CELEX: 31987R4129
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-09
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4129/87 of 9 December 1987 specifying the conditions for the inclusion of certain live animals of the domestic bovine species and certain meat of the bovine species under the combined nomenclature subheadings listed in Annex C to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Yugoslavia

31 . 12 . 87                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                       No L 387 / 9
                                             COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 4129 / 87
                                                              of 9 December 1987
                     specifying the conditions for the inclusion of certain live animals of the domestic bovine species
                     and certain meat of the bovine species under the combined nomenclature subheadings listed in
                      Annex C to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              314 / 83 ( 7 ), lists in Annex C the following products under
                                                                          subheadings 0102 90 31 to 37 , 0201 10 90 , 0201 20 11 ,
                                                                          0201 20 31,0201 20 39,0201 20 51 and 0201 20 59 of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     domestic bovine species , respectively :
Economic Community ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2658 / 87                  1 . live animals including buffalo other than purebred
of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature                       breeding animals , not yet having any permanent teeth , of
and on the Common Customs Tariff ( x ), and in particular                        a weight of not less than 350 kg but not more than 450 kg
Article 11 thereof,                                                              in respect of male animals , or of not less than 320 kg but
                                                                                 not more than 420 kg in respect of female animals ;
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 of 28 June
1968 on the Common Customs Tariff ( 2 ), as last amended by               2 . carcases , fresh or chilled , of a weight of not less than
Regulation (EEC ) No 3529 / 87 ( 3 ), established the Common                     180 kg but not more than 270 kg , and half carcases or
Customs Tariff on the basis of the nomenclature of the                           'compensated' quarters of bovine animals other than
Convention of 15 December 1950 concerning the                                    calves , fresh or chilled , of a weight of not less than 90 kg
nomenclature to be used for the classification of goods in                       but not more than 135 kg , with a low degree of
customs tariffs ;                                                                ossification of the cartilages ( in particular those of the
                                                                                 symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses ), the meat
                                                                                 of which is a light pink colour and the fat of which , of
Whereas , on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC ) No                           extremely fine texture , is white to light yellow in
97 / 69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for the                       colour ;
uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common
Customs Tariff ( 4 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )
No 2055 / 84 ( s ), Commission Regulation (EEC ) No                        3 . forequarters , fresh or chilled , of a weight of not less than
1725 / 80 ( 6 ), specified the conditions for the inclusion of                   45 kg but not more than 68 kg , with a low degree of
certain live animals of the domestic bovine species and                          ossification of the cartilages ( in particular those of the
certain meat of the bovine species under subheadings 01 . 02 A                   vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is a light pink
II a ), 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa ), 02.01 A II a ) 2 aa ) and 02.01 A II a )          colour and the fat of which , of extremely fine texture , is
3 aa ) of the Common Customs Tariff as listed in Annex C to                      white to light yellow in colour ;
the Interim Agreement between the European Economic
Community and Yugoslavia ;
                                                                           4 . hindquarters , fresh or chilled , of a weight of not less than
                                                                                 45 kg but not more than 68 kg (not less than 38 kg but
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 2658 / 87 has repealed and                         not more than 61 kg in the case of 'Pistola' cuts ), with a
replaced , on the one hand , Regulation ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 in                   low degree of ossification of the cartilages ( in particular
adopting the new tariff and statistical nomenclature                             those of the vertebral apophyses ), the meat of which is a
(combined nomenclature ) based on the International                              light pink colour and the fat of which , of extremely fine
Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and                           texture , is white to light yellow in colour ;
Coding System and , on the other hand , Regulation ( EEC ) No
97 / 69 ; whereas it is consequently appropriate , for reasons of
clarity , to replace Regulation ( EEC ) No 1725 / 80 by a new
regulation taking over the new nomenclature as well as the                Whereas inclusion under those subheadings is subject to
new legal base ;                                                           production of the certificate referred to in Article 24 ( 2 ) ( c) of
                                                                           the aforementioned Agreement ; whereas the certificate must
                                                                           show that the goods to which it relates correspond exactly to
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European                     the wording of those subheadings and that they originated in
Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of                   and come from Yugoslavia ;
Yugoslavia approved by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No
(!)  OJ  No  L 256 , 7 . 9 . 1987 , p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , p. 1 .                                Whereas , pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC )
(3)  OJ  No  L 336 , 26 . 11 . 1987 , p. 3 .                               No 802 / 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common definition of the
(4)  OJ  No  L 14 , 21 . 1 . 1969 , p. 1 .
(5)  OJ  No  L 191 , 19 . 7 . 1984 , p. 1 .
(6)  OJ  No  L 170 , 3 . 7 . 1980 , p. 4 .                                 ( 7 ) OJ No L 41 , 14 . 2 . 1983 , p. 1 .
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concept of the origin of goods (*), as last amended by the                                        Article 3
Actol Accession of Spain and Portugal , the certificate must
comply with certain conditions ;                                       1.     The certificate , corresponding to the specimen in
                                                                       Annex I , shall be prepared in one original and two copies . It
Whereas it is appropriate to specify the form which such               shall be printed and completed in one of the official languages
certificate must take and the conditions for its use ; whereas it
                                                                       of the Community and also , where appropriate, in the
is appropriate to lay down certain rules governing the                 official language or one of the official languages of the
appointment of issuing bodies so as to enable the Community            exporting country .
to ensure that the conditions of issue of certificates are
observed ;
                                                                       The competent authority of the Member State in which the
Whereas the wording of the certificate and the conditions for          products are presented may require a translation of the
issue and use thereof were determined by mutual agreement              certificate .
with the competent authorities of Yugoslavia ; whereas those
authorities have communicated the name of the issuing                  2.     The original and the copies thereof shall be typewritten
body;                                                                  or completed by hand . In the latter case they must be
                                                                       completed in ink and in block capitals .
Whereas , pursuant to Article 20 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation
(EEC ) No 805 / 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common
                                                                       3.     The size of the certificate shall be about 210 x 297
organization of the market in beef and veal ( 2 ), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 467 / 87 ( 3 ), the general            mm . The paper used shall weigh not less than 40 grams per
rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature              square metre . White paper shall be used for the original , pink
and detailed rules for the application thereof apply to the            for the first copy and yellow for the second copy.
classification of products covered by that Regulation ;
                                                                       4.     Each certificate shall bear an individual serial number
Whereas the certificate should be drawn up in an official              followed by the nationality symbol 'YU\
Community language and , where appropriate , an official
language of the exporting country ;                                    The copies shall bear the same serial number and the same
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are               nationality symbol as the original .
in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature
Committee ,
                                                                                                  Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                       1.     The original and the first copy of the certificate shall be
                                                                       submitted , with the products to which they refer and within
                               Article 1                               12 days of the date of issue , to the customs authorities of the
                                                                       Member State in which the products are placed in free
The inclusion of certain live animals of the domestic bovine           circulation .
species and certain meat of the bovine species under
subheadings :                                                          2.     The second copy of the certificate shall be sent by the
— ex 0102 90 31 to 37                                                  issuing body direct to the competent authorities of the
                                                                       Member State in which the products are placed in free
— ex 0201 10 90 and ex 0201 20 11                                      circulation .
— ex 0201 20 31 and ex 0201 20 39
— ex 0201 20 51 and ex 0201 20 59
referred to in Annex C to the Agreement between the                                               Article 5
European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia shall be subject to the conditions laid
down in this Regulation .                                              1.     A certificate shall be valid only if it is duly
                                                                       authenticated by an issuing body appearing in the list in
                                                                       Annex II .
                               Article 2
                                                                       2.     A duly authenticated certificate is one which shows the
Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 9 ( 2 ) of              place and date of issue and bears the stamp of the issuing
Regulation ( EEC ) No 802 / 68 , a certificate issued in               body and the signature of the person or persons authorized to
Yugoslavia and fulfilling the requirements laid down in this           sign it .
Regulation shall be submitted when the products referred
to in Article 1 are placed in free circulation in the
Community .
                                                                                                  Article 6
H OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 48 , 17 . 2 . 1987 , p. 1 .                              1.     An issuing agency may appear on the list only if:
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( a) it is recognized as such by the exporting country;                                         Article 8
(b) it undertakes to verify the particulars shown in the              Yugoslavia shall send the Commission of the European
      certificates ;
                                                                      Communities specimens of the stamps used by its issuing
(c) it undertakes to provide the Commission and Member                authorities . The Commission shall forward this information
      States, on request, with all appropriate information to         to the customs authorities of the Member States .
      enable an assessment to be made of the particulars
      shown in the certificates;
(d) it undertakes to send to the authorities indicated in                                       Article 9
      Article 4 ( 2 ) the second copy of each authenticated
      certificate within three days of the date of issue .
                                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1725 / 80 is hereby repealed.
2.     The list shall be revised where the condition specified in
paragraph 1 ( a) is no longer satisfied or where an issuing
body does not fulfil any of the obligations which it has                                        Article 10
undertaken .
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
                              Article 7
                                                                      However , until 31 March 1988 , the products covered by this
 Invoices produced in support of customs declarations                 Regulation shall also be admitted under the relevant
 shall bear the serial number(s) of the corresponding                 subheadings listed in Article 1 on presentation of a certificate
certificate(s).                                                       of the kind used until 31 December 1987 .
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels, 9 December 1987 .
                                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                                               COCKFIELD
                                                                                             Vice-President
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                                                      ANNEX I
1 Consignor (full name and address)                                                                 CERTIFICATE No 0000
                                                                                                            ORIGINAL                     yy
                                                                                                        CERTIFICATE
                                                                                 FOR EXPORTS TO THE EEC OF BOVINE ANIMALS
                                                                                           AND MEAT OF BOVINE ANIMALS
2 Consignee (full name and address)
                                                                             (Application of Article 24 (2) (c) of the Agreement between the EEC
                                                                                                        and Yugoslavia)
 NOTES
A This certificate shall be prepared in one original and two copies.
 B The original and its two copies shall be typewritten or completed by hand; in the latter case, they must be completed in block letters
    in ink.
 C The original and the first copy of the certificate shall be submitted, with the products to which they refer, to the customs authorities of the
    Member State in which the products are placed in free circulation within 12 days of the date of issue.
 3 Item number; marks, numbers, number and kind of packages or head of                4 Combined                  5 Gross weight   6 Net weight
   cattle; desciption of goods                                                          nomenclature                 (kg)             (kg)
                                                                                        subheading
 7 Net weight (kg) (in words)
 8 I, the undersigned                                             acting on behalf of the authorized issuing body (box No 9) certify that the goods
   described above were subjected to health inspection at              in accordance with the attached veterinary certificate of
   originate in and come from Yugoslavia and correspond exactly to the definition contained in Annex C to the Interim Agreement of 24 January
   1983 between the EEC and Yugoslavia.
 9 Authorized issuing body                                                                                             Date:
                                                                               Place:
                                                                                   (Stamp of issuing body)                     (Signature)
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                                       ANNEX II
             .Issuing body : SAVEZNΓRŽIŠNI INSPEKTORAT BEOGRAD