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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No927/77
of29April1977
layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforthegrantingofapremiumforthe
birthofcalvesforafurtherperiodof12months
furtherperiodof12monthswherethecalvesarestill
alivesixmonthsaftertheirbirth;whereastheevent
inwhichthepremiumbecomesdueandpayableto
theproduceroccurssixmonthsafterthebirthofthe
animaltowhichthepremiumrelates;whereas,in
ordertocalculatetheamountofthepremiumin
nationalcurrency,theconversionratevalidontheday
onwhichtheanimalreachestheageofsixmonths
shouldthereforebeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
871/77of26April1977onthegrantofapremium
forthebirthofcalvesduringthe1977/78marketing
year(1),andinparticularArticle2thereof,
Whereas,underArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
871/77,MemberStateswhichapplythesystemof
premiumsforthebirthofcalvesreferredtoinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No620/76of19
March1976onthegrantofapremiumforthebirth
ofcalvesduringthe1976/77marketingyear(2),shall
continuetograntapremiumforeverycalfbornon
theirterritoryduringafurtherperiodof12months
andstillalivesixmonthsafteritsbirth;whereasthe
calvesthatmaybeentitledtothispremiumshouldbe
identifiedtoavoidfraud;
Whereas,underArticle4(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdownrules
fortheimplementation ofRegulation(EEC)No
653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueof
theunitofaccountusedforthecommonagricultural
policy(3),fortransactionscarriedoutunderthe
commonagriculturalpolicythesumsowedbya
MemberStateoradulyauthorizedbody,expressedin
nationalcurrencyandrepresentingamountsfixedin
unitsofaccount,aretobepaidonthebasisoftherela­
tionshipbetweentheunitofaccountandthenational
currencywhichobtainedatthetimewhenthetransac­
tionorparttransactionwascarriedout;
Whereas,underArticle6oftheabovementioned Regu­
lation,thetimewhenatransactioniscarriedoutis
consideredasbeingthedateonwhichoccursthe
event,asdefinedbyCommunityrules,orinthe
absenceofandpendingtheadoptionofsuchrules,by
therulesoftheMemberStatesconcerned,inwhich
theamountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdue
andpayable;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No871/77providesfor
thegrantofapremiumforthebirthofcalvesfora1.ThepremiumreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No871/77shallbegrantedattherequest
oftheproducer,provideditisprovedtothesatisfac­
tionofthecompetentauthoritythatthecalfwasborn
intheMemberStateconcernedduringthe12-month
periodreferredtoinArticle1(1)thereofandthatitis
stillalivesixmonthslater.
2.Thefullamountofthispremiumof35unitsof
accountshallbepaidinasinglepaymentnotlater
than60daysafterthedateoftheapprovaloftheappli­
cationbythecompetentauthority.
3.Thestartofthe12-monthperiodmayvary
between3Marchand4April1977fromoneadminis­
trativeregionoftheMemberStateconcernedto
another.
4.Theevent,withinthemeaningofArticle6of
Regulation(EEC)No1134/68,whichgivesentitle­
menttothepremiumreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
bedeemedtooccuronthedayonwhichtheanimal
reachestheageofsixmonths.
Article2
(•)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.16.
(2)OJNoL74,20.3.1976,p.1.
(>)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.ThecalvesreferredtoinArticle1shall,within60
daysoftheirbirth,beidentifiedbymeansofanindel­
iblemarkoranyotherequivalentmethod.

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Article3 2.MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshall
notifytheCommissionofthenumberofanimals
becomingentitledtothepremiumduringeach
monthnotlaterthanonemonthaftertheendofthe
relevantmonth.MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshalltake
allnecessarymeasurestoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationarecompliedwith.
Article4 Article5
1.MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshall
notifytheCommissionofallmeasurestakentoimple­
mentthepremiumarrangementsnotlaterthan10
daysafterthedateonwhichsuchmeasurescomeinto
effect.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Itshallapplyfromthedayfollowing
thatonwhichtheapplicationofthesystemlaiddown
inArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No620/76ends.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDEDLACH
Vice-President