CELEX: 31974R2159
Language: en
Date: 1974-08-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2159/74 of the Commission of 14 August 1974 fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

No L 226/ 22                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                             15 . 8 . 74
                                    REGULATION ( EEC) No 2159/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                              of 14 August 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                                                   Articlc 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 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular
the second line of Article 10(7), and Articlc 12(7)                                                     Articlc 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 1 095/74 (3 ), as last                       products must correspond to the definition contained
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2100 / 74 (4 );                            in Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2249 / 73 (3 ).
Whereas it follows from applying the rules and other
provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No 1095/ 74                                                     Articlc 3
to the quotations and other information known to the
Commission that the levies at present in force should                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August
be altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation ,                       1 974 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                  Done at Brussels, 14 August 1974.
                                                                                       For the Comniission
                                                                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                                    /Member of the C.oDnnission
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                                                                ANNEX
                                                                                          i
                     Levies applicable from 19 August 1974 to imports from third countries (*)
                                                                                                              (in ti . a . 1 100 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                                                                30-380 (b )       30-380 Çb )
                       b ) Other :
                            1 . Cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is              30-380
                                  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                              30-380
                                      female animals (c)
                                 bb) Other                                                      30-380 (b )       30-380 ( 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                          57-722            57-722
                                      22. Separated or unseparated forequarters                46-178            46-178
                                      33 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters               69-266            69-266
                                 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
                               .A                 fat of which, of extremely fine structure,
                                                  is white to light yellow in colour (c)                         57-722
                                           bbb) Other                                          57-722            57-722
                                      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)                                           46-178
                                           bbb ) Other                                         46-178            46-178
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                                                                                                                                       (in u.a.1100 kg)
            CCT                                                                                                          Austria
                                                                                                                                         Other third
         heading                                            Description of goods                                        Sweden
                                                                                                                                          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
                                                       ö     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)                                                                     69-266
                                                       bbb ) Other                                                      69-266             69-266
                                              cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :
                                                  11 . Unboned (bone-in )                                               86-583             86-583
                                                  22 . Boned or boneless                                                99-039             99-039
() 2 . llfi
02     tifi                    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 )                                                       86-583             86-583
                                          2 . Boned or boneless                                                         99-039             99-039
 (l) 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 .