31975R0523

No L 55/ 70 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 3 . 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 523 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 February 1975 laying down special rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts with a view to preventing deflection of trade in beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN which purpose the compensatory amounts for cuts COMMUNITIES, and for meat salted or in brine should be aligned as necessary on those for carcases and half-carcases of Having regard to the Treaty (') concerning the acces­ adult bovine animals ; sion of new Member States to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Community, signed in Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 181 /73 (2) of 23 January 1973 laying down general rules for a system of compensatory amounts for beef HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : and veal, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 14 thereof ; A rticlc 1 Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 181 /73 the accession compensatory amounts for beef and veal are The accession compensatory amounts for products calculated in accordance with the rules for calculating falling within subheading 02.01 A II a) 1 cc), 02.01 A the levies ; whereas calculations effected on that basis II a) 2 dd) 1 1 or (dd) 22 ccc) or 02.06 C I a) of the Common Customs Tariff shall be fixed at levels below produce amounts for carcases and quarters of adult bovine animals which are much lower than those for those obtained by application of the rules laid down cuts of such meat, particularly boned cuts ; for the calculation of the levy and shall to the extent necessary to prevent deflection of trade and artificial Whereas the desire to take advantage of that differ­ trade flows be aligned on the amounts for carcases ence, since the latter products can be readily obtained and half-carcases of adult bovine animals . from the former, has created artificial trade flows, thereby deflecting trade to the financial detriment of A rticlc 2 the Community ; Whereas in view of the above the requisite measures This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 1 975 . should be taken to put an end to such practices, for

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

Done at Brussels, 28 February 1 975. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5. (2 ) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p . 9 .