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21.8.68 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/7

REGULATION (EEC) No 1261/68 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 August 1968

supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 1097/68 as regards the definition of frozen beef and veal of qualities and cuts suitable for industrial use

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : MUNITIES , .

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Article 1 European Economic Community ; An Article 8a worded as follows shall be inserted after Article 8 in Regulation (EEC) No 1097/68 : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805./68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organis­ 'Article 8a ation of the market in beef and veal, and in particular 1 . For the purposes of Article 14 (3 ) ( b) ( aa) Article 14 (4) thereof; of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the products listed in section (c) of the Annex to that Regu­ Whereas detailed rules for the application of inter­ lation under the following tariff headings : vention measures in the market in beef and veal ( a ) 02.01 A II ( a ) 2 ( bb ); were laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1097/682 ; (b) 02.01 A II ( a) 2 (dd ) ex 22, if obtained from products listed in the same section under Whereas, in order to apply the provisions of Article tariff headings 02.01 A II (a) 2 (aa) and 02.01 14 (3 ) ( b ) ( aa ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 805/ 68 , the A II ( a) 2 ( bb ) products considered suitable for industrial use need to be defined; whereas, having regard to the products shall be considered as frozen meats of qualities and cuts suitable for industrial use . normally used by the processing industry, such definition must include products in which the percent­ age by weight of fat, though varying, from product 2. For the product referred to in subparagraph to product, is fairly low ; 1 ( a), the weight of the visible internal and external fat for a given consignment shall not exceed 15% of the weight of the product Whereas it is therefore necessary to supplement expressed in boned meat. Regulation (EEC) No 1097/68 in this respect; This percentage may vary' by l-5°/o within each consignment. Whereas, however, in order to facilitate the transition from the system formerly applied to that established by Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68, a higher percentage However, for frozen meats within the meaning by weight of fat should be prescribed for forequarters of subparagraph 1 (a) which were not sold by that were not the subject of sales contracts by 29 29 Jtily 1968, the percentage mentioned in the July 1968 ; first subparagraph shall be raised to 19'°/a of the weight of the product expressed in boned meat, subject to the same variation of l-5°/o within each Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ consignment. lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal ; For the product referred to in subparagraph 1 ( b ), the weight of the fat, whether visible or inter­ stitial, shall not exceed 6% of the weight of the 1 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 24. 2 OJ No L 184, 29.7.1968 , p . 5 . product.

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3 . Products bought in which fall within the Article 2 definitions stated in paragraph 1 shall be stored This Regulation shall enter into force on the third by identifiable consignments and be separately day following its publication in the Official Journal recorded.' of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 20 August 1968 .

For the Commission * H. ROCHERAU Member of the Commission