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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No883/76
of14April1976
ontheimportationwhileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofanadditional
numberofyoungbovineanimalsofalpinebreedsforfattening
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Importlicencesforyoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,weighingmorethan220kgbutnot
morethan300kg,ofthebrindledalpineSimmental
breedwithoutpermanentteethandofgrey,brownor
Pinzgaualpinebreeds,shallbeissued,inaccordance
withthespecialconditionslaiddowninthisRegula­
tion.
Wheretheweightoftheimportedyoungbovine
animalisnotmorethan10%over300kgornot
morethanunder220kgtheanimalshallbeconsid­
eredimportedunderthisRegulation .
2.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallrelateto
liveanimalsexpressedinheadofcattle.
3.Applicationsshallrelatetoaminimumof100
headandshallbeaccompanied by:
(a)awrittenundertakingfromtheapplicantthatthe
animalswillbefattenedintheimportingMember
Stateforaperiodof120daysfromthedayon
whichtheyareputintofreecirculation ;
(b)theprovisionofasecurityequalto60unitsof
accountperhead.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof,
Whereasthesuspensionoftheissueofimport
licenceswaseasedbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No76/76of16January1976settingupasystem
linkingimportsofbeefandvealproductseffectedby
wayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleofbeefheld
byinterventionagencies(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No283/76(4),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No223/76of30January1976settingupa
systemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproducts
effectedbywayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleof
preservedbeefheldbyinterventionagencies(5);
whereas,however,thatsystemdoesnotpermitthe
importationofyoungbovineanimals;
WhereasincertainregionsoftheCommunitythereis
aparticulardemand,whichtheCommunitymarket
hasdifficultyinmeeting,foryoungbovineanimalsof
certainalpinebreedsforfattening;whereasthat
demandisjustifiedbyreasonofthestructuralsitua­
tionofcattlebreedinginthoseregions;
Whereas,therefore,theimportationofsuchanimals
waspermittedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
321/76of13February1976onanamendedsystem
fortheimportation ,whileprotectivemeasuresarein
force,ofcertainyoungbovineanimalsofalpine
breedsforfattening(6);whereasthereasonswhichled
totheadoptionofthesaidRegulationstillexist;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadeforthe
importation ,whileprotectivemeasuresarestillin
force,ofanumberofyoungbovineanimalsofalpine
breedsforfattening,underthesameconditionsas
thoselaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No321/76,Article2
1.Applications forimportlicencesshallbe
submittedtothecompetentbodiesintheMember
Statesfrom26to30April,24to28Mayandfrom21
to25June1976.
Applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesthemselves
shallinclude:
(a)insection12,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—validfor...youngmalebovineanimalsfor
fattening(Regulation(EEC)No883/76);
—gültigfür...männlicheJungrinderfürdie
Mast(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.883/76);
—valablepour...jeunesbovinsmâlesdestinésa
l'engraissement (règlement(CEE)n°883/76);
—validoper...giovanibovinimaschidestinati
all'ingrasso (regolamento (CEE)n.883/76);
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.—geldigvoor...jongemannelijkerunderen,
bestemdvoordemesterij(Verordening (EEG)
nr.883/76); (3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
4OJNoL36,11.2.1976,p.10.
(5)OJNoL26,31.1.1976,p.59
6)OJNoL39,14.2.1976,p.30.—gyldigfor...ungtyrebestemttilopfedning
(forordning(EØF)nr.883/76);

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—anindelibletattoo,or
—anofficialorofficiallyapprovedearmark.
2.Suchtattooormarkrecordedatthetimethe
animalisputintofreecirculation,shallbeso
designedastoenablethedatewhentheanimalwas
putintofreecirculationandtheidentityofthe
importertobecheckedasmaybenecessary.
Article5(b)inSection14,particularsofthecountryoforigin.
Theissueofalicenceshallcarrywithittheobligation
toimportfromthecountryindicated.
2.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission
bytelex,atthelatestonthesecondworkingday
followingtheexpiryoftheperiodforthereceiptof
applications ,ofthetotalnumbersappliedforinaccor­
dancewithparagraph 1inrespectofeachofthenon­
membercountriesconcerned .
TheCommissionshalldecide,subjecttoanoverall
monthlylimitof10000head,towhatextentapplica­
tionscanbeaccepted.
Iftheapplicationsforlicencesexceedthelimitas
aforesaid,theCommissionshallspecifypercentages
bywhichthequantitiesappliedforshallbereduced.
3.Licencesshallbeissuedonthefifthdayofthe
monthfollowingthatinwhichtheapplicationswere
submitted .
4.Inadditiontotheproductionofanimport
licence,importationshallbesubjecttoproductionof
anofficialdocumentdrawnupbythecompetent
authoritiesinthenon-membercountryindicatedin
Section14oftheimportlicence,certifyingthatthe
youngbovineanimalscomewithinthedescriptionset
outinArticle1(1).Thelevyapplicabletoyoungbovineanimals
importedunderthisRegulationshallbeequalto
40%ofthefulllevy.
Article6
1.ImportlicencesissuedunderthisRegulation
shallbevalidfor30daysfromtheireffectivedayof
issue.
2.ThelicenceshallincludeinSection20oneof
thefollowingentries:
—Applicablelevy:40%offulllevy,
—GeltendeAbschöpfung :40%dervollen
Abschöpfung ,
—Prelevementapplicable :40%duprélèvement
entier, Article3
—Prelievoapplicabile :40%delprelievointero,
—Toetepassenheffing:40%vandevolleheffing,
—Gældendeafgift40%afheleafgiften.
Inaddition,wherethethirdsubparagraph ofArticle2
(2)isapplied,thelicenceshallincludeinSection20
oneofthefollowingentries:
—Licencevalidfor(quantityinwordsandfigures)
head,1.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwith:
(a)whenthecompetentauthoritiesintheimporting
MemberStatereceiveprooffromtheimporterthat
theanimalinquestion:
—hasnotbeenslaughteredbeforetheexpiryof
theperiodspecifiedinArticle1(3)(a),or
—hasdiedasaresultofsicknessoraccident
beforetheexpiryofsuchperiod;
^b)inrespectofeveryanimalforwhichnoimport
licencehasbeenissued.
2.Iftheproofreferredtoinparagraph 1(a)isnot
furnishedwithin30daysfromtheexpiryofthe
periodspecifiedinArticle1(3)(a),thesecurityshall
beforfeit.
Where,however,alicencetoimportanimalsisnot
used,anamountequaltoonlyfiveunitsofaccount
perheadshallbeforfeit.—Lizenzgültigfür(MengeinBuchstabenund
Zahlen)StückVieh,
—Certificatvalablepour(quantitéenlettreseten
chiffres)têtes,
—Titolovalidoper(quantitàinlettereeincifre)
capi,
—Certificaatgeldigvoor(hoeveelheidinlettersen
cijfers)stuksvee,
—Licensgyldigfor(mængdeibogstaverogtal)stk.
Article4
Article7
1.Eachanimalimportedonthetermssetoutin
Article1shallbeidentifiedbymarkingatleastoneof
itsearswith:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20April
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission