CELEX: 31974R0591
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 591/74 of the Commission of 14 March 1974 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

15. 3 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 72/25
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 591 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 14 March 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 1 87/73 (2), and in particular
the second line of Article 10(7), and Article 12(7)                                             Article 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 18 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, 14 March 1974.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
 ( 1 ) 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 . 1974, p. 24.                                 (4) OJ No L 230 , 18 . 8 . 1973, p . 15.
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                                                              ANNEX
                     Levies applicable from 18 March 1974 to imports from third countries (*)
                                                                                                             (in U . J . 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
                               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                                 1-920
                                    female animals ( c)
                               bb ) Other                                                      2-880 ( b )        2-880 (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)                            3-648
                                         bbb) Other                                            5-472              5-472
                                    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)                                             2-918
                                         bbb) Other                                            4-378             4-378
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                                                                                                                                            (in u.a. /lOO kg }
          CCT                                                                                                                Austria
                                                                                                                            Sweden
                                                                                                                                              Other third
        heading                                            Description of goods                                                                 countries
           No                                                                                                             Switzerland
                                                                                                                                     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)                                                                          4-378
                                                      bbb ) Other                                                            6-566               6-566
                                            cc ) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                 11 . Unboned ( bone-in )                                                    8-208               8-208
                                                 22 . Boned or boneless                                                      9-389               9-389
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 )                                                              8-208               8-208
                                        2 . Boned or boneless                                                                9-389               9-389
 (') 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 re funded 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 .