31975R0888

5 . 4 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/27

REGULATION ( EEC) No 888 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 4 April 1975

amending Regulation ( EEC) No 610/75 on protective measures for certain beef and veal products falling within subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ' 1 . Free circulation within the Community of COMMUNITIES, products falling within subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff originating in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European third countries shall be suspended, with the excep­ Economic Community ; tion of : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No (a) prepared or preserved bovine meat or bovine 805 /68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ meat offal put up in sealed containers and tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended weighing not more than 5 kg net ; by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof ; (b) cooked frozen bovine meat put up in sealed containers and weighing not more than 7 kg Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/75 (3) net . of 7 March 1975 suspended free circulation within the Community of products falling within subheading 2. For the purposes of this Regulation , cooked 16.02 B III b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff origi­ frozen meat means meat which has undergone, nating in third countries, with the exception of certain before freezing, heat treatment sufficient to prepared or preserved products ; prevent the growth of CL Botulinum and which, Whereas those products falling within the said in addition , conforms to the following require­ subheading which are not covered by this protective ments : measure should be more closely specified ; — no trace of pinkish liquid should appear on Whereas the Community market in beef and veal the cut surface when , after the meat has been continues to be threatened by serious disturbances, as completely unfrozen , a piece of it is cut into a result of imports , which are likely to jeopardize the sections at its thickest part, objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty, — its pH must be at least 5-5.'

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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The text of Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 610 /75 This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 April 1975 . is replaced by the following :

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

Done at Brussels , 4 April 1 975 .

For the Com mission

P.J. LARDINOIS

iMember of the Commission

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24 . (-) OJ No L 1 95 , 18 . 7 . 1974, p . 14. (J ) OJ No L 63 . 8 . 3 . 1975 , p . 37 .