1. 8. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 210/39 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2429/86 of 31 July 1986 on the procedure for determining the meat content of meat preparations and preserves falling within subheading ex 16.02 B III b) 1) of the nomenclature contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2184/86 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2055/84 (3, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas provisions are needed in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature contained in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2184/86 of 11 July 1986 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal (°), with a view to the classification of preparations and preserves containing bovine meat (excluding offal and fat); Whereas, in accordance with subheadings 16.02 B III b) ex 1) ex aa) (11), (22), (33), (44), and 16.02 B III b) ex 1) ex bb) (11), (22), (33), (44) and (55) of the nomenclature contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2184/86, preparations and preserves containing bovine meat are classified according to the percentage by weight of meat (excluding offal and fat); Whereas it is necessary to define a procedure for deter- mining the percentage by weight of meat (excluding offal and fat); Whereas, as a result of studies carried out, the procedure set out in the Annex to this Regulation provides the best safeguards ; Whereas, since the provisions envisaged are not in accor- dance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature, the Commission has proposed to the Council the provisions to be adopted, under the procedure provided for in Article 3 of Regu- lation (EEC) No 97/69 ;. Whereas three months after the proposal was submitted to it, the Council has not acted and it is therefore appro- priate for the Commission to adopt the proposed provi- sions under the aforementioned procedure in Regulation (EEC) No 97/69, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The percentage by weight of meat in preparations and preserves containing bovine meat (excluding offal and fat) falling within subheadings 16.02 B III b) ex 1) ex aa) (11), (22), (33), (44), and 16.02 B III b) ex 1) ex bb) (11), (22), (33), (44) and (55) of the nomenclature contained in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2184/86 shall be deter- mined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Offzczal Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 July 1986. () OJ No L 14, 21. 1. 1969, p. 1. () O] No L 191, 19. 7. 1984, p. 1. () OJ No L 190, 12. 7. 1986, p. 19. For the Commission COCKFIELD Vice-President