CELEX: 31974R0499
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 499/74 of the Commission of 28 February 1974 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

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                              REGULATION (EEC) No 499/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 28 February 1974
              fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal
                                                           other than frozen
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                            Article 1
Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regula­
805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                    tion (EEC) No 805/68 are hereby fixed as shown in
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended                 the Annex to this Regulation .
by Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2 ), and in particular
the second line of Article 10(7), and Article 12(7)                                               Artide 2
thereof ;
Whereas the import levies on calves and adult bovine                  To be classified as products falling within subheadings
animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were                   Nos 02.01 A II a) 1 aa) and 02.01 A II a) 1 bb),
fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                      72/74 (3 )  and     products must correspond to the definition contained
subsequent amending Regulations ;                                     in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2249/73 (4).
Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 72/74 to                                              Article 3
the quotations and other information known to the
Commission that the levies at present in force should                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March
be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,                  1974 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 28 February 1974.
                                                                                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 .
(3) OJ No L 9 , 11 . 1 . 1 974, p. 24.                                (4 ) OJ No L 230 , 18 . 8 . 1973, p. 15 .
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                                                           ANNEX
                   Levies applicable from 4 March 1974 to imports from third countries (')
                                                                                                          (in u.a.1100 kg)
      CCT                                                                                    Austria
                                                                                                             Other third
    heading                                   Description of goods                          Sweden
                                                                                                              countries
      No                                                                                   Switzerland
                                                                                                    Live weight
01.02       Live animals of the bovine species :
            A. Domestic species :
                II. Other :
                    a) Calves                                                                  0(b )               0(b )
                    b ) Other :
                        1 . Cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is
                                                                                             0-576
                            intended for processing ( a)
                        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 case of                                2-880
                                 female animals (c)
                            bb ) Other                                                       3-840 ( b )       3-840 ( 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 domestic bovine animals :
                    a) Of domestic bovine animals :
                       1 . Fresh or chilled :
                            aa ) Of calves :
                                 11 . Carcases and half-carcases                               0                  0
                                 22.  Separated or unseparated forequarters                    0                   0
                                 33 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters                    0                  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)                           5-472
                                      bbb) Other                                            7-296             7-296
                                 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 apo­
                                             physes), the meat of which is of a light
                                             pink qolour and the fat of which, of
                                             extremely fine structure, is white to light
                                             yellow in colour (c)                                             4-378
                                      bbb) Other                                            5-837             5-837
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                                                                                                                                            (in u.a.HOO kg)
         CCT                                                                                                                Austria
                                                                                                                                              Other third
       heading                                             Description of goods                                      \     Sweden
                                                                                                                                               countries
          No                                                                                                             Switzerland
                                                                                                                                    Net «•eight
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)                                                                             6-566
                                                     bbb ) Other                                                             8-755                8-755
                                            cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                11 . Unboned (bone-in )                                                     10-944              10-944
                                                22 . Boned or boneless                                                      12-518              12-518
02.06                        Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted , in brine,
                            dried or smoked :
                             C. Other :
                                1 . Of domestic bovine animals r
                                    a ) Meat :
                                        1 . Unboned ( bone-in )                                                             10-944              10-944
                                        2 . Boned or boneless                                                               12-518              12-518
 (') Regulation (EEC) No 521/70 provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of products origina­
     ting in the AASM and OCT .
 (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determi ned by the competent authorities and to the special conditions at pre­
      sent applicable to cows imported under the bilateral agreement on cattle for the food processing industry between the European Com­
      munities 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 annex I to the
      trade agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia .