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REGULATION (EEC)No2163/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of14August1974 %
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofpremiumsforthe
orderlymarketingofcertainadultbovineanimalsforslaughter
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforadministrative
collaboration betweenMemberStatestoensurethat
thepremiumsystemiscorrectlyappliedinintra­
Community tradeinanimalsqualifyingfora
premium,notablythroughtheuseofthecontrolcopy
providedforbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69(7)of19November1969ontheuseof
Communitytransitdocuments ,forthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods,asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No595/71(«);
Whereasstepsmustbetaken,notablyinintra­
Communitytrade,toensurethatmeatfromanimals
inrespectofwhichapremiumhasbeengrantedis
notboughtinbyinterventionagencies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68('),of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Articles22a(3)and25thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1967/74(3)of23July1974introducingasystemof
premiumsfortheorderlymarketingofcertainadult
bovineanimalsforslaughter,andinparticularArticle
4(2)thereof;
WhereasMemberStateshavewidediscretionastothe
extenttowhichtheyimplementthepremiumsystem
introducedbyRegulation (EEC)No1967/74;whereas
theframeworkwithinwhichMemberStatesareto
takethemeasuresnecessarytoensurethatobligations
underthepremiumareproperlyfulfilledmustbe
specified;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No1967/74
specifiesthatthepremiumforcertainadultbovine
animalsforslaughterisgrantedtoanimalsofCommu­
nityorigin;whereastheconceptofCommunity
originisdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
802/68(4)of27June1968onthecommondefinition
oftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereasadult
bovineanimalswhichhavebeenfattenedforasuffi­
cientlengthoftimeintheCommunityshouldalsobe
deemedtobeofCommunityorigin;
Whereas,inintra-Community trade,animalsfor
slaughtermustbeslaughteredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticles2and6ofCouncilDirectiveNo
64/432/EEC(5)of26June1964onanimalhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinbovine
animalsandswine,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/150/EEC(6);
Whereasstepsmustbetakentoensurethatitisthe
producerwhoreceivesthepremium,particularly
whereadultbovineanimalsforslaughterare
dispatchedfromoneMemberStatetoanother;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesshallspecifythecategories,quali­
tiesandlowerweightlimitsoftheanimalswhichthey
regardaseligibleforthepremiumfortheorderly
marketingofcertainadultbovineanimals.These
weightlimitsmaynotbelowerthan330kglive
weight.
2.MemberStatesshallestablishequivalences
betweenslaughteredweightandliveweight,account
beingtakenoftheforminwhichthecarcaseis
presented.
Article2
1.MemberStateswhichexercisetheoption
providedforbyArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1967/74shallintroducecontrolsystemstoensurethat
itistheproducerwhoreceivesthepremium.
Thesystemschosenmustbesuchastoensurethat
theproducerisidentified.
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
measurestakentothatend.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL206,27.7.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(5)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64. (7)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(s)OJNoL69,23.3.1971,p.7. (*)OJNoL172,5.6.1973,p.18.

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2.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation ,a'producer
shallbethelastowneroftheanimalsbeforetheyare
slaughteredorbeforetheyarefirstofferedforsalefor
slaughter,providedthathehasownedtheanimalsfor
aperiodtobespecifiedbyeachMemberState.
Article3
1.MemberStatesmayprovideforthepremiumto
begrantedfromthedateonwhichtheanimalsare
firstofferedforsaleforslaughter.
Wheresuchprovisionismade,theCommissionshall
beinformed.
2.Insuchcasethepremiumtobepaidshallbethe
premiumoperativewhentheanimalsarefirstoffered
forsaleforslaughter.
Allanimalsinrespectofwhichapremiumhasbeen
grantedmustbeslaughteredwithin15daysofthe
dateonwhichtheyarefirstofferedforsaleandby28
February1975atthelatest.TheMemberStates
concernedshalltakemeasurestoensurethatsuch
animals :
(a)arepermanentlymarkedtoruleoutthepossibility
ofasecondpremiumbeinggranted,and
(b)areslaughteredwithintheprescribedtimelimit.
TheMemberStatesshalltakewhateveractionisneces­
sarytoensurethat,shouldneedarise,anamount
equaltothepremiumgrantedcanberecovered.
Article4
OnlyanimalsofCommunityoriginoranimalswhichs
havepriortoslaughterbeenfattenedintheCommu­
nityforaperiodofatleastthreemonthsshallbeelig­
ibleforapremium.
Article5
1.Inthecaseprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1967/74,the
premiumshallbepaidbytheexportingMemberState
iftheanimalsareslaughteredinaccordancewithArtir
cles2and6oftheCouncilDirectiveof26June1964.
Iftheanimalsarefattenedforaperiodofatleast
threemonthsinanotherMemberState,thepremium
shallbepaidbythatMemberState.
2.Inthecaseprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph
ofparagraph 1above,proofofslaughtershallbe
furnishedbyproductionofthecontrolcopyprovided
forinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2315/69.
Sections101,103and104,whichappearinthe
controlcopyundertheheadingAdditionalInforma­
tion,shallbecompleted .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasappro­
priateandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneof
thefollowingendorsements :'—slaughter—pursuanttothefirstindentof
Article2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1967/74;'
'—slagtning—anvendelseafartikel2,stk.3,
fersteled,forordning(E0F)nr.1967/74
'—Schlachtung—gemaflArtikel2Absatz3erster
Gedankenstrich derVerordnung (EWG)Nr.
1967/74;'
'—abattage—applicationarticle2paragraphe3
premiertiretreglement(CEE)n°1967/74;'
'—macellazione—applicazionearticolo2,para­
grafo3,primotrattino,regolamento (CEE)n.
1967/74
'—Slachting—Toepassingvanartikel2,lid3,eerste
streepje,vanVerordeningnr.1967/74;'
3.Where,byreasonofcircumstances beyondthe
trader'scontrol,thecontrolcopycannotbeproduced
withintwomonthsfollowingthedateonwhich
customsexportformalitiesarecompleted,Member
Statesmay,bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,
acceptasproofofslaughterpresentationofthe
slaughtering certificateissuedbythecompetent
authorityoftheexportingMemberState.
Article6
1.Beefandvealfromanimalsslaughteredina
MemberStatewhichappliesthepremiumsystem
introducedbyRegulation (EEC)No1967/74orfrom
animalsslaughteredasprovidedforinArticle5shall
beboughtinbyinterventionagenciesonlyifproofis
furnishedthatsuchmeatcomesfromananimalin
respectofwhichnopremiumhasbeengranted.
Theproofshallbeestablishedbyplacingatthetime
ofslaughteramarkonmeatcomingfromanimalsin
respectofwhichapremiumhasbeengranted.
EachMemberStateshallforwardtotheCommission
andtheotherMemberStatesspecimens -ofthemarks
usedforthatpurpose.
2.However,MemberStatesmayprovidethatmeat
canbeboughtinwithouttheproofrequiredunder
theprecedingparagraphbeingfurnished.Insuch
case,anamountequaltothepremiumoperativeon
thedayofslaughtershallbepaidtothecompetent
authoritiesbythesellerwhenmeatfromanimalselig­
ibleforapremiumisofferedforintervention .
Wheresuchprovisionismade,theMemberStates
shallinformtheCommission .
Article7
1.Theamountofthepremiummaybereduced,as
providedfor,onlyifmarketpricesshowaclear
upwardtrend.
2.Applicationofthepremiumsystemmaybe
suspended,asprovidedfor,onlyiftheconditionspeci­
fiedinparagraph 1issatisfiedoverasufficientlyrepre­
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Article8
1.MemberStateswhichexerciseanoption
providedforinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
1967/74shallinformtheCommission ofmeasures
takentoimplementthepremiumsystemnotlater
than10daysfollowingthedayonwhichsuch
measuresareputintoeffect.
2.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinparagraph 1
shall,notlaterthan15daysaftertheendoftheweek
towhichtheinformationrelates,informtheCommis­
sionofthenumberofanimalsinrespectofwhichentitlementtothepremiumwasestablishedduring
theweekinquestion,brokendownbycategoryas
determinedpursuanttoArticle1.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapply,exceptforArticle5,from5August
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI