Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals

( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 140 , 5 . 6 . 1980 , P . 4 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1208/81
OF 28 APRIL 1981
DETERMINING THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1358/80 OF 5 JUNE 1980 FIXING THE GUIDE PRICE AND INTERVENTION PRICE FOR ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR AND INTRODUCING A COMMUNITY GRADING SCALE FOR CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1358/80 PROVIDED THAT A COMMUNITY GRADING SCALE FOR CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR RECORDING PRICES AND FOR INTERVENTION IN THE BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR ;
WHEREAS THE CLASSIFICATION MUST BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF CONFORMATION AND THE DEGREE OF FAT COVER ; WHEREAS THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO CRITERIA ENABLES CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS TO BE DIVIDED INTO CLASSES ; WHEREAS CARCASES THUS CLASSIFIED MUST BE IDENTIFIED ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION IN THE COMMUNITY , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR ON-THE-SPOT CHECKS BY A COMMUNITY INSPECTION COMMITTEE ;
WHEREAS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE ENTAILED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR CLASSIFICATION IN THE MEMBER STATES , IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR ITS GRADUAL APPLICATION ,