31977R2121

No L 247/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 9 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2121 /77 of 26 September 1977 fixing the quantities of frozen beef intended for processing which may be imported under special terms in the fourth quarter of 1977

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 1 1 (3) of this Regulation provides that licences COMMUNITIES, shall be normally issued on the 30th day of each quarter ; whereas however it is appropriate from this Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European rule to avoid an excessive supply of beef on the Economic Community, Community market when grass feed cattle are being Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No sold ; 805/.68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Article 14 (4) (a) thereof, Whereas the Council has estimated at 75 000 tonnes HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : N the deficit of meat for processing in 1 977 (3) ; whereas, pursuant to Article 14 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 805/68, the quantities of meat referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) of that Article which may be imported 1 . For the period 1 October to 31 December 1977, separately and the rate of suspension of the levy in the the maximum quantities as referred to in Article 14 case of the meat referred to in paragraph 1 (b) thereof (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be : must be determined ; (a) 5 000 tonnes of meat expressed bone-in in respect Whereas the considerable and increasing Community of meat as referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (a) of the supplies of meat suitable for processing are almost said Regulation ; sufficient to meet the needs of the processing (b) 10 000 tonnes of meat expressed bone-in in industry ; whereas the deficit for the fourth quarter of respect of meat as referred to in Article 14 ( 1 ) (b) 1977 can therefore be estimated at 15 000 tonnes of thereof, meat expressed as bone-in meat, of which 5 000 tonnes * is meat intended for the manufacture of 2. The levy to be charged on the import of the meat referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be equal to certain preserves, and 10 000 tonnes is meat intended the levy applicable on the day of import less 45 % . for the manufacture of other products ; Whereas the detailed rules for the application of the Article 2 special import arrangements for certain types of By way of derogation from Article 1 1 (3) of Regulation frozen beef intended for processing were laid down in (EEC) No 585/77 licences shall be issued on 21 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/77 of 18 November 1977 . March 1977 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1384/77 (5) ; whereas the system of import licences for Article 3 these products was laid down in Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of 18 March 1977 (6), as This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 384/77 ; whereas 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 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 . (3) OJ No L 15 , 18 . 1 . 1977 , p . 28 . («) OJ No L 76, 24. 3 . 1977, p . 1 . (5 ) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6 . 1977, p . 16 . (6) OJ No L 75, 23 . 3 . 19 77, p . 5 .