CELEX: 31974R1846
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1846/74 of the Council of 16 July 1974 temporarily suspending the issue of import licences and advance-fixing certificates for beef and veal

No L 194/8                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               17. 7 . 74
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 1846/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                           of 16 July 1974
                temporarily suspending the issue of import licences and advance-fixing certifi­
                                                       cates for beef and veal
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                  Article 1
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community ;                                                The issue of import licences and advance-fixing certifi­
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        cates for the products referred to under (a) in Article 1
  805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                  of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be suspended.
  tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended                                            Article 2
  by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2), and in particular
  Article 21 (3) thereof ;                                            This Regulation shall not apply to imports to be
  Whereas the prices of beef and veal on representative               charged against :
  Community markets are at present lower than the                     — the Community tariff quota for frozen beef and
  intervention price ; whereas the intervention                            veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II a) 2 of
  machinery does not permit this situation to be reme­                     the Common Customs Tariff, totalling 34 000
  died at short notice ;                                                    metric tons in boned meat (4) ;
  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1 790/74 (3) provided                   — the Community tariff quota of 30 000 head of
  for the linking of the importation of beef and veal to                    heifers and cows , other than those intended for
  the sale of frozen beef and veal held by the interven­                    slaughter, of certain mountain breeds, falling
  tion agencies ;                                                          within subheading ex 01.02 A II b) 2 of the
                                                                            Common Customs Tariff (5 ) ;
  Whereas one Member State, finding this measure                      — the Community tariff quota of 5 000 head of bulls,
  inadequate, has requested the Commission , pursuant                       cows and heifers , other than those intended for
  to Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 , tempor­
                                                                            slaughter, of certain Alpine breeds, falling within
  arily to suspend the issue of import licences and                         subheading ex 01.02 A II b) 2 of the Common
  advance-fixing certificates for the products referred to
                                                                            Customs Tariff (6).
  under (a) in Article 1 of that Regulation ; whereas the
  Commission has refused that request ;                                                           Article 3
  Whereas the Member State concerned has, pursuant to
                                                                      The application of Regulation (EEC) No 1790 /74 shall
  Article 21 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 , referred
                                                                      be suspended save as regards contracts for the sale of
  the measure taken by the Commission to the
                                                                      frozen beef and veal by an intervention agency
  Council ; whereas the Council, having undertaken a                  contracted before the entry into force of this Regula­
  detailed examination of the situation on the beef and
                                                                      tion .
  veal market, has established that that market is threat­
  ened by serious disturbances, a result of imports,                                               Article 4
  which are likely to jeopardize the objectives of Article
  39 of the Treaty ;                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                                      publication in the Official Journal of the European
  Whereas, in these circumstances, the issue of import                Communities.
  licences and advance-fixing certificates must be
  temporarily suspended for beef and veal,                            It shall apply until 31 October 1974.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 16 July 1974.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                   Christian BONNET
* ( i ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                          (4 ) OJ No L 2.5 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 21 .
  (2) OJ No L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 23 .                            (5 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal .
  (3) OJ No L 187, 11 . 7 . 1974, p. 21 .                             ( 6) See page 5 of this Official Journal .