18.9.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL249/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2608/85
of16September1985
fixingthequantityofyoungmalebovineanimalswhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsinthefourthquarterof1985
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticles13
(4),15(2).and25thereof,Whereasthepartialreductionofthelevyisintended
tohelpimprovecattlerearingandbeefandveal
productionstructuresinItalyandinGreece;whereas
appropriatemeasuresmustthereforebetakento
ensurethatproducerscan,asfaraspossible,benefit
directlyfromthearrangements withouttraditional
tradebeingexcluded;whereasthisobjectivecanbe
achievedbygivingagriculturalproducersandtheir
organizations prioritywhenissuingthelicences
conferringentitlementtobenefitfromthearrange­
ments;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80,theapplicantshallundertake
eithertocarryouthimselfortohavecarriedoutunder
hisresponsibilitythetaskoffattening;whereas,inthe
caseofagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organization ,itappearsthattheopportunitygivento
theapplicantnottocarryouthimselfthetaskoffat­
teningcouldgiverisetoabusesincertaincases;
whereasitseemsappropriateconsequentlytoabolish
thatopportunityforthequarterinquestion;
Whereas,inthecaseofimportlicenceapplications
madebyagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organizations ,orthetraditionaltrade,itisnecessary,in
ordertopermitamoreequitabledistributionofthe
quantitiesavailable,tolimitthemaximumquantity
whicheachapplicationmaycover;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,WhereastheCouncilhasestablishedanestimateof
190000headunderthenewimportarrangementsfor
youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening,forthe
period1Januaryto31December1985;whereas,
underArticle13(4)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,thequantitywhichmaybeimportedeach
quarterandtherateofreductionoftheimportlevyon
the.seanimalsmustbedetermined :
Whereasdetailedrulesforthepracticalapplicationof
thespecialarrangements werelaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No612/77(2),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No411/84(3),andinCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2377/80(4),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No552/850;
Whereasthesupplyrequirementsofcertainregionsof
theCommunitywhichhaveaseriousdeficitinbovine
animalsforfatteningmustbetakenintoaccount;
whereastheserequirements areapparentinItalyand
inGreeceandmaybeestimatedforthefourthquarter
of1985at40400headand6200headrespectivelyin
thoseMemberStates;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereasthesupplyrequirementsinyoungbovine
animalsforfatteningjustify,forthefourthquarterof
1985,ahigherrateofreductionofthelevyforanimals
weighingfrom220to300kilogramsperhead,orig­
inatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Octoberto31December1985,
themaximumquantityreferredtoinArticle13(4)(a)
ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shallbe46600head
ofyoungmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kilogramsorless,ofwhich40400head
mustbeimportedintoandfattenedinItalyand6200
headmustbeimportedintoandfattenedinGreece.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.18.
(3)OJNoL48,18.2.1984,p.12.
(<)OJNoL241,13.9.1980,p.5.0OJNoL63,2.3.1985,p.13.

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(b)tootherapplicants,inrespectofamaximumof
13400head,includingamaximumof3500head
originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia.
6.WithinthequantityreservedforGreece,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectly:
(a)toagriculturalproducersortheirorganizationsin
respectofamaximumof4150head,includinga
maximumof1290headoriginatinginand
comingfromYugoslavia ;
Greeceshall,forthispurpose,specifythecatego­
riesofapplicantsinthecommunication referredto
inArticle15(4)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2377/80;
(b)tootherapplicants,inrespectofamaximumof
2050head,includingamaximumof660head
originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia.2.Thelevychargedonimportsoftheyoungbovine
animalsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbeequalto
thelevyapplicableonthedayofimport,less60%.
However,thelevyapplicableonthedayofimport
shallbereducedby70%inrespectofamaximumof
12750youngbovineanimalsweighingfrom220to
300kilogramsperhead,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .
Thismaximumquantitymay.beimporteduptoa
maximumof:
—10800headinItaly,
—1950headinGreece.
3.Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallbeinaccordancewithArticle9(1)(c)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2377/80andshallrelateto:
—eitheryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperhead
notexceeding300kilograms,or
—youngbovineanimalsofaweightperheadoffrom
220to300kilograms,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia.
Inthelattercase,sections13and14oftheapplication
foralicenceandthelicenceshallincludeoneofthe
followingentries:
—'Joegoslavie',
—'Jugoslawien ,
—'Γιουγκοσλαβία ',
—'Yugoslavia',
—'Yougoslavie ,
—'Iugoslavia,
—'Jugoslavien .Article2
1.InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1
(5)(a)and(6)(a):
(a)notwithstanding Article9(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80,theapplicationsforimport
licenceslodged:
—byagriculturalproducers,directlyorthrough
theirprofessionalorganizations ,shallbe
acceptableonlyiftheagriculturalproducers
undertakeinwritingtofattenontheirfarms
theyoungbovineanimalsimportedunderthis
Regulation,
—byprofessional organizations ,shallbe
acceptableonlyiftheyundertakeinwritingto
havetheyoungbovineanimalsimportedunder
thisRegulationfattenedonthefarmsofthose
whoarefoundtobemembersofthesaid
organizations atthetimethedeclaration
referredtoinArticle1(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No612/77ismade;
(b)applicationsforimportlicencesmaynotcover
morethan100headwhenmadebyindividual
applicantsormorethan100headpermember
,whenmadebyprofessionalorganizations .Thetotal
quantityappliedforbyaprofessionalorganization
maynot,however,exceed2500head.
2.InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1
(5)(b)and(6)(b),applicationsforimportlicencesmay
notcovermorethan10%ofthatquantity.
3.WithoutprejudicetoArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No612/77,thesecuritytherereferredtoshallThelicenceshallmakeitcompulsorytoimportfrom
thecountryindicated.
4.MemberStatesshallspecifyin-thecommunica­
tionreferredtoinArticle15(4)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80thecategoryofliveweight,andthe
originoftheproductsinthecasereferredtointhe
secondindentofthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph3.
5.WithinthequantityreservedforItaly,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectly:
(a)toagriculturalproducersortheirorganizationsin
respectofamaximumof27000head,includinga
maximumof7300headoriginatinginand
comingfromYugoslavia;
Italyshall,forthispurpose,specifythecategories
ofapplicantsinthecommunication referredtoin
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notbereleased,inwholeorinpart,unlessproofis
providedtothecompetentauthoritiesoftheMember
Stateinquestionthattheundertakinginparagraph 1
(a)hasbeencompliedwith.
Article3
ForthepurposeofArticle15(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2377/80,allapplicationsfromoneapplicantwhichrelatetothesamecategoryofweightandthesamerate
ofreductionofthelevyshallbetreatedasoneapplica­
tion.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16September1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President