CELEX: 51980PC0625
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Date: 1980-10-27
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) OPENING A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR HIGH-QUALITY, FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 A II a) AND 02.01 A II b) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF#PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) OPENING A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FROZEN BUFFALO MEAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                            Brussels - 27th October 1980
                 PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 OPENING A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR HIGH-QUALITY , FRESH , CHILLED OR
  FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 A II a ) AND
               02.01 A II b ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TAKIFF
                  PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    OPENING A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FROZEN BUFFALO MEAT FALLING
  WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 A II b ) 4 bb ) 33 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
               (presented by the Commission to the Council )
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Council Regulation (EEC ) So . 2957/79 opened a Community tariff quota for IS80
                                               \
for 21jCC0 tons of high equality fresh, chilled or frozen teef and veal falling
within subheadings 02.01 A II a) and -02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff.
                               »                       '
Commission Regulation. (EEC ) Ko . 2972/79 laid down the detailed rules for these
imports , which were "broken down as follows :
a 10,0C0 tons to "be imported from the United States of America , administration
    "being undertaken "by the Commission in accordance with the Management Committee
    procedure on a quarterly basis ;
b the remaining 11,000 tons , 5j000 tons of which could "be imported fronr
    Argentina, 5,000 from Australia . and 1,000 tons "being reserved for Uraguay ;
    administration was entrusted to those countries , within the stated limits .
                                                             *
On 10 September 1980 , licences had been delivered for imports of some 4,300 tons
from Argentina out of 5,000 available .    Licences for imports from Australia as at
15 September I98O pxeounted for some 2,200 tons out of 5 » 000 available .          %
Licences issued as at 10 September 1930 for imports from Uruguay accounted for
nearly - Q00 tons out of 1,000 available . . Finally, with respect to the United
States of America , applications for import licences lodged in the Community
during the - second and third quarters of the year accounted for a total of 742 tons
                                     r­
out of 10,000 available for I98O .                                     '
In view of the undertakings made within GAIT , the Commission proposes to the Ccuncil
that these import arrangements should be extended to 1981 *
 ---pagebreak---                                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef
                 and veal falhng wuhm subheadings 02.01 A H a) and 02.01 A II b) of the
                                                 Common Customs Tariff
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
   COMMUNITIES.                                                  common organization of the market in beef and
                                                                veal(' ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        2916/79 rn,
   Economic Community, and in particular Anicie s
         and 113 thereof ,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Aaving r.ega.rd to the proposal from
  the Commission ,                                                                       Artide 1
  Havi ng , regard to the opinion of tne                        I.     A Community tariff quota for a total volume of
. European, Parliament ,                                       21 COO tonnes expressed in product weight, of high-
   Whereas the - Community has undertaken, within the          quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling
  General Agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT), to         • within subheadings 02.01 A 12 a) and 02.01 A II b) of
  open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of           the Common Customs Tariff, shall be opened for the
                                                               y" r 1981 :
  duty of 20 % for a quantity, expressed in product
  weight, fixed at 21 000 tonnes, of high-quality fresh ,      2.     Within the said quota, the applicable Common
  chilled or frozen beef and veal falling -within subhead-    Customs Tariff duty rate shall be fixed at 20 %
  ings-02.01 A II a) and 02.01 A II b) of the Common
  Customs Tariff ; whereas the said tariff quota should                                  Artide 2
  accordingly be opened with effect from 1 January
 1931 ;                                                       Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation
                                                              shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
  Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and            laid do.wn in Anicie 27 of Regulation (EEC) No
  continuing access by all interested operators within        805/68 and in particular :
  the Community to the said quota and of uninter­
  rupted application of the rate laid down for that quota    (a) provisions to guarantee the nature of the products,
  to all imports of the products in question in all the             where they are coming from and their origin ;
  Member States up to the limit of the volume of the         (b) provisions concerning recognition of the docu­
  quota ; whereas it seems appropriate to this end. to set          ment to enable verification of the guarantee
  up a system of use of the Community tariff quota,                 provided for in (a).
  based on the presentation of a certificate of authenti­
  city guaranteeing the nature of the products, where                                  Artide 3
  they are coming from and their origin ;
                                                             This Regulation shall enter ™ to force on .! January
  Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provi­     1 981 .
  sions should be drawn up in accordance with the
  procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regula­
  tion ( EEC, No 80S/ 68 of 27 June 1968 on the
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in aJl Member
               States.          '
                Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                              ( ' ) OJ NoL UH, IH . 6. 1968 , p. 24 .
                                                              (') OJ No L ?2*. 24. 12. IV7V. p. 15.
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                    F 5 iV P. It C I A L.     STAT E Ml 2MT
                                                                                          •| Date : 23 September 1980
1 , BUDGET HEADING • TQQ                                                                     APPRCBIATIONS :
                                                                                                              1,902 million TTCA ;
2. TITLE : - Draft Council Regulation opening a Community tariff quota for hi;:h quality
        fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within subheadings ^
        02.01 A II a) and 02.01 A II b ) of the Common Customs Tariff .
                                                                                                                                          P1)
3. LEGAL BASIS : Articles 43 and 113 of the Treaty .
4. AIMS OF PROJECT : Opening a Community tariff quota for I98I at a 20% CCT duty rate .                                                    5
        for 21,000 t . of Hilton "beef under the general agreement on tariffs end trade                                                    j
         (GATT ).                                                                                                                          |
 5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS         .                PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS      CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR    FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 8l
                                                                                     i          }             i            !
 5.0 EXPENDITURE .
      . - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
           ( RER JNDS / INTERVENTIONS )
     • - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
        - OTHER
 5.1 RECEIPTS •                                                                                           – 46 million EUA
        - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
        - ( LEVIES / mST-eHS BUT ICC )
        - NATIONAL
 5.0.1 -ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
 5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
                                  Maximum quantity                       21,000 t                                   »
                                   Loss in levies                      , 2,100 ECU/t (average of fresh and frozen
                                                                                                             meat )
                                  Maximum loss of levy . 44-1 million ECU
                                                                      = 46.0 million EUA                                    :
  a n          Tup ppojpry pp            cp nM_.aflaftna-lASi.awG ENTCRCfr-IN THE RELEVANT -CHAPTER OF THE C-UftRCNT OUtXrcT-?--
                                                                                                                        • -    Y^S-ANO
  6 . V CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED- -SY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPT ERS-Or–'Fi+€–
-6#2-iS A-SUPPLEM'ENTARY BUDGET Be N£Ct55ARY
                                                                                                                               YtSVNO-
  6-i WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROBATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                               YES /ttfr–
  OBSERVATIONS : This is a maximum figure ; "the results of "the first half of 1980
         suggest that the annual quantities will probably not be reached .
 ---pagebreak--- EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC) Ho . 2958/79 opened a Community tariff quota for I98O
for" 2,250 tons of frozen "buffalo meat falling within subheading 02.01 A II t>)
                                     V'                           ,
4- tla ) 35 of "the Common Customs Tariff .              -  .
Commission Regulation (EEC ) No. 2972/79 laid down detailed rules for these
imports .
Import licences issued as at 10 September I98O accounted for some 1,850 tons ,
shipped from Australia to the Federal Republic of Germany .
In view of the agreements under GATT the Commission, proposes that the Council -
extend the import arrangements to 198l»
 ---pagebreak---                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (2=C)
               opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falSinq within
                       subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Common Customs Tariff
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN .
 COMMUNITIES. .
                                                              procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council lUjJa-
                                                              tion (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1963 on the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        common organization of the market in bc.-f and
 Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43            veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (ELC) No
 and 113 thereof,                                             2916/79 («).
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ,
 sion ( ' ),
 Having regard to the opinion of the European                                            Artide 1               ' »
 Parliament ^2),'
                                                               1 . A- Community tariff quota for a total volu.T.e of
 Whereas the Community has undertaken, within the             2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat felling citiiin
 General Agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT), to            subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the Corr mon
 open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of           Customs Tariff shall be opened for the year 1 981 .
 dury of 20 % for 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat
                                                              2.      Within the sr 'd quota, the applicable Common
 falling within subheading 02.01 A II b) 4 bb) 33 of the      Customs Tariff rate shall be fixed at 20 % .    '
 Co.nmon Customs Tariff ; whereas the said tariff
 quota should accordingly be opened With effect from                                     Article 2
 1 January 1 981 ;
                                                              Detailed rules for the application of this Refutation
 Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and             shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure
 continuing access by all interested traders within the
                                                              laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EI:C) No
 Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted             £05/68 and in particular:'
 application of the rate laid down for that quota to all
 imports of the product in question in all the Member         (a) provisions to guarantee the nature of the product,
States up to the limit of the volume of the quota ;              . where it is coming from, end its origin ;
whereas it seems appropriate to this end, to set up a         (b) provisions concerning recognition of the docu-
system of use of the Community tariff quota based on              1 ment to enable verification of the guarantee
 the presentation of a certificate of -authenticity guaran­         referred to in (a).
 teeing the nature of the product, where it is coming
 from or its origin ; -                                                                  Artide 3
Whereas the detailed rules to implement these provi­          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
sions should be drawn up in accordance with the               1931 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.                   . •                                           -
               Done at Brussels, 20 December 1979.
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                              J.TUNNEY
( ' ) OJ No
(' )   ,                                                     (' ) OJ No L 148 . 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
                                                             («) OJ No L 329. 24. 12. 1979, p. 15.
 ---pagebreak---                      , FINANCIAL                   STATEMENT
                                                                                          Date : ~
                                                                                               " 23 Sept em"ber 1980
    1 . BUDGET HEADING i 100                                                              ApfaoBiATioNS : 1,902 million EUi'
    2. TITLE :Draft Council Regulation opening a Community "tariff quota for frozen "buffai'
           meat within sub+heading 02.01 A II "b ) 4 *b"b) -33 of the Common Customs Tariff. ,
    3 . LEGAL BASIS : Articles 43 and. 113 of the Treaty.
    I. AIMS OF -PROJECT ; 0pening a Community "tariff quota for I98I at a 20fo CCT duty rate
           for 2.250 tons of "buffalo meat under the general agreement on tariffs and tradi
           (GATT).
    5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                         PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS  CURRENT fINANCIAL YEAR  FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR 8l
                                                                                   i        1              ü        1
    5.0 EXPENDITURE
          - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
              ( R£ FUNDS / INTERVENTIONS )
          - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
              OTHER                                                                                   – 4.4 million EUA
    5.1 RECEIPTS
       .  - OWN RESOURCES OF TRTE EC
              ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES ).
          - NATIONAL
    5.0- t .ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
    5.1-1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
    5»2 METROS Of CALCULATION
                                           Maximxai quanity                  2,250 t .
                                           Loss of levies                    1,903 ECU/t
                                           Uaximum loss of leyy 4.3 million ECU
                                                                         * 4.4 million EUA
                 "THE PROJECT BE' .FINANCED fftG'M APPROBATIONS ENTERED IN THe RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET- ?
     6 .-t"CAN "THE ' P-ROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS Or THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
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                A. SU?PL£KENIAR^-^U&4E-T-&£-NECE-SSAR¥-?
                                                                                                                        •VES / N0
'•À  û^3 ia/ lix FUTURE BUDGEI APPROBATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
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