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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)553 final
Brussels ,5October 1981
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No217/81opening aCommunity
tariff quota forhigh quality fresh ,chilled orfrozen
beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 AII (a)
and 02.01 AII (b)ofthe Common Customs Tariff
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No218/81opening aCommunity
tariff quota forfrozen buffalo meat falling within su-
heading 02.01 AII (b)A(bb)33ofthe Common Customs
*\
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WTariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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C0M(81 )553 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
•
Council Regulation (EEC)No217/is1opened aCommunity tariff quota for l'i L
for21000tons ofhigh quality fresh ,chilled orfrozen beef andveal falirng
within subheadings 02.01 AIIa)and02.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs .
Tanff .
Commission Regulation (EEC )No263/81laid down thedetailed rules forthese
imports ,which were broken down asfollows :
.and from Canada
a)10000tons tobeimported from theUnited States ofAmerica ,
administration being undertaken bytheCommission inaccordance with the
4
Management Committee procedure onaquarterly basis ;
b)theremaining 11000 tons ,5000 tons ofwhich could beimported from
Argentina ,5000 tons from Australia and 1000 tons being reserved for
Uruguay ;administration wasentrusted tothose countries ,within the
statec ^limits .
On20July 1981 ,licences hadbeen delivered forimports ofsome 2500tons
* * " • ,
from Argentina outof5000available .Licences forimports from Australia as
1
at14August 1981 accounted for some 3300 tons out of5000 available .
«
Licences issued asat22June 1981 forimports from Uruguay accounted for
nearly 750tons outof1000available .Finally ,with respect totheUnited
States ofAmerica ,applications forimport licences lodged intheCommunity ,
during thefirst ,second andthird quarters oftheyear accounted for atotal
of 1210 tons out of10000 available for .1981 .
Inview oftheundertakings made within GATT ,theCommission proposes tothe
Council that these import arrangements should beextended to1982 andthe
following years .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) v
*
amending Regulation (EEC )No217/81opening aCommunity tariff quota forhigh
quality fresh ,chilled orfrozen beef andveal falling within sub-heading .
02.01 AIIa)and 02.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL «0FTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Articles A3and113thereof , 'v
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1),
Whereas theCommunity hasundertaken under theGeneral Agreement onTariffs
andTrade (GATT )toopen anannual Community tariff quota atarate ofduty of
20% foraquantity ,expressed inproduct weight ,fixed at21000 tons ofhigh
quality fresh ,chilled orfrozen beef andveal falling within sub-headings
02.01 AIIa)and 02.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No217/81 (2)laid down
general provisions for theequitable distribution ofthat tariff quota ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION !
Article one
InArticle 1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No217/81, "fortheyear 1981
hereby replaced by f,each year"#
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1982 *
t
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
allMember States * %
Done atBrussels , For theCouncilCommunity ,and
(1)OJNoC
(2)OJNoL 38,11.2.1981 ,p. 1

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02.01 AIIa)and02*01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff .
J.UG*L OASIS :Articles 43and 113 ofthe Treaty .
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for21,000 t.ofHilton beef under thegeneral agreement ontariffs and *'Ha
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suggest that theannual quantities will probably notbereached *
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
/
*
Council Uegulation (KEC )No218/Hiopened aCommunity tariff quota for 19hl
for 2250 tons offrozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 AII
4bb)33ofthe Common Customs Tariff .
Commission Regulation (EliC )No263/81laid down detailed rales forthese
V • i\
imports . .^ •
Import licences issued asat14August 1981 accounted forsome I800 tons ,
shipped from Australia totheFederal Republic ofGermany .
In-view oftheagreements under ,GATT theCommission proposes that theCouncil
extend theimport arrangements to1982 andthefollowing years *

Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
\ ' .
I "
amendingRegulation (EEC)No218/81openingaCommunitytariff
quotaforfrozenbuffalomeatfallingwithinsubheading
02.01AIIb)4bb)33oftheCommonCustomsTariff .
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and113thereof,;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(1),
WhereastheCommunityhasundertaken undertheGeneralAgreementonTariffs
andTrade(GATT)toopenanannualCommunitytariffquotaatarateofdutyof
20Zfoi:aquantityexpressedinproductweight,fixedat2250tonsoffrozen
buffalomeatfallingwithinsub-heading 02.01AIIa)and02.01AIIb)4bb)
33oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No218/81 (2)laiddown
generalprovisionsfortheequitabledistribution ofthattariffquota,
.·* ' *
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Articleone
InArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)Mo218/81, "fortheyear1981"IS
herebyreplacedby "eachyearM»
Artîcle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
al1'MemberStates. *
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
(1)OJNoC
(2)OJNoL38,11.2.1981,p.2

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j.i£6*i basis :Articles 43and .113 oftheTreaty ,
4.Ai"S OFP»OJECT :i«s0 !openingaCommunity tariff quota ,for1992 ata.20$CCTduty rate
for2.250 tons ofbuffalo meat under thageneral agreement ontariff aandtrade
(GATT ).
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