CELEX: 31968R0888
Language: en
Date: 1968-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 888/68 of the Council of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules on special import terms for certain frozen meats intended for processing

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                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 888/68 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 28 June 1968
               laying down general rules on special import terms for certain frozen meats intended
                                                      for processing
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                        cessing must take place on the territory of the im­
                                                                porting Member State;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                   Whereas, to avoid the formation of stocks exceeding
                                                                the actual requirements of the processing industry,
                                                                the issue of licences giving entitlement to the special
Having     regard    to    Council   Regulation    ( EEC)       import terms provided for in Article 14 (3 ) (b ) (bb)
No 805/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common or­                   of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 must be limited or
ganisation of the market in beef and veal, and in               suspended when it is found that actual or foreseeable
particular Article 14 (3 ) thereof;                             imports on these terms exceed the normal or expected
                                                                requirements of the industry, having particular re­
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;.            gard to the availability within the Community of
                                                                fresh meat suitable for processing and to the need
Whereas Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68               to ensure that the processing industry is supplied at
provides for special terms for imports of certain               reasonably constant prices .
frozen meats intended for processing; whereas those
terms consist of the total suspension of the import
levy on such frozen meats, provided that they are               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
intended for the manufacture of preserved meat con­
taining no characteristic components other than beef
or veal and jelly, and of the total or partial suspen­                                  Article 1
sion of the levy on imports of other frozen meats
intended for the manufacture of other products ;                1 . Entitlement to total suspension of the import
whereas the Council must lay down general rules                 levy, provided for in Article 14 (3 ) ( a) of Regulation
relating thereto ;                                               (EEC) No 805/68, shall be conditional upon
Whereas it is necessary to take special measures to             ( a) a written declaration being made by the importer
ensure that frozen meat imported, with total sus­                    at the time of importation that the frozen meat
pension of the levy, for the manufacture of preserved                is intended for use in the importing Member
meat is not deflected to another use ; whereas to                    State for the manufacture of preserved meat of
                                                                     the kinds mentioned at the end of the first sub­
that end suspension should be made conditional inter
alia on the importer making a declaration as regards                 paragraph of Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 805/68 ;
that use and lodging a deposit;
                                                                ( b) a deposit being lodged by the importer, in an
Whereas the special terms provided for in Article                    amount equal to the levy, guaranteeing such
14 (3 ) (b) ( aa) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 may                  manufacture;
only be applied if there is in the Community meat
which has been the subject of intervention ; whereas            (c) a written undertaking being given by the importer,
these terms should only apply in periods when con­                   at the time of importation, to pay the additional
siderable quantities of such meats are available ;                   sum specified in paragraph 5 if the proof speci­
                                                                     fied in paragraph 3 is not furnished in respect of
                                                                     the whole quantity of frozen meat imported.
Whereas, to avoid over-complicating the procedure
for checking the uses to which meat is put, the pro­
                                                                2. The deposit may be lodged in cash or in the form
                                                                of a guarantee given by a credit institution meeting
                                                                the criteria laid down by the Member State on whose
1 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 24.                             territory the importation was effected.
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3 . Save in case of force majeure, the deposit shall        have been the subject of intervention exceed or are
not be returned in full or in part unless, within six       likely to exceed 10 000 metric tons.
months following the month of importation, proof
is furnished that all or part of the imported frozen        2. The ratio mentioned in Article 14 (3 ) ( b ) (aa)
meat has been processed on the territory of the im­         of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be fixed at
porting Member State into preserved meat of the             least every three months, taking particular account
kinds mentioned at the end of the first subparagraph        of the annual estimate specified in the first sub­
of Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 .           paragraph of Article 14 (2) of that Regulation .
The amount of the deposit to be returned shall be
proportional to the quantity for which proof of
processing is furnished.                                                            Article 3
The deposit shall be returned not later than three          1 . If the conditions mentioned in Article 2 ( 1 ) are
months after such proof has been furnished .                not fulfilled, or as soon as disposal of the quantities
                                                            of meat mentioned in that paragraph is assured, total
4. The proof specified in paragraph 3 shall not be          or partial suspension of the import levy on the terms
considered as furnished unless the quantities of pre­       provided for in Article 14 (3 ) ( b) (bb) of Regulation
served meat manufactured from frozen meat im­                (EEC) No 805/68 shall apply.
ported with total suspension of the levy are at least
equivalent to the quantity of that meat. Such equiva­       2 . The Commission shall review the position period­
lence shall be established by means of coefficients         ically; if actual or foreseeable imports qualifying for
expressing the meat content of each kind of pre­            total or partial suspension of the levy on the terms
served meat.                                                mentioned in paragraph 1 exceed the estimated re­
                                                            quirements of the industry as shown in the quar­
5 . The additional sum shall be equal to the highest        terly estimate provided for in the final subparagraph
levy applicable to imports of unprocessed frozen            of Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, a
meat during the period between the day of importa­          decision may Jbe taken to limit or suspend the issue
tion and the last day on which the proof specified in       of import licences giving entitlement to the special
paragraph 3 may be furnished, less the amount of            import terms.
the deposit which has not been returned .
                                                                                    Article 4
                       Article 2
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
1 . The provisions referred to in Article 14 (3 ) ( b)      day following its publication in the Official Journal
(aa) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall apply if           of the European Communities. It shall take effect
it is found that the quantities of frozen meat of a         from the date on which the terms provided for in
quality and cut suitable for industrial use which           Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 take effect.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1968 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                          E. FAURE