CELEX: 31973R2124
Language: en
Date: 1973-08-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2124/73 of the Commission of 2 August 1973 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

3 . 8 . 73                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 215 / 19
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 2124/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 2 August 1973
                fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other
                                                               than frozen
  I"HE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            period, in relation to the Community currencies
 COMMUNITIES,                                                                 referred to in the previous subparagraph ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                      Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
 pean Economic Community ;                                               provisions contained in Regulation ( EEC) No 1213 /73
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 805 /                   to the quotations and other information known to
68 H of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                         the Commission that the levies at present in force
                                                                        should be altered as shown in the Annex to this
 of the market in beef and veal , as last amended by
                                                                        Regulation ;
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 187/73 ( 2), and in particular
 Articles 10 ( 6 ) and 12 ( 7 ) thereof ;
                                                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary
 Committee ;
                                                                                                  Article 1
 Whereas the import levies on calves and adult bovine                   The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regu­
animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were
                                                                        lation ( EEC) No 805/68 are hereby fixed as shown in
fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 1213 / 73 ( 3 ) and sub­                 the Annex to this Regulation .
 sequent amending Regulations ;
                                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                    To be classified as products falling within subhead­
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                     ings Nos 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa ) and 02.01 A II a ) 1
     relation to each other, at any given moment ,                      bb ), products must correspond to the definitions con­
     within a band of 2-25 °/o, a rate of exchange                      tained in Articles la and 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No
     based on their effective parity ;                                   1025 /68 ( 4 ).
                                                                                                  Article 3
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on
     the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August
     each of these currencies recorded for a given                       1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Membei
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 2 August 1973 .
                                                                                    Par the Commission
                                                                                       P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                               Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24 .
(») Oj No L 25 , 30 . 1 . 1973 , p . 23 .
(*) OJ No I , 125 . 11 . 5 . 1973 , p . 19 .                             4 ) O J No I 174 . 2 V 7 196 «. p . t .
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                                                                 ANNEX
                      Levies applicable from 6 August 1973 to imports from third countries (')
               CCT
                                                                                                          Levy m
              heading                                     Description of goods                         u . a . / 100 kg
                No
                                                                                                       Live weight
            0.0 ?     Live animals of the bovine species :
                      A. Domestic species :
                          II . Other :
                               n ) 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 .150 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                                                       0            (b)
                                                                                                       Net weight
            0? 0 I    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 •
                                    !. Fresh or chilled :
                                       aa ) Of calves :
                                             1 1 . Carcases and half-carcases                                    0
                                            22 . Separated or unseparated forcquarters                           0
                                            33 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters                           0
                                       bb ) Of adult animals :
                                             II . Carcases , half-carcases or ' compensated ' quar­
                                                   ters :
                                                   aaa ) Carcases of a weight of not less than ISO
                                                          kg but not more than 270 kg and half­
                                                          carcases or ' compensated ' quarters , of a
                                                          weight of not less than 90 kg but nol
                                                          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 vellow in colour ( c )               0
                                                   bbb ) Other                                                   0
                                            22 . Foreuikirters :
                                                   aaa ) Of a weight of nol 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 f 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
                                                    L ~>.. Boned or boneless                                                    0
           <)) (><s            Meat and edible meat offals ( except poultry liver ), sailed , in brine ,
                               dried or smoked :
                               C. Other :
                                   I. 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 I he French overseas
                  departments of products originating in the AASM and OCT .
            ' a ! Entry under this subheading is subject 10 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 our in Article II of Council Regulation ( EEC )
                  No 80S 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 .