Proposal for a Council Regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less
Date: 2006-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, consumer information, labelling, marketing, product designation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 8.9.2006 
COM(2006) 487 final 

2006/0162 (CNS) 

Proposal for a  

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

I – Context 

The  production  and  marketing  of  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less 
varies depending on the Member State.  

Essentially, there are two major types of production system. In the first, the animals are fed 
mainly  on  milk  and  milk  products  and  are  slaughtered  before  the  age  of  eight  months, 
generally at around six or seven months. In the second, the animals are fed almost exclusively 
on cereals – primarily maize – supplemented with fodder, and are slaughtered at an age of ten 
months and above.  

The first type of production system exists in almost all the Member States, but has developed 
in  five  of  them  in  particular  (France,  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Belgium  and  Germany).  The 
second, on  the  other  hand,  is known and  has  developed in only a small number of Member 
States, mainly the Netherlands, Denmark and Spain.  

Meat produced under these two systems may be marketed under various names, but generally 
it is marketed under one single sales description, at least on the main consumer markets in the 
Community.  As  a  rule,  no  reference  is  made  to  the  type  of  feed  received  by  the  animals  or 
their age at the time of slaughter.  

Experience  shows  that  this  practice  could  disturb  trade  and  encourage  unfair  competition. 
Consequently, it has a direct effect on the establishment and functioning of the single market: 
ex  slaughterhouse,  there  are  price  differences  of  about  EUR 2  to  EUR 2.50  per  kilogram 
between meat produced under the two systems.  

This practice could also cause confusion for consumers because it is likely to mislead them as 
regards the actual characteristics of the product they are buying.  

Several  Member  States  have  requested  the  Commission  to  submit  proposals  to  improve  the 
conditions for marketing the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less.  

II – The Commission’s proposal  

In developing its proposal, the Commission held wide-ranging consultations with government 
experts  as  well  as  the  trade,  consumers  and  consumer  organisations.  In  particular,  a  public 
consultation on the internet was organised at the beginning of spring 2005. This was followed, 
in June 2005, by a public hearing in which technical experts and representatives of the main 
socio-professional organisations involved in this field in the Community were invited to take 
part.  

In the internet consultation, the majority of consumers confirmed that tenderness and flavour 
are  major  criteria  in  choosing  which  meat  to  buy.  The  importance  attached  to  colour  varies 
depending  on  the  Member  State.  Similarly,  the  participants  said  that  the  age  of  the  animals 
and what they had been fed on were important criteria for determining the characteristics of 
their meat. On the other hand, in their eyes the weight of the animals on slaughter was less 
important.  

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Various  studies  have  also  shown  that  the  organoleptic  characteristics  of  meat,  such  as 
tenderness, flavour and colour, change with the age of the animals from which it is obtained 
and  the  feed  used.  The  characteristics  of  the  meat  of  animals  slaughtered  at  around  seven 
months are different from those of animals slaughtered at around ten months.  

During  the  consultation,  most  consumers  thought  that  animals  aged  eight  months  or  less 
belonged in a category of their own. This view was confirmed by the majority of consumer 
protection  organisations  which  voiced  their  opinion  at  the  public  hearing.  That  age  limit  is 
also  used  in  Article  130  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  of  29 September  2003 
establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy1 
to determine the eligibility of such animals for the slaughter premium. Lastly, it is also used in 
several Member States, where it commands broad consensus. Consequently, it should be used 
to  create  two  sub-categories  of  animal,  from  zero  to  not  more  than  eight  months,  and  from 
more than eight months to not more than twelve months.  

Controlling age on slaughter is easier than controlling the type of feed used. Also, as a rule the 
systems of production and the type of feed used for animals aged twelve months or less are 
linked to the age at which the animals go to slaughter. Consequently, it is sufficient to take as 
a basis the criterion of age on slaughter to establish the various sales descriptions for the meat 
of animals in the two sub-categories.  

The consultation also showed that, depending on the Member State, consumer expectations of 
the same sales description can differ. The straightforward translation of a term referring to a 
given  product  in  a  Member  State  into  the  language  of  another  Member  State  will  not 
necessarily provide the required clarification if it does not refer to an identical product in that 
other  Member  State.  Therefore,  when  selecting  sales  descriptions,  it  makes  sense  to  take 
account as far as possible of customs and cultural traditions to help consumers make a choice 
in line with their expectations.  

The Commission therefore proposes the establishment of sales descriptions to be used in each 
Member State for the marketing of the meat of animals in each of the two sub-categories of 
animal defined, coupled with a requirement to indicate the age of the animals on slaughter.  

To ensure correct use of the sales descriptions in accordance with this Regulation, the meat of 
bovine animals in each of the two sub-categories defined should be identified by a letter, and 
the data enabling the correctness of the information on the labelling to be verified should be 
recorded.  

Traders wishing to supplement the sales descriptions provided for in this Regulation by other 
voluntary  information  should  be  able  to  do  so  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a 
system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of 
beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/972.  

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OJ  L  270,  21.10.2003,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  319/2006  (OJ  L  58, 
28.2.2006, p. 32).  
OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.  

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In  certain  cases,  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  enjoys  protection 
under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  510/2006  of  20  March  2006  on  the  protection  of 
geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs3. 
It  is  marketed  under  the  protected  indication  or  designation  and,  as  a  result,  can  be  clearly 
identified by traders and consumers. Also, it is usually marketed at a local level. Accordingly, 
the provisions of this Regulation must not affect the designations protected under Regulation 
(EC) No 510/2006.  

The Member States should designate the authorities competent to carry out checks relating to 
the conditions laid down in this Regulation and provision should be made for the Commission 
to ensure, where necessary by means of on-the-spot checks, that those conditions are met.  

Lastly, for the sake of consistency and in order to avoid any distortion of competition, meat 
imported from third countries should also be subject to the provisions of this Regulation.  

III – Impact of the Commission’s proposal  

The  proposal  aims  to  increase  transparency  in  the  marketing  of  the  meat  of  animals  aged 
twelve  months  or  less.  It  is  designed  to  improve  the  functioning  of  the  single  market  and 
provide better information for consumers.  

As indicated, as far as possible the proposal takes account of common practice in the Member 
States  as  regards  both  production  and  consumption.  The  introduction  of  two  sub-categories 
with a limit of eight months should not pose any problems. In fact, this limit is already used in 
several  of  the  Member  States  which  are  the  main  producers  of  animals  in  this  first  sub-
category but, because of the reduction in the Community cow herd, it could also be of interest 
to  producers  of  animals  in  the  first  sub-category  in  other  Member  States  who  have  not  yet 
adopted  it.  In  addition,  the  requirement  to  indicate  the  age  will  enable  a  clearer  distinction 
between the various types of product to be made.  

If the proposal is adopted as it stands, the vast majority of Member States will have a similar 
approach to the use of sales descriptions for the meat of animals aged twelve months or less.  

For the remaining Member States, the proposal provides for the differentiation of the meat of 
animals  in  the  second  sub-category  by  means  of  a  requirement  to  use  a  different  sales 
description. As a result, only that category of produce could be affected. However, in most of 
these  countries  the  vast  majority  of  this  category  of  produce  is  consumed  on  their  national 
territory.  In  addition,  following  the  entry  into  force  of  the  2003  reform  of  the  common 
agricultural policy and the introduction of decoupling, it is likely that this category of produce 
will decline in some of these countries in future. At the same time, it should also be pointed 
out that the rise in prices in the beef and veal sector in some of these Member States since the 
end of 2004 has been less favourable for the meat of animals in this sub-category compared to 
beef and veal from older animals. The previous price difference between these two types of 
meat  has  virtually  disappeared  today  and  the  downward  trend  already  observed  could 
therefore become more marked in future. Consequently this category of produce will be most 
affected by other factors and not by this proposal.  

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Animal  welfare  is  the  responsibility  of  DG  SANCO.  This  proposal  lays  down  the  sales 
descriptions to be used for beef and veal from animals aged twelve months or less and does 
not  prejudice  compliance  with  the  rules  on  animal  welfare,  which  are  laid  down  elsewhere. 
For meat in each of the sub-categories defined, it will be possible to signal compliance with 
welfare rules going beyond the existing regulations, on the basis of voluntary labelling.  

