CELEX: 31973R1442
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1442/73 of the Commission of 30 May 1973 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

31 . 5 . 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 144/41
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1442/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 30 May 1973
                 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other
                                                          than frozen
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
COMMUNITIES,                                                       provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1213/73
                                                                   to the quotations and other information known to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                 the Commission that the levies at present in force
pean Economic Community ;                                          should be altered as shown in the Annex to this
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/                   Regulation ;
68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in beef and veal, as last amended by
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2), and in particular
Articles 10 (6) and 12 (7) thereof ;
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas the import levies on calves and adult bovine
animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were                 The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regu­
fixed by Regulation (EEC ) No 1213 /73 (3) and sub­                 lation (EEC) No 805/68 are hereby fixed as shown in
 sequent amending Regulations ;                                     the Annex to this Regulation.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
                                                                                              Article 2
levies should be calculated on the following basis :
 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in                To be classified as products falling within subhead­
      relation to each other, at any given moment,                   ings Nos 02.01 A II a) 1 aa) and 02.01 A II a) 1
      within a band of 2·25 °/o, a rate of exchange                 bb), products must correspond to the definitions con­
      based on their effective parity ;                             tained in Articles la and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on                     1025/68 (4 ).
      the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of                                         Article 3
      each of these currencies recorded for a given
      period, in relation to the Community currencies               This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 June
      referred to in the previous subparagraph ;                     1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 30 May 1973 .
                                                                              For 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 L 125 , 11 . 5 . 1973 , p. 19 .                           (4) OJ No L 174, 23 . 7. 1968, p. 9.
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                                                               ANNEX
                     Levies applicable from 4 June 1973 to imports from third countries (*)
               CCT
                                                                                                      Levy in
             heading                                    Description of goods                       u.a./100 kg
               No
                                                                                                   Live weight
           01.02       Live animals of the bovine species :
                       A. Domestic species :
                           II. Other :
                                a) 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 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 (c)                                       0
                                       bb) Other                                                    0       (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 animals :
                                a) Of domestic bovine animals r
                                   1 . Fresh or chilled :
                                       aa) Of calves :
                                           11 . Carcases and half-carcases                               o
                                           22.  Separated or unseparated forequarters                   o
                                           33.  Separated or unseparated hindquarters                   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)           0
                                                bbb) Other                                              0
                                           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 colour and the fat of which, of
                                                       extremely fine structure, is white to light
                                                       yellow in colour (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
                                                 22. Boned or boneless                                                       0
            02 06             Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine,
                              dried or smoked :
                              C. Other :
                                  1 . 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 the French overseas
                 departments of products originating in the AASM and OCT.
            (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to 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 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 annexed to the trade agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of
                 Yugoslavia .