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REGULATION (EEC)No1588/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24June1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements
whichmayariseinthisMemberState;whereastothis
end,,thisMemberStatemayproceedtodrawadequate
sharesfromtheCommunityreservewhichhasbeen
setup;whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyas
possibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
Whereas,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
—bulls:pedigreecertificate ;
—femaleanimals:pedigreecertificateorcertificate
ofregistrationintheherdbook,certifyingpurityof
breed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(2)concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theRegulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
from1February 1973onwards;whereasanyrequire­
mentswhichmayariseintheseMemberStatesduring
thequotaperiodunderconsideration should,there­
fore,betakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariff
quotafortheperiodfrom1July1975to30June
1976should,therefore,beopenedatadutyof4%for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen­
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbeWhereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted ,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany
France
Italy250head,
120head,
4630head;
whereastheneedsofIrelandmay,intheabsenceof
preciseinformation ,beassessedat25head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to(')OJNoL128,9.6.1975,p.36.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A
IIb)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
—inthecaseofbulls:ofapedigreecertificate;
—inthecaseoffemaleanimals:ofapedigreecertif­
icateorcertificateofregistrationintheherdbook,
certifyingpurityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshallwithinthesaid
tariffquotasapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof3425headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1975to30June1976,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunityquotashouldnotremainunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,Germany
France
Ireland
Italy150head,
100head,
25head,
3150head.
2.Thesecondpartof1575headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnion,inDenmarkorintheUnited
Kingdom,theseMemberStatesshalldrawanadequate
sharefromthereserve,insofarasthereservepermits.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1975to30June
1976,aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:the
mottledSimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzandArticle5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle
7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
drawasecondshare,insofarasthereservepermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.

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withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1976,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthsharetothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1976.Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and
(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .Article7
If,by5April1976,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1976,returntothereservetheunused
proportionoftheshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1976,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1976inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,where
appropriate ,thepropoftionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve. •Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordanceArticle13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1975.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,24June1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON