CELEX: 31973R1290
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-18 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1290/73 of the Commission of 17 May 1973 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

18 . 5 . 73                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 131 / 19
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 1290/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 17 May 1973
                   fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other
                                                               than frozen
    THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
   COMMUNITIES,                                                           provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC ) No 1213 /73
                                                                          to the quotations and other information known to
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                     the Commission that the levies at present in force
  pean Economic Community ;                                               should be altered as shown in the Annex to this
                                                                          Regulation ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 805/
  68 ( x ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
   of the market in beef and veal, as last amended by                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 ( 2), and in particular
  Articles 10 (6) and 12 (7) thereof ;                                                                Article 1
  Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                           The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regu­
  Committee ;                                                            lation (EEC) No 805/68 are hereby fixed as shown in
                                                                         the Annex to this Regulation .
  Whereas the import levies on calves and adult bovine
  animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were                                                 Article 2
  fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1213 /73 ( 3 ) ;
                                                                         To be classified as products falling within subhead­
  Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally ,                    ings Nos 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa) and 02.01 A II a) 1
  levies should be calculated on the basis of an                         bb ), products must correspond to the definitions con­
 exchange rate v/hich is based, in the case of currencies                tained in Articles la and 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No
 which are floating or whose central rate differs from                    1025/68 ( 4 ).
 the official parity, on the effective rate or the                                                   Article 3
 central rate of these currencies and, in the case of
 the US dollar, on the change in parity announced                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May
 on 13 February 1973 ;                                                   1973 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                Done at Brussels, 17 May 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
(») OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24 .
(2 ) OJ No L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p . 23 .
( s ) OJ No L 125 , 11 . 5 . 1973 , p . 19 .                           ■ 4 ) O I No I 174 , 23 . 7 . I96X , p . 9 .
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                                                                   ANNEX
                         Levies applicable from 21 May 1973 to imports from third countries (')
                  CCT                                                                                       Levy in
                heading                                     Description of goods                        ii . a . /100 kg
                  No
                                                                                                        Live weight
              01.02     Live animals of the bovine species :
                        A. Domestic species :
                            II . Other :
                                 a ) Calves                                                              0           (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 ease of
                                               female animals ( c)                                      0
                                         bb ) Other                                                      0           (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)               0
                                                    bbb ) Other                                                  0
                                              22 . Forequarters :
                                                    aaa ) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg bin
                                                           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 ) Othei                                                 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
                                                   2?.. 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 agreement on cattle for
                   the food processing industry between the European Communities and Austria .
            ( 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 .