NoL93/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.4.76
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No797/76
of6April1976
authorizingMemberStatestograntapremiumontheslaughterofcertainadult
bovineanimalsintendedforslaughterduringthe1976/77marketingyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Itshallbecalculatedinsuchawaythat,whena
premiumisgrantedthesumofthemarketprice
recordedintheMemberStatewhichavailsitselfof
theauthorizationreferredtoinparagraph Iandofthe
amountofthepremiumactuallygranteddoesnot
exceedonaverageandoverthemarketingyearasa
whole,85%oftheguidepriceapplicableinthat
MemberState.Atnotimemaythatsumexceed88%
ofthelatterguideprice.
Article2
Theinterventionbuying-inpriceofmeatcoming
fromanimalswhichhavebeenthesubjectofa
premiumshallbereducedbytheamountofthe
premiumactuallygranted.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
Whereastheinterventionpriceapplicableinthebeef
andvealsectorforthe1976/77marketingyearwas
fixedatalevelbelowthatresultingfromtheimple­
mentationofArticle6ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal(2),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No568/76(3);whereasthe
MemberStatesshouldthereforebeauthorizedtogrant
furtheraidtoproducersofbovineanimalsinorderto
enablethemtosecureincomesinkeepingwiththe
increaseintheguideprice;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybemetbygrantingsucha
premiumfortheslaughterofcertainadultbovine
animalsofCommunityoriginintendedforslaughter,
otherthancows;
Whereasthispremiumconstitutesaninterventionon
theinternalmarketwithinthemeaningofArticle3of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70of21April
1970onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policy(4),aslastamendedbytheActofAccession(5);
whereas,however,thecontributionoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFundtowards
thefinancingofthispremiumshouldbelimited,Article3
BywayofderogationfromArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No729/70,financingbytheEuropeanAgricul­
turalGuidanceandGuaranteeFundshallbelimited
to25%oftheamountofthepremiumsactually
grantedduringtheperiodfrom1September 1976
untiltheendofthe1976/77marketingyear.
Article4
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshallbeadoptedaccordingtotheprocedurelaid
downinArticle27ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
2.Therulesreferredtoinparagraph 1mayinclude
inparticular :
(a)definitionofthecategoriesandqualitiesof
animalswhichmaybethesubjectofapremium;
(b)measuresnecessary,inrespectofliveanimalsand
meat,toavoiddisturbances intradewhichresult
fromtheapplicationofthepremiumsystem;
(c)conditionsunderwhichthepremiumscanbe
grantedatthefirstmarketingofadultbovine
animalsintendedforslaughter.1.TheMemberStatesotherthanthosereferredto
inRegulation (EEC)No620/76(6)areauthorized,for
the1976/77marketingyear,tograntforthebenefitof
producersapremiumfortheslaughterofcertainadult
bovineanimalsofCommunityoriginintendedfor
slaughter,otherthancows.
2.Theamountofthepremiumwhichisvariablein
timemayundernocircumstances exceed45unitsof
accountperadultbovineanimalofanaverageweight
tobedetermined . Article5
(')OJNoC5.?,8.3.1976,p.24.
(-)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(-')OJNoL67,1.5.3.1976,p.28.
(4)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(>)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(b)O]NoL74,20.3.1976,p.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom15March1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,6April1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS