31.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No621/78
of29March1978
fixingthequantityofyoungmalebovineanimalswhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsinthesecondquarterof1978
prioritywhenissuingthelicencesconferringentitle­
menttobenefitfromthearrangements ;whereas
accordingtoArticle11(9)ofRegulation (EEC)No
571/78theapplicantshallundertakeeithertocarry
outhimselfortohavecarriedoutunderhisresponsi­
bilitythetaskoffattening;whereasinthecaseofagri­
culturalproducersortheirprofessionalorganizations ,
itappearsthattheopportunitygiventotheapplicant
nottocarryouthimselfthetaskoffatteningcould
giverisetoabusesincertaincases;whereasitseems
appropriateconsequently toabolishthatopportunity
forthequarterinquestion;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticular
Article13(4)(a)thereof,
WhereastheCouncilhasestablished ,underthenew
importarrangements foryoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,anestimateof200000headforthe
period1Januaryto31December1978;whereas,
underArticle13(4)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thequantitywhichmaybeimportedeach
quarterandtherateofreductionoftheimportlevy
ontheseanimalsmustbedetermined ;
Whereasdetailedrulesforthepracticalapplicationof
thespecialarrangements werelaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No571/78of21March1978
onthesystemofimportandexportlicencesforbeef
andvealandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No
585/77(3);
Whereasthesupplyrequirements ofcertainregionsof
theCommunitywhichhaveaseriousdeficitinbovine
animalsforfatteningmustbetakenintoaccount;
whereastheserequirements areparticularlyapparent
inItalyandmaybeestimated,forthesecondquarter
of1978,ataminimumof45000headforthat
MemberState;
Whereasthesupplyrequirements inyoungbovine
animalsforfatteningjustify,forthesecondquarterof
1978,ahigherrateofreductionofthelevyfor
animalsweighingfrom220to300kilogramsper
head,originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;
Whereasthepartialreductionofthelevyisintended
tohelpimprovecattlerearingandbeefandveal
productionstructuresinItaly;whereasappropriate
measuresmustthereforebetakentoensurethat
producerscan,asfaraspossible,benefitdirectlyfrom
thearrangements withouttraditionaltradebeing
excluded;whereasthisobjectivecanbeachievedby
givingagriculturalproducersandtheirorganizationsArticlc1
1.Fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1978,the
maximumquantityreferredtoinArticle13(4)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68shallbe50000headof
youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kilogramsorless,ofwhichatleast
45000headmustbeimportedintoandfattenedin
Italy.
2.Thelevychargedonimportsoftheyoung
bovineanimalsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
equaltothelevyapplicableonthedayofimportless
50%.
However,thelevyapplicable -onthedayofimport
shallbereducedby70%inrespectofamaximumof
12000youngbovineanimalsweighingfrom220to
300kilogramsperhead,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .
3.Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallbeinaccordancewithArticle8(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No571/78andshallrelateto:
—eitheryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperhead
notexceeding300kilograms,
—oryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperheadof
from220to300kilograms,originatinginand
comingfromYugoslavia .(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL78,22.3.1978,p.10.

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InthelattercaseSections13and14oftheapplica­
tionforalicenceandthelicenceshallincludeoneof
thefollowingentries:
—Yugoslavia,
—Jugoslavien ,Article2
AsregardsthequantityreferredtoinArticle1(5)
aboveandbywayofderogationfromArticle11(9)of
Regulation (EEC)No571/78,theapplicationsfor
importlicenceslodgedbyagriculturalproducersor
theirprofessionalorganizations shallbeacceptable
onlyiftheapplicantundertakesinwritingtofatten,
onhisfarmorfarmsorinthecaseofaprofessional
organizationonthoseofitsmembers,theyoung
bovineanimalsimportedunderthisRegulation .—Jugoslawien ,
—Yougoslavie ,
—Iugoslavia,
—Joegoslavië .
Article3
ForthepurposeofArticle11(5)ofRegulation (EEC)
No571/78,allapplicationsfromoneapplicantwhich
relatetothesamecategoryofweightandthesame
rateofreductionofthelevyshallbetreatedasone
application .Thelicenceshallmakeitcompulsorytoimportfrom
thecountryindicated.
4.MemberStatesshallspecifyinthecommunica­
tionreferredtoinArticle11(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No571/78thecategoryofliveweight,andtheorigin
oftheproductsinthecasereferredtointhesecond
indentofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph3.
5.WithinthequantityreservedforItaly,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectlytoagricultural
producersortheirorganizations inrespectofa
maximumof30000head.
Italyshall,forthispurpose,specifythecategoriesof
applicantsinthecommunication referredtoinArticle
11(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No571/78.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President