Commission Regulation (EC) No 1229/2001 of 19 June 2001 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
Date: 2001-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, common customs tariff, statistical nomenclature, tariff nomenclature

23.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 168/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1229/2001

of 19 June 2001

amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomencla-
ture and on the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(4)

on the common organisation of the market in beef and
veal (5).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Customs Code
Committee,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23
July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation
2559/2000 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

spongiform encephalopathies

Commission Decision 2000/418/EC of 29 June 2000
regulating the use of material presenting risks as regards
transmissible
and
amending Decision 94/474/EC (3), as last amended by
Decision 2001/233/EC (4), states in Annex I(1)(a)(i) that
the vertebral column of bovine animals aged over 12
months is designated specified risk material and must
therefore be removed as provided for in Annex I(2).

Additional note 1 of Chapter 2 of Annex I to Regulation
(EEC) No 2658/87 stipulating, on the one hand,
in
paragraph 1.A that carcases, half-carcases and quarters
of meat of bovine animals contain all the bones and, on
the other hand, in paragraph 1.B, how the number of
whole or cut ribs of products referred to in paragraph
1.A shall be counted, must be adapted from the date of
entry into force of Decision 2001/233/EC since carcases,
half-carcases and quarters may be presented with or
without the vertebral column.

This measure does not involve any quantitative restric-
tion or measure having equivalent effect in trade with
non-member countries under the terms of Article 35 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Additional note 1 of Chapter 2 of the Combined Nomenclature
annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is amended as
follows:

1. Additional note 1.B shall be replaced by the following:

‘B. Products covered by Additional Note 1. A(a) to (g) to
this Chapter may be presented with or without the
vertebral column.’

2. the following new Additional Note 1.C shall be inserted:

‘C. In determining the number of whole or cut ribs referred
to in Additional Note 1. A, only those attached to the
vertebral column shall be taken into consideration. If the
vertebral column has been removed, only the whole or
cut ribs which otherwise would have been directly
attached to the vertebral column shall be taken into
consideration.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 31 March 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2001.

For the Commission

Frederik BOLKESTEIN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 22.11.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 158, 30.6.2000, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 84, 23.3.2001, p. 59.

(5) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.