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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,8September 1978
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No/78
ontheopening,allocation andadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaforfrozenbeefandvealfalling
withinsubheading No02.01AIIb)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff(1979)
(SubmittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)412final.

* "BXP.IIANATORV hmtftA NOUM - '
,1.During theGATT multilateral negQtiations theEurcj&ean Economic .
Community understook toopen'an annual Community tariff quota of
38500tonnes offrozen beef 'andveal ,expressed asboned orboneless
meat ,falling within subheading 02.01 AII-b)oftheCommon Customs
Tariff ■at20%duty *Compensatory amounts introduced inconnection
with fluctuatiens inexchange rates aretobelevied on}6500tonnes
oftfrfis quota . ." - . ' ~ '
2.Consequently ,tome^t the -Community 'sobligations ,aregulation
» 4should beadopted before i-January 1979 ontheopening ,allocation and
administration oftheCommunity tariff quota inquestion . .««
Inthis connection ,itshould b6mentioned that ,asaResult
,ofthedecision toapply the ,-system ofmonetary compensatory amounts
toavolume of16500 tonnes ,theCommission hasbeen ledinits
proposal tosplit thetgtal quota volume of30500tonnes into two
parts ,oneof22000tonnes andtheother of16500tonnes ,tobe ;
allocated separately^among alltheMember States ;
regardless ofthefact that theCommission decided ,inCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3187 /76of22December 197*6 (1)notto .apply
thecompensatory amount for tjiequota of38500tonnes . -v
3.TheCommunity's' imports offrozen beef andveal from non-mejnber
countries ,expressed intonnes ofboned orboneless meat ,forthe
last-three years were asfollows : ' v
1975
> v ■I 1976 • 1977 .
t'I % It"I1t j
I
Benelux j .
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy ,
United Kingdom ^5855 ,
468 , ;
9319
4035
0 ,
15234 ■
257629.65
0.77
15.36
.6.65
0
25.11
42.46\11064
599
31076
10748
-0
27888
395669.15
0.50
25.69
"8.89
0
23.06
3.2.71"18278
1011
32 .560
5800
0
18101
32954 •16.81
*0.93
.29.95
„5.34
'0:
16.65
•30.32
60671 120941 ,!108704
I-■ .
0)0JL359 ,30 ,,12.1976 ,ρ■'* '*v.
.25.i/•••

However ,during the last three years ,importations offrozen and
veal beef have almost exclusively been carried out under the special
regimes <such as'GATT quota ;Exim regime ,,exchange systems andthe
ACPpreferential regime ).Therefore ,these statistics cannot be
representative ofthetrend ofimports into each Member State .This
iswhytheCommission proposes toretain for 1979 ,theparticipation
percentages agreed bytheCouncil for1978 ,except forIreland which
receives apercentage ofG„01% inorder toretain theCommunity
character ofthe quota . ,
4.-Inview oftherelatively high level oftheCommunity tariff quota
opened initially inrelation toimport ;requirements ,theCommission
believes that itwould runcontrary theCommunity nature ofthequota
toallocate the tariff volumes indefinitive shares tothe Member States
For this reason ,theproposal annexed hereto provides for the
.creation ofCommunity reserves which ,even ifthey arelimited to
I0%ofeach ofthequota volume ,will assist inensuring equal
* • •access forall importers and inavoiding apossible situation in
which customs preference isnolonger applied inoneormore Member
States while itisstill applied inothers .

ΓγοποολΙ ϊοι*α
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)...;./ 78 ..•
orithooponing /^ailooation andcAininis traction ofa
Community tariff quota forfi'ocon "beef andveal
,falling within subheading •.02.01 AII-b) .oftho
Common Customs Tariff (1979 ")
THECOUNCIL OFTIIEEUSOPE K8COMMUNIEBES , (
* • >
Having regard "tothoTreaty establishing theEuropean -EoononiiO Comnunity ,
endinparticular Artiolca 113and43 -thereof ,
Having rogard to "thoproposal frora thoCoraniiaaioia ,
Having regard tothoOpinion ofthoEuropoan Parliaroent ,"'- •
Whereas inthecourse oftho GATT foulti Lateral •^negotiations the'
European Eoonomio Community undertook "toopen anannual Community tariff ^s
quota at20/Sduty inrospect of38500 tonnes _offrozen "boofendveal ,
oppressed as "boned or.boneiesa meat ,,falling within subheading 02.01 AIIb>
whereas theCommunity tariff quota inquestion must therefore beopened on
1January 1979,thetotal quota volume of38500tonnes being divided into
twoparts according tothetariff arrangements applicable .~
*♦ · . . ' -« ν -
ifhoroas equal andcontinuous aoceos tothoquota ch'ould boonoured' for
allCommunity importora andthorata ofduty forthotariff quota
should "boappliod .regularly ..inallHembor States toallimports
ofthoproduct inquostion until thoquota isexhausted ;"vhorcaa ,in
tholight ofthede principleo ,arrangements forthoutilization of .
thoCommunity .tariff quota basod onanallocation among theMember Statoa
• \ " .would socm toboconsistent v/ith theCommunity naturo ofthoquota ;
fc. . »
whoroaa ,inorder that itmayoorrospond asoloooly aapo3siblo to
thoaotual *trend ofthomarket inthoproduct inquostion ,allocation
ofthoquota should boinproportion tothorequirements ofthe
llembor States asoaloulated byr^foronco toGtatistios ofimports froa
third countries during &representative rofcrcnoo period andto "tho
economio outlook forthoquota yoar inquostion ;

Whereas forthe last *three years forwhich statistics areavailable ,
imports offrozen beef andveal have been effected almost exclusively under
<> *
special arrangement andwhereas consequently thestatistics cannot be
considered assufficiently represent ativetoserve asthe basijt forthe .
allocation ofthequota among theMember States ;whereas anestimate
* '
oftheimport needs oftheMember States for1979 isdifficult to
make because ofthechanges which have occurred inreoent years }whereas itis
necessary ,,inorder toapportion thetariff quota inanequitable wayandto
preserve itsCommunity nature ^"tofixatthelevels given below
the initial percentage shares ofeach Member State x
% . . -
Bénélux -11.01 -. •
Denmark " 0.51 -
Germany 19.70
France ' 6.96
Ireland s 0.01
Italy 28.70
United Kingdom 33.11 ;

Wheroaajto-takeaccountoffutureti'oridsofimportaIntothovarioun
MemberStatesofthoproductundorconsideration ,thequote,volumes ,shouldb«
dividedintotwotranches,thofirst .boing.allocatodamongthoKombor
Statesandthosecondheld,aaax>03crvotocoversubsequently the,.
requirementsofMemberStates,shouldthoyexhaustth^irinitialshares;
whereas,togivoimportorainosohMcmborStatosomadegrooof-
cortainty,thofirsttranchoof•'esclfqubtdi'Volunie •shouldbe~fixed
atapproximately ^0%ofitsfullamount;,
WhereasMcmborStatcamayexhausttheirinitialSharesatdiTforcnt ;
rates;whoreastoavoiddisruptionctsuppliesonthisaccountit
shouldboprovidodthatanyMemberStatowhichha3almostuec&upono
ofitsinitialsharesshould ,draw 1ahadditional share'£romtho
appropriate'resorve;.'whereaseach,timeits,additionalsharoisalmost %
cxhauotodAMemborStatoshoulddrawafurthoroharo,ajidBOonao'
manytimesasthoresoryoallot/a;whorcaathoinitialandoaditoncl
sharesshouldbovaliduntilthoondofthoquotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresolose'-collaboration botweenthoIle.-r.bor
StatooandthoCommission ",andthoCommissionmustbeinaposition
tokeepaccountofthooxtonttowhiohthoquotashavoboon-usedup
andtoinformthoMomborStatesaccordingly ; '-
Whoroaaifatagivendatointhoquotaperiodaoonsidorablo quantity
ofaMomborState'sinitialsharpremainsunuacd,itisessential,
toproventapartofthotariffquotafromremainingtunisodinono:
I'lemborStatowhileitcouldbousedinother?,thatsuchSvitoshould
rotuma"'significantproportionthorooftothoappropriate -osorvo;-•
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(4)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No19.1/75of17January1975• '
layin;;<l(iwncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicn- ~
lionofthesystemofimportamiexportlicencesand.j•
advancefixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts.1-astastamended,byRegulation(EEC)No858/78*
importlicencesauthorizetheimportationofaquan-j 1
tilyexceedinghy5%thc^tpiantitymilitatedtherein;.{ -'. '•„.".
whereas,however,thelevyprovidedforinArticle'12i' '
ofCouncilHerniation(EEC)NoK0.V6Kof27Junej--'
«I9C».Honthe.common'organizationofthemarketin'' ■\ •-•■i.■
heefaniTvenl3lastamendedbyRegulation -'(EEC)-' : ,
-'No.425/77,shouldIn:appliedto«nyquantity -
exceedingthatindicatedinthelicence; ^
OJNoL25/31.1.1975/p.10~ '•V^
OJNoL116/28.4.1977/p.18 ,
5
OJNoL148/28.6.1968/p.24> >-
OJNoL61/5,3.1977,p.1•••/a«•

lihojce-as ,binco thoKingdom ofBol^itun ^thoKingdom ofthoNothcrlando ~
zys.&ih«Q*«.v:A !ttu«hy e£Lttssftm^ousr ^araunited vrf,'6l;i «'dnd Jointly roprcaonioA
by .tho .Bcnoluse Economic Union ,anytransaction ;inrospeot oftha
administration of •tho 's.hsi*o allocated to'that Econoaio Union may
"bocarried cat "byanyOneofIts Ei<sMnborsj _ 'v ••'
■*'HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION I - A •
Article i
1.There ishereby opened inrespect oftheperiod 1January to31December f?7y
aCommunity tariff quote of38500tonnes offrozen beef andveal ,expressed as
boned orboneless meat /falling within subheading 02.01 AIIb>oftheCommon
Customs Tariff .
Forthepurpose ofcharging imports against this quota ,100kilogrammes of
unboned (bone-inJ m$st shall betaken tobeequivalent to77kilogrammes ofboned
orboneless meat . > .v
2.Imports ofthsse goods which have been admitted under thebenefit ofsome other
preferential tariff regime shall notbesetoffagainst this tariff quota »r
3.TheCommon Customs Tariff duty forthis quota shall be20%.
>• • , - '
+•L'nports oftheproducts concerned shall be . '•
subject to tSicprovisions wtopfed under Regulation ->
No974/7}(*),aslastamendedl»yRegulation "
(UHC /N«557 /7^V asregards thefluctuation ofthe , .:
currencies ofcertain Member States .
- ,t . ■ '
.1 -*
5.Forthepurpose ofapplytng tin'sRegulation ,-the - •
levy inaccordance with Article 12ofRegulation ^ ,
(HiiC)' NoH-)S,V.K shall ,asregards imports effected
vndet liteconditions laiddown inArticle 2(4)of
iu-pniiition (r.i-c)NoI9j;75 ,aslest amended by
Régulation (EEC)No-858/78^keapplied .
toanyquantities exceeding those indicated
inthe import licence .
C1>0^NoL106,12.5.1971 ,p.1
<2>0JNoL67,15.3.1976 ,p.1.

1.Thequantity of38500tonnes referred toInArticle 1(1)sivHl ■"'
hedivided Into twoparts ,oneof22000tonnes ,theother of16 -500
tonnes .Each oneofthose parts shall besubdivided into ^twotrances *
2.Thefirst tranches of20,000 tonnes and15000tonnes respectively T
shell beallocated ,asfollows among theMember States ,theshares ?being ,,
subject totheprovisions ofArticle 5,valid from 1January until 31
December 1979 .j . : .
Y \ ;;:V .V ■ ■'■
Ofthe22000tonnes ;Ofthe 16500tonnes
Bénélux 2202tonnes ; 1652tonne ?"
Denmark 102tonnes 77tonnes
' • - . . .
Germany 3940tonnes 2955fonnes
France 1392tonnes ^ 1044tonnes
Ireland ; - -2tonnes 1tonne -
Italy 5740tonnes 4305tonnes
United Kingdom 6622tonnes 4966tonnes
\ ,20000tonnes * 15000tonnes ■>'
J*The .second tranches of2000end1£00 tonnes respectively shall
constitute the Reserves . .■" '^
t . •• # • \ •••
» ... , .. . "■ * ;.v. " • .. •;;.
'• • . Article 3
1.Assoon asaliemter State hasused 99f>ormore ofoneofitoinitial
chares asfixed inArticle 2(2),orofthat sharp minus anyportion
returned to .theappropriate reserve pursuant totheprovisions of
.Article 5»itshall forthwith ,"bynotifying thoCommission ,draw asecond
share ,totheextont thp.t theappropriata roserve sopermits ,_equal to
10$ofitsinitial share /rounded up,ifnecessary ,tothenext whole nusnber
: ' .
.*' • .$-
2.Assoon asaMember State ,having eshaucfccc .onoof5.VG -
initial shares ,hasused ormore ofthesecond share .drawn **oyitr
that liemhor State shall forthwith *inthe nvannor end tothe oxtent
*
provided inparagraph 1,draw athird fthare equal toJfoofitsinitial ,
charcu ' . •** ',

3*Aocoon asaKeiubor' State ,having o^tuctod' 0110ofAta
second shares ,haaused $?0$ormo.ro ofthothird oharo drawn' byit,that
Member State shall ,intho andto^tho <<ciontj2.3 aforesaid ?cbratx
afourth share oqaal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until therecorvo iso?:haustcd .
4-Bywayofderogation from paragraphs i"to3,aMember State maydraw
pharos lowor than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthare arcgrounds
foroolieving -that those r.posifisd waynot "boused infull .AnyMember .
Steto applying theprovisions .ofthis paragraph shall inform thoCommission
•ofite grounds foraodoing , '
Article A
Each ^ofthe additional charos drawn pursuant totheprovisions ofArtiolo 3
shall hevalid until 31December 1979 . '
Article > • * .... '
The ITer.ibcr States shall return tothoronervc ,notlaterthan 1October 1979
'theunuGed portion of»their initial shares whicty on15Soptember 1979 ,isin
exceos of20$oftheinitial amount .They wayreturn acreator portion if
there arogroundn forholiovin ^tha"£ such portion mnynotboUGod infull .
Kenfoor States shall ,*notlater than 1October 1979 ,notify ohoCommission
ofthetotal quantities oftheproduct inquestion imported uptoand
including 15September 1979 andcharged against thoCommunity quota andof .
anyportion oftheir initial shares returned tothoapproriate roservo .
Article 6 •
• > • •
TheCommission shall keep anaccount ofthe oharcaopened bythe Ilcrabor
States pursuant tothoprovisions ofArtioleo 2and3andshall ,assoon
asthoinformation reaches it,inform each State oftheextent towhich •
theraoorvos have "been used up. , «/...

Itohall,.notlaterthan5OotooeA*1-979,informthoJleriberStates>fthe
.amountsntillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto>.
Artjcle5.-',' .-
\ •- ** .s: .\
It:;hallensurethiatwhonanamountexho.ustingareserveicdravm''Aeaiftount
sodravmdoesnotexceedthe"balanceavailable,andto,thisendshall•
notifythoamountofthat'balanoetothe-MemberStatemakingthelaut
drav/ing. ''"
• .• Artide7
1»EveryJTentoerStateshalltake/allappropriate measurestoensurethat
additionalshareodravmpursuanttoArticle3ax-eopenedin'suchawaythat
importations mayhechargodwithoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
charsooftheCommunityquota,• .
2•ItshallenGurothatimportersoftheproductinquestionestablished .
initsterritoryhavefreeaocess-tothesharesallocatedtoit,.
3.TheextenttowhichaHemborStatehasusedupitsohareashall"be
1 ♦ '
determined ayrefox-cnootothoimportsoftheproductinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthorities forhomeuse#_•
•..•v'".. ..•;... ■V-;''
' , , •* ,'•'*•* '<
.■••Article0;' 7* <
Ohreoeiptofaroquestf?omtheCommission,theMemberStatesshall .'
notifyitoftheimportseffectively .chargedagainsttheirshares.
* '■* '••I•
.Article01 -'
''''; •-f •"v ••/"'
Thei-icmberStatesandtheCommissionshalloooperatfcloselytoensure
thatthisRegulationisooatpliodwith.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
.1.Budget tine concerned :Ch.12Art.120
2oLeqal basis :Art .113andA3oftheTreaty ^/
3.Title 'ofthetariff measure ;Proposal foraCouncil Regulation on ;tae
, * •• .opening ,allocation andadministration.*df .aCommunity .tariff quota
forfrozen beef ,andveal falling within subheading 02.01 AXIb)
oftheCommon Customs Tariff (1979 )
4jObjectrves : ; .
Respect ofGATT contractual engagements .
-•v *•
- - *
'"*- ' *
5.Method ofcalculation s­
-MoofCCT v 02.01 AIIb)
-Quota volume ï •38500 tonnes
-Quota dut/rate s 20Z t-
<-Dutyrate CCT ï 20Z>P
6,Loss ofreceipts î77.000,000 EUA
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