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of22March1979
fixingthequantityofyoungmalebovineanimalswhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsinthesecondquarterof1979
prioritywhenissuingthelicencesconferringentitle­
menttobenefitfromthearrangements ;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle11(9)ofRegulation
(EEC)No571/78theapplicantshallundertakeeither
tocarryouthimselfortohavecarriedoutunderhis
responsibilitythetaskoffattening;whereas,inthe
caseofagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organization ,itappearsthattheopportunitygivento
theapplicantnottocarryouthimselfthetaskof
fatteningcouldgiverisetoabusesincertaincases;
whereasitseemsappropriateconsequently toabolish
thatopportunityforthequarterinquestion;
Whereasinthecaseofimportlicenceapplications
madebyagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organizationsitisnecessary,inordertopermitamore
equitabledistributionofthequantitiesavailable,to
limitthemaximumquantitywhicheachapplication
maycover;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(l),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles13(4),15(2)and25thereof,
WhereastheCouncilhasestablished ,underthenew
importarrangements foryoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,anestimateof230000headforthe
period1Januaryto31December1979;whereas,
underArticle13(4)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thequantitywhichmaybeimportedeach
quarterandtherateofreductionoftheimportlevy
ontheseanimalsmustbedetermined ;
Whereasdetailedrulesforthepracticalapplicationof
thespecialarrangements werelaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No571/78(3),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1559/78(4);
Whereasthesupplyrequirements ofcertainregionsof
theCommunitywhichhaveaseriousdeficitinbovine
animalsforfatteningmustbetakenintoaccount;
whereastheserequirements areparticularlyapparent
inItalyandmaybeestimated,forthesecondquarter
of1979,ataminimumof63000head,forthat
MemberState;
Whereasthesupplyreqirementsinyoungbovine
animalsforfatteningjustify,forthesecondquarterof
1979,ahigherrateofreductionofthelevyfor
animalsweighingfrom220to300kilogramsper
head,originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;
Whereasthepartialreductionofthelevyisintended
tohelpimprovecattlerearingandbeefandveal
productionstructuresinItaly;whereasappropriate
measuresmustthereforebetakentoensurethat
producerscan,asfaraspossiblebenefitdirectlyfrom
thearrangements withouttraditionaltradebeing
excluded;whereasthisobjectivecanbeachievedby
givingagriculturalproducersandtheirorganizationsHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1979,the
maximumquantityreferredtoininArticle13(4)(a)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallbe70000head
ofyoungmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kilogramsorless,ofwhichatleast
63000headmustbeimportedintoandfattenedin
Italy.
2.Thelevychargedonimportsoftheyoung
bovineanimalsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
equaltothelevyapplicableonthedayofimportless
50%.
However,thelevyapplicableonthedayofimport
shallbereducedby70%inrespectofamaximumof
12000youngbovineanimalsweighingfrom220to
300kilogramsperhead,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL78,22.3.1978,p.10.
(4)OJNoL184,6.7.1978,p.18.

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3.Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallbeinaccordancewithArticle8(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No571/78andshallrelateto:
—eitheryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperhead
notexceeding300kilograms,
or
—youngbovineanimalsofaweightperheadof
from220to300kilograms,originatinginand
comingfromYugoslavia .
InthelattercaseSections13and14oftheapplica­
tionforalicenceandthelicenceshallincludeoneof
thefollowingentries:
—Yugoslavia,
—Jugoslavien ,
—Jugoslawien ,Italy,shall,forthispurpose,specifythecategoriesof
applicantsinthecommunication referredtoinArticle
11(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No571/78.
Article2
InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1(5):
(a)bywayofderogationfromArticle11(9)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No571/78,theapplicationsforimport
licenceslodgedbyagriculturalproducersortheir
professionalorganizationsshallbeacceptableonly
iftheagriculturalproducers,directlyorthrough
theirprofessionalorganizations ,undertakein
writingtofattenontheirfarmstheyoungbovine
animalsimportedunderthisRegulation ;
(b)applicationsforimportlicencesmaynotcover
morethan100headwhen'madebyindividual
applicantsnormorethan100headpermember
whenmadebyprofessionalorganizations .The
totalquantityappliedforbyaprofessionalorgani­
zationmaynothoweverexceed2500head.
Article3
ForthepurposeofArticle11(5)ofRegulation (EEC)
No571/78,allapplicationsfromoneapplicantwhich
relatetothesamecategoryofweightandthesame
rateofreductionofthelevyshallbetreatedasone
application .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1979.—Yougoslavie ,
—Iugoslavia,
—Joegoslavië .
Thelicenceshallmakeitcompulsorytoimportfrom
thecountryindicated.
4.MemberStatesshallspecifyinthecommunica­
tionreferredtoinArticle11(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No571/78thecategoryofliveweight,andtheorigin
oftheproductsinthecasereferredtointhesecond
indentofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph3.
5.WithinthequantityreservedforItaly,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectlytoagricultural
producersortheirorganizations inrespectofa
maximumof42000head.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22March1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President