24.10. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 286/9 
Proposal for a Council Regulation opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a 
Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within heading No 0202 of the 
combined nomenclature (1988) 
COM(87) 464 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 7 October 1987) 
(87/C 286/11) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 
113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas, in the context of the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the Community has 
undertaken to open, at a duty of 20 %, an annual 
Community tariff quota of 50 000 tonnes of frozen beef 
and veal falling within heading No 0202 of the combined 
nomenclature expressed as boned or boneless meat; 
whereas, therefore, this tariff quota should be opened for 
1988; 
Whereas, under the terms of Article 75 (2) (a) of the 
1985 Act of Accession, the Kingdom of Spain has, since 
1 March 1986, been applying Common Customs Tariff 
duties; whereas provision should therefore be made for 
an allocation for this Member State in respect of the 
quota period under consideration; whereas, since the 
Portuguese Republic is authorized, unter Article 282 of 
the 1985 Act of Accession, to postpone, until the 
beginning of the second stage, the progressive 
application to imports of preferences granted, unilat­
erally or by agreement, by the Community to certain 
third countries, no such allocation is to be provided for 
this Member State; 
Whereas, in particular, equal and continuous access to 
the quota should be ensured for all persons concerned in 
the Community and the rate laid down for the tariff 
quota should be applied consistently in all Member 
States to all imports of the product in question until the 
quota is used up; whereas a system of utilization of the 
Community tariff quota, based on an allocation between 
the Member States concerned, would, in the light of the 
principles outlined above, appear consistent with the 
Community nature of the quota; whereas, in order to 
arrive at a fair allocation between the Member States 
and to represent as closely as possible the actual market 
trends in the product in question, the said allocation 
should be proportionate to the requirements of the 
Member States calculated with reference to statistical 
data on imports from third countries during a represen­
tative reference period and to the economic prospects for 
the quota year in question; Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (4) of Commission Regu­
lation (EEC) No 3183/80 of 3 December 1980 laying 
down common detailed rules for the application of the 
system of import and export licences and advance fixing 
certificates for agricultural products ('), as last amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 2666/82 (*), import licences 
authorize the importation of a quantity exceeding by 
5 °/o the quantity indicated therein; whereas, however, 
the levy provided for in Article 12 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common 
organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 (4), should be 
applied to any quantity exceeding that indicated in the 
licence; 
Whereas, since the tariff quota in question is relatively 
small, it ought to be possible to provide for a system of 
allocation based on a single apportionment between the 
Member States, without thereby derogating from its 
Community nature; whereas it appears best to leave to 
each Member State the choice of a management system 
for its share of the quota, so that it may ensure an 
allocation which is appropriate from an economic 
viewpoint; 
Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom 
of the Netherlands, and the Grand Duchy of Luxem­
bourg are jointly represented by the Benelux Economic 
Union, any operation concerning the administration of 
the quota shares allocated to that economic union may 
be carried out by any one of its members; 
Whereas the possibility should be provided for whereby 
quantities which have not been used up may be 
apportioned by the Council, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. A Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal, 
falling within heading No 0202 of the combined 
nomenclature totalling 50 000 tonnes expressed as boned 
or boneless meat, is hereby opened for 1988. 
(*) OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 283, 6. 10. 1982, p. 7. 
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 
(4) OJNoL48, 17.2. 1987, p. 1. 
No C 286/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 24.10. 87 
For the purpose of charging imports against this quota, 
100 kilograms of unboned meat shall be taken to be 
equivalent to 77 kilograms of boned or boneless meat. 
2. Imports of those goods which have been admitted 
under the benefit of another preferential tariff regime 
shall not be set off against this tariff quota. 
3. The Common Customs Tariff duty for this quota 
shall be 20 %. 
Article 2 
The quota amount or 50 000 tonnes shall be divided into 
two parts, one totalling 33 500 tonnes and the other 
16 500 tonnes, broken down as follows: 
Benelux 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Portugal 
United Kingdom For the part 
of totalling 
33 500 tonnes 
3 139 
315 
7 172 
928 
968 
5 216 
271 
6 824 
— 
8 667 For the part 
totalling 
16 500 tonnes 
1 546 
155 
3 533 
457 
477 
2 569 
134 
3 361 
— 
4 268 
Article 3 
1. The Member States shall take all appropriate steps 
to guarantee all persons concerned, established within their territories, free access to the quota shares allocated 
to them. 
(2) The extent to which the shares of the Member 
States have been used up shall be verified on the basis of 
imports as the product is presented for customs clearance 
under the declaration for free circulation. 
Article 4 
The Member States shall regularly inform the 
Commission of imports which have been charged against 
their shares. 
Article 5 
The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. 
Article 6 
The Commission shall, not later than 1 October 1988, 
submit to the Council a report on the quantities for 
which licences have been delivered in each Member 
State. 
The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a 
proposal from the Commission, shall, where appropriate, 
re-allocate the amounts which have not been used up. 
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common 
organization of the market in cereals 
COM(87) 450 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 9 October 1987) 
(87/C 286/12) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Article 43 (2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,