CELEX: 31973R0023
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 23/73 of the Commission of 4 January 1973 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

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                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 23/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 4 January 1973
                  fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other
                                                               than frozen
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         should be altered as shown in the Annex to this
  COMMUNITIES,                                                           Regulation ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 pean Economic Community ;
                                                                                                   Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 805 /
 68 ( l ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation                    The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regu­
 of the market in beef and veal ; as last amended by                    lation ( EEC ) No 805 /68 are hereby fixed as shown in
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 2838/71 ( 2), and in particular                  the Annex to this Regulation .
 Articles 10 ( 6) and 12 ( 7) thereof ;
                                                                                                   Article 2
  Whereas the import levies on calves and adult bovine
 animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were                    To be classified as products falling within subhead­
  fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 1953 /72 (3 ) and                        ings Nos 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa ) and 02.01 A II a) 1
 subsequent amending Regulations ;                                      bb ), products must correspond to the definitions con­
                                                                        tained in Articles la and 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No
                                                                        1025/68 (4 ).
 Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other                                              Article 3
 provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC ) No 1953 /72
 to the quotations and other information known to                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January
 the Commission that the levies at present in force                     1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 4 January 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    The Vice-President
                                                                             Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
(*) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 286, 30 . 12 . 1971 , p. 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 210 , 13 . 9 . 1972 , p. 10 .                            ( 4 ) OJ No L 174, 23 . 7 . 1968 , p. 9 .
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                                                              ANNEX
                     Levies applicable from 8 January 1973 to imports from third countries (*)
              CCT
                                                                                                      Levy in
             heading                                   Description of goods                        u. a. / 100 kg
               No
                                                                                                   Live weight
           01.02     Live animals of the bovine species :
                     A. Domestic species :
                         II . Other :
                              a ) Calves                                                            o         (b)
                              b ) Other :
                                  1 . Cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is
                                      intended for processing ( a)                                  0
                                  2 . Other :
                                      aa ) Not yet having any permanent teeth , of a weight
                                           of not less than 350 kg but not more than 450 kg
                                           in the case of male animals, or of not less than
                                           320 kg but not more than 420 kg in the case of
                                           female animals ( c)                                      0
                                      bb ) Other                                                    o         (b)
                                                                                                   Net weight
           02.01     Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No
                     01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04, fresh , chilled or frozen :
                     A. Meat :
                         II . Of bovine animals :
                              a) Of domestic bovine animals :
                                  1 . Fresh or chilled :
                                      aa ) Of calves :
                                           11 . Carcases and half-carcases                                 0
                                           22 . Separated or unseparated forequarters                      0
                                           33 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters                      0
                                      bb ) Of   adult animals :
                                           11 . Carcases , half-carcases or ' compensated ' quar­
                                                ters :
                                                aaa ) Carcases of a weight of not less than 180
                                                       kg but not more than 270 kg and half­
                                                       carcases or ' compensated' quarters, of a
                                                       weight of not less than 90 kg but not
                                                       more than 135 kg, with a low degree of
                                                       ossification of the cartilages (more es­
                                                       pecially those of the symphysis pubis and
                                                       the vertebral apophyses), the meat of
                                                       which is of a light pink colour and the
                                                       fat of which, of extremely fine structure ,
                                                       is white to light yellow in colour ( c)
                                                bbb ) Other                                                0
                                           22 . Forequarters :                                             0
                                                aaa ) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg but
                                                       not more than 68 kg, with a low degree
                                                       of ossification of the cartilages ( more
                                                       especially those of the vertebral apo­
                                                       physes ), the meat of which is of a light
                                                       pink colour and the fat of which , of
                                                       extremely fine structure, is white to light
                                                       yellow in colour ( c )                              0
                                                bbb ) Other                                                0
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                CCT
                                                                                                                     Levy in
               heading                                     Description of goods                                    u. a. / 100 kg
                 No
                                                                                                                   Net weight
           02.01                                33 . Hindquarters :
           ( cont'd)
                                                     aaa) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg but
                                                           not more than 68 kg (not less than 38 kg
                                                           but not more than 61 kg in the case of
                                                           " Pistola' cuts), with a low degree of
                                                           ossification of the cartilages ( more es­
                                                           pecially those of the vertebral apophyses),
                                                           the meat of which is of a light pink
                                                            colour and the fat of which, of extremely
                                                           fine structure, is white to light yellow in
                                                           colour ( c)                                                     0
                                                     bbb) Other                                                            0
                                            cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                11 . Unboned ( bone-in)                                                    0
                                                22 . Boned or boneless                                                     0
           02.06            Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine,
                            dried or smoked :
                            C. Other :
                                1 . Of domestic bovine animals :
                                    a ) Meat :
                                        1 . Unboned ( bone-in )                                                            0
                                        2 . Boned or boneless                                                              0
           (') Regulation (EEC) No 521 /70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas
               departments of products originating in the AASM and OCT .
           (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities and to
               the special conditions at present applicable to cows imported under the bilateral agreements on cattle for
               the food processing industry between the European Communities and Denmark and Austria respectively.
           (b) Where these products are imported under the conditions set out in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC)
               No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 and in the provisions adopted for its application , the levy is either refunded or not
               collected in accordance with those provisions .
           (c) Entry under this subheading is subject to the production of the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of
               Protocol No 1 annexed to the trade agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of
               Yugoslavia .