The proposal has no implications for the Community budget. 

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2006/0162 (CNS) 

Proposal for a  

COUNCIL REGULATION 

on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 37(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament4, 

Whereas:  

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The  second  subparagraph  of  Article  2,  in  conjunction  with  point  (b)  of  the  first 
subparagraph  of  that  Article,  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1254/1999  of 
17 May 1999  on  the  common  organisation  of  the  market  in  beef  and  veal5  provides 
that  the  Council  is  to  adopt  general  rules  concerning  measures  to  promote  better 
organisation of production, processing and marketing. 

The  systems  of  production  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  and  their 
characteristics at the time of slaughter often differ from one Member State to another. 
On  the  main  consumer  markets  in  the  Community,  meat  from  these  different 
production systems is generally marketed under one single sales description.  

Experience  shows  that  this  practice  could  disturb  trade  and  encourage  unfair 
competition. Consequently it has a direct effect on the establishment and functioning 
of the single market.  

(4) 

This practice could also cause confusion for consumers and is likely to mislead them.  

(5) 

To improve the functioning of the single market, the marketing of the meat of bovine 
animals aged twelve months or less should be organised in such a way as to make it as 
transparent as possible. This will also enable  such production to be better organised. 
For  that  purpose,  the  sales  descriptions  to  be  used  in  each  language  of  the  Member 
States  for  the  marketing  of  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less 
should be specified. This will also improve information for consumers.  

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OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 
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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(9) 

In  certain  cases,  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  enjoys 
protection  under  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  510/2006  of  20  March  2006  on  the 
protection  of  geographical  indications  and  designations  of  origin  for  agricultural 
products and foodstuffs6. It is marketed under the protected indication or designation 
and,  as  a  result,  can  be  precisely  identified  by  traders  and  consumers.  Accordingly, 
this  Regulation  should  not  affect  the  designations  protected  under  Regulation  (EC) 
No 510/2006.  

Various  studies  have  shown  that  the  organoleptic  characteristics  of  meat,  such  as 
tenderness,  flavour  and  colour,  change  with  the  age  of  the  animals  from  which  it  is 
obtained and the feed used.  

In  a  public  consultation  organised  by  the  Commission  in  2005,  the  majority  of 
consumers confirmed that the age of the animals and what they had been fed on were 
important criteria in determining the characteristics of their meat. On the other hand, in 
their eyes the weight of the animals on slaughter was less important.  

It is easier to monitor age on slaughter than the type of feed used. Also, as a rule the 
systems  of  production  and  the  type  of  feed  used  for  animals  aged  twelve  months  or 
less are linked to the age at which the animals go to slaughter. Consequently, the use 
of different sales descriptions according to the age of the animals should be sufficient 
to provide the necessary transparency.  

(10)  During  the  consultation,  most  consumers  thought  that  animals  aged  eight  months  or 
less belonged in a category of their own. That age limit is also used in Article 130 of 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1782/2003  of  29 September  2003  establishing  common 
rules  for  direct  support  schemes  under  the  common  agricultural  policy  and 
establishing  certain  support  schemes  for  farmers  and  amending  Regulations  (EEC) 
No 2019/93,  (EC)  No 1452/2001,  (EC)  No  1453/2001,  (EC)  No  1454/2001,  (EC) 
1868/94,  (EC)  No 1251/1999,  (EC)  No  1254/1999,  (EC)  No  1673/2000,  (EEC) 
No 2358/71  and  (EC)  No  2529/20017  to  determine  the  eligibility  of  animals  for  the 
slaughter premium. Therefore, that age limit should be used to divide the category of 
animals aged twelve months or less into two sub-categories.  

(11)  The  consultation  also  showed  that,  depending  on  the  Member  State,  consumer 
expectations of the same sales description can differ. Therefore, when selecting sales 
descriptions, it makes sense to take account as far as possible of customs and cultural 
traditions to help consumers make a choice in line with their expectations.  

(12)  Provision should also be made for the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or 
less to be identified by a letter representing the category to which they belong, and the 
age on slaughter to be indicated on the labels attached to such meat.  

(13)  Traders  wishing  to  supplement  the  sales  descriptions  provided  for  in  this  Regulation 
by  other  voluntary  information  should  be  able  to  do  so  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure provided for in Articles 16 or 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the 

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OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.  
OJ  L  270,  21.10.2003  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  319/2006  (OJ  L  58, 
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identification  and  registration  of  bovine  animals  and  regarding  the  labelling  of  beef 
and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/978.  

(14)  To  ensure  correct  use  of  the  information  on  the  labelling  in  accordance  with  this 
Regulation, the data enabling the correctness of the information on the labelling to be 
verified should be recorded at all stages of production and marketing.  

(15)  The  Member  States  should  designate  the  authorities  competent  to  carry  out  checks 
relating to the conditions laid down in this Regulation and provision should be made 
for the Commission to ensure, where necessary by means of on-the-spot checks, that 
those conditions are met.  

(16)  For  the  sake  of  consistency,  provision  should  be  made  to  ensure  that  meat  imported 
from  third  countries  meets  the  requirements  of  this  Regulation.  For  that  purpose, 
where  checks  are  carried  out  by  an  independent  third-party  body,  that  body  must 
provide full assurance of expertise, impartiality and objectivity.  

(17)  The measures required to implement this Regulation should be adopted in accordance 
with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for 
the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission9, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Purpose and scope 

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2. 

3. 

This  Regulation  lays  down  the  conditions  for  the  marketing  on  the  Community 
territory of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less, in particular the 
sales descriptions to be used.  

It shall apply to the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less produced in 
the Community or imported from third countries.  

This  Regulation  shall  apply  without  prejudice  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 1208/8110.  

This Regulation shall not apply to the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or 
less for which a protected designation of origin or geographical indication has been 
registered in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006.  

Article 2  
Definition  

For the purposes of this Regulation, “meat” means all carcases, meat on the bone or boned, 
and  offal,  whether  or  not  cut,  obtained  from  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less, 
presented fresh, frozen or deep-frozen, whether or not wrapped or packed.  

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OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.  
OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. 
OJ L 123, 7.5.1981, p. 3.  

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Article 3  
Classification of bovine animals at the slaughterhouse  

On  slaughter,  all  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  shall  be  classified  by  the 
operators, under the control of the competent authority referred to in Article 8(1), in one of 
the categories listed in Annex I.  

1. 

2. 

1. 

Article 4  
Sales descriptions  

The meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less shall only be marketed in the 
various Member States under the sales description(s) listed in Annex II laid down for 
each Member State.  

The sales descriptions referred to in the first subparagraph may be supplemented by 
an indication of the name or designation of the pieces of meat or offal concerned.  

The sales descriptions listed in Annex II(A) and any new name derived from those 
sales  descriptions  may  not  be  used  in  marketing  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged 
more than twelve months.  

Similarly,  the  terms  “veau”,  “ternera”,  “kalv”,  “Kalb”,  “veal”,  “vitello”,  “kalf”, 
“μοσχάρι”,  “vitella”  and  “vitela”  may  not  be  used  in  a  sales  description  or  be 
indicated  on  the  labelling  of  the  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  more  than  twelve 
months. 

Article 5 
Compulsory information on the label  

Without  prejudice  to  Article  3(1)  of  Directive  2000/13/EC  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council11  and  Articles  13,  14  and  15  of  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1760/2000, at each stage of production and marketing, traders shall label the meat 
of bovine animals aged twelve months or less with the following information:  

(a) 

the category identification letter as defined in Annex I to this Regulation,  

(b) 

the sales description in accordance with Article 4 of this Regulation,  

(c) 

the age of the animals on slaughter, indicated, as the case may be, in the form 
“age  on  slaughter:  n  months  or  less”  in  the  case  of  the  meat  of  animals  aged 
eight  months  or  less,  or  “age  on  slaughter:  more  than  eight  months  but  not 
more than n months” in the case of the meat of animals aged more than eight 
months  but  not  more  than  twelve  months,  where  n  represents  the  number  of 
months.  

