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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1486/76
of21June1976
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
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('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
—bulls:
pedigreecertificate,
—femaleanimals:
pedigreecertificateorcertificateofregistrationin
theherdbook,certifyingpurityofbreed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActconcerningthe
conditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties(2),thenewMemberStatesareobligedto
applytheRegulationsofthecommonagricultural
policyfrom1February1973onwards;whereasany
requirementswhichmayariseintheseMemberStates
duringthequotaperiodunderconsideration should,
therefore,betakenintoaccountintheCommunity
tariffquotainquestion;whereastheabovementioned
tariffquotafortheperiod1July1976to30June
1977should,therefore,beopenedatadutyof4%for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen­
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsoftheWhereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany 250head,
France 120head,
Italy 4630head;
WhereastheneedsofIrelandmay,intheabsenceof
preciseinformation ,beassessedat25head;
(»)OJNoC125,8.6.1976,p.47.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto

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thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to
covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
State,havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
share,shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequotaperiod
aconsiderable balanceoftheinitialshareofoneor
otheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itisessential
thatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderablepartof
suchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpartofthe
Communityquotashouldnotremainunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,mottled,SimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzand
Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A
IIb)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
—inthecaseofbulls:
ofapedigreecertificate,
—inthecaseoffemaleanimals:
ofapedigreecertificateorcertificateofregistra­
tionintheherdbook,certifyingpurityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshallwithinthesaid
tariffquotasapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Article3
1.Afirstpartof3^25headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1976to30June1977,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany ,150head,
France 100head,
Ireland 25head,
Italy 3150head.
2.Thesecondpartof1575headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnion,inDenmarkorintheUnited
KingdomforcattlereferredtoinArticle1(1),these
MemberStatesshalldrawanadequatesharefromthe
reserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
Article5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedtothereservewhereArticle
7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
drawasecondshare,insofarasthereservepermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Duringtheperiod1July1976to30June1977,a
Communitytariffquotaof5000headshallbeopened
withintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity in
respectoftheimportsfromtnirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:the

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withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStatehasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1977.Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and
(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .Article7
If,by5April1977,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1977,returntothereservetheunused
proportionoftheshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1977,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1977inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve.Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordanceArticle13
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Done atLuxembourg ,21June 1976 .
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.HAMILIUS