22.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No572/78
of21March1978
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofspecialimportarrangements
forcertaintypesoffrozenbeefintendedforprocessingandrepealingRegula­
tion(EEC)No597/77
Whereas,whenthespecialarrangementsunderArticle
14(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No80.5/68apply,they
canhaveaneconomiceffectonlyifthearrangements
underArticle14(3)(a)aresimultaneously suspended ;
Whereasimplementation ofthearrangementsunder
Article14ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68requires
effectivesupervisionoftheprocessingofimported
meat;whereasprocessingshouldthereforebeautho­
rizedonlyontheterritoryoftheimportingMember
State;
WhereasthisRegulationincorporatestheprovisions
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No597/77of18
March1977layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofspecialimportarrangements forcertaintypes
offrozenbeefintendedforprocessing(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2901/77(4);
whereasRegulation(EEC)No597/77shouldtherefore
berepealed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles14(4)(c)and25thereof,
WhereasArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
laysdownspecialarrangementsforimportsofcertain
typesoffrozenbeefintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesearrangementsconsistofthetotalsuspensionof
theimportlevyonsuchfrozenmeat,whereitis
intendedforthemanufacture ofpreservedfood
containingnocharacteristiccomponentsotherthan
beefandjelly,andofthetotalorpartialsuspensionof
thelevyonimportsofothertypesoffrozenbeef
intendedforthemanufacture ofotherprocessed
products;
Whereasspecialprovisionsmustbelaiddownto
ensurethatfrozenmeatimportedwithsuspensionof
thelevyisnotdeflectedfromitsdestinationoruse;
whereassuchsuspensionshouldthereforebemade
conditionalinteraliaupontheproductionbythe
importerofadeclarationastosuchdestinationand
purposeandthelodgingbyhimofasecurity;
Whereaspreservedfoodmanufactured intheCommu­
nitycanbeclassifiedinfourgroupsaccordingtotheir
meatcontent;whereascoefficientsshouldbefixedto
takeaccountofthequantityoffrozenmeatnecessary
forthemanufactureofeachsuchgroup;
Whereasthemanufacturing processforhomogenized
preservedfoodisdifferentfromthatforother
preservedfood;whereascoefficientswhichtake
accountofitsspecialcharacteristics shouldtherefore
befixedforthesaidpreservedfood;
Whereastheapplicationofthespecialarrangements
underArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68presupposesthatthereisanintervention
agencyholdingfrozenmeat;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Article1
1.Noimportershallbeentitledtototalorpartial
suspensionoftheimportlevyunderArticle14(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68unless:
(a)heproducesawrittendeclaration,madeatthe
timeofimportation ,thatthefrozenmeatis
intendedforuseintheimportingMemberState:
(aa)forthemanufacture ofpreservedfoodas
referredtoinArticle14(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,or
(bb)forthemanufacture ofotherproductsas
referredtoinArticle14(1)(b)ofthatRegula­
tion;
(b)helodgesasecurityequaltotheamount
suspendedofthelevyapplicableonthedayof
importation ;
[')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.(3)OJNoL76,24.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL338,28.12.1977,p.9.

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(c)heproducesawrittenundertaking ,givenatthe
timeofimportation ,topaytheadditionalsum
referredtoinparagraph8inrespectofthequan­
tityoffrozenmeatimportedinrespectofwhich
theproofreferredtoinparagraph3isnot
furnished ;
(d)asregardsthearrangements underArticle14(1)
(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,heproduces
anundertaking ,givenatthetimeofimportation ,
toinformthecompetentauthoritiesofthe
importingMemberState,withinonemonth
followingthedateofimportation ,oftheestablish­
mentorestablishments wheretheimportedmeat
willbeprocessed .
2.Thesecurityshallbelodged,atthechoiceofthe
applicant,eitherincashorintheformofaguarantee
givenbyaninstitutionmeetingthecriterialaiddown
bytheMemberStateonwhoseterritoryimportationis
tobeeffected.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
referredtoinparagraph 1(b)shallnotbereleasedin
wholeorinpartunless,withinsixmonthsfollowing
themonthofimportation ,proofisfurnishedtothe
satisfactionofthecompetentauthoritiesofthe
importingMemberStatethatallorpartofthe
importedfrozenmeathasbeenprocessedwithinthree
monthsofimportationintheestablishment specified
ontheimportlicenceornotifiedinaccordancewith
paragraph 1(d).
Theamountofthesecurityreleasedshallbeinpropor­
tiontothequantityforwhichproofofprocessingis
furnished .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediatelyaftersuch
proofhasbeefifurnished.Theamountofthesecurity
notreleasedshallbeforfeitandretainedaslevy.
4.Inthecaseoffrozenmeatimportedunderthe
arrangements providedforinparagraph 1(a)(aa),the
proofreferredtoinparagraph3shallnotberegarded
asfurnishedunlessthequantityofpreservedfood
manufactured fromsuchmeatisatleastequivalentto
thequantityimported.
Thecoefficientsfordeterminingthequantityof
frozenbonedmeatcontainedinagivenquantityof
preservedmeataresetoutintheAnnexhereto.
5.ForthepurposeofArticle14(1)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68'preservedfood'
meansproductsfallingwithinsubheading
16.02BIIIb)1bb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
containingbyweight20%ormoreofmeatofbovine
animals,excludingoffalandfat,inwhichbeefand
jellyaccountforatleast85%ofthetotalnetweight.
6.ForthepurposeofArticle14(1)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68,'manufacture'meansthe
processing :—intoproductsotherthanthosespecifiedinArticle
1(1)(a)ofthatRegulationorreferredtoinpara­
graph5above,or
—intoproductsfallingwithinsubheading
02.06CIa)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
7.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,100kilo­
gramsofunbonedmeatshallbedeemedequalto77
kilogramsofbonedmeat.
8.Theadditionalsummentionedinparagraph 1
(c)shallbeequaltothehighestlevyapplicableto
importsoffrozenmeatfallingwithinthesubheading
inquestion,effectedduringtheperiodbetweenthe
dayofimportationandthelastdayonwhichthe
proofreferredtoinparagraph3maybefurnished,less
theamountofthesecuritywhichhasnotbeen
released.Thissumshallbepaidaslevy.
Article2
1.Article14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
maybeappliedwhenitisfoundthatthequantitiesof
frozenmeatheldbytheinterventionagenciesexceed
orarelikelytoexceed10000tonnes.
2.WhereArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68isappliedthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle
14(3)(a)ofthatRegulationshallbesuspended .
3.Article1shallapplyinthecaseprovidedforin
paragraph 1.
Article3
MemberStatesshallsetupasystemofcustomsor
administrative supervisiontoensurethatthemeatis
processed,andinparticularaformofcontrolto
enablethequantityofbonedfrozenmeatusedinthe
manufactureofhomogenized preservedfoodtobe
determined .
Article4
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonth:
(a)givingseparateparticularsthesubheadingsfor
frozenmeatandforeachofthearrangements
providedforinArticle14(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,thequantitiesimportedduringthe
precedingmonth;
(b)thequantitiesimported,brokendownasindicated
under(a),inrespectofwhichtheproofreferredto
inArticle1(3)hasbeenfurnishedduringthe
precedingmonth;
(c)thequantitiesofproductsmanufacturedduringthe
precedingmonth,brokendownbytypeof
productsandexpressedinnetweightofthe
finishedproduct.

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Article5
1.Regulation (EEC)No597/77isherebyrepealed.
2.AnyreferencetoRegulation (EEC)No597/77or
toArticlescontainedthereininanyCommunityActshallbeconstruedasreferencestothisRegulationor
tothecorresponding ArticlesofthisRegulation .
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Product Coefficient
I.Preservedfood,otherthanhomogenized ,containingthefollowingpercentages
ofmeatofbovineanimals:
1.80%ormoreofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 1-50
2.60%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 110
3.40%ormorebutlessthan60%ofmeatexcludingoffalandfat 0-90
4.20%ormorebutlessthan40%ofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 0-30
II.Thecoefficientapplicableinrespectofhomogenized preservedmeatshallbe
infigurescorresponding tothequantity,expressedinkilogramsofboned
frozenmeat,usedinthemanufactureofonekilogramofpreservedmeat.