2.4.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL82/9
REGULATION (EEC)No848/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of1April1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemsofpremiumsfor
producersofbovineanimals
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
464/75(')of27February1975establishingsystemsof
premiumsforproducersofbovineanimals,andin
particularArticles5(2)and7thereof;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetospecifytheframe­
workwithinwhichMemberStatesaretotakethe
measuresnecessarytoensurethatobligationsunder
thepremiumarrangementsintroducedbyRegulation
(EEC)No464/75areproperlyfulfilled;
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No464/75
specifiesthatpremiumsforcertainadultbovine
animalsforslaughteraretobegrantedinrespectof
Communityorigin;whereastheconceptofCommu­
nityoriginisdefinedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
802/68(2)of27June1968onthecommondefinition
oftheconceptoftheoriginofgoods;whereasitis
advisablealsotorequirethatonlyanimalswhichhave
beenfattenedforasufficientlengthoftimeinthe
MemberStateswhichgrantthosepremiumsmay
qualifytherefor;
Whereas,intheintra-Community trade,animalsfor
slaughtermustbeslaughteredinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticles2and6ofCouncilDirectiveNo
64/432/EEC(3)of27June1964onanimalhealth
problemsaffectingintra-Community tradeinbovine
animalsandswine,aslastamendedbyDirectiveNo
73/150/EEC(4);
Whereasstepsmustbetakentoensurethatitisthe
producerwhoreceivesthepremium,particularly
whereadultbovineanimalsforslaughterare
dispatchedfromoneMemberStatetoanother;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforadministrative
collaboration betweenMemberStatestoensurethat
thepremiumsystemiscorrectlyappliedinthecaseof
intra-Community tradeinanimalsqualifyingfor
premiumsprovidedforbyArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No464/75,notablythroughtheuseofthe
controlcopyprovidedforbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69(5)of19November1969onthe
useofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurpose
ofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods,asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No595/71(6);whereasfailingsubmis­
sionofthecontrolcopyaslaughteringcertificatemay
beacceptedasproof;
Whereasitmaybeestablishedthatthroughnofault
ofthepersonsconcernedthesedocumentsdonotin
certaincasesreachthecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStategrantingthepremium;whereasit.
wouldbeunjustinsuchcircumstances torefusethe
premiumbyreasonoftheabsenceofproofof
slaughter;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,provision
shouldbemadeforproofofdis(,jtchtoanother
MemberStatetobeacceptablealso,giventhatto
complywithArticles2and6ofDirectiveNo
64/432/EECanimalsmustbeslaughteredassoonas
possibleaftertheirarrivalintheMemberStateofdesti­
nation;whereashowever,thepremiummustnotbe
paidwhereitappearsthattheanimalsconcernedhave
notbeenslaughtered ;
Whereasstepsmustbetaken,notablyinthecaseof
intra-Community trade,toensurethatmeatfrom
animalsinrespectofwhichpremiumsprovidedforas
abovehavebeengrantedcannotbeboughtinbyinter­
ventionagencies;
Whereasitisnecessarytofixtheamountsofthe
premiumsreferredtoinArticle5(1)and(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No464/75insuchawayastocomply
withtheprovisionsofArticle5(2)thereof;
Whereasthegrantofthepremiumforcowretention
referredtoinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
464/75issubjecttoanundertakingbytheproducerto
retainonhisholdingforacertainperiodtheanimals
inrespectofwhichhehasrequestedsuchpremium;
whereasitisconsequentlynecessarytolaydownprovi­
sionsfortheverificationofsuchundertakingsandfor
therecoveryofpremiumstowhichtherecipientwas
notinfactentitled,dueprovisionbeinghowever
madeforcasesofforcemajeure -,
WhereasthepremiumreferredtoinArticle6ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No464/75shouldbegrantedinrespect
ofallcalvesbornaliveintheMemberState
concerned;whereasitisnecessaryforthatpurpose
thatthepremiumbepaidintwoyearlyinstalments,
thepresenceofthecalfontheholdinghavingineach(')OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.5.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.
(3)OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64.
(«)OJNoL172,5.6.1973,p.18.
(5)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14. (6)OJNoL69,23.3.1971,p.7.

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casefirstbeenestablished ;whereasinordertoavoid
fraudsitisalsonecessarytomarkforidentification
purposesthecalveseligibleforthepremiums;
WhereaspremiumsfinancedbytheGuarantee
Section"oftheEAGGFconstituteinterventions onthe
internalmarketwithinthemeaningofArticle3of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No729/70(')of21April
1970onthefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policy,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2788/72(2);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,Wheresuchprovisionismade,theCommissionshall
beinformed.
2.Insuchcasestheamounttobepaidinrespect
ofthepremiumprovidedforinArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No464/75shallbethatapplicableonthe
daywhentheanimalsinquestionarefirstofferedfor
saleforslaughter.
Allanimalsinrespectofwhichpremiumshavebeen
grantedmustbeslaughteredassoonaspossible,in
anyeventwithinaperiodnotexceeding28daysfrom
thedateonwhichtheyarefirstofferedforsaleandby
29February1976atthelatest.TheMemberStates
concernedshalltakemeasurestoensurethatsuch
animals :
(a)arepermanentlymarkedinsuchawayastorule
outthepossibilityofasecondpremiumbeing
granted,and
(b)areslaughteredwithintheprescribedtimelimit.
3.TheMemberStatesshalltakewhateveractionis
necessarytoensurethatinappropriatecasesan
amountequaltothepremiumsgrantedcanberecov­
ered.
Article4
OnlyanimalsofCommunityoriginoranimalswhich
havepriortoslaughterbeenfattenedforaperiodofat
leastthreemonthsinMemberStateswhichapplythe
premiumsprovidedforinArticle1shallbeeligible
forsuchpremiums .
Article5
1.Inthecaseprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No464/75,the
premiumsprovidedforintheexportingMemberState
shallbegrantedonlyiftheanimalsareslaughteredin
accordancewithArticles2and6oftheCouncilDirec­
tiveof26June1964.
Iftheanimalsarefattenedforaperiodofatleast
threemonthsinanotherMemberState,thepremiums
providedforinthatMemberStateshallbegrantedby
thelatter.
2.Inthecaseprovidedforinthefirstsubparagraph
ofparagraph 1above,proofofslaughtershallbe
furnishedbyproductionofthecontrolcopyprovided
forinArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69.
Inthepartofthecontrolcopyheaded'Additional
Information'sections101,103and104shallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasappro­
priateandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneot
thefollowingendorsements :HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.MemberStatesshallspecifythecategories,quali­
tiesandminimumweightsoftheanimalswhichthey
regardaseligibleforthepremiumprovidedforin
Article 1ofRegulation (EEC)No464/75.Such
minimumweightsmaynotbelowerthan330kglive
weight.
2.MemberStatesshallestablishequivalences
betweenslaughteredweightandliveweight,account
beingtakenoftheforminwhichthecarcaseis
presented.
Article2
1.MemberStatesshallintroducecontrolarrange­
mentsdesignedtoensurethatitistheproducerwho
receivesthepremium.
Thesearrangements mustbesuchastoensurethat
theproducerisidentified.
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
measurestakentothisend.
2.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation,a'producer'
shallbethelastowneroftheanimalsbeforetheyare
slaughteredorbeforetheyarefirstofferedforsalefor
slaughter,providedthathehasownedtheanimalsfor
aperiodtobespecifiedbyeachMemberState.
Article3
1.MemberStatesmayprovideforpremiumsas
referredtoinArticle 1tobegrantedwhenthe
animalsinquestionarefirstofferedforsalefor
slaughter.
(■)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(2)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.

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'Slaughter—pursuanttothefirstindentofArticle2
(2)of.Regulation(EEC)No464/75';
'Slagtning—anvendelseafartikel2,stk.2,førsteled,
forordning(EØF)Nr.464/75';
'Schlachtung—gemaftArtikel2Absatz2erster
Gedankenstrich derVerordnung (EWG)Nr.464/75';
'Abattage—applicationarticle2paragraphe2
premiertiretrèglement(CEE)No464/75';
'Macellazione—applicazionearticolo2,paragrafo2,
primotrattino,regolamento (CEÈ)N.464/75';
'Slachting—Toepassingvanartikel2,lid2,eerste
streepje,vanVerordening (EEG)nr.464/75'.2.However,MemberStatesmyprovidethatmeat
canbeboughtinwithouttheproofrequiredunder
theprecedingparagraphbeingfurnished .Insuch
case,anamountequaltothesumofthepremiums
operativeonthedayofslaughtershallbepaidtothe
competentauthoritiesbythesellerwhenmeatfrom
animalseligibleforapremiumisofferedforinterven­
tion.•
Wheresuchprovisionismade,theMemberStates
shallinformtheCommission .
3.BeeffromanimalsslaughteredinaMember
Statewhichappliesthesystemofpremiumsintro­
ducedbyRegulation(EEC)No464/75butwhichdoes
notcarryoutmarkingasprovidedinpoint(a)ofthe
secondsubparagraph ofparagraph 1maynotbe
boughtinbyinterventionagenciesinotherMember
States.
Article7
IftheUnitedKingdomgrantsthepremiumprovided
forinArticle1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No464/75,
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshalltakeallneces­
sarymeasurestoensurethatbeeforiginatingin
Irelandandintendedforconsumption intheUnited
Kingdombenefitsfromfinancialadvantagesidentical
tothoseresultingfromthegrantingofthatpremium
onbeeffromanimalsslaughteredintheUnited
Kingdom.
Article8
1.TheamounttobebornebytheEAGGFin
respectofthepremiumforcowretentionprovidedfor
inArticle5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No464/75shall
be9-941unitsofaccountpercowpresentonthe
recipient'sholdingatthereferencedate4March
1975.
2.Theamountofthenationalsupplementary
premiumprovidedforinArticle5(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No464/75shallbe18-462unitsofaccountper
cowpresentontherecipient'sholdingattherefer­
encedatelaiddowninparagraph 1.
3.Theamountofthepremiumsreferredtointhe
precedingparagraphsshallbepayableinrespectofa
maximumof15cowsperholding.TheMemberStates
concernedmaylaydownadditionalconditionsforthe
grantingofsuchpremiums .
Article9
1.Everyrecipientofapremiumasreferredto"in
Article8shallbe.underanobligation,subjecttothe
maximumlaiddowninArticle8(3),toretainonhis
holdinguntil15November1975anumberofcowsat
leastequaltothatin-respectofwhichsuchpremium
wasgrantedtohim.3.Where,byreasonofcircumstances beyondthe
trader'scontrol,thecontrolcopycannotbeproduced
withintwomonthsfollowingthedateonwhich
customsexportformalitiesarecompleted,Member
Statesmay,bywayofderogationfromparagraph2,
acceptasproofofslaughtertheslaughteringcertificate
issuedbythecompetentauthorityoftheexporting
MemberState.
4.Ifithasnotprovedpossibletofurnishproofof
slaughterinaccordancewiththeprecedingparagraphs
withinthreemonthsfollowingthedateofcompletion
ofcustomsexportformalities,theexportingMember
Statemaygrantthepremiumonreceiptofproofthat
suchformalitieshavebeencompletedbefore1July
1975.
Providedthat,iftheexportingMemberStatehasgood
groundsforsuspectingthattheanimalsconcerned
havenotbeenslaughteredinthatMemberStateunder
theconditionslaiddowninthefirstsubparagraph of
paragraph 1,itmayrefusetograntthepremium.
Theamountofthepremiumshallinsuchcasesbe
thatvalidonthedayonwhichcustomsexportformali­
tieswerecompleted .
Article6
1.BeeffromanimalsslaughteredinaMember
Statewhichappliesthepremiumsintroducedby
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No464/75orfrom
animalsslaughteredasprovidedinArticle5maybe
boughtinbyinterventionagenciesonlyifproofis
.furnishedthatsuchmeatcomesfromananimalin
respectofwhichnopremiumhasbeengranted.
Toenablesuchprooftobefurnishedarrangements
consistinginoneorotherofthefollowingsystems
shallbeadopted;
(a)theplacingatthetimeofslaughterofamarkon
meatfromanimalsinrespectofwhichapremium
hasbeengranted,or
(b)theissueofcertificatesdeclaringthatthemeat
concernedcomesfromanimalsinrespectof
,whichnopremiumhasbeengranted.
EachMemberStateshallforwardtotheCommission
andtotheotherMemberStatesspecimensofthe
marksusedfortheabovepurpose.

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2.TheprovisionsofArticles17and18ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1821/73shallapplyinrespectof
premiumsasreferredtoinArticle8.
Article10
1.ThepremiumreferredtoinArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No464/75maybegrantedonlyifthe
competentauthorityissatisfiedthatthecalfwasborn
aliveintheMemberStateconcerned .
2.Afirstinstalmentof28unitsofaccountshallbe
paidatthelatestwithin60daysfollowingthedateon
whichtheapplicationisapprovedbythecompetent
authority.
3.Asecondinstalmentof28unitsofaccountshall
bepaidatthelatestduringthetwelfthmonth
followingthedateonwhichtheapplicationis
approvedbythecompetentauthorityandafterverifica­
tionbythisauthoritythatthecalfwasaliveoneyear
afterbirth.
Article11
Animalseligibleforthepremiumreferredtoin
Article10shallbeidentifiedbyanindeliblemarkor
anyequivalentpermanentsystemofmarking.
Article12
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
measurestakentoimplementthepresentpremium
arrangementsnotlaterthan10daysfollowingtheday
onwhichsuchmeasuresareputintoeffect.Article13
1.MemberStateswhichgrantthepremiums
providedforinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
464/75shall,notlaterthan15daysaftertheendof
theweektowhichtheinformationrelates,informthe
Commission ofthenumberofanimalsbrokendown
bycategoryasdeterminedpursuanttoArticle1ofthe
presentRegulation,inrespectofwhichentitlementto
thepremiumwasestablishedduringtheweekinques­
tionandalsooftheamountofthesupplementary
nationalpremiumasprovidedforinArticle1(2)of
thesaidRegulation (EEC)No464/75.
2.TheMemberStateswhichgrantthepremiums
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
464/75shall,notlaterthanamonthaftertheendof
themonthtowhichtheinformationrelates,inform
theCommissionofthenumberofanimalsinrespect
ofwhichentitlementtothepremiumwasestablished
duringthemonthinquestion.
Article14
ThepremiumsrecoveredbytheMemberStatesinthe
casesprovidedforinArticles3(3)and6(2)shall,to
theextentthatexpenditureinrespectthereofhas
beenchargedtotheCommunity ,besetoffagainstthe
expendituretobebornebytheGuaranteeSectionof
theEAGGF.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission