10.4.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL99/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No977/81
of8April1981
fixingthequantityofyoungmalebovineanimalswhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsinthesecondquarterof1981
tocarryouthimselfortohavecarriedoutunderhis
responsibilitythetaskoffattening;whereas,inthe
caseofagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organization ,itappearsthattheopportunitygivento
theapplicantnottocarryouthimselfthetaskof
fatteningcouldgiverisetoabusesincertaincases;
whereasitseemsappropriateconsequently toabolish
thatopportunityforthequarterinquestion;
Whereas,inthecaseofimportlicenceapplications
madebyagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organizations ,orthetraditionaltrade,itisnecessary,in
ordertopermitamoreequitabledistributionofthe
quantitiesavailable,tolimitthemaximumquantity
whicheachapplicationmaycover;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticularArticles13
(4),15(2)and25thereof,
WhereastheCouncilhasestablishedunderthenew
importarrangementsforyoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,anestimateof235000headforthe
period1Januaryto31December1981;whereas,
underArticle13(4)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thequantitywhichmaybeimportedeach
quarterandtherateofreductionoftheimportlevyon
theseanimalsmustbedetermined ;
Whereasdetailedrulesforthepracticalapplicationof
thespecialarrangementswerelaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2377/80(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3469/80(4);
Whereasthesupplyrequirementsofcertainregionsof
theCommunitywhichhaveaseriousdeficitinbovine
animalsforfatteningmustbetakenintoaccount;
whereastheserequirements areparticularlyapparent
inItalyandmaybeestimated,forthesecondquarter
of1981,ataminimumof90000head,forthat
MemberState;
Whereasthesupplyrequirementsinyoungbovine
animalsforfatteningjustify,forthesecondquarterof
1981,ahigherrateofreductionofthelevyforanimals
weighingfrom220to300kilogramsperhead,origina­
tinginandcomingfromYugoslavia;
Whereasthepartialreductionofthelevyisintended
tohelpimprovecattlerearingandbeefandveal
productionstructuresinItaly;whereasappropriate
measuresmustthereforebetakentoensurethat
producerscan,asfaraspossible,benefitdirectlyfrom
thearrangements withouttraditionaltradebeing
excluded;whereasthisobjectivecanbe.achievedby
givingagriculturalproducersandtheirorganizations
prioritywhenissuingthelicencesconferringentitle­
menttobenefitfromthearrangements ;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80theapplicantshallundertakeeitherArticle1
1.Fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1981,the
maximumquantityreferredtoinArticle13(4)(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68shallbe100000headof
youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kilogramsorless,ofwhichatleast
90000headmustbeimportedintoandfattenedin
Italy.
2.Thelevychargedonimportsoftheyoungbovine
animalsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbeequalto
thelevyapplicableonthedayofimportless60%.
However,thelevyapplicableonthedayofimport
shallbereducedby70%inrespectofamaximumof
30000youngbovineanimalsweighingfrom220to
300kilogramsperhead,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .
3.Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallbeinaccordancewithArticle9(1)(c)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2377/80andshallrelateto:
—eitheryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperhead
notexceeding300kilograms,or
—youngbovineanimalsofaweightperheadoffrom
220to300kilograms,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(J)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.0OJNoL241,13.9.1980,p.5.
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Inthelattercase,Sections13and14oftheapplica­
tionforalicenceandthelicenceshallincludeoneof
thefollowingentries:
—'Yugoslavia ,
—'Jugoslavien',
—'Jugoslawien ,
—'Yougoslavie ,
—Jugoslavia,
—'Joegoslavië,(a)notwithstanding Article9(1)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80,theapplicationsforimport
licenceslodgedbyagriculturalproducersortheir
professionalorganizationsshallbeacceptableonly
iftheagriculturalproducers,directlyorthrough
theirprofessionalorganizations ,undertakein
writingtofattenontheirfarmstheyoungbovine
animalsimportedunderthisRegulation ;
(b)applicationsforimportlicencesmaynotcover
morethan100headwhenmadebyindividual
applicantsnormorethan100headpermember
whenmadebyprofessionalorganizations .Thetotal
quantityappliedforbyaprofessionalorganization
maynot,however,exceed2500head.
2.InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1
(5)(b),applicationsforimportlicencesmaynotcover
morethan10%ofthatquantity.—'Γιουγκοσλαβία .
Thelicenceshallmakeitcompulsorytoimportfrom
thecountryindicated.
4.MemberStatesshallspecifyinthecommuni­
cationreferredtoinArticle15(4)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2377/80thecategoryofliveweight,andthe
originoftheproductsinthecasereferredtointhe
secondindentofthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph3.
5.WithinthequantityreservedforItaly,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectly:
(a)toagriculturalproducersortheirorganizationsin
respectofamaximumof60000head.
Italyshall,forthispurpose,specifythecategories
ofapplicantsinthecommunication referredtoin
Article15(4)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No2377/80;
(b)tootherapplicants,inrespectofamaximumof
30000head.Article3
ForthepurposeofArticle15(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2377/80,allapplicationsfromoneapplicantwhich
relatetothesamecategoryofweightandthesamerate
ofreductionofthelevyshallbetreatedasoneapplica­
tion.
Article4
Article2
1.InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities . (5)(a):
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8April1980.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission