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COM(76)436 Final
Brussels ,8thSeptember 1976
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Proposal for c.
REGULATION
ontheopening ,allocation administration ofa.Community
tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within sub­
\heading -»o02.01 i*io.a)L:of theCommon .Customs Tariff (J.w:/I7^
(submitted ,totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM (76)436Final

FAHUI'TATOTÌT KEI.M'ÙTDUN
1,Duringthemultilateral GATTnegotiations theEuropeanlSoonomia
CommunityundertooktoopenanannualCommunitytariffquotaof
38500metrictonsoffrozen "beefand.veal,expressedasbonelessmeat,
fallingwithinsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffat20jJduty.Countervailing chargesintroducedinconnection
withfluctuationsinexchangeratesaretobeleviedon16500metric
tonsofthisquota. .
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2.Consequently ,tomeet'theConm-unity'sobligations ,aregulationshould
beadoptedbefore1January1977onJc^-eopening,allocationandadministration
oftheCominuiitytariffquotainquestion.
Inthisconnection,itshouldbomentionedthat,asaresultofthe
decisiontoapplythesystemofmonetarycompensatory amountstoa
volumeof16$00metriotons,theCommissionha3beenobligedinits
proposaltosplitthetotalquotavolumeof30500metrictonsinto
twoparts,oneof22000'metriotonsandtheotherof16500metrictons,
tobeallocatedseparatelyamongalltheMemberStatesintheusual
way. .* -

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3#Importsoffrozonbeefandvoalfromthird,countries,expressedin
msttri®tense£"beneleaemeat,v;sreasfellowsoverthelastfewyears:
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\1972 1973{J19741975
[innit>°•
» ._•inmt<>/
>•'/3■inmti?"
|inmtor
./*
Bénélux ,57rr><>5'!u-28!51.4e"'1'•!
12,21|10.900/ Ifi.--vi5.853 9,65
Denmark I0
I5731
iOcHr~.o
r|0,33|468 I0.77
GermanyI.102,735 23,/l9'-j'IM21.98 I22.208:179f31915,36
France ii45/M5i:i0^!34*903 ;8,28|
I.13?363.10»234,035 6.65
Ireland 'oI0 00I0,000
Italy I73,960 117.-07 i)■>
->?0619,Μi39v780|30.4"/15,234 25.11
UnitedKingdom':
i!153,437135,41 !
ij158,368.37/5543,922 .I'33,1325,762j42.46
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j
I'133.344 I
1421,785 1
L130r.625!
1 L60,671
Consequently ,thesharesofMemberStates,calculatedonthebasisof
importsfortheyears1973to1975|maybeallocatedmoreorlessas
followswhichcorrespondscloselytothepercentageskeptbytheCouncilfor1976,
Benelux x11*81
I
Denmark 0,65 :
Germany 20. i
France 7»28,
Ireland 0,01
Italy 28,70 j
UnitedKingdom31,55 I
4«InviewoftherelativelyhighleveloftheCommunitytariffquota
openedtobeginwithinrelationtoimportrequirements ,theCommission >
believesthatitwouldgoagainsttheCommunitynature'of'thequota Nf
toallooatethetariffvolumesindefinitivesharestotheMemberStates.

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Forthis reason ,theproposal annexed hereto provides forthecreation
ofCommunity reserves which ,svon ifthoy amount to10>oofeach of
thequota volumes ,will assist inensuring equal access forall
importers andinavoiding asituation inwhich customs preference was
nolonger applied inoneormore Member States while itwas still
applied inothers .
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Proposalfora
OPTHISCOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministrationof'a
Communitytariffquotaforfrozenbeefandveal
fallingwithinsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1977)
THECOUNCILOPHIEEUROPEAN "COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtothoTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEoonomioCommunity,
andinparticularArtioles113and43thereof;
HavingregardtothoproposalfromthoCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionofthoEuropeanParliament ;
Whereasinthecourseofthemultilateral GATTnegotiat.•isthe
EuropeanEoonomioCommunityundertooktoopenanannualCommunitytariff
quotaat20^dutyinrespectof38.500metrictonsoffrozen "beefandveal,
expressedas"bonedmoat,fallingwithinTariffsubheadingNo02.01AIIa)2
whereastheCommunitytariffquotainquestionmustthere­
forebeopenedon1January1977bydividingthetotalquotavolumeof
38.500motriotons,intotwopartsaccordingtothetariffarrangements
applicabletooaoh;
WhereasArticles59and.60oftheActannexedtotheTreaty^\concerning
theaocessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
totheEuropeanAtomioEnergyCommunity,signedon22January1972,require
thenewMemberStatestoapplythoregulationsofthecommonagricultural
policyfrom1February1973,andtoaligntheircustoms
(1)OJNoL73,27Maroh1972,

tariffdutiesonthosoofthoCommonCustomsTariffintheraannor
providedinthesaidArticle59'
whereasthequotadutiestoboappxied "bythenowMonitorStatesmust
conformtothoActaforesaid;
Whoroas equalandcontinuousaccesstothequota shouldbeon3urcdfor
allCommunityimportorsandthorateofdutyforthetariffquota
should "beappliedconsistently inallMemberStatestoallimports
oftheproductinquestionuntilthequotai3exhausted;'whereas,in
tholightoftheseprinciples ,arrangements fortheutilization of
thoCommunitytariffquotabasedonanallocation amongtheMemberStates
wouldsoemtoboconsistentwiththoCommunitynatureofthoquota;
whoroas,inorderthatitmaycorrespondasolosolyaspossibleto
theactual-trendofthemarketinthoproductinquestion,allocation
ofthoquouashouldboinproportiontothorequirements ofthe
MemberStatesascalculatedbyreferencetostatisticsofimportsfrom
thirdcountriosduringarepresentative referenceperiodandtothe
economiooutlookforthoquotayearinquostion;
Whereasimportsofthoproductinquostionfromthirdcountriosby
MemberStatesduringtholastthreeyearsforwhichcompletostatistics
aroavailablewereasfollows: '
1973i
I1974 197'5
+I.-clinmti-,o
iinmtI
1IIinmt
I
Bénélux51Λ91112.2110-900I
8,345.853 I9,65
Donmark'5780,14 452
ι0,35 i
I468I0.77
Germany
France
Ireland92,73421.98
347908,8.2822f208
13«,3^3
0i
I
I
l17
10.23
09,319 .15,36
4,035j-6,65
0.0
Italy
UnitedICingdom•83,7.06]19.84 j
158.368!37,55 !39,780
43,922I
!
I30;1-5
33,5315j23425.11
25.762 42,'+6
421,785,• !130.625I
l. '60.671'
1 :Milli I■

v.jicroastheabovetableshowsthatIrelandmadenoimportsofthe
productinquestionduringthethreereferenceyears;vhoreasprovision
musthoweverbemadetocoveranyimportneedswhichmayarisein
thatMemberStatebyallocatingitasuitableinitialshareofthe.
quotavolumesconcerned;
Whereas,inviewoftheforegoingandoftheforeseeabletrendofthe
marketintheproductconcernedduringthequotayearinquestion,
theinitialpercentagesharesofMemberStatesmaybeallocated ,
appropriately aafollows:
Wheroas,totakeaccountoffuturetrendsofimportsintothevarious
MemberStatesoftheproductunderconsideration ,thequotasshouldbe
dividedintotwotranches,thefirstbeingallocatedamongtheMember
Statesandthesecondheldasareservetocoversubsequently the
requirements ofMemberStates,shouldtheyexhausttheirinitialshares;
whereas,togivoimportersineachMemberStatesomedegreeof
certainty,thefirsttrancheoftheCommunityquotashouldbefixed
atapproximately 3O/0ofitsfullamount;
Whereas,totakeacoountoffuturetrendsofimportsintothevarious
'MemberStatesoftheproductunderconsideration ,thetwopartsofthe
quotashouldeachbedividedintotwotranohes,thefirstbeingallocated
amongtheMemberStatesandthesecondheldasareservetocoverthe
•subsequentrequirements ■ofMemberStatesshould'theyexhausttheir
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initialshares;whereas,togiveimportersin-eachMemberStatesome
degreeofcertainty,thefirst-trancheofeaohpartofthequotashould
bofixedataspooifiedlevel,thatlevelbeinginthiscasesomo90$
oftherespectivefallamounts;
WhereasMemberStatesmayexhausttheirinitialsharesatdifferent ..
rates;whereastoavoiddisruptionofsuppliesonthisaccountit
shouldbeprovidedthatanyMemberStatewhichhasalmostusedupone
ofitsinitialsharesshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromtheBénélux
Denmark
Connany
Prance
Ireland
Italy7,28
0,01;
28,70
31,5511,81
0,65
20
UnitedKingdom

appropriate'reserve;whereaseachtimeitsadditionalshareisalmost
exhausteda.MemberStateshoulddrawafurthershare,andso©aas
manytimesasthereservoallows;whereasthoinitialandadditonal
sharesshould "bovaliduntilthoendofthequotaperiod;whereasthis
formofadministration requiresclose'-'collaboration betweenthoMember
StatesandtheCommission',andtheCommissionmustbeinaposition
tokeepaccountoftheextenttowhichthoquotashavebeen-usedup"''•
andtoinformtheMemberStatesaccordingly ;
Whereasifatagivendateinthequotaperiodaconsiderable quantity
ofaMomberState'sinitialshareremainsmused,itisessential,
topreventapartofthetariffquotafromremainingunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,thatsuchS\ateshould
returnasignificantproportiontherooftotheappropriate-JDOXVO;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle2(4)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No19.3/75(')of17January1975
layingdowncommondetailedrulesfortlicapplica­
tionofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesand
advancefixingcertificatesforagriculturalproducts,
importlicencesauthorizetheimportationofaquan­
tityexceedingby5%thequantityindicatedtherein;
whereas,however,thelevyprovidedforinArticle13
ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68(4)of27June
1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
beefandveal,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1855/74(5),shouldbeappliedtoanyquantity
exceedingthatindicatedinthelicence;
whereas,3incetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
andthoGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bythoBeneluxEconomicUnion,anytransactioninrespectofthe
administration of-theshareallocatedto'thatEconomicUnionmay
becarriedoutbyany<5noofitsmembers;
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HASADOPTES)THISK3GULATIOÎÏ :
Artiole 1
1.Thereisherctoyopenedinrespectoftheporiod1Januaryto
31December1977a'Communitytariffquotaof33.500metrictonsoffrozen
bpef\and'veal,.expressedas"bonodmeat,'fallingwithinsubheadingNo
■02,01AIIa)2ofthdGommonCustomsTariff.
Forifhopurpose ,ofchargingimports .-againstthisquota,100kilogrammes
ofunbonedmeatshall "be.taken,to"boequivalentto77kilog-reaxios of"boned
moat. . •v
2.Inportsofthesegoodswhichhavebeenadmittedunderthebenefitofanother
preferentialtariffregimeshallnotbesetoffagainstthistariffquota.
.VAsregardsthequotasallocatedtotheoriginal
MemberStates,theCommonCustomsTariffduty
applicableshallbe20%.
Asregardsthequotaallocatedtothenew
MemberStates,thedutiesshallbethosecalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActof
Accession .
4.Importsoftheproductsconcernedshallbe
subjecttotheprovisionsadoptedunderRegulation
(EEC)No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No475/75(2),asregardsthefluctuationofthe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates.
5.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation,the
levyfixedinaccordancewithArticle13ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shall,asregardsimportseffected
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No193/75,beappliedtoanyquanti­
tiesexceedingthoseindicatedintheimportlicence.
(1)0JHoL106of12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)0JNoL52of28.2.1975,P.28.

Article2
X«Thaq-ncavti-wyof33•500raettfiatensr,snpcoifiedinArticle1shall"bedivided
intotwoparts,oneof22.000metr-ictons,theotherof16.500metriotons»
Eachoneofthosepartsshall "besubdividedintotwotranches.
2.Thefirsttrancheof20000metrictonsand15000metrictonsrespectively
shall"beallocatedasfollowsamongtheMemberStates,theshades"being,
subjectasprovidedinArticle5»validfrom1Januaryuntil31December19775
PromthepartequaltoPromthepartequalto
22000metrictons 16$00metrictons
Bénélux
Denraark
Germany
Prance
Ireland
Italy2362metrictons 1772metrictons
130metrictons
4000metrictons
1456metrictons
2metrictore98metrictons
3000metrictons
1092metrictons
UnitedKingdom5740metrictons
°310rnotriotons1metric "con
4305metriotons
4732metrictons
20000metrictons15000metrictons

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J. Thesecond ,tranches of2000and 1500metric tons respectively shall
constitute the reserves .
Article 3
1.Assoon asaMember State hasused 9Ofiormore ofoneofitsinitial
chares asfixed inArticle 2(2),orofthat share minus anyprotion
returned totheappropriate reserve pursuant totheprovisions of
.Article 5i shall forthwith "bynotifying theCommission ,draw asecond
share ,totheextent that theappropriate reserve sopermits ,equal to
lOfoofitsinitial share , .
2.Assoon asaMember State ,having erdiav-ctccl cnoofi/is
initial shares ,hasused 9G'/oormore ofthesecond share drawn "byit,
that Member State shall forthwith ,inthemanner andtotheextent
provided inparagraph 1,draw athird share equal toJfaofitsinitial
i
share ,
3,Assoon asaMember State ,having cihauatod onoofits
second shares ,hasused JOfoormore ofthethird share drawn "byit,that
Member State shall ,in«homanner andto.tho coctcsit^as aforosaiu ,draw
afourth share equal tothethird .
Itshall continue inthis fashion until the reserve i3exhausted ,
4,Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1to3,aMember State maydraw
shares lower than those specified inthose paragraphs ifthere aregrounds
for "believing that those specified maynot "beused infull .AnyMomber
Stato applying theprovisions .ofthis paragraph shall inform theCommission
ofitsgrounds for sodoing .

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Art?'.cle4
EachoftheadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttotheprovisionsofArticle3
shall"bevaliduntil31December1977
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan1October1977,
theunusedportionoftheirinitialshaj?ewhicfyon15September1977,isin
excessof20$oftheinitialamount.Theymayreturnagreaterportionif
theretiregroundsforbelievingthatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1October1977,notifyuheCommission
ofthetotalquantitiesoftheproductinquestionimporteduptoand
including15September1977andchargedagainsttheCommunityquotaandof
anyportionoftheirinitialsharesreturnedtotheapproriatereserve.
Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountofthesharesopenedbytheMember
StatespursuanttotheprovisionsofArticles2and3andshall,assoon
astheinformationreachesit,informeachStateoftheextenttowhich
thereserveshavebeenusedup.
Itshall,notlaterthan5October1977,informtheMemberStatesofthe.
amountsstillinreservefollowinganyreturnofsharespursuantto
Article5«
Itshallensurethatwhenanamountexhaustingareserveisdrawntheamount
sodravmdoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,andtothisendshall
notifytheamountofthatbalancetotheMemberStatemaJcingthelast
drawing.
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Article7
1.EveiyKemoerStatssnailtakeallappropriate measurestoensurethat
additionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importations may"bechargedid.thoutinterruption againstitsaccumulated
sharesoftheCommunityquota.-
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2.Itshallensurethatimportersoftheproductinquestionestablished
initsterritoryhavefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtoit.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedupitssharesshall"be
determined "byrefGVCHOGcttheimportationoftheproductinquestion
enteredwiththecustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse.
Article8
OnreceiptofarequestfromtheCommission,theMemberStatesshall
notifyitoftheimportations chargedagainstitsshares.
Article0-–ri.
TheIlemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thatthisRegulationiscompliedwith. ,•
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Article10 •
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1977.
ThisRegulation'shall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
in'allMemberStates.'
•DoneatBrussels, :' FortheCouncil,
.ThePresident