CELEX: 31973R2977
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2977/73 of the Commission of 31 October 1973 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 2977/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 31 October 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
                                                                          referred to in the previous subparagraph ;
COMMUNITIES, '
                                                                     Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 2493/73
pean Economic Community ;                                            to the quotations and other information known to
                                                                     the Commission that the levies at present in force
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/                    should be altered as shown in the Annex to this
68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                     Regulation ;
of the market in beef and veal , as last amended by
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
                                                                                               Article 1
Committee ;
                                                                     The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regu­
Whereas . the import levies on calves and adult bovine               lation (EEC) No 805/68 are hereby fixed as shown in
animals and on beef and veal other than frozen were
                                                                     the Annex to this Regulation.
fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2493/73 (3) and sub­
sequent amending Regulations ;                                                                 Article 2
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                  To be classified as products falling within subhead­
levies should be calculated on the following basis :                 ings Nos 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa) and 02.01 A II a ) 1
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in                  bb), products must correspond to the definitions con­
     relation to each other, at any given moment,                    tained in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
     within a band ' of 2-25%, a rate of exchange                    2249/73 (4).
     based on their effective parity ;
                                                                                               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 5 Novem­
     each of these currencies recorded for a given                   ber 1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 31 October 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 I.       14 . 9 . 1973 , p . 19 .                          (*) OJ No L 230, 18 . 8 . 1973, p . 15 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
                      Levies applicable from 5 November 1973 to imports from third countries (*)
                                                                                                                  (in tt.it . I Mil kk )
      CCT                                                                                         Austri ;!
                                                                                                                    Other third
     heading                                        Description of goods                         Sweden
                                                                                                                     countries
       N»                                                                                       Switzerland
                                                                                                            Live weight
01.02           Live animals of the bovine species :
                Λ . Domestic species :
                     I !. Other :
                                                                                                    0(b )                 0(b )
                          a) Calves
                          b) Other :
                              1 . Cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is              0-188                   —
                                  intended for processing (a)
                              2 . Other :
                                  aa) Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight
                                       of not less than 350 leg 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                                 0-470
                                       female animals (c)
                                  bb) Other                                                     0705 (b)/ )           0-705 (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 :
                Λ . Meat :
                    II . Of bovine animals :
                          a ) Of domestic bovine animals .-
                              1 . Fresh or chilled :
                                  aa ) Of calves :
                                       11 . Carcases and half-carcases                              υ                     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 limit ΙΗ0
                                                   kg but not more than 270 kg and half­
                                                   carcases or 'compensated ' quarters, of a
                                                   weight of not less than 90 kg bui noi
                                                   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 lhe
                                                   fat of which, of extremely fine structure,
                                                   is white to light yellow in colour (c)                             0-893
                                            bbb) Other                                           1-340                1-340
                                       22 . Forequarters :
                                            aaa) Of a weight of not less ihan 45 kg bui
                                                   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 lighi
                                                   pink colour and the fat of which , of
                                                   extremely fine structure,, is white to fighi
                                                   yellow in colour (c)                                              0-714
                                            bbb) Other                                           1-072               1-072
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                                                                                                                                           (in tt.a.llOO kg)
           CCT                                                                                                              Austria
                                                                                                                                             Other third
         heading                                            Description of goods                                            Sweden
                                                                                                                                              countries
            No                                                                                                            Switzerland
                                                                                                                                    Net weight
. 02.01                                          33 . Hindquarters :
  (cnnrM )
                                                      aaa) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg hut
                                                             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 or 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 ¡n
                                                            colour (c)                                                                          1-072
                                                      bbb) Other                                                             1-607              1-607
                                             cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                 11 . Unboned (bone-in)                                                      2-009             2-009
                                                 22 . Boned or boneless                                                      2-298             2-298
  'M (»h                     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 )                                                             2-009             2-009
                                         2 . Boned or boneless                                                               2-298 '           2-298
   (') 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 .