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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (80)625 final
Brussels -27th October 1980
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
OPENING ACOMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FORHIGH-QUALITY ,FRESH ,CHILLED OR
FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 AIIa)AND
02.01 AIIb)OFTHE COMMON CUSTOMS TAKIFF
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
OPENING ACOMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FROZEN BUFFALO MEAT FALLING
WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 AIIb)4bb)33OFTHE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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τγτ>τ 12ΓΑΤ0Ρ ΜΞ?· ΓΟΡ£ΤΠΤΤν'
Council Regulation (EEC)So.2957/79opened aCommunity tariff quota forIS80
\
for21jCC0 tons ofhigh equality fresh ,chilled orfrozen teef andveal falling
within subheadings 02.01 AIIa)and -02.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff .
» '
Commission Regulation .(EEC)Ko.2972/79laid down thedetailed rules forthese
imports ,which were "broken down asfollows :
a10,0C0 tons to "beimported from theUnited States ofAmerica ,administration
"being undertaken "bytheCommission inaccordance with theManagement Committee
procedure onaquarterly basis ;
btheremaining 11,000 tons ,5j000 tons ofwhich could "beimported fronr
Argentina ,5,000 from Australia .and1,000 tons "being reserved forUraguay ;
administration wasentrusted tothose countries ,within the stated limits .
*
On10September 1980 ,licences hadbeen delivered forimports ofsome 4,300 tons
from Argentina outof5,000 available .Licences forimports from Australia asat
15September I98Opxeounted forsome 2,200 tons outof5»000available . %
Licences issued asat10September 1930 forimports from Uruguay accounted for
nearly -Q00tons outof1,000 available . .Finally ,with respect totheUnited
States ofAmerica ,applications forimport licences lodged intheCommunity
during the -second andthird quarters oftheyear accounted foratotal of742tons
r­
outof10,000 available forI98O . '
Inview oftheundertakings made within GAIT ,theCommission proposes totheCcuncil
thatthese import arrangements should beextended to1981 *

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
openingaCommunity tariffquotaforhigh-quality ,fresh,chilledorfrozenbeef
andvealfalhngwuhmsubheadings 02.01AHa)and02.01AIIb)oftheCommon CustomsTariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularAniciesand113thereof,
Aavingr.ega.rdtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
Having,regardtotheopinionoftne
.European ,Parliament ,
Whereasthe-Community hasundertaken ,withinthe
GeneralAgreement ontariffsandtrade(GATT),to
openanannualCommunity tariffquotaatarateof
dutyof20%foraquantity ,expressed inproduct
weight,fixedat21000tonnes,ofhigh-quality fresh,
chilledorfrozenbeefandvealfalling -withinsubhead-
ings-02.01 AIIa)and02.01AIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereasthesaidtariffquotashould
accordingly beopenedwitheffectfrom1January
1931;
Whereasthereshouldbeaguarantee ofequaland
continuing accessbyallinterested operators within
theCommunity tothesaidquotaandofuninter­
ruptedapplication oftheratelaiddownforthatquota
toallimportsoftheproductsinquestioninallthe
MemberStatesuptothelimitofthevolumeofthe
quota;whereasitseemsappropriate tothisend.toset
upasystemofuseoftheCommunity tariffquota,
basedonthepresentation ofacertificate ofauthenti­
cityguaranteeing thenatureoftheproducts,where
theyarecomingfromandtheirorigin;
Whereasthedetailedrulestoimplement theseprovi­
sionsshouldbedrawnupinaccordance withthe
procedure laiddowninArticle27ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC,No80S/68of27June1968onthecommon organization ofthemarketinbeefand
veal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2916/79rn,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artide 1
I.ACommunity tariffquotaforatotalvolumeof
21COOtonnesexpressedinproductweight,ofhigh-
qualityfresh,chilledorfrozenbeefandvealfalling
•withinsubheadings 02.01A12a)and02.01AIIb)of
theCommonCustomsTariff,shallbeopenedforthe
y"r1981:
2.Withinthesaidquota,theapplicableCommon
CustomsTariffdutyrateshallbefixedat20%
Artide2
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulation
shallbeadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedure
laiddo.wninAnicie27ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68andinparticular :
(a)provisionstoguaranteethenatureoftheproducts,
wheretheyarecomingfromandtheirorigin;
(b)provisions concerning recognition ofthedocu­
menttoenableverification oftheguarantee
providedforin(a).
Artide3
ThisRegulation shallenter™toforceon.!January
1981.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inaJlMember
States. '
DoneatBrussels ,
FortheCouncil
(')OJNoLUH,IH.6.1968,p.24.
(')OJNoL?2*.24.12.IV7V.p.15.

'
F5iVP.ItCIAL.STAT EMl2MT
•|Date :23September 1980
1,BUDGET HEADING •TQQ APPRCBIATIONS :1,902 million TTCA;
2.TITLE :-Draft Council Regulation opening aCommunity tariff quota forhi;:h quality
fresh ,chilled orfrozen beefandvealfalling within subheadings ^ P02.01 AIIa)and02.01 AIIb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff . 1)
3.LEGAL BASIS :Articles 43and113oftheTreaty .
4.AIMS OFPROJECT :Opening aCommunity tariff quota forI98I ata20%CCTduty rate . 5
for21,000 t.ofHilton "beef under thegeneral agreement ontariffs endtrade jj
(GATT ). |
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS .
5.0 EXPENDITURE .
.-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(RERJNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
•-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS •
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
-(LEVIES /mST-eHS BUTICC )
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR
i }FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 8l
i !
–46million EUA
5.0.1 -ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
Maximum quantity
Loss inlevies
Maximum loss oflevy21,000 t »
,2,100 ECU/t(average offresh andfrozen
meat )
.44-1 million ECU
=46.0 million EUA :
an Tupppojpry pp cpnM_.aflaftna-lASi.awG ENTCRCfr-IN THERELEVANT -CHAPTER OFTHE C-UftRCNT OUtXrcT -?--
•- Y^S-ANO
6.VCAN THEPROJECT BEFINANCED --SYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPT ERS-Or–' Fi+€–
-6#2-iS A-SUPPLEM'ENTARY BUDGET BeN£Ct55ARYYtSVNO -
6-iWILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?YES/ttfr–
OBSERVATIONS :This isamaximum figure ;"theresults of "thefirst half of1980
suggest that theannual quantities will probably notbereached .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC)Ho.2958/79opened aCommunity tariff quota forI98O
for "2,250 tons offrozen "buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 AIIt>)
V' ,4-tla)35of "theCommon Customs Tariff . - .
Commission Regulation (EEC)No.2972/79laid down detailed rules forthese
imports .
Import licences issued asat10September I98O accounted forsome 1,850 tons ,
shipped from Australia totheFederal Republic ofGermany .
Inview oftheagreements under GATT theCommission ,proposes that the Council -
extend theimport arrangements to198l »

COUNCIL REGULATION (2=C)
openingaCommunity tariffquotaforfrozenbuffalomeatfalSinqwithin
subheading 02.01AIIb)4bb)33oftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN .
COMMUNITIES ..
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Articles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ^2),'
WhereastheCommunity hasundertaken ,withinthe
GeneralAgreement ontariffsandtrade(GATT),to
openanannualCommunity tariffquotaatarateof
duryof20%for2250tonnesoffrozenbuffalomeat
fallingwithinsubheading 02.01AIIb)4bb)33ofthe
Co.nmon Customs Tariff;whereas thesaidtariff
quotashouldaccordingly beopenedWitheffectfrom
1January 1981;
Whereasthereshouldbeaguarantee ofequaland
continuing accessbyallinterested traderswithinthe
Community tothesaidquotaandofuninterrupted
application oftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheproductinquestioninalltheMember
Statesuptothelimitofthevolumeofthequota;
whereasitseemsappropriate tothisend,tosetupa
systemofuseoftheCommunity tariffquotabasedon
thepresentation ofacertificate of-authenticity guaran­
teeingthenatureoftheproduct,whereitiscoming
fromoritsorigin;-
Whereasthedetailedrulestoimplement theseprovi­
sionsshouldbedrawnupinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle27ofCouncillUjJa-
tion(EEC)No805/68of27June1963onthe
common organization ofthemarketinbc.-fand
veal(3),aslastamended byRegulation (ELC)No
2916/79(«).
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :,
Artide 1 '»
1.A-Community tariffquotaforatotalvolu.T.eof
2250tonnesoffrozenbuffalomeatfellingcitiiin
subheading 02.01AIIb)4bb)33oftheCorrmon
CustomsTariffshallbeopenedfortheyear1981.
2.Withinthesr'dquota,theapplicable Common
Customs Tariffrateshallbefixedat20%.'
Article2
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRefutation
shallbeadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedure
laiddowninArticle27ofRegulation (EI:C)No
£05/68andinparticular:'
(a)provisions toguarantee thenatureoftheproduct,
.whereitiscomingfrom,enditsorigin;
(b)provisions concerning recognition ofthedocu-
1menttoenableverification oftheguarantee
referredtoin(a).
Artide3
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1January
1931.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States. .• -
DoneatBrussels ,20December 1979.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.TUNNEY
(')OJNo
('), (')OJNoL148.28.6.1968,p.24.
(«)OJNoL329.24.12.1979,p.15.

,FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date :~
1.BUDGETHEADING i100"23Sept em"ber 1980
ApfaoBiATioNS :1,902 million EUi'
2.TITLE :Draft Council Regulation opening aCommunity "tariff quota forfrozen "buffai'
meatwithin sub+heading 02.01 AII "b)4*b"b)-33oftheCommon Customs Tariff .,
3.LEGAL BASIS :Articles 43and .113 oftheTreaty .
I.AIMSOF-PROJECT ;0peningaCommunity "tariff quota forI98I ata20foCCTduty rate
for2.250 tons of "buffalo meat under the general agreement ontariffs and tradi
(GATT ).
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(R£FUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
-NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
OTHER
5.1 RECEIPTS
.-OWN RESOURCES OFTRTE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES ).
-NATIONAL
5.0 -t .ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1-1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTSPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT fINANCIAL YEAR
i 1FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR8l
ü 1
–4.4million EUA
5»2 METROS OfCALCULATION
Maximxai quanity
Loss oflevies2,250 t .
1,903 ECU/t
Uaximum loss ofleyy4.3million ECU
*4.4million EUA
"THE PROJECT BE' .FINANCED fftG'MAPPROBATIONS ENTERED INTHeRELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHECURRENT BUDGET -?
6.-t"CAN "THE 'P-ROJECT BEFINANCED BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OrTHECURRENT BUDGET ?
ΊΪ5-/Ν0
A.SU?PL£KENIAR^ -^U&4E -T-&£-NECE -SSAR¥ -?
•VES/N0
'•Àû^3 ia/lix FUTURE BUDGEI APPROBATIONS BENECESSARY ?
VES /VO
;«CBSE-RVAJIONS 3
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