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REGULATION (EEC)No442/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of21February1974
onprotectivemeasuresforbeefandveal
wholeCommunity ;whereas,therefore,untilsuch
timeastheCouncilhasadopteddefinitiveruleson
thematter,allimportsofliveanimalsandofbeefand
vealshouldbesubjecttotheproductionoftheimport
licenceprovidedforinCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1373/70(3)of10July1970oncommondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemforimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagri­
culturalproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1796/73(4),and
theissueofthelicenceshouldbesubjecttothe
lodgingofsecurity;
Whereastheimportationofproductsaccompaniedby
anadvancefixingcertificateasprovidedforinArticle
12(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shouldnotbe
suspendedifthecertificatehasalreadybeenissued,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(^of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof;
WhereastheFrenchRepublicandtheItalianRepu­
blicplacedrequestsbeforetheCommissionforthe
adoptionofprotectivemeasuresinrespectofimports
ofbeefandveal;
Whereasthebeefandvealmarkethasforsometime
nowbeenveryunsettled,whichledtheCommission ,
asanormaladministrative measure,toextendthe
numberofproductsforwhichrefundsaregrantedand
tointroduceaidsforprivatestorage;
Whereas,however,thosemeasureshavenotasyet
provedsufficienttore-establishmarketequilibrium ;
whereastheforthcomingadoptionofaguidepricefor
the1974/75marketingyearwillimprovethesituation
somewhat;whereas,however,theexpectedincreasein
the.guidepricecoulddisturbthemarketifatanytime
thedifferencebetweenworldmarketpricesandthe
guidepriceweretoogreat,particularlyonthemost
sensitivemarkets;
Whereasitisnecessaryinthesecircumstances to
protectthosemarketssoastoaverttheriskofasharp
dropinpricesgivingrisetomovementsliableto
disturbthemarketinbeefandvealshortlybeforethe
increaseintheguideprice;whereasItalianmarket
pricesarelargelydeterminedbyimportswhile,among
Communitymarkets,theFrenchisthelargest
producermarket;whereasthosetwomarketsarethere­
forethemostsensitivetoimportsfromthirdcoun­
tries;
Whereasthesuspensionoftheimportationoffresh
andchilledmeatintothoseMemberStatescould
thereforecontributetotheachievement oftheaimin
view;whereassuchsuspensionshouldhoweverbe
limitedtotheperiodstrictlynecessary;
Whereastheadoptionofsuchmeasuresrequiresatten­
tivesurveillanceofimportsofbeefandvealintothe1.AllimportsintotheCommunityoftheproducts
referredtoinArticle1(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68shallbesubjecttoproductionofanimport
licenceprovidedforbyRegulation(EEC)No1373/70,
which,subjecttoArticle2shallbeissuedbythe
MemberStatestoanyinterestedpartywhoapplies
therefor,whatevertheplaceofhisestablishment in
theCommunity .
However,thislicenceshallnotberequiredfor
productsinrespectofwhichcertificatesissued
pursuanttoArticles12(a)or15ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68areproduced.
2.Theissueofthelicencereferredtointhefirst
subparagraph ,paragraph 1shallbesubjecttothe
lodgingofsecurityamountingto:
—5unitsofaccountper100kginrespectoflive
domesticbovineanimalsotherthanpure-bred
breedinganimals,ofsubheadingNo01.02AIIof
theCommonCustomsTariff;
—10unitsofaccountper100kgforediblemeatsof
domesticbovineanimals,freshorchilled,of
subheadingNo02.01AIIa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff:
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.(>)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.

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Article3
Meatinrespectofwhichadvancefixingcertificates
havebeendeliveredbeforethedayoftheentryinto
forceofthisRegulationmaybeputintofreecircula­
tioninFranceandItaly.—10unitsofaccountper100kgforediblemeatsof
domesticbovineanimals,saltedorinbrine,dried
orsmoked,ofsubheadingNo02.06CIa)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
3.Theimportlicenceshallbevalidfor60days
fromthedateofissue,withinthemeaningofArticle
8(I)ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70.
4.Applicationsforlicencesandtheimportlicences
andadvancefixingcertificatesshallindicateunder
item12theMemberStateintowhichtheproductsare
tobeputintofreecirculation .Article4
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate withthe
Commission ,atthelatestonthesecondworkingday
ofeachweek,thequantities,brokendownbytariff
subheading ,inrespectofwhichlicenceshavebeen
issuedduringtheweekprecedingthatinwhichthe
communication istobemade. Article2
Article5 Noimportlicenceoradvancefixingcertificateshall
beissuedfortheimportationofediblemeatsof
domesticbovineanimals,freshorchilled,falling
withinsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffwhicharetobeputintofreecircula­
tioninFranceorItaly.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Itshallapplyasfrom23February1974
until24March1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Frangois-Xavier ORTOLI