31975R0780

No L 77/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 3 . 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 780/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 March 1975 concerning the arrangements for the importation , during the period of applica­ tion of protective measures, of products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tations of beef and veal into the Community from COMMUNITIES, each of the countries covered during the years 1969 to 1974 ; whereas it will be possible for the balance of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European these annual quantities to be covered by the measures Economic Community ; which the Community has adopted or will adopt with Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No a view to the gradual restoration of a certain flow of 805/68 ( x) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ trade with third countries in respect of beef and veal ; tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended Whereas detailed rules in respect of import licences by Regulation (EEC) No 1855/74 (2), and in particular were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 21 (2) thereof ; 193/75 (5) of 17 January 1975 and by Commission Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 (6) of 23 December 2668/74 (3) of 21 October 1974 suspended the issue of 1970, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No import licences and advance fixing certificates, given 558/75 (7), that the prices of beef and veal on representative Community markets are markedly lower than the intervention price ; whereas the list of products in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : respect of which importation is suspended was extended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/75 (4) of 7 March 1975 on protective measures for Article 1 certain beef and veal products falling within subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common Customs Licences for the importation of beef and veal products Tariff ; originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land shall be issued as provided in this Regulation for Whereas the Commission is following the situation the following maximum quantities, expressed in on the market in beef and veal closely ; whereas it has metric tons of boned meat : noted that the market is still in danger of suffering, as a result of imports, serious disturbances which could Until From 1 September jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty ; to 31 August 1975 31 December 1975 Whereas at Lome the Community concluded a convention with the African , Caribbean and Pacific Botswana 7 567 3 282 States ; whereas four of them — Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland — have traditionally Kenya 58 25 exported beef and veal to the Community ; whereas 3 031 1 315 Madagascar these exports are essential to their economic develop­ Swaziland 1 344 583 ment ;

Whereas exports from those countries should there­ fore be afforded special treatment, without thereby allowing the Community market to be disturbed ; 100 kilogrammes of boned meat shall be equal to 130 whereas that objective may be attained by fixing the kilogrammes of unboned meat. total quantity of meat per country which may be imported and by making importation subject to the Article 2 production of an import licence, to be issued only after verification of the quantities in respect of which licences are applied for, the total quantities fixed per 1 . Applications for import licences may be lodged country being, if necessary, subject to allocation ; with the competent agencies of the Member States :

Whereas these arrangements are sufficient to cover — only during the first five working days following the greater part of the more substantial annual impor­ the date of entry into force of this Regulation for the period ending 31 August 1975, (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14. (5) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10 . (3) OJ No L 285, 22. 10 . 1974, p . 22 . (6 OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970, p . 15 . (4) OJ No L 63, 8 . 3 . 1975, p. 37. (7) OJ No L 59, 5. 3 . 1975, p. 16 .

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— only during the first 10 days of September 1975 5 . Licences shall be issued : for the period ending 31 December 1975. — on the first occasion, on the 1 0th working day The country of origin shall be entered in Section 14 following the date of entry into force of this Regu­ lation , of the application for a licence and of the licence. The licence shall carry with it an obligation to import — on subsequent occasions, on the 21st day from that country. following the first day of the period during which applications are lodged. 2. On the first working day following expiry of the time limit for the lodging of applications, Member Article 3 States shall inform the Commission by telex of the total quantity in respect of which applications as speci­ Importation shall be authorized only if the origin of fied in paragraph 1 have been lodged, broken down the products in question has been certified by the by relevant third country. The Commission shall, for competent authorities of the exporting country : each of the third countries concerned, decide to what extent licences may be granted. (a) by documentary evidence, issued as provided in the Protocol on origin to the Lome convention on If the quantities in respect of which licences for or after the date on which that convention is put products originating in a given country have been into effect, in the case of products originating in applied for exceed the quantity fixed for that country the third countries specified in (b) ; in Article 1 , the Commission shall determine a single (b) before the date referred to in (a), by : percentage by which the quantities requested are to be reduced . (aa) the AYl movement certificate provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1251 /71 ('), in the case 3 . If the total quantity in respect of which applica­ of products originating in Madagascar, tions relating to a relevant third country have been (bb) the AAl movement certificate provided for in received is less than the quantity fixed for that Regulation (EEC) No 1289 /71 (2), in the case country in Article 1 , the Commission shall declare of products originating in Kenya, what quantity remains over. In such case, further appli­ cations for licences may be lodged during the first ten (cc) a certificate of origin endorsed by the customs days : authorities, in the case of products originating in Botswana and Swaziland . — of May 1975 for the period ending 31 August 1975, Article 4 — of October 1975 for the . period ending 31 December 1975 . Subject to the provisions of Article 18 of Regulation The provisions contained in the preceding paragraphs (EEC) No 193 /70 , the security shall be released imme­ shall apply. diately in respect of quantities for which no import licence has been issued . 4. The period of validity' of the import licences shall end on : Article 5 — 31 August 1975 for those issued before that date, — 31 December 1975 for those issued after 31 This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 March 1975 . August 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

(•) OJ No L 135, 21 . 6 . 1971 , p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 141 , 27 . 6 . 1971 , p . 1 .