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REGULATION (EEC)No1587/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of24June1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
30000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(');
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughterofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6%to4%;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(2)concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theRegulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
from1February1973onwards;whereas,therefore,
anyrequirementswhichmayariseintheseMember
Statesduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration
shouldbetakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariff
quotafortheperiodfrom1July1975to30June
1976shouldthereforebeopenedatadutyof4%fortheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen­
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
donothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,howeverinviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questiorishouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,tothisend,theseMemberStatesmay
proceedtodrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunity
reservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,inorderto
reflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbe
madeinproportiontotherequirementsofeachofthe
MemberStatesconcerned ,calculatedinaccordance
withstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodand
witheconomicprospectsforthequotaperiodinques­
tion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe(>)OJNoC128,9.6.1975,p.36.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Benelux
Germany
France
Italy1500head,
10000head,
3900head,
6100head;Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1975to30June
1976,aCommunitytariffquotaof30000headshall
beopenedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityinrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesof
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:grey,
brown,yellowandmottledSimmentalbreedand
mottledPinzgaubreed,fallingwithinsubheadingex
01.02AIIb)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theabove­
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformationthe
needsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmaybe
assessedat300and200head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof30000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
acomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeapproximately 60%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;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremain
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningArticle2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.Withinthesaidtariffquota,thenewMember
Statesshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1975to30June1976,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Benelux
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1000head,
8800head,
3400head,
200head,
5300head,
300head.
2.Thesecondpartof11000headshallbeheldas
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TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1976,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1976inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve.
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1976,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.Article4
IfrequirementsariseinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle1(1),thisMemberStateshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.
Article5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orof
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshare,insofarasthe
reservepermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
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
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1976.
Article7
If,by5April1976,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1976,returntothereservetheunused
proportionofthisshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve .Article9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4or5itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommisionatregular
intervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.

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Article13 Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved . ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,24June1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON