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COM(74)1264 Final
Brussels ,26July1974
PROPOSAL FORA
Directive (EEC)oftheCouncil
layingdowninrespectofbeef,vealandpigmeatasproducts provisions
implementing theDirective oninwardprocessing .
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(74)1264Final

EXPLANATION
Themarketsituation intheComraunity forbeef,vealandpigmeathasgradually
becomemoreandmoredifficult andthereisatpresentasurplusofbeef,
vealandpigmeatintheCommunity ,Thissurpluswhichcannotbequickly
eliminated ,sinoetherearefewoutlets ontheworldmarketandhenoeonly
limitedpossibilities forexportofbeef,vealandpigmeat ,entailsserious
difficulties fortheproperworkingofthecommonorganisation ofthe
marketinbeef,vealandpigmeat .
Inordertoremedythisseriousmarketsituation theCounciladopted on
16JulyvariousmeasuresandinparticulartheCouncilregulations No1853/74(l)
and1854/74prohibiting theuseofinwardprocessing arrangements inrespect
ofbeefandvealajndpigmeatproducts respectively .Theseregulations
however ,onlypartially coverthecaseswhereitiseconomically justified
andpossible toexcludetheuseofinwardprocessing arrangements inrespect
ofpigmeat ,beefandvealproducts ,anditistherefore necessary to
supplement theregulations mentioned before.Thismaybedonebyadirective
applyingarticle5(l)oftheCouncildirective ontheharmonisation of
provisions laiddownbylaw,regulation oradministrative actioninrespect
ofinwardprocessing (3)(69/73/3EC).
Article 29ofthebasicDirective setsouttheprocedure fortheadoption
ofsuchanapplication directive ,i.e.adoption bytheCouncilactingon
aqualified majority on-.aproposal fromtheCommission .
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(1)O.J.NoL.155of18=.7,1974?f12
(2)O.J.NoL195of18.7.1974 ,P.13
(3)O.J.NoL58of8.3.1969 ,P.1(2
(3

Proposal ForA
Directive (EEC)oftheCouncil
layingdowninrespectof"beef,vealandpigneatasproducts
provisions implementing theDirective oninwardprocessing .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVINGREGARDtotheCouncilDirective (l)of4March1969*on
hamonisation ofprovisions laiddownbylaw,regulation oradninistrative
actioninrespectofinwardprocessing ,aslastamended "bytheAct(2)
annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession ofnewMemberStatestothe
European Economic Community andtotheEuropean AtomicEnergyCommunity
signedatBrussels on22January1972,andinparticular Articles 29and
30thereof ;
WHEREASArticle5(l)ofDirective (EEC)No69/73providesthatthe
competent authorities maygrantthebenefitofinwardprocessing arrangements
inallcaseswhereinwardprocessing arrangements wouldcontribute towards
providing themostfavourable conditions fortheexportofgoods
resulting fromsuchprocessing withoutconflicting withessential interests
ofproducers withintheCommunity ; '
WHEREASArticle 5(2)ofthatDirective specifies certainoperations which
aretoberegarded ascontributing towardsproviding themostfavourable
conditions forexportation whilenotconflicting withessential interests
ofCommunity producers ;
WHEREAStheuseofinwardprocessing arrangements inrespectofcertain
beefandvealproducts'hasbeenprohibited byCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1853/74Of16July1974(4);
WHEREAStheuseofinwardprocessing arrangements inrespectofcertain
pigmeatproducts .hasbeenprohibited byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1854/
74of16July1974;(5)
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(1)O.J.NoL58of8/3/1969,p.1
(2)O.J.NoL73of26/3/1972,p.
(3)O.J.NoL73Of26/3/1972,p.
(4)O.J.NoL195of18/7/1974,p.(2)O.J.NoL73of26/3/1972,p.14
(3)O.J.NoL73Of26/3/1972,p.5
(4)O.J.NoL195of18/7/1974,p.12
(5)O.J.NoL195of18/7/1974,P.13

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WHEREAS atpresent intheCommunity there isasurplus ofbeef ,vec.lc.r?.
pigneat products ;whereas there arefewoutlets ontheworld market ,
which considerably limits thepossibility ofexporting beef ,veal and
pigneat products ;whereas allcapacity forabsorbing surpluses nust
therefore bereserved forCommunity production ;
WHEREAS theworld market does ,however ,offer some outlets forcertain
processed products ;whereas itisatpresent open totheCommunity
processing industries toobtain their beef ,veal andpigneat forthe
manufacture ofsuch products from third countries andtoprocess itunder
inward processing arrangements ;
WHEREAS theCommunity surplus will enable those industries toobtain
supplies ofbeef ,veal andpigmeat ofCommunity origin ,thus relieving
theCommunity market inthose products ;whereas theuseofbeef ,veal and
pigneat from third countries istherefore liable toconflict with
essential interests ofproducers within theCommunity ;
WHEREAS itisnecessary toensure uniform application ofArticle 5(l)
Directive (EEC)No69/73;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1 . ,
Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 5(2)ofCouncil Directive
(EEC)No69/73orofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1853/74andNo1854/74
of16July 1974 ,inward processing arrangements shall beregarded as
conflicting with' essential interests ofproducers within theCommunity
where they involve theintroduction into thecustoms territory ofthe
Community from third countries ofanyofthefollowing goods :
CCTHeading No . Description ofgoods
01.02 AII Live animals ofthedomestic bovine species ,other
than pure-bred breeding animals
01.03 AIII Live swine ,ofdomestic species ,other than
pure-bred breeding animals
02.01 AIIa) Meat ofdomestic bovine animals,' fresh chilled or
frozen
02.01 AIIIa) Meat ofdomestic swine ,fresh chilled orfrozen
02.01 BIIb) Edible offals ofdomestic bovine aninalsj fresh ,
chilled orfrozen .
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CCTHeading No Description ofgoods
02.01BIIc) Offalsofdomestic swine,fresh,chilledorfrozen
02.05AandB Pigfatfreeofleanmeat(notrenderedorsolvent-
extracted )fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked
02.06B Meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomestic swine,salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked
02.06CIa) Meatofdomesticbovineanimals,salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked
02.06CIb) Edibleoffalsofdomesticbovineanimals,salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked
15.01A Lardandotherpigfat,rendered orsolvent-extracted
15.02BI Unrendered fatsofbovinecattle;rendered orsolvent-
extractedfats(including "premierjus")obtained
fromthosefats
16.01 Sausages andthelike,ofmeat,meatoffaloranimal
blood
16.02AII Otherpreparedorpreserved meatormeatoffal,
containing liver,otherthangooseorduckliver
16.02BIIIa) Otherpreparedorpreserved meatormeatoffal,not
specified ,containing meatoroffalsofdomestic
swine
16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparedorpreserved meatormeatoffals,not
specified ,containing "bovinemeatoroffalsotherthan
thosecontaining meatoroffalsofdomestic swine
Article 2
ThisDirective shallnoteffect ^inpartations of"bocfjvealandpigneatnacle
undertheinwardprocessing arrangements before22August1974on"thebasis
ofexisting authorizations .
ThisDirective isvaliduntil6April1975*
Article 3
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethenoootufec neceosary toconply
withthisDirective notlaterthan15August1974«
Article 4
ThisDirective isaddressed totheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels FortheCouncil
ThePresident