31979R2976

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 329 , 24 . 12 . 1979 , P . 15 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2976/79

OF 27 DECEMBER 1979

FIXING THE QUANTITIES OF FROZEN BEEF INTENDED FOR PROCESSING WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED ON SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2916/79 ( 2 ), ARTICLE 14 ( 4 ) ( A ) AND ( C ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE COUNCIL , UNDER THE SPECIAL IMPORT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO FROZEN BEEF AND VEAL INTENDED FOR PROCESSING , HAS DRAWN UP , FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , AN ESTIMATE OF 50 000 TONNES DIVIDED INTO TWO EQUAL QUANTITIES OF 25 000 TONNES EACH , ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF PRODUCT TO BE OBTAINED ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14 ( 4 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , IT IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITIES TO BE IMPORTED PER QUARTER AS WELL AS THE RATE OF REDUCTION OF THE IMPORT LEVY FOR MEAT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1980 , THE MAXIMUM QUANTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14 ( 4 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

- IN RESPECT OF THE MEAT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , 6 000 TONNES OF MEAT EXPRESSED IN BONE-IN MEAT ,

- IN RESPECT OF THE MEAT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 14 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THE SAID REGULATION , 6 000 TONNES OF MEAT , EXPRESSED IN BONE-IN MEAT .

ARTICLE 2

THE LEVY ON IMPORT OF THE MEAT REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LEVY APPLICABLE ON THE DAY OF IMPORT , LESS 55 % .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 DECEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT