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opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministrationofaCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertain
Alpinebreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43and
113thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,abovementioned quota,andtheuninterruptedapplication
ofthequotadutiestoallimportsoftheanimalsinquestion
untilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,havingregardtothe
principlesdefinedabove,theCommunitynatureofthe
quotacanberespectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariff
quotaamongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limitedby
specialfactors,bothgeographical andzootechnical ;
whereascertainMemberStatesdonothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,however,
inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotainquestionshouldbepreservedbymaking
provisionforrequirements whichmayariseinthese
MemberStates;whereas,tothisend,theseMemberStates
mayproceedtodrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunity
reservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,inordertoreflect
ascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketin
question,theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportion
totherequirementsofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatisticaldata
concerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,(*),
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongtocertain
specificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuchin,the
statisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,nodataon
importsprovidedbytheMemberStatescouldbe
consideredtobesufficientlyaccurateandrepresentativeto
beusedasabasisfortheallocationinquestion;whereas
theextenttowhichCommunitytariffquotasforthose
animalsintheCommunityhavebeenexhaustedandthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfromthird
countriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobeassessedas
follows:WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityundertook,
withintheframeworkofGATT,toopenanannual
Communitytariffquotaof5000headatadutyof4%for
bulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds,fallingwithin
subheadingex01.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereaseligibilityforsuchquotaissubjecttosubmission
ofthefollowingdocuments :
—bulls:apedigreecertificate,
—femaleanimals:apedigreecertificateofregistrationin
theherdbook,certifyingpurityofbreed;
Whereastheabovementioned tariffquotafortheperiod
1July1987to30June1988should,therefore,beopened
atadutyof4%;whereas,however,underthetermsof
Article282ofthe1985ActofAccession,thePortuguese
Republicisauthorizedtopostpone,untilthebeginningof
thesecondstage,theprogressiveapplicationtoimportsof
preferencesgranted,unilaterallyorbyagreement,bythe
Communitytocertainthirdcountries;whereasacheck
shouldbecarriedouttoascertainthattheimported
animalshavenotbeenslaughteredwithinacertainperiod
inaccordancewithArticle1(3);Germany
France
Italy1500head
120head
3500head
whereastheneedsoftheUnitedKingdom,Irelandand
Spainmay,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation,be
assessedat75,25and100headrespectively;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequaland
continuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstothe
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossibletrendof
importsoftheaforementioned animalsintothesaid
MemberStates,thequotaamountof5000headshouldbe
dividedintotwoparts,thefirstpartbeingallocatedamong
certainMemberStates,thesecondformingareserve
intendedsubsequentlytocovertherequirementsofthose (MOJNoC156,15.6.1987.

(')Thenumbersappearinginthecolumn'Combined
nomenclaturecode'willreplacethoseappearinginthecolumn
'CCTheadingNo'asfromthedateofentryintoforceofthe
International Conventiononaharmonizedsystemof
designationandcodificationofgoods.Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventofan
actofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbyalocal1.7.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL176/27
Whereasitispossiblethat,duringtheperiodof
applicabilityofthesaidquota,thenomenclatureusedby
theCommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythe
combinednomenclature basedontheInternational
Conventiononaharmonizedsystemofdesignationand
codificationofgoods;whereasthisRegulationmusttake
accountofthepossibilitybyusingthecodesofthe
combinednomenclature withinwhichthesaidproducts
fall;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomof
theNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgare
unitedwithinandjointlyrepresentedbytheBenelux
EconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothateconomic
unionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers,MemberStateswhentheirinitalsharesareexhaustedand
requirementswhichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedata
comparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstancesmaybeabout86%ofthequotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesofthoseMemberStatesmaybe
usedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,inordertotakethis
factintoaccountandavoidanybreakincontinuity,itis
importantthatthatMemberStatehavingusedupalmost
thewholeofitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional
sharefromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
oftheseMemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmany
timesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialand
additionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichlattermust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsareused
andinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequotaperiod,a
considerablebalanceoftheinitialshareofoneorotherof
theMemberStatesisleftover,itisessentialthatthatState
shouldreturnaconsiderablepartofsuchbalancetothe
reserveinorderthatpartoftheCommunityquotashould
notremainunusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbe
usedinothers;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1July1987to30June1988,thedutyapplicable
totheimportoftheanimalsdesignatedhereaftershallbe
suspendedatthelevelindicatedinArticle2withinthelimit
oftherelevantCommunityTariffquotamentioned(*):
Order
NoCCT
heading
NoCombined
nomenclature
codeDescription QuotaValue
09.0003 ex01.02AII ex0102.90-10
ex0102.90-31
ex0102.90-33
ex0102.90-35Bulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthose
intendedforslaughter,ofthefollowing
mountainbreeds:themottledSimmentalbreed
andtheSchwyzandFribourgbreeds 5000head
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjecttothe
submissionof:
—inthecaseofbulls:apedigreecertificate,
—inthecaseoffemaleanimals:apedigreecertificateor
certificateofregistrationintheherdbook,certifying
purityofbreed.authoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsforthe
slaughter.
4.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccordance
withthefollowingArticles.
Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,the
abovementioned cowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughteredwithin
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Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicshallapplycustomsduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsinthe
ActofAccession.4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,each
oftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslowerthanthose
fixedintheseparagraphsiftherearereasonstoconsider
thatsuchsharesmightnotbeexhausted.Theyshallinform
theCommissionofthegroundswhichledthemtoapply
thisparagraph.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof4300headshallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStateslistedbelow.Thesharesshallapplyfrom
1July1987to30June1988subjecttoArticle7,andshall
beasfollows:Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5shall
applyuntil30June1988.
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom850head
100head
100head
25head
3150head
75head
2.Thesecondpartof700headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.Article7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlaterthan
1March1988,theunusedportionoftheirinitialsharein
excess,on15February1988,of5%oftheinitialamount.
Theymayreturnalargerquantityiftherearereasonsto
considerthatsuchquantitymaynotbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshavebeen
issuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothereserve.Article4
Ifanimporternotifiesanimminentimportationofthe
animalsinquestionintheBeneluxEconomicUnion,
DenmarkorGreeceandrequeststhebenefitofthequota,
theMemberStateconcernedshallinformtheCommission
anddrawanamountcorresponding totheserequirements
totheextentthattheavailablebalanceofthereserve
permitsthis.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1March1988,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsoftheanimals
inquestioneffectedupto15February1988inclusive,and
chargedagainstthetariffquota,theamountsreferredtoin
thesecondsubparagraph and,whereappropriatethe
proportionoftheirinitialsharethattheyreturntothe
reserve.
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamountsofthe
sharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordancewith
Articles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthemofthe
extenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhaustedassoonasit
receivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5March1988,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserveafterthe
returnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailableand,
tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereoftotheMember
Statemakingthelastdrawing.ArticleS
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshareless
theamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle7has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
immediately,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecond
share,insofarasthereservepermits,equalto10%ofits
initialshareroundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneoftheseMember
Stateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewithparagraph1,immediatelydrawathird
shareequalto5%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%or
moreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneoftheseMember
Stateshasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
accordancewithparagraph1,drawafourthshareequalto
thethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuantto
Articles4or5itispossibleforimportstobecounted

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withoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumulatedsharesof
theCommunityquota.Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.
Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperateclosely
toensuretheprovisionsofthisRegulationareobserved.
Article13
TheCouncilshalladopt,ingoodtime,theadjustmentsto
theInternationalConventiononaharmonizedsystemof
designationandcodificationofgoodswhicharenecessary
bothforthecodificationandforthedesignationof
goods.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1987.Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedto
themforimporters.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMemberStates
havebeenusedupshallberecordedonthebasisofimports
submittedforcustomsclearanceundercoverof
declarationsthattheyhavebeenmadeavailableforfree
circulation .
4.Whereimportdocumentsareusedforthe
administration ofthequota,theyshallbesenttothe
issuingbodyassoonaspossibleandatalleventsontheir
expiry.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,25June1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.DECROO