CELEX: 31976R3117
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3117/76 of 21 December 1976 amending and repealing the linking systems introduced in the beef and veal sector, by way of protective measures, by Regulations (EEC) No 76/76 and (EEC) No 223/76

No L 352/ 14                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             22. 12. 76
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3117/76
                                                      of 21 December 1976
              amending and repealing the linking systems introduced in the beef and veal
              sector, by way of protective measures, by Regulations (EEC) No 76/76 and (EEC)
                                                            No 223/76
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 76/76 is hereby
                                                                   amended to read as follows :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             'Article 1
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by                  1 . Import licences as laid down in Article 15 of
Regulation (EEC) No 568/76 (2), and in particular Arti­                 Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be required in
cles 7 (3) and 21 (2) thereof,                                          respect of the products listed in Article 1 (c)
                                                                        thereof, with the exception of those referred to in
                                                                        paragraph 2 hereof.
Whereas the import systems introduced as a protec­
tive measure by Commission Regulations (EEC) No                         2. No import licence shall be required in
76/76 of 16 January 1976 (3), as amended by Regula­                     respect of the following products falling within
tion (EEC) No 283/76 (4), and (EEC) No 223/76 of 30                     subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common
January 1976 (5) provided for monthly invitations to                    Customs Tariff :
tender for fresh and preserved meat held by interven­                   (a) prepared or preserved cooked beef and veal or
tion agencies, with entitlement to the issue of import                       cooked beef and veal offal put up in hermeti­
licences for products of the beef and veal sector ;                          cally sealed containers weighing not more than
                                                                             5 kilogrammes net ;
Whereas, in view of the market situation, this system                   (b) beef and veal cooked and frozen put up in
should be relaxed ; whereas, opportunities to import                         hermetically sealed containers weighing not
certain traditionally imported products should there­                        more than 7 kilogrammes net.
fore be improved,
                                                                       3. For the purposes of this Article the following
                                                                       shall be regarded as cooked : products which have
Whereas certain products falling within subheading                     been subjected to sufficient heat to prevent the
 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff have                    growth of Clostridium botulinum and which have,
been exempted from the protective measures ;                           in the case of those products referred to in para­
whereas, however, experience has shown that it is                      graph 2 (a) which are not put up in hermetically
necessary to define these products more clearly in                     sealed metallic cans and also those products
order to ensure that the system should work effi­                      referred to in paragraph 2 (b), the following further
ciently ;                                                              characteristics :
                                                                        — no trade of pinkish liquid on the surface of a
Whereas these measures constitute a step towards the                         cross section of the product which is cut at its
restoration of the normal import system ; whereas,                           thickest point ;
therefore, it is time to give notice of the end of the
system of protective measures ;                                         — a pH of 5-5 or over.'
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                                          Article 2
as well as those amending title II of Regulation (EEC)
No 76/76 and those amending Regulation (EEC) No                     1 . The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 76/76 is
223/76 are in accordance with the opinion of the                    hereby replaced by Annex I hereto.
Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
                                                                    2.     Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 76/76 is
(') OJ No  L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.
                                                                    hereby amended to read as follows :
(2) OJ No  L  67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 28 .                                *4. The tender shall indicate the group of
(*) OJ No  L  10, 17. 1 . 1976, p. 21 .
(«) OJ No  L  36, 11 . 2. 1976, p. 10 .                                 products referred to in Article 9 (2) which the oper­
(5  OJ No  L  26, 31 . 1 . 1976, p. 59 .                                ator intends to import.'
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                         Article 3                             3 . Article 3 is amended to read as follows :             <
Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 76/76 is hereby                    Article 3
amended to read as follows :                                        1 . The minimum selling prices shall be fixed for
      'Article 9                                                   the products in question in the light of the tenders
                                                                   received and the need to offset by the selling prices
     1 . The minimum selling prices shall be fixed                 the advantage gained from the suspension of the
     for the products in question in the light of the              levy referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
     tenders received and the need to offset by the                No 76/76 .
     selling prices the advantage gained from the
     suspension of the levy referred to in Article 6 ( 1 ).        2. Different minimum prices may be fixed for
                                                                   tenders relating to imports of
     2. Different minimum prices may be fixed for
     tenders relating to imports of                                A — frozen meat for processing ;
                                                                   B — products falling within subheadings
     A — frozen meat for processing ;
                                                                           01.02 A II b) 1 ,
     B — products falling within subheadings                               02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 11 aaa),
              01.02 A II b) 1 ,                                            02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 22 aaa),
              02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 11 aaa),                                 and 02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 33 aaa)
              02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 22 aaa),                                 in the Annex ;
              and 02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 33 aaa)
                                                                   C — the other products specified in the Annex.
              in the Annex ;
     C — the other products specified in the Annex.                3. The purchase contract shall include one of
                                                                   the endorsements referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ) of
     3 . The purchase contract shall include one of                Regulation (EEC) No 76/76, together with the
     the endorsements referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ),              number "223/76", followed by the capital letter
     together with the number "76/76", followed by the             denoting the group of products concerned in accor­
     capital letter denoting the group of products                 dance with paragraph 2.
     concerned in accordance with paragraph 2.
                                                                   4. The purchase contract shall give entitlement
     4. The purchase contract shall give entitlement               to the issue of import licences only in respect of
     to the issue of import licences only in respect of            the group of products concerned.'
     the group of products concerned.'
                                                                                       Article 5
                         Article 4
                                                               Regulations (EEC) No 76/76 and (EEC) No 223/76
Regulation (EEC) No 223/76 is hereby amended as                are repealed with effect from 1 April 1977. However,
follows :                                                      they shall remain applicable for operations resulting
                                                               from tenders for intervention beef lodged up to the
1 . The Annex is replaced by Annex II hereto.                  third Monday of March 1977.
2. Article 2 (4) is amended to read as follows :
                                                                                       Article 6
    '4. The tender shall indicate the group of
    products referred to in Article 3 (2) which the oper­      This Regulation shall enter into force on 22
    ator intends to import'.                                   December 1976 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 21 December 1976 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                            P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX I
                                          Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 76/76
                                                  Products to be imported
                                                                                               Quantity in kg which
                 CCT                                                                           may be imported for
               heading                                  Description                             each kg of frozen
                  No                                                                           bone-in meat bought
                                                                                                 from intervention
                                                                                                      agencies
                   1                                        2                                            3
           01.02       Live animals of the bovine species :
                       A. Domestic species :
                           II . Other :
                                b) Other :
                                   1 . 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 (a)                              3.00
                                   2. Other                                                            200
           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                                                   100
                                        bb) Of adult animals :
                                             1 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated'
                                                   quarters :
                                                   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 cartil­
                                                         ages (more especially 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 struc­
                                                         ture, is white to light yellow in
                                                         colour (a)                                     1.50
                                                   bbb) Other                                           100
                                             22. Forequarters :
                                                   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 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 (a)                  1.50
                                                   bbb) Other                                           100
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                                                                                                                        Quantity in kg which
                   CCT                                                                                                   may be imported for
                 heading                                           Description                                            each kg of frozen
                    No                                                                                                   bone-in meat bought
                                                                                                                           from intervention
                                                                                                                               agencies
                     1                                                  2                                                          3
           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 especially
                                                                    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 (a)                           1.50
                                                              bbb) Other                                                         100
                                                 cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                        1 1 . Unboned (bone-in)                                                 0.80
                                                        22 . Boned or boneless                                                  0.60
                                              2. Frozen :
                                                 aa) Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated quar­
                                                        ters'                                                                    1.00
                                                 bb) Forequarters                                                                100
                                                 cc) Hindquarters                                                                100
                                                 dd) Other :
                                                        11 . Unboned (bone-in)                                                  0.80
                                                        22. Boned or boneless                                                   0.60
           02.06                Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in
                                 brine, dried or smoked :
                                 C. Other :
                                     I. Of domestic bovine animals :
                                        a) Meat                                                                                 0.50
           1 6.02 B III b) 1     Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, containing
                                 bovine meat or offal, excluding meat or offals of swine                                        0.50
           (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to the production of the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of Annex I to the trade
               agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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                                                            ANNEX II
                                          Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 223/76
                                                   Products to be imported
                                                                                               Quantity in kg which
                                                                                               may be imported for
                 CCT                                                                           each kg (net weight)
                heading                                  Description                           of canned beef bought
                  No
                                                                                                  from intervention
                                                                                                      agencies
                   1                                         2                                             3
           01.02        Live animals of the bovine species :
                        A. Domestic species :
                            II . Other :
                                 b) Other :
                                   1.    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 (a)                             4.50
                                    2. Other                                                           300
           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                                                  1 -50
                                         bb) Of adult animals :
                                              1 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated'
                                                    quarters :
                                                    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 cartil­
                                                         ages (more especially 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 struc­
                                                         ture, is white to light yellow in
                                                         colour (a)                                    2.25
                                                    bbb) Other                                         1.50
                                             22. Forequarters :
                                                    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 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 (a)                 2.25
                                                    bbb) Other                                         1.50
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                                                                                                                        Quantity in kg which
                                                                                                                         may be imported for
                   CCT
                                                                                                                         each kg (net weight)
                  heading                                         - Description                                         of canned beef bought
                    No
                                                                                                                           from intervention
                                                                                                                               agencies
                     1                                                  2                                                         3
           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 especially
                                                                     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 (a)                        2.25
                                                              bbb) Other                                                        1.50
                                                 cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                        1 1 . Unboned (bone-in)                                                 1.20
                                                       22. Boned or boneless                                                    0.90
                                             2. Frozen :
                                                 aa) Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated quar­
                                                       ters'                                                                    1.50
                                                 bb) Forequarters                                                               1.50
                                                 cc) Hindquarters                                                                1.50
                                                 dd) Other :
                                                        11 . Unboned (bone-in)                                                  1.20
                                                        22 . Boned or boneless                                                  0.90
           02.06                Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in
                                 brine, dried or smoked :
                                 C. Other :
                                     I. Of domestic bovine animals :
                                         a) Meat                                                                                0.75
            1 6.02 B III b) 1    Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, containing
                                 bovine meat or offal, excluding meat or offals of swine                                        0.75
           (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to the production of the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of Annex I to the trade
                agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.