8.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL93/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No803/76
of7April1976
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantingofaslaughterpremiumfor
producersofbovineanimalsduringthe1976/77marketingyear
regardaseligibleforthepremiumprovidedforin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No797/76.Such
minimumweightsshallnotbelessthan330kglive
weight.
2.Themaximumamountreferredtoinparagraph
2ofthesaidArticleshallapplytoanimalswhose
weightcorrespondstotheaverageweightofallthe
eligibleanimalsasrecordedinaMemberStateor
regionofaMemberStateduringaperiodtobedeter­
mined.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
797/76of6April1976authorizingMemberStatesto
grantapremiumontheslaughterofcertainadult
bovineanimalsintendedforslaughteringduringthe
1976/77marketingyear(1),andinparticularArticle4
thereof,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No797/76
providesthatMemberStatesotherthanthosereferred
toinRegulation(EEC)No620/76(2)shallbeautho­
rizedforthe1976/77marketingyeartograntforthe
benefitofproducersapremiumfortheslaughterof
certainadultbovineanimalsofCommunityorigin
intendedforslaughterotherthancows;whereasthere
shouldbeafurtherrequirementthatthispremiumbe
grantedonlyinrespectofanimalsbornandrearedin
theCommunitywhichareslaughteredintheMember
Stategrantingthepremium;whereas,however,under
certainconditionsanimalsbornandrearedinthe
UnitedKingdomshouldbeentitledtothispremium
iftheyareslaughteredinIreland;
Whereasthemeatfromanimalsinrespectofwhich
thesaidpremiumhasbeengrantedshouldnotbethe
subjectofinterventionbuying-ininthecaseoftrade
betweenMemberStates;
Whereasrulesshouldbelaiddownforthecalculation
ofthemaximumamountreferredtoinArticle1(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No797/76;
WhereasthepremiumsfinancedbytheGuarantee
SectionoftheEAGGFconstituteinterventions onthe
internalmarketwithinthemeaningofArticle3of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70of21April
1970onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2788/72(4);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,Inthecaseofananimalwhoseweightexceedsthe
averageweight,themaximumamountactuallyappli­
cableshallbeequalinunitsofaccountto45times
theratiobetweentheweightofsuchanimalandthat
averageweight.
Theperiodreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphand
theaverageweightsshallbeestablishedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68.
3.MemberStatesshallestablishtherulesforequi­
valencesbetweenslaughteredweightandliveweight,
accountbeingtakenoftheforminwhichthecarcase
ispresented.
Article2
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.MemberStatesmayprovidethatthepremium
referredtoinArticle1shallbegrantedatthetime
whenananimalisfirstmarketedforslaughter.
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission when
theymakesuchaprovision.
2.Animalsinrespectofwhichpremiumshave
beengrantedmustbeslaughteredwithin28daysfrom
thedateonwhichtheyarefirstmarketedandduring
the1976/77marketingyear.TheMemberStates
concernedshalltakemeasurestoensurethatsuch
animalsarepermanentlymarkedinsuchawayasto
ruleoutthepossibilityofafurtherpremiumbeing
granted.1.MemberStatesshallspecifythecategories,quali­
tiesandminimumweightsoftheanimalswhichthey
(')Seepage8ofthisOfficialJournal.
(:)OJNoL74,20.3.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(4)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.

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Article6 3.TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessary
measurestoensurethatinappropriatecasesan
amounteaualtothepremiumgrantedisrecovered.MemberStateswhichgrantthispremiumshalltake
allnecessarymeasurestoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationarecompliedwith.
Article3
Article7 1.ThepremiumreferredtoinArticle1shallonly
begrantedinrespectofanimalsbornandrearedin
theCommunityandslaughteredintheMemberState
thatgrantsthepremium.
2.NeverthelesstheUnitedKingdommaygrantthe
premiumforanimalsbornandrearedthereand
slaughteredinIrelandprovidedthattheslaughtering
inIrelandhasbeenprovedbymeansofacertificateto
theeffectthattheanimalshavebeenslaughtered
duringtheperiodlaiddowninArticle2(2).1.MemberStateswhichgrantthispremiumshall
notifytheCommission ofthemeasurestakento
implementthepremiumreferredtoinArticle1not
laterthan10daysafterthedayonwhichsuch
measurescomeintoeffect.
2.MemberStateswhichgrantthispremiumshall:
(a)duringtheweektowhichthenotificationsrelate,
notifytheCommission oftheamountof
premiumsforeseenwhichtheyintendtogrant
duringthatweek,takingintoaccountthemarket
situationandtheprovisionsofArticle1(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No797/76,
(b)notlaterthan15daysaftertheendoftheweekto
whichthenotificationrelates,notifytheCommis­
sionofthenumberandapproximateweightofthe
animalsinrespectofwhichentitlementtothe
premiumwasestablishedduringeachweek,
brokendownbyspecificcategorypursuantto
Article1,aswellasoftheamountofthe
premiumsactuallygranted.Article4
1.Beefandvealfromcategoriesofanimalsthatare
eligibleinaMemberStatemakinguseoftheauthori­
zationinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No797/76
shallnotbeboughtinbyinterventionagenciesin
otherMemberStates.
Beefandvealfromanimalsslaughteredinthecircum­
stancesreferredtoinArticle3(2)maynotbebought
inforinterventionnormaytheybenefitfromthe
conditionsprovidedforinArticle5.
2.Ifthemeatreferredinparagraph 1isofferedfor
interventioninaMemberStatemakinguseofthesaid
authorization ,anamountequaltothepremiumappli­
cableinthatMemberStateonthedayofslaughter
shallbepaidtothecompetentauthoritiesbythe
selleratthetimeofthesubmissiontointervention of
themeatfromtheeligibleanimals.Article8
1.WithinthemeaningofArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No797/76,EAGGFfinancingshallapplyin
respectofanimalswhoseentitlementtothepremium
wasestablishedbetween 1September1976andthe
endofthe1976/77marketingyear.
2.TheamountsrecoveredbyMemberStates
pursuanttoArticles2(3)and4(2)shallbededucted
fromtheexpendituretobebornebytheEAGGF,to
theextentthatexpenditureinrespectthereofhas
beenchargedtotheCommunity .Article5
Article9IftheUnitedKingdomgrantsthepremiumreferred
toinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No797/76,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshalltakeallneces­
sarymeasurestoensurethatmeatfromcategoriesof
adultbovineanimalseligibleforthepremium,origi­
natinginIrelandandintendedforconsumption in
theUnitedKingdom,shallreceivethesamefinancial
advantagesasthoseresultingfromthegrantingofthe
premiumprovidedforinthesaidArticleformeat
derivedfromanimalsslaughteredintheUnited
Kingdom.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Itshallapplywitheffectfrom15March
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission