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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No321/76
of13February1976
onanamendedsystemfortheimportationofcertainyoungbovineanimalsof
highlandbreedsintendedforfatteningwhileprotectivemeasuresareinforce
breedwithoutpermanentteethandofgrey,brownor
PinzgauAlpinebreeds,shallbeissued,inaccordance
withthespecialconditionslaiddowninthisRegula­
tion.
Wheretheweightoftheimportedyoungbovine
animalsexceeds300kgbyamaximumof10%,oris
lessthan220kgbyamaximumof10%,theanimal
shallbeconsideredimportedunderthisRegulation .
2.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallrelateto
liveanimalsexpressedinheadofcattle.
3.Applicationsshallrelatetoaminimumof100
headandshallbeaccompaniedby:
(a)awrittenundertakingfromtheapplicantthatthe
animalswillbefattenedintheimportingMember
Stateforaperiodof120daysfromthedayon
whichtheyareputintofreecirculation ;
(b)thelodgingofasecurityequalto60unitsof
accountperhead.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof,
Whereasthesuspensionoftheissueofimport
licenceshasbeenreplacedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No76/76of16January1976settingupa
systemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproducts
effectedbywayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleof
beefheldbyinterventionagencies(3);whereas,
however,youngbovineanimalsmaynotbeimported
underthesearrangements ;
WhereasincertainregionsoftheCommunitythereis
aparticulardemand,whichtheCommunitymarket
hasdifficultyinmeeting,foryoungbovineanimalsof
certainhighlandbreedsforfattening;whereasthis
demandisjustifiedbyreasonofthestructuralsitua­
tionofcattlebreedinginthoseregions;
Whereas,therefore,theimportationofsuchanimals
waspermittedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3248/75of11December1975concerningtheissue
whileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimport
licencesforcertainyoungbovineanimalsofhighland
breedsforfattening(4);whereasthismeasureonly
appliestoapplicationsforimportlicencessubmitted
byMarch1976;whereasthereasonswhichledtothe
adoptionofthesaidRegulationstillexist;whereas,
therefore,thequantitiesthatmaybeimportedeach
monthshouldbeincreasedandtheapplicablelevy
shouldbeloweredfrom75%to40%ofthefulllevy,Article2
1.Applications forimportlicencesshallbe
submittedtothecompetentbodiesintheMember
Statesfrom23to27Februaryandfrom15to19
March1976:
Applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesthemselves
shallinclude:
(a)insection12,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—validforyoungmalebovinecattleintendedfor
fattening(Regulation(EEC)No321/76);
—gültigfürmannlicheJungrinderfürdieMast
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.321/76);
—valablepourjeunesbovinsmalesdestinésà
l'engraissement (règlement(CEE)n0321/76);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Importlicencesforyoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,weighingmorethan220kgbutnot
morethan300kg,ofthebrindledAlpineSimmental—validopergiovanibovinimaschidestinati
all'ingrasso(regolamento (CEE)n.321/76);
—geldigvoorjongemannelijkerunderen,
bestemdvoordemesterij(Verordening (EEG)
nr.321/76);
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.—gyldigforungtyrebestemttilopfedning
(forordning(EØF)nr.321/76;
(4)OJNoL322,13.12.1975,p.17.' (b)InSection14particularsofthecountryoforigin.

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2.Suchtattooormarkshallbesodesignedasto
enabletheverification,ifnecessary,ofthedatewhen
theanimalwasputintofreecirculationandtheiden­
tityoftheimporterbyrecordingthematthetimeof
puttingintofreecirculation.
Article5
Thelevyapplicabletoyoungbovineanimals
importedunderthisRegulationshallbeequalto
40%ofthefulllevy.
Article6
1.ImportlicencesissuedunderthisRegulationshall
bevalidfor30daysfromtheiractualdayofissue.
2.ThelicenceshallincludeinSection20oneofthe
followingentries:
—Applicablelevy:40%offulllevy,
—GeltendeAbschöpfung :40%dervollen
Abschöpfung ,
—Prélèvementapplicable :40%duprélèvement
entier,
—Prelievoapplicabile :40%delprelievointero,
—Toetepassenheffing:40%vandevolle
heffing,Theissueofalicenceshallcarrywithittheobligation
toimportfromthecountryindicated.
2.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission
bytelexatthelatestonthesecondworkingday
followingtheexpiryoftheperiodforthereceiptof
applicationsofthetotalnumbersappliedforinaccor­
dancewithparagraph 1inrespectofeachofthethird
countriesconcerned .
TheCommissionshalldecide,subjecttoanoverall
monthlylimitof10000head,towhatextentapplica­
tionscanbeaccepted.
Iftheapplicationsforlicencesexceedthelimitasafor­
esaidtheCommissionshallspecifypercentagesby
whichthequantitiesappliedforshallbereduced.
3.Licencesshallbeissuedon15March1976for
applicationssubmittedfrom23to27February1976
and5April1976forapplicationssubmittedfrom15
to19March1976.
4.Inadditiontotheproductionofanimport
licence,importationshallbesubjecttoproductionof
anofficialdocumentdrawnupbythecompetent
authoritiesinthethirdcountryindicatedinSection
14oftheimportlicence,certifyingthattheyoung
bovineanimalscomewithinthedescriptionsetoutin
Article1(1).
Article3
1.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwith:
(a)whenthecompetentauthoritiesintheimporting
MemberStatereceiveprooffromtheimporterthat
theanimalinquestion:
—hasnotbeenslaughteredbeforetheexpiryof
theperiodspecifiedinArticle1(3)(a),or
—hasdiedasaresultofsicknessoraccident
beforetheexpiryofsuchperiod;
(b)inrespectofeveryanimalforwhichnbimport
licencehasbeenissued.
2.Iftheproofreferredtoinparagraph 1(a)isnot
furnishedwithin30daysfromtheexpiryofthe
periodspecifiedinArticle1(3)(a),thesecurityshall
beforfeit.
Forthoseanimals,however,forwhichtheimport
licenceshavenotbeused,anamountequalonlyto
fiveunitsofaccountperheadshallbeforfeit.
Article4
1.Eachanimalimportedonthetermssetoutin
Article1shallbeidentifiedbymeansof:
—anindelibletatto,or
—anofficialorofficiallyapprovedearmarkplaced
onatleastoneofitsears.—Gældendeafgift:40%afheleafgiften.
Inaddition,wherethethirdsubparagraph of
Article2(2)isapplied,thelicenceshallincludein
Section20oneofthefollowingentries:
—Licencevalidfor(quantityinwordsandfigures)
head,
—Lizenzgültigfür(MengeinBuchstabenund
Zahlen)StückVieh,
—Certificatvalablepour(quantitéenlettreseten
chiffres)têtes,
—Titolovalidoper(quantitàinlettereeincifre)
capi,
—Certificaatgeldigvoor(hoeveelheidinlettersen
cijfers)stuksvee,
—Licensgyldigfor(mænb..eibogstaverogtal)
stk.
Article7
Regulation(EEC)No3248/75isherebyrepealed.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission