NoL154/2 23.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1331/77
of20June1977
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
30000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements
whichmayariseintheseMemberStates;whereas,to
thisend,|heseMemberStatesmayproceedtodraw
adequatesharesfromtheCommunityreservewhich
hasbeensetup;whereas,inordertoreflectasclosely
aspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned ,"calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughterofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6%to4%;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActofAccession(2),
thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapplytheRegu­
lationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicyfrom1
February1973onwards;whereas,therefore,any
requirementswhichmayariseintheseMemberStates
duringthequotaperiodunderconsideration should
betakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariffquota
inquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariffquota
fortheperiod1July1977to30June1978.should
thereforebeopenedat.adutyof4%;Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Benelux :
Germany :
France:
Italy:1500head,
10000head,
3900head,
6100head;
whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation ,the
needsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmaybe
assessedat300and200head;Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted ;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographical andzootech­Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof30000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequently tocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements which(')OJNoC118,16.5.1977,p.71.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation ,the
levyfixedinaccordancewithArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68(')shall,asregardsimportseffected
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No193/75(2),beappliedtoany
quantitiesexceedingthoseindicatedintheimport
licence.
Article2mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
acomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeapproximately 63%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,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1977to30June1978,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
1000head,
8800head,
3400head,
200head,
5300head,
300head.Benelux :
Germany :
France:
Ireland:
Italy:
UnitedKingdom :
2.Thesecondpartof11000headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve.
3.Importsoftheanimalsconcernedshallbe
subjecttotheprovisionsadoptedunderRegulation
(EEC)No974/71(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No557/76(4),asregardsthefluctuationofthe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates. HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article4
Article1
Ifrequirements ariseinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle 1(1),thisMemberStateshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.
Article51.Duringtheperiod1July1977to30June1978,
aCommunitytariffquotaof30000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofcows
andheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
thefollowingmountainbreeds:grey,brown,yellow
andmottledSimmentalbreedandmottledPinzgau
breed,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)of
theCommonCustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation ,theabove­
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered1.If90%ormoreoftheintialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orof
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(3)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.

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Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1April1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.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.Article9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4or5itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
Article61.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofimports
oftheproductinquestionenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforhomeuse.TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1978.
Article7
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article12MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than25March1978,theunusedportionoftheir
initialshareinexcess,on5March1978,of20%of
theinitialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantity
iftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25March
1978,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5March1978
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,
whereappropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve.MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article13
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,20June1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN