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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1485/76
of21June1976
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
30000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughter,ofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6%to4%;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActconcerningthe
conditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties(2),thenewMemberStatesareobligedto
applytheRegulationsofthecommonagricultural
policyfrom1February1973onwards;whereas,there­
fore,anyrequirements whichmayariseinthese
MemberStatesduringthequotaperiodunderconsid­
erationshouldbetakenintoaccountintheCommu­
nitytariffquotainquestion;whereastheabovemen­
tionedtariffquotafortheperiod1July1976to30
June1977shouldthereforebeopenedatadutyof4%for,theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
atadutycorresponding totheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
donothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,tothisend,theseMemberStatesmay
proceedtodrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunity
reservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,inorderto
reflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbe
madeinproportiontotherequirementsofeachofthe
MemberStatesconcerned,calculatedinaccordance
withstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodand
witheconomicprospectsforthequotaperiodinques­
tion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom(')OJNoC125,8.6.1976,p.47.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Benelux
Germany
France
Italy1500head ,
10000head ,
3900head ,
6100headArticle1
1.Duringtheperiod1July1976to30June1977,
aCommunitytariffquotaof30000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofcows
andheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
thefollowingmountainbreeds:grey,brown,yellow
andmottledSimmentalbreedandmottledPinzgau
breed,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,theabove­
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.Withinthesaidtariffquota,thenewMember
Statesshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Article3
1.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1976to30June1977,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:Whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation ,the
needsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmaybe
assessedat300and200head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof30000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
acomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeapproximately 60%ofthe
quotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
State,havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
share,shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequotaperiod
aconsiderable balanceoftheinitialshareofoneor
otheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itisessential
thatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderablepartof
suchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpartofthe
Communitytariffquotashouldnotremainunusedin
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,Benelux
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1000head,
8800head,
3400head,
200head,
5300head,
300head.
2.Thesecondpartof11000headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle 1(1),thisMemberStateshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.

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Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4or5itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.Article5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orof
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondShare,insofarasthe
reservepermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted .TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .
Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30Junp1977.
Article7
If,by5April1977,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1977,returntothereservetheunused
proportionofthisshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1977,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1977inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve.Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,21June1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS