31974R0167

24 . 1 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 20/9

REGULATION (EEC) No 167 /74 OF THE COUNCIL

of 22 January 1974

on the opening , allocation and administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen beef and veal falling within subheading 02.01 A II a) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff ( 1974)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN tion between the Member States would seem to COMMUNITIES, preserve the Community nature of the quota ; whereas to represent as closely as possible the actual develop­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ment of the market in the product in question the Economic Community ; allocation should follow proportionately the require­ ments of Member States calculated both from statistics Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; of imports from third countries during a representa­ tive reference period and from the economic outlook for the tariff in question ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; Whereas, since the tariff quota in question is relatively small, it ought to be possible to provide for a system Whereas the European Economic Community has of allocation based on a single apportionment undertaken , in the context of the most recent multilat­ between the Member States, without thereby affecting eral negotiations of GATT, to open an annual from its Community nature ; whereas it appears best Community tariff quota of 22 000 metric tons at a to leave to each Member State the choice of a manage­ duty of 20 % for frozen beef and veal under tariff ment system for its part of the quota ; subheading 02.01 A II a) 2 ; whereas the Agreement with the Argentine ('), entered into 8 November 1971 , Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the provides that as from 1 January 1972, the aforesaid Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of quota of 22 000 tons must be regarded as meaning Luxembourg -are jointly represented by the Benelux boned meat ; Economic Union any measure concerning the admin­ istration of the quota shares allocated to that Whereas Articles 59 and 60 of the Act (2) annexed to economic union may be carried out by one of its the Treaty concerning the Accession of new Member members, States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community, signed on 22 January 1972, require the new Member States to apply the regulations of the common agricultural HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : policy from 1 February 1973 and to align their customs tariff duties on those of the Common Customs Tariff in the timetable provided in Article Article 1 59 ; whereas the new Member States' needs for imports from third countries should, therefore be covered in 1974 ; whereas, in view of these considera­ 1 . A Community tariff quota for frozen beef and tions and of the Community Declaration annexed to veal falling within subheading No 02.01 A II a) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff of 34 000 metric tons the aforesaid Agreement with Argentina, an auton­ (22 000 metric tons conventional and 12 000 metric omous supplementary quota, also expressed in bone­ tons autonomous), expressed as boneless meat is less meat, should be opened at a provisional level of opened for 1974. 12 000 metric tons ; whereas the total quota volume therefore amounts to 34 000 metric tons ; whereas the quota duties to be applied by the new Member States 2. For purposes of counting imports against this should conform to the Act of Accession ; quota, 100 kilogrammes of meat on the bone shall be taken to be equivalent to 77 kilogrammes of boneless meat . Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and 3 . As regards the quota amounts allocated to the the rate of levy for the tariff quota should be applied consistently in all Member States to all imports of the original Member States, the Common Customs Tariff product in question until the quota is used up ; duty applicable shall be 20 % .

whereas, in the light of the principles outlined above, a Community tariff arrangement based on an alloca­ 4. As regards the quota amount allocated to the new Member States, the duties shall be those calcu­ (i) OJ No L 249, 10 . 11 . 1971 , p. 18 . lated in accordance with the provisions of the Act of (*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. Accession .

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Article 2 of imports from third countries as the product is presented for customs clearance under the declaration The Community tariff quota mentioned in Article 1 for consumption . shall be allocated as follows :

Germany 4 750 metric tons Article 4 Benelux 4 570 metric tons The Member States shall regularly inform the France 2 290 metric tons Commission of imports which have been charged Italy 10 390 metric tons against their shares. Denmark 200 metric tons Ireland 100 metric tons Article 5 United Kingdom 11 700 metric tons . The Member States and the Commission shall coop­ erate closely to ensure that the provisions of this Regu­ Article 3 lation are observed . 1 . The Member States shall take all appropriate Article 6 steps to guarantee to importers established in their countries free access to the quota-part allotted to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its them . publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 2 . The extent to which the shares of the Member States have been used up shall be verified on the basis It shall apply from 1 January 1974.

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

Done at Brussels , 22 January 1974.

For the Council

The President

J. ERTL