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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No76/76
of16January1976
settingupasystemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproductseffectedbywayof
protectivemeasureswiththesaleofbeefheldbyinterventionagencies
begrantedonlytooperatorswhohavepurchasedthe
unbonedfrozenbeeffrominterventionagenciesbya
tenderingprocedurewhichwillenableabetterprice
tobeobtainedfortheproductsputonsale;whereas
thetermsofthesellingpricemustbesuchaslargely
todeterminetheleveloftheimportsinrespectof
whichapartialsuspensionofthelevymay,in
consequencebeprovided;whereassuchsuspensionis
moreimportantinthecaseoffrozenmeatintended
forprocessing ;
Whereasthesystemoftenderswasestablishedby
Commission Regulation (EEC)No216/69of4
February1969ondetailedrulesofapplicationforthe
disposaloffrozenbeefandvealboughtinbyinterven­
tionagencies(7);whereas,inordertoregulatesalesof
interventionmeatandhencetheimportstowhich
suchsalesgiveentitlement ,provisionshouldbemade
formonthlyindividualinvitationstotender;whereas
thepresentmarketsituationandtherequirements of
thesystemsetupshouldalsobetakenwithaccount
bymakingcertainspecialconditionsandexceptions
tothedetailedrulescontainedinRegulation (EEC)
No216/69;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1855/74('),andinparticular
Articles7(3)and21(2)thereof,
Whereasasystemfortheissuebywayofprotective
measuresofimportlicencesforcertainbeefandveal
productswasintroducedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1090/75of23April1975(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3241/75(4);
Whereasacarefulwatchoverthestateofthemarket
inbeefandvealhasshownthattheconditions
prevailinginCommunitymarketswhichcausedthe
applicationoftheprotectivemeasuresstillexist;
whereashoweverthemarketinbeefai.dvealappears
morestableandthisrequirestheprotectionsystemto
bereformedtoallowsomerestorationoftheflowof
tradewithouthoweverrunninganyriskofincreasing
imbalanceontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,althoughimportlicencesmaybeissued,the
criticalstateoftheCommunitymarketrequiresa
closewatchtobekeptonthewayimportsdevelop;
whereasthereforecertainspecialprovisionsshouldbe
adoptedwithregardtothenormalrulesontheissue
ofimportlicences,forwhichthedetailedrulesare
laiddowninCommission Regulations (EEC)No
193/75of17January I975p)and(EEC)No2045/75
of25July1975(h);
Whereas,whenrelaxingtheprotectivemeasures,parti­
cularaccountshouldbetakenoftheexistenceoflarge
stocksofunbonedfrozenbeefheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciesandwhereasentitlementtotheimport
licencesshouldthereforebereservedforpurchasersof
thismeat;
Whereas,toensurethesmoothworkingofthelinked­
salesoperations,entitlementtoimportlicencesshouldWhereas,furthermore ,theentitlementgrantedin
respectofmeatforprocessingrequiresanespecially
closewatchoverthosewhoeffecttheimportsandalso
checkstoensurethatthestipulateduseismadeofthe
importedproducts;
Whereasthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
linked-salessystemmustbeestablishedsoastoavoid,
asfasaspossible,anydangerofmanipulationandany
discrimination betweentradesintheCommunity ;
whereas,inordertoavoidthis,itshouldbelaiddown
thatonlythesuccessfultendererfortheintervention
meatmaysubmitanapplicationforanimportlicence
andfurthermorethattherightsarisingfromsuch
licencemaynotbetransferred ;
(')0|NoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(:)O")No1.195,18.7.1974,p.14.Whereastheperiodofvalidityoftheimportlicences
shouldbefixedtotakeaccountofthegeographical
locationofthosethirdcountrieswhichsupplybeef
andveal;(')O)NoL108,26.4.1975,p.1.
(4)O'jNo1.321,12.12.1975,p.17.
(s)O")NoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(")O")NoL213,II.8.1975,p.21. (7)0|NoL28,5.2.1969,p.10.

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weighingnotmorethan5kgnet,otherthanmeat
oroffalwhichisminced,choppedorinonepiece
andseasoned(e.g.withpepperandsalt);
(b)cookedandfrozenbeefandvealputupinhermeti­
callysealedcontainersweighingnotmorethan7
kgnet.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthefollowing
shallberegardedascookedandfrozenmeat:
meatwhich,priortofreezing,hasbeensubjected
tosufficientheattopreventthegrowthofClostri­
diumbotuliniumandwhichhas,inaddition,the
followingcharacteristics :
—notraceofpinkishliquidonthesurfaceofa
crosssectionofmeatwhich,afterbeing
completelydefrosted,isoutatitsthickest
point;Whereasthereasonsstillexistwhichcausedcertain
productsfallingwithinsubheading16.02BIIIb)1of
theCommonCustomsTarifftobeplacedunderthe
systemofimportlicencesandthereforeunderprotec­
tivemeasures ;whereasthesemeasuresshouldthere­
forebemaintainedinforce;
Whereastheobligationsofthelinked-salessystem
shouldnotincludeimportseffectedeitherunderthe
CommunitytariffquotasorpursuanttoCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No3328/75of18December1975re­
newingthearrangements forthereductionofimport
chargesonbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(');
Whereasfurthermorethespecialopportunities still
existtoeffecttheimportspermittedbyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2476/75of29September 1975
concerningtheissuewhileprotectivemeasuresarein
forceofimportlicencesforafurther30000calves
andyoungbovineanimalsforfattening(2)andby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3248/75of11
December1975concerningtheissuewhileprotective
measuresareinforceofimportlicencesforcertain
youngbovineanimalsofhighlandbreedsfor
fattening(3);
Whereastherepealofthe'EXIM'systemsetupby
Regulation (EEC)No1090/75requirescertaintransi­
tionalmeasurestoenableoperatorswhohavenot
obtainedimportlicencesunderthelasttendering
proceduretosubmitapplicationsforlicencesprovided
thattheyhaveeffectedtherequiredexportingood
time;whereas,furthermore ,itisunderstoodthatthe
rightsacquiredunderthe'EXIM'systemarenot
affectedbyitsrepeal;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
VealhasnotdeliveredanopiniononTitleIIofthis
RegulationwithinthetimelimitsetbyitsChairman,—apHof5-5orover.
Article2
1.Theissueofimportlicencesfortheproducts
listedinArticle 1(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,
withtheexceptionofliveanimalsnotexceedinga
liveweightof300kgandliveanimalsnotfor
slaughter,andtheissueofimportlicencesforthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)ofthisRegulationshall
besubjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthisRegula­
tionandinparticulartothepurchase,inaccordance
withTitleII,ofunbonedfrozenbeefheldbytheinter­
ventionagencies.
2.Inthecaseofproductsfallingundertariff
subheading01.02AII,importlicencesshallbeissued
onlyforanimalsforslaughterexceedingaliveweight
of300kg.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthefollowing
shallberegardedasanimalsforslaughter :animals
meetingthecriterialaiddownintheCouncilDirec­
tiveof12December1972onhealthandveterinary
inspectionproblemsuponimportationofbovine
animalsandswineandfreshmeatfromthirdcoun­
tries(4),aslastamendedbytheCouncilDirectiveof
15July1974(5).
Inthecaseoftheseproducts,Section12oftheappli­
cationforalicenceandofthelicenceshallcontain
oneofthefollowingendorsements :HASADOITEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI
Protectivemeasures
Artidc1
—'valablepourlesanimauxdeboucheriedunpoids
supérieurà300kilogrammes',1.TheproductslistedinArticle 1(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,withtheexceptionofthosereferred
toinparagraph2thereof,shallbesubjecttothe
systemofimportlicenceslaiddowninArticle15
thereof.
2.Noimportlicenceshallberequiredinrespectof
thefollowingproductsfallingwithinsubheading
16.02BIIIb)1oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
(a)preparedorpreservedbeefandvealorbeefand
vealoffalputupinhermeticallysealedcontainers—gültigfürSchlachtrinder miteinemLebendge­
wichtvonüber300Kilogramm',
—validoperanimalidestinatiallamacellazione di
pesovivosuperiorea300kg',
'gyldigfordyrtilslagtningmedenlevendevægt
påover300kg',
(')OJNoL329,23.12.1975,p.4.
(-')OJNoL253,30.9.1975,p.28.
(5)OJNoL322,13.12.1975,p.17.HO)NoI.302,31.12.1972,p.28.
(5)O)NoL.202,24.7.1974,p.36.

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Article5 —'geldigvoorslachtrunderen meteenlevend
gewichtvanmeerdan300kilogram',
—'validforanimalsforslaughter,ofaliveweight
exceeding300kg'.
3.However,thisRegulationshallnotapplyto
importsundertheCommunitytariffquotasforbulls,
heifersandcows,otherthanthoseforslaughter,of
certainhighlandandmountainbreeds,ortoimports
effectedpursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No2476/75,
(EEC)No3248/75and(EEC)No3328/75orsuch
provisionsonthesamesubjectsasmaybeadopted
replacingthoseRegulations .1.Whenimportlicencesappliedforinaccordance
withArticle3areissued,oneoftheendorsements set
outinArticle4(1)shallbeenteredontheoriginalof
thecontractofpurchase.Suchendorsementshallbe
supplemented byanindicationofthequantityof
meatinrespectofwhichthecontractwasusedforthe
issueoflicences.
2.TheimportlicencesissuedpursuanttothisRegu­
lationshallbevalidfor:
(a)90daysinrespectoffrozenmeatoriginatingin
andcomingfromnon-European thirdcountries;
(b)45daysinrespectofproductsotherthanthose
referredtoin(a)originatinginandcomingfrom
non-European thirdcountries;
(c)30daysinrespectofproductsotherthanthose
referredtoin(a)and(b).
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No193/75,therightsarisingfromimport
licencesissuedpursuanttothisRegulationshallnot
betransferable .Article3
Article61.Theapplicationforalicenceshallrelatetothe
productslistedintheAnnexandshallbeinrespectof
anamountnotexceedingthequantitiesdetermined
inaccordancewiththesaidAnnex.
2.Theapplicationforthelicenceshallbeaccompa­
niedbytheoriginalofthecontractofpurchase
referredtoinTitleIIandbyproofofpaymentofthe
purchasepriceindicatedinthatcontract.
3.Acontractofpurchasemaybeusedforthe
purposeofsubmitting,simultaneously orconsecu­
tively,twoormoreapplicationsforlicencesforan
amountnotexceedingthequantitywhichmaybe
importedinaccordancewithparagraph 1.
4.Theapplicationforalicencemaybesubmitted
onlybythepurchaserwhosenameappearsonthe
contractofpurchase.
Suchapplicationshallonlybevalidifsubmitted
withinsixtydaysfollowingthedateoftheconclusion
ofthecontractofpurchase.1.TheleviesfixedinaccordancewithArticles10
to13ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shallbereduced
by:
(a)95%inrespectofthefrozenmeatreferredtoin
Article14(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68and
intendedforprocessingundertheconditionslaid
downinArticle7;
(b)60%inrcspectoftheotherproductslistedin
Article 1(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
2.Inrespectofthequantitiesimportedpursuantto
Article2(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75,thelevies
fixedinaccordancewithArticles10to13ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68shallbeleviedinfull.Article4
1.Section12oftheapplicationforalicenceandof
thelicenceshallcontainoneofthefollowingendorse­
ments:Article7
—'Jumelage ;
—'Koblingstransaktioner ;
—'Kopplung ;
—'Linkedsale;
—'Abbinamento ;
—'Koppeling .1.Frozenmeatintendedforprocessingshall
benefitfromthereducedrateoflevyreferredtoin
Article6(1)(a)onlyifitissubject,intheMember
Statewhereitisputintofreecirculation,toasystem
ofcustomsoradministrative controlwhichensures
suchprocessing .
ForthepurposesofthisArticle,theBelgo­
LuxembourgEconomicUnionshallbeconsideredto
beasingleMemberState.
2.Theentitlementdescribedinparagraph 1shall
beconditionalupon:
(a)awrittendeclarationbytheimporter,madeatthe
timethemeatisputintofreecirculation ,thatthe
meatisintendedforprocessingintheMember
Statewherethemeatisputintofreecirculation ;2.Section20ofthelicenceshallcontaintherateof
levyapplicablepursuanttoArticle6(1)ofthisRegula­
tion,shownbyoneoftheendorsements setoutinthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2045/75togetherwiththenumberofthisRegula­
tion.
3.Noneoftheendorsements referredtoinpara­
graph2shallappearinSection20whenthelicence
relatestotheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1(1).

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Eachnoticeofindividualinvitationtotendershall
specifythedatebeforewhichthemeatofferedforsale
wasboughtinbytheinterventionagencies.
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshall
expireonthethirdMondayofeachmonthat12
noon.However,inthefirstinstance,thistimelimit
shallexpireon30January1976at12noon.
4.Everytendershallstatewhetherthetenderer
intendstoimportfrozenmeatforprocessing .
5.Thetendersshallbeexpressedinunitsof
account .
6.PublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities ofnoticesofinvitationtotender
shalltakeplaceatleastsevendaysbeforetheexpiryof
thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders.(b)thelodgingbytheimporter,atthetimethemeat
isputintofreecirculation,ofasecurityofan
amountequalto50%ofthetotallevyto
guaranteesuchprocessing .Suchsecuritymaybe
lodgedincashorintheformofaguaranteegiven
byacreditinstitutionmeetingthecriterialaid
downbytheMemberStatewherethemeatisput
intofreecirculation .
3.Saveincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurityfor
processingshallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthose
quantitiesforwhichproofisprovidedwithinthe
periodofsixmonthsfollowingthemonthinwhich
themeatisputintofreecirculationthattheimported
frozenmeathasbeenprocessedintheterritoryofthe
MemberStatewherethemeatwasputintofreecircula­
tion.
Thesecurityforprocessingshallbereleasedimmedi­
ately.
ThecompetentagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofanyactiontaken
inrespectthereof.
4.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,processing
shallmeanthemanufactureofproductsfallingwithin
CommonCustomsTariffheadingNos16.01and
16.02excludingmeatandoffalwhichisminced,
choppedorinonepieceandseasoned(e.g.with
pepperandsalt)aswellasthemanufactureofsalted
anddriedproductsfallingwithinCommonCustoms
Tariffsubheading02.06CIa)2.Article9
1.Theminimumsellingpricesshallbefixedfor
theproductsinquestionhavingregardtothetenders
receivedandtotheneedtooffsettheadvantage
arisingfromthesuspensionofthelevypursuantto
Article6(1).
Theminimumpricemaybefixedatadifferentlevel
fortenderswithaviewtotheimportationoffrozen
meatforprocessing .
2.Wherethetendererhasinaccordance with
Article8(4)statedhisintentiontoimport,the
purchasecontractshallentitlehimtotheissueof
importlicencesonlyinrespectofmeatforprocessing.
3.Thepurchasecontractshallbeendorsedtothe
effectthatitgivesentitlementtotheissueofimport
licences.Thisendorsement shall,inthecasereferred
toinparagraph2,includethephrase'meatfor
processing'.TITLEII
Saleofmeatheldbyinterventionagencies
Article8
Article101.Thesaleofunbonedbeefheldbyintervention
agenciesshallbecarriedoutbymeansofinvitations
totender.
Regulation(EEC)No216/69andinparticularArticles
6to14shallbeapplicable,subjecttotheprovisionsof
thisRegulation .
2.Ageneralnoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedatthelatestonthedayofpublicationofthe
firstoftheindividualinvitationstotenderreferredto
inparagraph3.
3.Undertheoveralltenderingarrangements the
interventionagenciesshallissuemonthlyindividual
invitationstotender.Where,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thetendereris
unabletocomplywiththetimelimitsetfortaking
delivery,theintervention agencyshalltakesuch
actionasitconsidersnecessaryhavingregardtothe
circumstances invoked .
TheinterventionagencyshallinformtheCommission
ofeachcaseofforcemajeureandofanyactiontaken
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TITLEIII
Transitional andfinalmeasures
Artide11(c)MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionby
telexatthelatestby5February1976at12noon
ofthetotalquantitycoveredbylicenceapplica­
tions;
(d)theCommissionmaydecidethatlicencesshallbe
issuedforonlyapercentageofthequantity
appliedfor,suchpercentagetobethesameforall
theapplicationssubmitted .
2.Importlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordance
withArticles4aand5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1090/75.However,thefirstofthetwolicencesshall
beissuedon12February1976.
Articles6and7ofRegulation (EEC)No1090/75
shallbeapplicable .
3.SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisArticle,Regula­
tion(EEC)No1090/75isrepealed.1.Foreachexportationwithoutrefundofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1090/75whichleftthegeographicalterri­
toryoftheCommunitybeforethe16December1975
anddidnotgiverisetotheissueofanimportlicence
underthatRegulation ,anapplicationforanimport
licencemaybesubmittedinaccordancewithArticles
3and4ofthatRegulationandsubjecttothe
followingspecialconditions :
(a)therateoflevyapplicableper100kgofbeefor
vealincarcasewhichtheapplicantshallundertake
topayatthetimeofimportationshallbe50-320
unitsofaccount;
(b)applicationsforimportlicencesmaybelodged
withthecompetentorganizations ofMember
Statesuntil2February1976at12noon;Artieh12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16January1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
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ANNEX
Productstobeimported
CCTheading
No DescriptionQuantityinkgwhich
maybeimportedfor
eachkgoffrozen
bone-inmeatbought
fromintervention
agencies
1 2 3
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
b)Other 2-00
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsofφεanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:
aa)Ofcalves 1-00
bb)Ofadultanimals 1-00
cc)Othercutsofbeefandveal:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 0-80
22.Bonedorboneless (>•60
2.Frozen:
aa)Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated
quarters' 100
bb)Forequarters 1-00
cc)Hindquarters 1-00
dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 0-80
12.Bonedorboneless 0-60
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
I.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat 0-50
16.02B111b)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,con­
tainingbovinemeatoroffal,excludingmeatoroffals
ofswine 0-50