31975R3376

No L 333/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 12 . 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3376/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 December 1975 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3328/75 renewing the arrangements for the reduction of import charges on beef and veal products originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the destination within the Community ; whereas provi­ COMMUNITIES , sion should therefore be made for a standard method of calculating the amounts, on the basis of only two Community regions, namely the new Member States, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European which still apply accession compensatory amounts, Economic Community ; and the other Member States ; whereas, in each of those two regions, the compensatory amounts appli­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No cable to imports in the Member State which absorbs 3328 /75 (') of 18 December 1975 renewing the most of the imports in question should be taken as a arrangements for the reduction of import charges on basis , it being possible also to consider those amounts beef and veal products originating in the African, as close to the average of the compensatory amounts Caribbean and Pacific States, and in particular Article applicable for each of the Member States ; 3 ( 1 ) and (2) thereof ; Whereas there is good reason to derogate from the Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ quarterly fixing of the amounts of reduction pursuant tion ( EEC) No 1599 /75 (2 ) of 24 June 1975 on the to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3328/75 arrangements applicable to agricultural products and because of the new marketing year for the beef and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul­ veal sector beginning 1 March 1976 ; tural products originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and terri­ Whereas proof that the export tax has been collected tories, no customs duties are applied to the imports in may be supplied by entering the relevant amount on question ; the movement certificate provided for in Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1598 /75 ; Whereas the rules governing the origin of the Whereas detailed rules for the application of the products in question are those appearing in Annex II system of import licences for the products coming to Regulation ( EEC) No 1 598 / 75 (3 ) of 24 June 1975 from the beef and veal sector are specified in Commis­ on the advance implementation of certain provisions sion Regulation (EEC) No 1 93/75 (4) of 17 January of the ACP-EEC Lome Convention relating to trade 1975, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2104/75 (5) in goods ; and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2045/75 (6) of 25 July 1975 ; whereas there is good reason to take Whereas Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3328 /75 special measures for the delivery of import licences lays down that the charges on imports of beef and within the framework of the present Regulation ; veal originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States are to be reduced, provided that a tax of corres­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation ponding amount is collected when the goods are are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ exported from the country of origin ; ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,

Whereas the import charges result from the level of the levy applicable ; whereas that levy may be adjusted by accession and monetary compensatory amounts ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : whereas since those amounts differ according to the arrangements applicable in each Member State , the import charges also differ ; Article 1

Whereas , however, the precise application of those Import licences shall be issued for beef and veal amounts would result in complex administrative products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar problems and would oblige the non-member coun­ and Swaziland , under the conditions laid down in this tries concerned to levy different amounts according to Regulation and within the limit of the quantities

(') OJ No L 329 , 23 . 12 . 1975, p . 4 . (4 ) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10 . ( : ) OJ No L 166, 28 . 6 . 1975 , p . 67 . (5 ) OJ No L 214, 12 . 8 . 1975 , p . 20 . (') OJ No L 166, 28 . 6 . 1975 , p . 1 . (0) OJ No L 213 , 11 . 8 . 1975, p . 21 .

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expressed in metric tons of boned meat as fixed in with the rules of origin applicable to the products in Regulation (EEC) No 3328 /75 : question in accordance with the provisions of Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1598 /75 . Botswana 8 680 metric tons, Kenya 65 metric tons, Madagascar 3 478 metric tons, Article 4 Swaziland 1 543 metric tons . 1 . The amount provided for in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regu­ 100 kg of boned meat shall be equivalent to 130 kg of lation (EEC) No 3328 /75 for each product intended unboned meat . for importation into Ireland or the United Kingdom shall be equal to 90 % of the amount resulting from the levy reduced by the accession compensatory Article 2 amount applicable to imports into the United Kingdom from non-member countries and by the 1 . Applications for import licences may be monetary compensatory amounts, valid for imports submitted to the competent agencies of the Member into that Member State during the week : States only during the first 10 days of each month . (a) beginning 5 January 1976, for imports to be The country of origin shall be indicated in box 14 of effected in January and February 1976 ; the application for a licence and of the licence . (b) beginning 1 March 1976, for imports to be effected in March 1976 ; The licence entails the obligation to import from the country indicated . (c) beginning 22 March 1976, for imports to be effected in the second quarter of 1976 . 2. On the working day following the last working day of the period for the submission of applications, 2. The amount provided for in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regu­ Member States shall inform the Commission , by telex, lation ( EEC) No 3328 /75 for each product intended of the total quantity for each of the non-member for importation into a Member State other than those countries which are the subject of the applications mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be equal to 90 % of referred to in paragraph 1 . the amount resulting from the levy corrected, if such should be the case, by any monetary compensatory The Commission shall decide , for each non-member amount applicable for France during the week : country concerned , which applications can be accepted . If the quantities of products originating in a (a) beginning 5 January 1976, for imports to be non-member country in respect of which licences are effected in January and February 1976 ; applied for exceed the quantity available from that (b) beginning 1 March 1976, for imports to be non-member country, the Commission shall fix a effected in March 1976 ; single percentage for the reduction of the quantities (c) beginning 22 March 1976, for imports to be applied for. effected in the second quarter of 1976 . 3 . If the total quantity forming the subject of appli­ cations relating to a non-member country is lower Article 5 than the quantity available from that non-member country , the Commission shall decide what shall be 1 . The import charges shall be reduced by the done with the remaining quantity. amount fixed in accordance with Article 4 only if the model of the certificate for the movement of goods 4. The import licences shall be valid only until 30 EUR. 1 contained in Annex 5 to Annex II to Regula­ June 1976 . tion ( EEC ) No 1598 / 75 indicates : 5 . The licences shall be issued on the 21st day (a) in box 5 , the group of countries of destination , by following the first day of the period for the submis­ means of the figure T for the Member States sion of applications . referred to in Article 4 ( 1 ) and by means of the figure ' 2' for the Member States referred to in para­ 6 . Subject to the provisions of Article 1 8 of Regula­ graph 2 of that Article ; tion ( EEC) No 193 / 75 , the security shall be released (b) in box 7, the amount of the export tax collected immediately for a quantity in respect of which no per 1 00 kg ; import licence has been issued . (c) in box 8 , the subheading of the Common Customs Tariff for the product in question . Article 3 A separate certificate shall be drawn up for each Importation to benefit from the system of import subheading of the Common Customs Tariff. charge reductions may take place only if the origin of the products concerned is certified by the competent 2 . The application of this Regulation may not in authorities of the exporting countries in conformity any event give rise to the granting of an amount .

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3 . The export tax to be collected shall be that in Article 6 force at the date of completion of the customs export formalities . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January The amount by which the import charges shall be 1976 . reduced shall be that valid on the day of completion of the customs import formalities in the Community region indicated in box 5 of the certificate . It shall apply until 30 June 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1975 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission