NoL268/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.10.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2502/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of2October1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1967/74asregardsthemaximumamountsof
thepremiumsfortheorderlymarketingofcertainadultbovineanimalsfor
slaughterandintroducingasystemofpremiumsfortheretentionofcattle
'Thepremiumshallnotexceedthefollowing
amounts :
unitsofaccountperhead
20
30
42
42month
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Article2THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article22a(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasasystemofpremiumsfortheorderly
marketingofadultbovineanimalsforslaughterwas
introducedbyRegulation(EEC)No1967/74(3);
Whereasinordertomakethesaidsystemmoreeffec­
tive,themaximumamountsofthepremiumshould
beincreased;
Whereas,havingregardtothepresentdaystructureof
holdingsintheregionsforwhichMemberStatesare
authorizednottoimplementthepremiumforthe
conversionofdairycowherdstomeatproduction,
introducedbyRegulation(EEC)No1353/73(4),the
saidMemberStatesshouldbeenabledtogranta
singlecattleretentionpremiumintheregionsreferred
to,insteadofthepremiumintroducedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1967/74;
Whereasitisnecessarytolimitthegrantingofthis
singlepremiumtoproducersnothavingmorethan20
bovineanimals;
Whereastheamountofthispremiumshouldbefixed
ataleveladequatetoconstituteaninducement
towardskeepingcowsorin-calfheifersonthehold­
ingsforarelativelylongperiod;
Whereas,thegrantingofthepremiumshould,
however,belimitedtoamaximumof10headper
holding,TheMemberStatesauthorizednottoimplement
Articles1to4ofRegulation(EEC)No1353/73inthe
regionsspecifiedinArticle5ofthesaidRegulation
may,insteadofthepremiumprovidedforinArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No1967/74,grantattherequest
oftheproducer,whetherornothebelongstoa
producers'association,intheseregions,asinglecattle
retentionpremiumforeachcoworin-calfheiferup
toamaximumof10headperholding,retainedon
holdingshavingnotmorethan20bovineanimals.
Article3
1.Theamountofthesinglepremiumprovidedfor
inArticle2shallbe33unitsofaccountperhead.It
shallbepayableintwoequalinstalments,thefirst
beingconsideredasanadvancetothebeneficiary.
2.Inordertobeeligibleforthepremium,each
producermustshowevidencetothesatisfactionofthe
competentauthoritythat,atthetimeoflodgingthe
requestunderArticle2,heretainsnomorethan20
bovineanimals.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetextofthesecondparagraphofArticle2(2)of
RegulationNo1967/74shallbereplacedbythe
following:
(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL206,27.7.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.18.3.Moreover,thegrantingofthepremiumshallbe
subjecttoanundertakingbytheproducerinwriting
toretainontheholdingfarmedatthedatewhenthe
requestislodged,foraperiodofatleastsevenmonths

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fromsuchdate,thecowsorin-calfheifersforwhich
hehasrequestedthatapremiumbegranted.
4.Article4(2)(a)(c)and(i)andArticle5ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1967/74shallapplytothesingle
premiumprovidedforinArticle2.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom7October1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,2October1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.BONNET