31977R0928

30 . 4 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 109/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 928/77 of 29 April 1977 laying down special rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts with a view to preventing deflections of trade in beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN aligned as necessary on those for carcases and half-car­ COMMUNITIES, cases of adult bovine animals ;

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession, Whereas these special arrangements should be conti­ nued and the text of the relevant provisions aligned Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No with the new rules of Regulation (EEC) No 430/77 430/77 of 14 February 1977 laying down general rules applicable since the beginning of the 1977/78 for the system of compensatory amounts for beef and marketing year, Regulation (EEC) No 644/77 being veal ('), and in particular the first paragraph of Article accordingly repealed ; ' 1 0 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 430/77 the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ accession compensatory amounts for beef and veal are ment Committee for Beef and Veal , calculated in accordance with the rules for calculating the levies ; whereas that Regulation replaced Council Regulation (EEC) No 181 /73 of 23 January 1973 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : laying down general rules for the system of compensa­ tory amounts for beef and veal (2) ; Article 1

Whereas the amounts applicable to carcases and quar­ Until 31 December 1977 the accession compensatory ters of adult bovine animals are much lower than amounts for products falling within subheadings 02.01 those applicable to cuts of meat, particularly boned A II a) 4, 02.01 A II b) 4 (aa) and (bb) 33, 02.06 C I a) cuts ; and 16.02 B III b) 1 (aa) of the Common Customs Whereas, since the latter products may readily be Tariff shall, to the extent necessary to prevent deflec­ obtained from the former, the desire to take advantage tions of trade or artificial trade flows, be fixed, by of the difference in compensatory amounts created alignment on the amounts for carcases and half-car­ artificial trade flows and thereby deflected trade to the cases of adult bovine animals, at levels below those financial detriment of the Community ; obtained by application of the rules laid down for the calculation of the levy. Whereas in these circumstances the requisite measures were taken by Commission Regulation Article 2 (EEC) No 644/77 of 29 March 1977 laying down special rules for the application of accession compen­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 644/77 is hereby satory amounts with a view to preventing deflection of repealed. trade in beef and veal (3), to put an end to such prac­ tices, the compensatory amounts for cuts and for Article 3 meat, salted or in brine, as well as for other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, uncooked, being This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 May 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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