2. 

In the case of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less presented for 
sale unprepacked at the point of retail sale to the final consumer, Member States shall 
lay down rules on how the information referred to in paragraph 1 is to be indicated.  

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They  may  not  make  an  indication  of  the  information  referred  to  in  paragraph  1(a) 
compulsory  unless  it  is  ensured  that  the  purchaser  is  provided  with  the  correct 
information.  

Article 6  
Optional information on the label  

Traders  may  supplement  the  compulsory  information  referred  to  in  Article  5  by  optional 
information  approved  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for  in  Article  16  or  17  of 
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.  

Article 7  
Recording system  

At each stage of production and marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months 
or less, traders shall set up a detailed recording system.  

The  system  provided  for  in  the  first  subparagraph  shall  be  applied  so  as  to  guarantee  the 
accuracy  of  the  labelling  information  referred  to  in  Articles  5  and  6.  It  shall  comprise  in 
particular:  

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

1. 

2. 

an indication of the identification number and the date of birth of the animals;  

an indication of a reference number making it possible to establish a link between, on 
the one hand, the identification of the animals from which the meat originates and, 
on  the  other  hand,  the  sales  description,  the  age  on  slaughter  and  the  category 
identification letter given on the meat label;  

an  indication  of  the  date  of  arrival  and  departure  of  the  animals  and  meat  in  the 
establishment,  indicating  the  quantities  entering  and  leaving,  to  ensure  that  a 
correlation between arrivals and departures is established.  

Article 8  
Official checks  

Before  [1  July  2007]  Member  States  shall  designate  the  competent  authority  or 
authorities  responsible  for  checks  relating  to  the  application  of  this  Regulation  and 
inform the Commission thereof.  

The  Commission,  jointly  with  the  competent  authorities,  shall  ensure  that  Member 
States are complying with the provisions of this Regulation.  

The Commission’s experts shall carry out, where required, jointly with the competent 
authorities concerned and, where applicable, the Member States’ experts, on-the-spot 
checks to ensure that this Regulation is being implemented.  

Any  Member  State  on  whose  territory  checks  are  carried  out  shall  provide  the 
Commission with any assistance which it may require for the accomplishment of its 
tasks. 

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Article 9 
Meat imported from third countries 

1. 

2. 

The  meat  of  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  imported  from  third 
countries  shall  be  marketed  on  the  Community  market  in  accordance  with  this 
Regulation.  

Traders  from  a  third  country  wishing  to  place  on  the  Community  market  meat  as 
referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  subject  their  activities  to  checks  by  the  competent 
authority designated by that third country or, failing that, an independent third-party 
body. That body shall provide full assurance of compliance with the conditions laid 
down in European Standard EN 45011 or ISO/IEC Guide 65 ‘General requirements 
for bodies operating product certification systems’).  

The  designated  competent  authority  or,  where  applicable,  independent  third-party 
body shall ensure that the requirements of this Regulation are met.  

Article 10  
Implementing rules  

1. 

The measures required for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in 
accordance  with  the  procedure  referred  to  in  Article  43(2)  of  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1254/1999. Such measures shall relate, in particular, to:  

(a) 

the practical method of indicating the age of the animals on slaughter and the 
category identification letter referred to in Article 5, as regards the location and 
size of the characters used;  

(b) 

trade with third countries as referred to in Article 9, as regards the method of 
verifying compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.  

2. 

Amendments  may  be  made  to  Annexes  I  and  II  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
referred to in Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.  

Article 11  
Entry into force  

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union.  

It shall apply to all animals aged twelve months or less slaughtered from [1 July 2007].  

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

Categories of bovine animals aged twelve months or less 

On  slaughter,  bovine  animals  aged  twelve  months  or  less  must  be  classified  in  one  of  the 
following two categories:  

(A) 

Category X: bovine animals aged eight months or less 

Category identification letter: X; 

(B) 

Category Y: bovine animals aged more than eight months but not more than twelve 
months 

Category identification letter: Y.  

In the Member States, this classification must be carried out on the basis of the information 
contained in the passport accompanying the bovine animals or, failing this, on the basis of the 
data  contained  in  the  computerised  database  provided  for  in  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1760/2000. 

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ANNEX II 

List of sales descriptions referred to in Article 4  

(A) 

For the meat of bovine animals in category X:  

Country of marketing  

Sales descriptions to be used  

Belgium  

Bulgaria  

veau, viande de veau / kalfsvlees / Kalbfleisch 

месо от малки телета* 

Czech Republic  

Telecí 

Denmark  

Germany  

Estonia  

Greece  

Spain  

France  

Ireland  

Italy  

Cyprus  

Latvia  

Lithuania  

lyst kalvekød 

Kalbfleisch 

Vasikaliha 

μοσχάρι γάλακτος  

ternera blanca (o lechal), carne de ternera blanca (o lechal) 

veau, viande de veau 

Veal 

vitello, carne di vitello 

µοσχαράκι 

teļa gaļa 

Veršiena 

Luxembourg  

veau, viande de veau / Kalbfleisch 

Hungary  

Malta  

Netherlands  

Austria  

Poland  

Portugal  

Romania  

Slovenia  

Slovakia  

Finland  

Sweden  

Borjúhús 

Vitella 

Kalfsvlees 

Kalbfleisch 

Cielęcina 

Vitela 

carne de vitel* 

Teletina 

teľacie mäso 

vasikanliha / kalvkött 

Kalvkött 

United Kingdom  

Veal 

* 

subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania at the 
time of adoption of this Regulation. 

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(B) 

For the meat of bovine animals in category Y:  

Country of marketing  

Sales descriptions to be used  

Belgium  

Bulgaria  

jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin / jongrundsvlees / Jungrindfleisch 

телешко месо* 

Czech Republic  

hovězí z mladého dobytka 

Denmark  

Germany  

Estonia  

Greece  

Spain  

France  

Ireland  

Italy  

Cyprus  

Latvia  

Lithuania  

Luxembourg  

Hungary  

Malta  

Netherlands  

Austria  

Poland  

Portugal  

Romania  

Slovenia  

Slovakia  

Finland  

Sweden  

United Kingdom  

kalvekød  

Jungrindfleisch 

Noorloomaliha 

Μοσχάρι 

ternera, carne de ternera 

jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin 

Beef 

vitellone, carne di vitellone 

μοσχάρι  

liellopu gaļa 

jautiena  

jeune bovin, viande de jeune bovin / Jungrindfleisch  

marhahús  

canga  

rose kalfsvlees  

Jungrindfleisch 

wołowina  

Vitelão 

carne de tineret bovin* 

meso mlade govedi 

mäso z mladého dobytka 

nuori nauta / nötkött 

nötkött  

Beef 

* 

subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania at the 
time of adoption of this Regulation. 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

BUDGET HEADING: 
05 02 13 

APPROPRIATIONS: 
EUR 388 million 

TITLE: 
Council Regulation on the marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less. 

LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 37 of the Treaty 

AIMS: 
To  lay  down  the  conditions  for  the  marketing  on  the  Community  territory  of  the  meat  of  bovine 
animals aged twelve months or less, and in paraticular the sales descriptions to be used. 

5. 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS  

5.0 

CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 

EXPENDITURE 
– 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS) 
– 
– 

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
OTHER 

5.1  REVENUE 

OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC  

– 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
– 

NATIONAL 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 

5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

– 

12-MONTH 
PERIOD 

(EUR million) 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2006 
(EUR million) 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2007 
(EUR million) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

– 
– 

6.0  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN 

THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1  CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS 

OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2  WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 

YES NO 

YES NO 

YES NO 

6.3  WILL APPROPRIATIONS NEED TO BE ENTERED IN FUTURE BUDGETS? 

YES NO 

OBSERVATIONS: 

The proposal to establish sales decscriptions for the meat of bovine animals aged twelve months or less has 
no impact on the Community budget. 

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