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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1374/78
of20June1978
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
38000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionsforrequirements
whichmayariseinthisMemberState;whereas,to
thisend,thisMemberStatemayproceedtodraw
adequatesharesfromtheCommunityreservewhich
hasbeensetup;whereas,inordertoreflectasclosely
aspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGAITtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughterofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6%to4%;whereassubsequentlythisquota
wasincreasedunilaterallyto38000head;whereasthe
abovementioned tariffquotafortheperiod1July
1978to30June1979shouldthereforebeopenedata
dutyof4%inrelationtoaquantityof38000head;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limitedWhereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Benelux
Germany
France
Italy1500head,
10000head,
3900.head,
6100head;
whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformationthe
needsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmaybe
assessedat300and200head;(')Opiniondeliveredon17.6.1978(notyetpublishedinthe
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brown,yellowandmottledSimmentalbreedand
mottledPinzgaubreed,fallingwithinsubheadingex
01.02AIIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theabove­
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation,the
levyfixedinaccordancewithArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68(')shall,asregardsimportseffected
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No193/75(2),beappliedtoany
quantitiesexceedingthoseindicatedintheimport
licence.
Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1978to30June1979,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof38000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
•alevelwhich,underthepresentcircumstances ,may
beapproximately 50%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremain
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,Benelux
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1000head,
8800head,
3400head,
200head,
5300head,
300head.
2.Thesecondpartof19000headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve.
3.Importsoftheanimalsconcernedshallbe
subjecttotheprovisionsadoptedunderRegulation
(EEC)No974/71(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No557/76(4),asregardsthefluctuationofthe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates.
Article4
IfrequirementsariseinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle1(1),thisMemberStateshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1978to30June
1979,aCommunitytariffquotaof38000headshall
beopenedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityinrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesof
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:grey,(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
I2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(3)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
4OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.

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Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1April1979,
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
OnrequestbytheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.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
shallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than25March1979,theunusedportionoftheir
initialshareinexcess,on5March1979,of20%of
theinitialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantity
iftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25March
1979,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5March1979
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,
whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve., Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article13
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,20June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER
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