NoL106/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.74
REGULATION (EEC)No920/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18April1974
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomtemporarilytograntnationalsubsidiesfor
beefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyofAccession(')ofthe
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
CommunityandparticularlyArticle63oftheAct(2)
annexedthereto;
Whereastheguidepricesforcalvesandadultbovine
animals,effectivefrom1April1974,hasbeenfixedat
levelsappreciablyhigherthanthosepreviouslyin
force;whereashowever,conformingtoArticle63of
theActofAccessiontheguidepricesfortheUnited
Kingdomhavebeenfixedatlevelsdifferentfrom
thoseinforceintheotherMemberStates;which
representineffectonlyapartoftheriseinthelatter;
WhereasforthisreasontheincomeoftheBritish
producersofbeefandvealisnotassuredinthecondi­
tionsrulingtheincomelikelytobeobtainedelse­
whereintheCommunity ;
Whereasthedetailedrulesofapplyingtheinterven­
tionsystemforbeefarenotofanaturelikelytolead
topublicpurchasesintheUnitedKingdom ;that
fromthisfacttheincomeoftheproducersconcerned
risksbeingaffected;
Whereasthemotivesmentioned aboveleadtothe
conclusionitisopportunetoallow,temporarily ,the
grantofnationalsubsidiesintendedtocompensatefor
thesedisadvantages ;
Whereasthesesubsidiescanbegrantedaccordingto
therulesofthesystemexistinguntilnowinthe
UnitedKingdomandcalledthe'CalfSubsidies
Scheme';thereisreasontolaydownprovisions
governingthemaximumunitary'levelofthese
subsidies,whileprovidingforanincreaseatalater
dateinrelationtotheamountapplicableatpresent;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydown,asconcernsthe
exportsofbeefcattlefromNorthernIrelandaswellas
slaughterings effectedinthisregion,asystemof
supplementary subsidiesallowingparticularlythe
assurance,asfaraspossible,ofanequilibriumof
competitiveconditionsbetweenthisregionand
Ireland;whereaswithaviewtomaintainingthisequil­
ibriumonthirdcountrymarketsitisnecessaryto
provideforthelevyingofachargeonexportsfrom
NorthernIrelandtothirdcountries ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Witheffectfrom1April1974theUnitedKingdomis
authorizedtograntintheframeworkofthenational
systematpresentinforceinthatMemberStateand
calledthe'CalfSubsidiesScheme'andunderthe
conditionsdefinedinArticle2,anationalsubsidyfor
encouragingtherearingofcalvesforbeefproduction
whofulfill,duringtheapplicationofthisRegulation ,
thenationalconditionsofthe'CalfSubsidiesScheme'.
Article-2
Theamountofsubsidytobegrantedmaynotbe
greaterthantheamountatpresentapplicable .
HoweveritcanbeincreasedinGreatBritainby£10
peranimalorcarcasefulfilling,duringtheperiod
beginning 1July1974,theconditionsofthe'Calf
SubsidiesScheme'.
Article3
1.Witheffectfrom 1April1974theUnited
Kingdomisauthorizedtograntanationalsubsidyin
NorthernIrelandunderthefollowingconditions .
2.Theamountofthesubsidymaynotbegreater
thanthe'accession'compensatoryamountappliedto
theexchangesbetweentheUnitedKingdomand
Irelandforadultbovineanimals.Itcanonlybe
granted
(a)ontheslaughteringofsuchanimals,
(b)ontheshippingofsuchanimalstoGreatBritain,
and
(c)ontheexportofsuchanimalstootherMember
Statesandtothirdcountries .
Article4
AslongastheUnitedKingdomusestheauthoriza­
tionlaiddowninArticle3,itshall,ontheexportto
thirdcountriesoflivebovineanimalsandbeef
comingfromNorthernIreland,levyachargethe
amountofwhichshallbeequaltothedifference
between,ontheonehand,the'accession'compensa­
toryamountapplicableintradebetweenthatmember
stateandIrelandand,ontheotherhand,theamount
oftherefundapplicableonexportfromIreland
resultinginparticularfromtheapplicationofArticle(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

19.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL106/37
12(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No181/73(')of
23January1973layingdowngeneralrulesfora
systemofcompensatory amountsforbeefandveal.
Artide5
TheUnitedKingdomshallinformtheCommission
ofthecircumstances inwhichitusestheauthoriza­
tionslaiddowninthisRegulation .Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
afteritspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EHropeanComMitnities.
Itisapplicableupto31January1975,withtheexcep­
tionofArticles 1and2whichareapplicableupto31
December1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1
(')OJNoI.25,30.I.1973,p.9.