Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2006 of 7 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (Codified Version)
Date: 2006-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, beef, codification of EU law, export (EU), export aid, fresh meat, frozen product, refrigerated product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1643/2006

of 7 November 2006

laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and
veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country

(Codified Version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2931/79 of 20
December 1979 on the granting of assistance for the expor-
tation of agricultural products which may benefit from a special
import treatment in a third country (2), and in particular Article
1(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 of 21
December 1979 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of granting of assistance for the export of beef and
veal products which may benefit from a special import
treatment in a third country (3) has been substantially
amended several times (4). In the interests of clarity and
rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

States

applies

of America

The United
special
arrangements for an annual quantity of 5 000 tonnes
of beef and veal originating in the Community and
meeting certain requirements. One of the requirements
is that this meat must be accompanied by a certificate of
identity issued by the exporting Member State.

The certificates of identity are to be issued solely for the
5 000 tonnes qualifying for the special arrangements. It
is therefore necessary to provide for Commission author-
isation before the issue of an export licence for the meat
in question. Furthermore, the tolerance provided for in

for

Article 8(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common
detailed rules
the system of
import and export licences and advance fixing certificates
for agricultural products (5) should not be applied for the
quantity exceeding that for which the licence has been
issued.

the application of

(4)

(5)

It is necessary to define the nature of the identity certi-
ficates, and the necessary procedures for using them.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
This Regulation establishes detailed rules of application in
respect of exports to the United States of America of 5 000
tonnes per year of beef and veal of Community origin, fresh,
chilled or frozen, qualifying for special treatment.

2.
The meat referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with
the health protection requirements laid down by the importing
third country and relate to animals slaughtered not more than
two months in advance of clearance through customs for
export.

Article 2

request, on presentation of

When the meat is being cleared through customs for export, the
certificate of identity defined in Article 3 shall be issued, at the
applicant’s
licence
referred to in Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/95 (6) and a veterinary certificate showing the date of
slaughter of
the animals from which the meat applied for
under Article 12 of that Regulation derives.

the export

Article 3

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 334, 28.12.1979, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1234/2006 (OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 21).

(4) See Annex II.

The certificate of identity shall be made out, with at least
1.
one copy, on a form corresponding to the specimen in Annex I.

(5) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 410/2006 (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 7).

(6) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.

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The certificate shall be printed in English on white paper
measuring 210 × 297 mm. Each certificate shall have an indi-
vidual serial number assigned by the customs office referred to
in Article 4.

The exporting Member State may require any certificates used
on its territory to be printed in one of its official languages as
well as in English.

2.
Copies shall bear the same serial number as the original.
Any particulars entered on the original and on the copies shall
be typewritten, or, if handwritten, printed in block letters in ink.

Article 4

1.
The certificate of identity and the copies shall be issued by
the customs office where the meat is cleared through customs
for export.

Article 5

Member States shall take the necessary measures to check the
origin and nature of products for which certificates of identity
are issued.

Article 6

Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance
with the correlation table in Annex III.

2.
The customs office referred to in paragraph 1 shall
endorse the original certificate in the appropriate section and
transmit the certificate to the party concerned, retaining a copy.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 7

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2006.

For the Commission

Franco FRATTINI
Vice-President

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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (1)
(OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/80
(OJ L 202, 2.8.1980, p. 22)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3582/81
(OJ L 359, 15.12.1981, p. 14)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87
(OJ L 327, 18.11.1987, p. 7)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2006
(OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 21)

Article 1 only

(1) This Regulation was also amended by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (OJ L 241, 13.9.1980, p. 5), which was repealed

by Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.

ANNEX III

CORRELATION TABLE

Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79

This Regulation

Article 1

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6
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Article 8

Annex
—

—

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III