwithaminimumof
fourribsandamaximumoftenribs.
(b)A'brisket'cut(beingaproductfallingwithin
thesaidsubheading02.01AIIa)2dd)22bbb)
meansthelowerpartoftheforequarters
comprisingthebrisketnavelendandbrisket
pointend.
Article6
Indeterminingthenumberofwholeorcutribs,only
thoseribsattachedtothebackboneshallbetaken
intoconsideration .Forthepurposeofapplyingthelevyprovidedforin
Article13ofRegulation (EEC)No'805/68:
1.'Carcasesofbovineanimals'(beingproductsfalling
withinsubheading02.01AIIa)2oftheCommon
CustomsTariff)meanswholecarcasesofthe
slaughteredanimals,bled,guttedandskinned,with
orwithouttheheads,withorwithoutthefeetand
withorwithouttheotheroffalattached.When
carcasesarepresentedwithouttheheads,thelatter
musthavebeenseparatedfromthecarcaseatthe
atloido-occipital joint.Whenpresentedwithoutthe
feet,thelattermusthavebeencutoffatthecarpo­
metacarpalortarso-metatarsal joints;
2.'Half-carcases ofbovineanimals'(beingproducts
fallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)meanstheproduct
obtainedbysymmetricalsectionofthewhole
carcasethroughthecentreofeachcervical,dorsal,
lumbarandsacralvertebraandthroughthecentre
ofthesternumandoftheischio-pubicsymphysis ;
3.'Forequartersofbovineanimals'(beingproducts
fallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa)2bb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)meansthefrontpartof
thehalf-carcase ,comprisingallthebonesandthe
scrag,neckandshoulder,withaminimumoffour
ribsandamaximumoftenwholeorcutribs,with
orwithoutthethinflank;
4.'Hindquarters ofbovineanimals'(beingproducts
fallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa)2cc)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff)meanstherearpartof
thehalf-carcase ,comprisingallthebonesandthe
thighandsirloin,withaminimumofthreewhole
orcutribswithorwithouttheshinandwithor
withoutthethinflank;thistermalsocoversthe
frontpartofthehalf-carcase ,comprisingallthe
bonesandthescrag,neckandshoulder,butwith
morethantenribs;
5.'Compensated quartersofbovineanimals'(being
productsfallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa)2
aa)oftheCommonCustomsTariff)means
portionscomposedofeither:
—forequarterscomprisingallthebonesandthe
scrag,neckandshoulder,andcutatthetenth
rib;andhindquarterscomprisingallthebones
andthethighandsirloin,andcutatthethird
rib;or
—forequarterscomprisingallthebonesandthe
scrag,neckandshoulder,andcutatthefifth
rib,withthewholeoftheflankandbreast
attached;andhindquarterscomprisingallthe
bonesandthethighandsirloin,andcutatthe
eighthcutrib.Article7
ThelevyprovidedforinArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shall,exceptwhereparagraph4of
thatArticleisapplied,befixedbeforethetwenty-fifth
ofeachmonthandshallapplyfromthefirstMonday
ofthefollowingmonth.
Thelevyshallbealteredintheinterveningperiodin
theeventofanysubstantialvariationintheworld
marketpriceusedincalculatingit.
Article8
MemberStatesshall,onthefifthandtwentiethof
eachmonth,communicate bytelextotheCommis­
sion,detailsofallpricesofproductsasspecifiedin
Section(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68madeknowntothemduringthefortnight
precedingthedayofsuchcommunication ,specifying
ineachcasetheorigin,quality,quantityandcutout
oftheproductconcerned .
EachMemberStateshall,assoonasithasnotice
thereof,communicate totheCommissionanyinforma­
tionindicatingthatArticle13(4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68shouldbeapplied.

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Article9 amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1986/71(2),is
repealed.TheCommonCustomsTariffannexedtoRegulation
(EEC)No950/68isamendedasindicatedinAnnexes
IIandIIItothisRegulation .Article11
Article10ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17
September1973.
Entryundertariffsubheading02.01AIIa)2dd)22
bbb)issubject,however,tothepresentationupon
approvedcertificate.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1072/68(!)of25
July1968determiningthebasisforcalculationthe
levyoncertainkindsoffrozenbeefandveal,aslast
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(i)OJNoL180,26.7.1968,p.21. (-')OJNoL209,15.9.1971,p.27.

21.8.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL233/13
ANNEX 1
CCT
headingNoDescription Coefficient
02.01AIIa)2 Frozenmeat,forhumanconsumption ,ofdomesticbovineanimals:
bb)Forequarters 0-80
cc)Hindquarters 1-25
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 1-50
22.Bonedorboneless:
aaa)Forequarters ,wholeorcutintoamaximumoffive
pieces,eachquarterbeinginasingleblock;'compen­
sated'quartersintwoblocks,oneofwhichcontains
theforequarter,wholeorcutintoamaximumoffive
pieces,andtheother,thehindquarter,excludingthe
tenderloin,inonepiece 1-25
bb'b)Crop,chuckandbladeandbrisketcuts(a) 1-25
ccc)Other 1-72
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofacertificateissuedonconditionslaiddown.bythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ANNEXU
Rateofduty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionAutonomous
°/o
orlevy
(L)Conventional
V»
02.01 MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals :
2.Frozen:
dd)Other:
22.Bonedorboneless :
aaa)Forequarters ,wholeorcutintoamaxi­
mumoffivepieces,eachquarterbeingin
asingleblock;'compensated'quartersin
twoblocks,oneofwhichcontainsthe
forequarter,wholeorcutintoamaxi­
mumoffivepieces,andtheother,the
hindquarter ,excludingthetenderloin ,in
onepiece 20+(L)Π (c)
bbb)Crop,chuckandbladeandbrisketcuts
(a) 20+(L)n (c)
ccc)Other 20+(L)n (c)
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofacertificateissuedonconditionslaiddownbvthecompetentauthoritiesofthe
EuropeanCommunities . /
(*)Incertainconditions,alevyisapplicableinadditiontothecustomsduty.

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ANNEX 111
I.ThefollowingisaddedtothelastsentenceofparagraphIJ(b)ofAdditionalNote1to
Chapter2oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
'andthetotalweight)oftheforequartersmustbethesameasthatofthehindquarters ,a
differenceofnotmorethan5°/ointhoseweightsbeingallowed.'
II.—AparagraphM,wordedasfollowsisaddedtoAdditionalNolle1toChapter2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:
'M.(a)"Crop"and"chuckandblade"cuts,forthepurposesofsubheading02.01AII
a)2dd)22bbb),thedorsalpartoftheforequarter,includingtheupperpart
oftheshoulder,obtainedbyacutalongastraightlinethroughthepointwhere
thefirstribjoinsthefirststernalsegmentifothepointofreflectionofthedia­
phragmonthetenthwithaminimumoffourribsandamaximumoftenribs;
(b)"Brisket"cutforthepurposesofsubheading02.01AIIa)2dd)22bbb),the
lowerpartoftheforequartercomprisingthebrisketnavelendandbrisketpoint
end.'
—AparagraphN,wordedasfollows,isaddedtoAdditionalNote1toChapter2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff:
'N.IndeterminingthenumberofwholeorcutribsreferredtoinparagraphsEtoL,
onlythoseattachedtothebackboneshallbetakenintoconsideration .'