31977R0598

No L 76/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 3 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 598 /77 of 18 March 1977 fixing the quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the second quarter of 1977

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the detailed rules for the application of the COMMUNITIES , special import arrangements for certain types of frozen beef intended for processing were laid down in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 597/77 of 18 March 1 977 (4) and Economic Community, the system of import licences for these products laid Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 down in Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of 18 March June 1968 on the common organization of the market 1977 0 ; in beef and veal ( ! ), as last amended by Regulation Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2 ), and in particular Article 14 (4) (a) are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ thereof, ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Whereas the Council estimated that the deficit for meat for processing in 1977 will be 75 000 tonnes (3) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : whereas Article 14 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 requires the quantities of meat referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 (a) and (b) of that Article which may be imported separately and the rate of suspension of the 1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1977, the levy in the case of the meat referred to in paragraph 1 maximum quantities referred to in Article 14 (4) (a) of (b) thereof to be determined ; Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be : (a) 5 000 tonnes for the meat referred to in Article 14 Whereas it is planned to dispose of substantial quanti­ ( 1 ) (a) thereof, ties of frozen beef in the second quarter of 1977 which have been the subject of intervention (b) 10 000 tonnes for the meat referred to in Article measures ; whereas these stocks together with frozen 14 ( 1 ) (b) thereof. meat taken out of storage or imported during this 2. The levy collected on the import of the meat period under the 'linked sales' system will meet the referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be equal to the levy needs of the processing industry ; whereas the deficit applicable on the day of import less 45 % . for the second quarter can therefore be estimated at 15 000 tonnes , of which 5 000 tonnes in for meat Article 2 intended for the manufacture of preserved food and 10 000 tonnes for meat intended for the manufacture This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April of other products ; 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1977 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p . 1 . (4 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal . (}) OJ No L 15, 18 . 1 . 1977, p. 28 . ( s ) OJ No L 75, 23 . 3 . 1977, p. 5.