CELEX: 31970R1501
Language: en
Date: 1970-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1501/70 of the Commission of 27 July 1970 specifying the conditions for inclusion of cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is intended for processing, under sub-heading No 01.02 A II (b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff

Official Journal of the European Communities                                  513
No L 166/ 18                           Official Journal of the European Communities                               29.7.70
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1501 /70 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 27 July 1970
                 specifying the conditions for inclusion of cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of
              which is intended for processing, under sub-heading No 01.02 A II (b) 1 of the Common
                                                       Customs Tariff
THE     COMMISSION       OF      THE    EUROPEAN     COM­         obtained after slaughter of the imported cows but
MUNITIES,                                                         also on the origin thereof;
                                                                  Whereas it will facilitate the work of the customs
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                     authorities of the Community in ascertaining the
                                                                  origin of the cows imported if the authorities of the
                                                                  exporting country certify that the cows in question
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      originate in that country; whereas it is advisable to
97/691 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken                 make their inclusion under sub-heading No 01.02 A
for uniform application of the nomenclature of the                II ( b) 1 subject to the production of a certificate in
Common Customs Tariff, and in particular Article 3                appropriate form issued under the responsibility of
thereof;                                                          the exporting country;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to                      Whereas the certificate, in accordance with the
Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/682 of 28 June                    provisions of Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC)
1968, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      No 802/685 of 27 June 1968 on the common
1237/70,3 comprises under sub-heading No 01.02 A II               definition of the concept of the origin of goods, must
(b ) 1 cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of                  comply with certain conditions;
which is intended for processing; whereas inclusion
under that sub-heading is subject to conditions to be             Whereas it is appropriate to specify the form which
laid down by the appropriate authorities ; whereas, in            the certificate must take and the conditions for its
order to ensure uniform application of the                        use ; whereas, furthermore, it is necessary to
nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff,                        introduce measures enabling the Community to
 common provisions are required for the purpose of                control the conditions of issue of certificates and
 specifying those conditions ;                                    prevent falsification ; whereas, accordingly, specific
                                                                  obligations must be imposed upon the issuing body;
Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1196/704
 of 15 June 1970 on the conclusion of an agreement                Whereas it is necessary to define what is meant by
 between the European Economic Community and                      processing;
Austria, the Community has undertaken to include
under sub-heading No 01.02 A II (b) 1 live cows of                Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 ( 1 ) of Council
the domestic bovine species originating in Austria                Regulation (EEC) No 805/68° of 27 June 1968 on
 and intended for processing under customs control ;              the common organisation of the market in beef and
whereas inclusion under that subheading accordingly               veal, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) - No
 depends not only on the use made of the meat                     1253 /70,7 general rules for the interpretation of the
                                                                  Common Customs Tariff and detailed rules for the
1 OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1 .
2 OJ No L 172 , 22.7.1968 , p . 3 to 402 .                        5 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 3 .
   OJ No L 141 , 29.6.1970, p . 50.                               « OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 31 .
4 OJ No L 140, 27.6.1970, p . 1 .                                 7 OJ No L 143 , 1.7.1970, p. 1 .
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 application thereof apply to the classification of            2. The second copy of the certificate shall be sent
 products covered by that Regulation ;                          direct to the competent authorities of the importing
                                                               Member State by the issuing body.
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee
 on the Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature ;                                             Article 5  ■
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                 1 . A certificate shall be valid only if it is duly
                                                               authenticated by a body appearing in the list
                                                               provided for in Article 6 (2).
                         Article 1
                                                               2. A duly authenticated certificate is one which
 The inclusion of cows for immediate slaughter, the            shows the place and date of issue and bears the
 meat of which is intended for processing, under               stamp of the issuing body and the signature of the
 sub-heading No 01.02 A II ( b) 1 of the Common                person or persons authorised to sign it.
 Customs Tariff shall be subject to the conditions laid
 down in this Regulation.
                                                                                         Article 6
                         Article 2
                                                               1.     An issuing body may appear on the list only if:
 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 9 (2) of       ( a) it is recognised as such by the exporting country ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 802/68, a certificate issued in
 Austria fulfilling the requirements laid down in this         (b) it undertakes to verify the particulars shown in
 Regulation shall be submitted upon importation into                the certificates ;
 the Community of cows referred to in Article 1 .
                                                               (c) it undertakes to provide the Commission and
                                                                    Member States, on request, with all appropriate
                         Article 3                                  information to enable an assessment to be made
                                                                    of the particulars shown in the certificates ;
 1 . The certificate shall be prepared in one original         (d) it undertakes to send to the authorities indicated
 and two copies in the form set out in Annex I. It                  in Article 4 (2) the second copy of each
 may, however, be drawn up in the language of the                   authenticated certificate within three days of the
exporting country or in any of the languages of the                 date of issue.
 Community.
                                                              2. The list of issuing bodies appears in Annex II to .
2. The original and the copies thereof shall be               this Regulation.
completed in one operation by duplication, either
typewritten or by hand. In the latter case, the original      3.      This list shall be revised where the condition
must be completed in ink and in block capitals .              under paragraph 1 (a) is no longer satisfied or where
                                                              an issuing body does not fulfil any of the obligations
3.    The size of the certificate shall be about 21 cm        which it has undertaken.
x 30 cm. White paper shall be used for the original,
pink for the first copy and yellow for the second
copy.                                                                                   Article 7
4.    Each certificate shall bear ail individual serial
number followed by the nationality symbol A.                  Invoices produced in support of import declarations
                                                              shall bear the serial number of the corresponding
                                                              certificate.
The copies shall bear the same serial number and the
same nationality symbol as the original .
                                                                                        Article S
                        Article 4
                                                              The imported cows shall be taken under customs
1.    The original and the first copy of the certificate      control to slaughterhouses approved by the
shall be submitted to the customs authorities of the          competent authorities of the importing Member
importing Member State within twelve days of the              State; they shall be slaughtered within three days of
date of issue.                                                their arrival in those slaughterhouses .
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                        Article 9                            animals, boned or boneless, dried or smoked),
                                                             under heading No 16.01 (sausages and the like, of
1 . Meat obtained after slaughter shall be processed         meat, meat offals or animal blood) or under heading
under customs control. Processing shall be completed         No 16.02 (other prepared and preserved meat or
within six months.                                           meat offals) of the Common Customs Tariff.
2.    Meat shall be considered to be processed if,
after having undergone one or more processes, it                                    Article 10
constitutes, either alone or when mixed with other
products, a commodity classifiable under sub-heading         This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August
No ex 02.06 C I (a) 2 (meat of domestic bovine               1970 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 27 July 1970.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                               Franco M. MALFATTI
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                                                          ANNEX I
                                                            (Front)
                                                        CERTIFICATE
     for export to the EEC of cows for immediate slaughter the meat of which is intended for
                                                          processing
                 (sub-heading No 01.02 A II (b)1 of the Common Customs Tariff of the EEC)
     Certificate No                                                                                   A
     Authorised veterinary surgeon
     certifies that the consignment of live cows of the domestic bovine species
     — consignor1
     — consignee1
     Consists of (number of head in figures and letters)                                           head
     — weight
     — ear tag
     certifies further that the above-mentioned cows, which have been subjected to veterinary
     inspection at                                                             as shown in the attached
     veterinary certificate of
     — are of Austrian origin and
     — are for export to the EEC for immediate slaughter, the meat thereof being for processing
         under customs control
     Place and date of issue
      Stamp of issuing body
                                                                                (Signature)
                                                            (Back)
                   Space reserved for use by the authorities of the importing Member States.
    Note: This Certificate is valid for twelve days from the date of issue.
                                                         ANNEX 11
                                                 Issuing body
                                       Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft
                                       Wien I
                                       Stubenring 1
    1 Surname and forenames , or name of firm , ana lull address .