Commission Regulation (EC) No 1680/98 of 29 July 1998 amending Regulations (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat and (EEC) No 139/81 defining the conditions for the admission of certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined Nomenclature
Date: 1998-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, buffalo meat, fresh meat, frozen product, product quality, tariff quota

L 212/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1680/98

of 29 July 1998

amending Regulations (EC) No 936/97 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen
buffalo meat and (EEC) No 139/81 defining the conditions for the admission of
certain kinds of frozen beef and veal to subheading 0202 30 50 of the Combined
Nomenclature

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/
97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the admin-
istration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and
last
frozen beef and for
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1299/98 (2), and in
particular Article 7(2) thereof,

frozen buffalo meat (1), as

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2634/97 (4), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas New Zealand has designated a new authority to
issue certificates of authenticity; whereas Annex II to
Regulation (EC) No 936/97 must be amended as a result;

Whereas imports of some beef and veal at reduced rates of
customs duty pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 139/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1299/98, are subject to the presentation of certificates of
authenticity issued by the countries in question; whereas
the name and address of the issuing authority in New
Zealand must be updated;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 936/97, ‘New Zealand
Meat Producers Board' is replaced by ‘New Zealand Meat
Board'.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 139/81 is amended as follows:

1. Article 5(2) is replaced by the following:

The list may be revised by the Commission
‘2.
where any issuing authority is no longer recognised,
where it fails to fulfil any of the obligations incumbent
on it or where a new issuing authority is designated.';

2. In Annex II,

‘New Zealand Meat Producers Board' is

replaced by ‘New Zealand Meat Board'.

Article 3

Whereas the procedure for revising the list of authorities
issuing certificates of authenticity should be standardised;

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 137, 28. 5. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 180, 24. 6. 1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(4) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(5) OJ L 15, 17. 1. 1981, p. 4.