Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2006 of 7 November 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of granting of assistance for the export of beef and veal products which may benefit from a special import treatment in a third country (Codified Version)
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1. This Regulation establishes detailed rules of application in respect of exports to the United States of America of 5 000 tonnes per year of beef and veal of Community origin, fresh, chilled or frozen, qualifying for special treatment. 2. The meat referred to in paragraph 1 must comply with the health protection requirements laid down by the importing third country and relate to animals slaughtered not more than two months in advance of clearance through customs for export.
When the meat is being cleared through customs for export, the certificate of identity defined in Article 3 shall be issued, at the applicant’s request, on presentation of the export licence referred to in Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 ( 6 ) and a veterinary certificate showing the date of slaughter of the animals from which the meat applied for under Article 12 of that Regulation derives.
1. The certificate of identity shall be made out, with at least one copy, on a form corresponding to the specimen in Annex I. The certificate shall be printed in English on white paper measuring 210 × 297 mm. Each certificate shall have an individual serial number assigned by the customs office referred to in Article 4. The exporting Member State may require any certificates used on its territory to be printed in one of its official languages as well as in English. 2. Copies shall bear the same serial number as the original. Any particulars entered on the original and on the copies shall be typewritten, or, if handwritten, printed in block letters in ink.
1. The certificate of identity and the copies shall be issued by the customs office where the meat is cleared through customs for export. 2. The customs office referred to in paragraph 1 shall endorse the original certificate in the appropriate section and transmit the certificate to the party concerned, retaining a copy.
Member States shall take the necessary measures to check the origin and nature of products for which certificates of identity are issued.
Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 is repealed. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX I Text of image EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 1 Exporter 2 Certificate No ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY EXPORT OF CERTAIN BEEF AND VEAL TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 3 Consignee NOTES A. This certificate must be made out in one original and not less than one copy. B. The original and at least one copy must be produced for certification to the customs office at which customs export formalities are completed. C. The original must be produced to the customs authorities of the United States of America. 1 4 Marks, numbers, number and kind of packages, description of goods 5 Gross weight 6 Invoice Nos 7 Net weight 2 4 Marks, numbers, number and kind of packages, description of goods 5 Gross weight 6 Invoice Nos 7 Net weight 8 DECLARATION BY THE EXPORTER The undersigned exporter declares that the goods described above conform to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No At , on (Signature) 9 CERTIFICATION BY THE COMPETENT CUSTOMS OFFICE Customs formalities for export to the USA, including Puerto Rico, of the goods covered by this certificate have been completed. At , on (Signature) (Stamp)
ANNEX II Repealed Regulation with its successive amendments Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 ( 1 ) ( OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44 ) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2077/80 ( OJ L 202, 2.8.1980, p. 22 ) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3582/81 ( OJ L 359, 15.12.1981, p. 14 ) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3434/87 ( OJ L 327, 18.11.1987, p. 7 ) Article 1 only Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2006 ( OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 21 ) ( 1 ) This Regulation was also amended by Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ( OJ L 241, 13.9.1980, p. 5 ), which was repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.
ANNEX III CORRELATION TABLE Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 This Regulation Article 1 Article 1 Article 3 Article 2 Article 4 Article 3 Article 5 Article 4 Article 6 Article 5 — Article 6 Article 8 Article 7 Annex Annex I — Annex II — Annex III
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