CELEX: 31977R0585
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of 18 March 1977 on the system of import and export licences for beef and veal

23 . 3 . 77                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 75/ 5
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 585/77
                                                         of 18 March 1977
                             on the system of import and export licences for beef and veal
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     market ; whereas, therefore, with a view to the more
  COMMUNITIES,                                                       efficient management of the market, import licences
                                                                     should also be required for products falling within
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb) of the Common
  Economic Community,                                                Customs Tariff and export licences for all products
                                                                     covered by import licences ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
  805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
  of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by             Whereas the application of the special import arrange­
  Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Arti­            ments for young male bovine animals for fattening
  cles 13 (4) (b), 14 (4) (c), 15 (2), 16 (4), 18 (6) and 25         and frozen beef and veal for processing requires strict
  thereof,                                                           surveillance of imports and efficient control as to desti­
                                                                     nation ; whereas the risk of deflection from destina­
                                                                     tion can be reduced if the import licence is used by
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the applicant ;
  706/76 of 30 March 1976 on the arrangements appli­
  cable to agricultural products and certain goods
  resulting from the processing of agricultural products
  originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific                 Whereas the general arrangements for duty-free impor­
  States or in the overseas countries and territories (3), as        tation of beef and veal products originating in and
  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 328/77 (4), and in                  coming from African, Caribbean and Pacific States or
  particular Article 22 thereof,                                     overseas countries and territories are laid down in
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 ; whereas duty-free
                                                                     importation of some of these products is subject to
  Whereas special detailed rules for the application of
                                                                     annual quotas ; whereas, to enable the quantities
  the system of import licences and advance fixing                   imported under these arrangements to be monitored,
  certificates for beef and veal were laid down by
                                                                     provision should be made for special mention of the
  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2045/75 of 25 July
  1975 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                        nature and origin of the products on the import
                                                                     licence ;
  2220/76 (6) ;
  Whereas these special provisions either supplement or
  derogate from the provisions of Commission Regula­                Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2887/76
  tion (EEC) No 193/75 of 17 January 1975 laying                    of 29 November 1 976 (9) provides for the communica­
  down common detailed rules for the application of                 tion of certain information on the operation of the
  the system of import and export licences and advance              system of import licences and advance fixing certifi­
  fixing certificates for agricultural products (7), as last        cates in the beef and veal sector ; whereas, to enable
  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3093/76 (8) ;                      the Commission to have an overall view of the applica­
                                                                    tion of the system of import and export licences in
                                                                    this sector, provision should be made for the commu­
  Whereas according to the first subparagraph of Article            nication of further information by the Member States
  15 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 for all imports            in line with the extension of the licence system ;
  into the Community of products for which levies are
  provided shall be made conditional on the submission
  of an import licence ; whereas experience has shown
  the need to follow the foreseeable trend of trade in all          Whereas these provisions should be incorporated in a
  beef and veal products which are of special impor­                consolidated text repealing Regulations (EEC) No
  tance to the balance of this particularly sensitive               2045/75 and ( EEC) No 2887/76 ;
  (•) OJ   No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24 .
' (2) OJ   No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 1 .
  (3) OJ   No L 85, 31 . 3 . 1976, p. 2.                            Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
  (<) OJ   No L 46, 18 . 2. 1976, p. 1 .                            Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
  (5) OJ   No L 213, 11 . 8 . 1975, p. 21 .
  (6) OJ   No L 250, 14. 9 . 1976, p. 6.                            limit set by its chairman ,
  (7) OJ   No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10.
  (8) OJ   No L 348, 18 . 12. 1976, p. 19 .                         (9) OJ No L 331 , 30. 11 . 1976, p. 24.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                 3.     The amount of the security in respect of export
                                                              licences shall be :
                        Article 1
                                                              (a) five units of account per head for live anjmals ;
A licence shall be required for the import into the           (b) three units of account per 100 kilograms net for
Community and export therefrom of any of the                       other products.
products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68 and of any products falling within            4. The amount of the security in respect of export
subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb) of the Common                 licences with advance fixing of the refund shall be :
Customs Tariff.
                                                              (a) 12 units of account per head for live animals ;
                        Article 2
                                                              (b) eight units of account per 100 kilograms net for
1 . Import licences shall be valid from their date of              other products.
issue within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) No 193/75 for :                                                                 Article 5
(a) 90 days for the following products originating in
     and coming from non-European third countries :            1 . Where the refund for a product can be fixed in
     — frozen meat,                                           advance only for certain destinations, Section 13 of
                                                              the application for a licence with advance fixing of
     — products falling within subheading 16.02 B III         the refund and of the licence itself shall be endorsed
         b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff ;                  with the destination in question .
(b) 45 days for all products originating in and coming
     from non-European third countries other than             The licence shall carry with it an obligation to export
     those specified in (a) ;                                 the goods to this destination .
(c) 30 days for all products not meeting the condi­
     tions under (a) or (b).                                  2.     Furthermore, when advance fixing of the refund
                                                              for some or all destinations is possible only in respect
                                                              of products covered by part of a subheading of the
2. Nevertheless, licences giving entitlement to one           Common Customs Tariff, Section 12 of the applica­
of the special import arrangements referred to in             tion for the licence and of the licence itself shall give
Article 13 or 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall          the description of that part of the subheading of the
be valid for 90 days from their actual date of issue .        Common Customs Tariff, and the tariff number
3 . Import licences with advance fixing of the levy           entered in Section 8 shall be preceded by 'ex'.
shall be valid for 30 days from their date of issue
within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation           The licence shall apply only to the product thus
                                                              described .
(EEC) No 193/75.
                        Article 3
                                                              3 . Where the description of products according to
                                                              the nomenclature used for refunds relates to products
 1.    Export licences shall be valid for 90 days from        covered by two subheadings of the Common Customs
their date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 )     Tariff, the licence shall be issued for those two
of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75.                                subheadings.
2.     Export licences with advance fixing of the
 refund shall be valid from their date of issue within                                Article 6
 the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No
 193/75 until the end of the second month following            1 . Section 12 of the application for an import
 the month of issue .                                         licence for the products referred to in Article 2 ( 1 ) (a)
                                                              and (b) and of the licence itself shall contain an aste­
                        Article 4                             risk corresponding to the enter in Sections 13 and 14,
                                                               followed by one of the following endorsements :
 1.    The amount of the security in respect of import
 licences shall be :                                          ' Non-European third countries',
                                                              ' Ikke-europasiske tredjelande',
(a) five units of account per head for live animals ;         ' Nichteuropaische Drittlander',
(b) three units of account per 100 kilograms net for          ' Pays tiers non europeens',
     other products.                                          ' Paesi terzi non europei',
                                                              ' Niet-Europese derde landen'.
 2. The amount of the security in respect of import
 licences with advance fixing of the levy shall be eight       Every licence so endorsed shall carry with it an obliga­
 units of account per 100 kilograms net.                       tion to import from such a country.
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2. Sections 13 and 14 of the application for an                    'Jeunes bovins males destines a l'engraissement',
import licence with advance fixing of the levy as                  'Giovani bovini maschi destinati all'ingrasso',
referred to in Article 16 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No               'Jonge mannelijke runderen bestemd voor de
805/ 68 and of the licence itself shall contain :                   mesterij'.
— either one of the following endorsements :
                                                                   This endorsement shall be followed by :
     'Argentine',
     'Argentina',                                                  — either one of the following endorsements :
     'Argentinien ',
     'Argentinië',                                                     'weight per head not exceeding 300 kg',
                                                                       'Stückgewicht höchstens 300 kg',
— or the following endorsement : 'Uruguay'.                            'højeste vægt pr. dyr 300 kg',
                                                                       'poids par tête, jusqu'à 300 kg',
The licence shall carry with it an obligation to import                'peso per capo, fino a 300 kg',
from the country in question .                                         'gewicht per dier, ten hoogste 300 kg',
                          Article 7
                                                                   — or, where a rate of suspension of the levy is
                                                                        laid down separately for each category of
                                                                       animal specified in Article 13 (4) of Regulation
 1 . Applications for import licences in respect of                    (EEC) No 805/68, one of the following endorse­
products to be imported duty-free pursuant to Article                   ments as appropriate :
2 of Regulation (EEC) No 706/76 and the licence
itself shall contain :
                                                                       'weight per head less than 80 kg' or 'weight per
(a) in Section 12, one of the following endorsements :                  head 80 to less than 220 kg' or 'weight per
                                                                        head 220 to 300 kg',
     'ACP/OCT        product    (Regulation    (EEC)   No              'Stückgewicht weniger als 80 kg' or 'Stückge­
     706/76)',                                                         wicht 80 bis weniger als 220 kg' or 'Stückge­
     'AVS/OLT-varer (forordning (E0F) nr. 706/76)',                    wicht 220 bis 300 kg',
     'AKP/ÜLG-Erzeugnis (Verordnung (EWG) Nr.                          'vægt pr. dyr under 80 kg' or 'vægt pr. dyr 80,
     706/76)',                                                          men under 220 kg' or 'vægt pr. dyr 220 til 300
     'Produit ACP/PTOM (règlement (CEE) n° 706/76)',                    kg''
     'Prodotto ACP/PTOM (regolamento (CEE) n .                         'poids par tête inférieur a 80 kg' or 'poids par
     706/76)',                                                         tête de 80 a moins de 220 kg' or 'poids par tête
     'ACP/ LGO-produkt        (Verordening      (EEG)   nr.            de 220 a 300 kg',
     706/76)' ;                                                        'peso per capo inferiore a 80 kg' or 'peso per
                                                                       capo da 80 a meno di 220 kg' or 'peso per
(b) in Section 14, the State, country or territory in                  capo da 220 a 300 kg',
     which the product originated .                                    'gewicht per dier minder dan 80 kg' or
                                                                       'gewicht per dier 80 tot minder dan 220 kg' or
2. Every import licence so endorsed shall carry                        'gewicht per dier 220 tot en met 300 kg'.
with it an obligation to import under Regulation
(EEC) No 706/76 from the State, country or territory               The licence shall apply only to products thus
entered thereon .
                                                                   described ;
                          Article 8
                                                               (c) Section 20 of the licence shall contain one of the
                                                                   following endorsements :
In order to qualify for the special import arrange­
ments referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC)                'levy reduced by . . . % in respect of . . . (quantity
No 805/68 :                                                        in figures and words) animals',
                                                                   'Aussetzung der Abschöpfung in Hohe von . . .
(a) the application for a licence shall relate to a                v.H. fur ... Tiere',
     minimum of 50 animals ;                                       'nedsættelse af importafgiften med ... % for
                                                                   dyr',
(b) Section 12 of the application for a licence and of             'prélèvement réduit de . . . % pour . . . animaux',
     the licence itself shall contain one of the following         'prelievo ridotto del ... % per . . . animali',
     endorsements :                                                'heffing verminderd met ... % voor . . . dieren'.
     'Young      male   bovine    animals    intended   for
     fattening',                                               The percentage reduction in the levy shall be that
     'Ungtyre bestemt til opfedning',                          valid for the quarter in which the application for a
     'Männliche, zum Mästen bestimmte Jungrinder',             licence is lodged .
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                         Article 9                                                      Article 11
In order to qualify for the special import arrange­
ments referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation         1 . Applications for licences under Articles 8 to 10
(EEC) No 805/68 :                                               may be lodged only during the first 10 days of each
                                                                quarter.
(a) Section 12 of the application for a licence and of
    the licence itself shall contain one of the following
    endorsements :                                              Applications shall be considered only where the
                                                                special arrangements are applicable on the day desig­
    'Meat intended for the manufacture of preserved             nated for the actual issue of the licence .
    food — system (a)',
    'Kød bestemt til fremstilling af konserves —
    ordning a)',                                                2. On the 11th day of each quarter, Member States
                                                                shall before 4 p.m . communicate to the Commission
    ' Fleisch zur Herstellung von Konserven bestimmt
                                                                by telex the total quantity covered by applications as
    — Regelung a)',
    'Viandes destinées a la fabrication de conserves —          referred to in paragraph 1 , specifying the import
    regime a)',                                                 system concerned and, where necessary, the category
    'Carni destinate alia fabbricazione di conserve —           of live weight.
    regime a)',
    'Vlees bestemd voor de             vervaardiging   van      If the day referred to in the preceding subparagraph is
    conserven — regeling a) ;                                   not a working day in a Member State, the communica­
                                                                tion shall be made before 4 p.m . on the first working
(b) Section 20 of the licence shall contain one of the          day thereafter.
    following endorsements :
    'Levy suspended in respect of ... (quantity in              3.    Licences shall be issued  on the 21st day of each
    figures and words) kg',                                     quarter. However, if that day   is not a working day in
    'Importafgiften suspenderet for . . . kg',                  the Member State where the       application was lodged,
    'Aussetzung der Abschöpfung für ... kg',                    licences shall be issued on       the first working day
    'Prélèvement suspendu pour . . . kg',                       thereafter.
    'Prelievo sospeso per . . . kg',
    'Heffing geschorst voor . . . kg'.                          4.    Licences may be issued to cover a percentage
                        Article 10                              only of the quantity applied for.
In order to qualify for the special import arrange­             5. The security shall be released forthwith for the
ments referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation         quantity for which the application was not granted.
(EEC) No 805/68 :
(a) Section 12 of the application for a licence and of          6. When the total quantity for which applications
    the licence itself shall contain one of the following       were lodged during the period referred to in para­
    endorsements :                                             graph 1 is less than the quantity laid down for each
    'Meat intended for processing — system (b)',                quarter, it may be decided that further applications for
    'Kød bestemt til forarbejdning — ordning b)',               licences may be lodged during one or more periods
    'Zur Verarbeitung bestimmtes Fleisch — Rege­                within the quarter in question . In that case new dates
    lung b)',                                                   shall be fixed for the communication referred to in
    'Viandes destinées a la transformation — regime             paragraph 2 and for the issue of licences.
    b)\
    'Carni destinate alia trasformazione — regime b)',          7.    By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regula­
    'Vlees bestemd voor verwerking — regeling b)' ;             tion ( EEC) No 193/75, the rights arising from the
(b) Section 20 of the licence shall contain one of the          import licences referred to in Articles 8 to 10 are not
                                                                transferable .
     following endorsements :
    ' Levy reduced by . . . % in respect of . . . (quantity
    in figures and words) kg',                                  8 . When lodging applications for licences under
    ' Nedsættelse af importafgiften med ... % for . . .         Articles 8 to 10 the applicant shall undertake in
    kg'.                                                        writing to carry out himself or have carried out under
    'Aussetzung der Abschöpfung in Hohe von . . .               his responsibility, the following operations, depending
                                                                on the case :
    v.H. für ... kg',
    'Prélèvement réduit de . . . % pour . . . kg',             (a) the fattening referred to in Article 13 of Regula­
    'Prelievo ridotto del . . . % per . . . kg',                    tion ( EEC) No 805/68 ;
    ' Heffing verminderd met ... % voor . . . kg'.             (b) the processing referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (a)
The percentage reduction in the levy shall be that                  thereof ;
valid for the quarter in which the application for a           (c) the processing referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (b)
licence is lodged .                                                 thereof.
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                         Article 12                             (d) export licences with advance fixing of the refund,
                                                                     specifying the destination of the products where
1.     On the 1st, 11th and 21st day of each month                   Article 5 ( 1 ) applies ;
Member States shall communicate to the Commis­
sion, by product, the quantities in respect of which,           (e) other export licences.
during the 10 days preceding the date of the commu­                                       Article 13
nication, they issued :
                                                                 1 . Regulations (EEC) No 2045/75 and (EEC) No
(a) import licences, separately for each of the catego­          2887/76 are hereby repealed.
     ries specified in Article 2 ( 1 ) (a), (b) and (c);
                                                                 2. Any reference to the Regulations repealed under
(b) import licences, separately for each State, country          paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this
     or territory of origin as referred to in Article 7 ( 1 )    Regulation .
     (b);
                                                                                          Article 14
(c) import licences with advance fixing of the levy,
     separately for each country of origin referred to in       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
     Article 6 (2) ;                                             1977 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 18 March 1977.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                               Vice-President