22.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL352/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3116/76
of21December1976
concerningtheissuewhileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimportlicences
for50000youngbovineanimalsforfattening
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedinaccordancewiththe
specialconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation
importlicencesfor50000youngmalebovineanimals
forfattening,ofaminimumweightof220kganda
maximumweightof300kg.
Wheretheweightoftheimportedyoungbovine
animalisnotmorethan10%under220kgitshall
beconsideredasbeingimportedunderthisRegula­
tion.
2.Thelicencesshallbeissuedbythecompetent
body:
—inItalyinrespectofamaximumof48500head;
—intheFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectof
amaximumof1500head.
3.Licencesissuedundertheprovisionsofthis
RegulationshallbevalidonlyintheMemberStateof
issue.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof,
Whereasthesuspensionoftheissueofimport
licenceswaseasedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No76/76of16January1976settingupasystem
linkingimportsofbeefandvealproductseffectedby
wayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleofbeefheld
byinterventionagencies(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No283/76(4),andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No223/76of30January1976settingupa
systemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproducts
effectedbywayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleof
preservedbeefheldbyinterventionagencies(5);
whereas,however,thatsystemdoesnotpermitthe
importationofyoungbovineanimals;
Whereasthereisgenerallyashortageofyoung
fatteningcattlethroughouttheCommunity ,andit
wastomeetthissituationthatthearrangements
providedforinArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68wereestablished;whereasthosearrangements
havebeensuspendedsincetheprotectivemeasures
cameintoforce;
Whereas,inconnectionwiththeeasingofthelatter
measures,accounthasbeentakenoftheavailabilityof
suppliesofsuchanimalswiththeCommunity,in
particularbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
884/76of14April1976concerningtheissuewhile
protectivemeasuresareinforceofimportlicencesfor
anadditional50000youngbovineanimalsfor
fattening(6),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1615/76(7);
Whereasthereasonswhichledtotheadoptionof
Regulation(EEC)No884/76stillexist;whereasprovi­
sionshouldthereforebemadefortheimportationof
anadditionalquantityofyoungbovineanimalsunder
thesameconditionsasthoselaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No884/76andforthesubmissionofapplica­
tionsforlicencesupto31March1977,Article2
1.EachoftheMemberStatesconcernedshalltake
allnecessarystepstoguaranteeimportersfreeaccess
tothequotaallottedtoit,irrespectiveoftheplaceof
establishment ofsuchimporterswithintheCommu­
nity.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberState'squotahas
beenutilizedshallbeestablishedbyreferencetothe
importlicencesissued.
3.Notlaterthanthelastdayofeachmonth,the
MemberStatesconcernedshallnotifytheCommis­
sionbytelexofthetotalnumberofanimalsforwhich
importlicenceswereissuedduringthatmonth.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(*)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(J)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
(4)OJNoL36,11.2.1976,p.10.Article3
1.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallrelateto
liveanimalsexpressedinheadofcattle.(5)OJNoL26,31.1.1976,p.59.
(6)OJNoL101,15.4.1976,p.26.
OOJNoL178,3.7.1976,p.39.

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2.Eachapplicationshallrelatetoaminimumof
100headandshallbeaccompanied by:
(a)anundertakinginwritingfromtheimporterthat
theyoungbovineanimalswillbefattenedinthe
importingMemberStateforaperiodof120days
fromthedayonwhichtheyareputintofreecircu­
lation;
(b)theprovisionofasecurityequalto60unitsof
accountperhead.
3.Thelevyapplicabletoyoungbovineanimals
importedunderthisRegulationshallbeequalto
55%ofthefulllevy.
4.Applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesthem­
selvesshallincludeinSection12oneofthefollowing
endorsements :
—validfor...youngmalebovineanimalsfor
fattening(Regulation(EEC)No3116/76);licence
validin...(MemberStateofissue);
—gültigfür...männlicheJungrinderfürdieMast
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3116/76);Lizenzgültig
in...(ausstellenderMitgliedstaat );
—validoper...giovanibovinimaschidestinati
all'ingrasso(regolamento (CEE)n.3116/76);titolo
validoin...(Statomembrodirilascio);Article4
1.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwith:
(a)whenthecompetentauthoritiesintheimporting
MemberStatereceiveprooffromtheimporterthat
theanimalinquestionhas:
—notbeenslaughteredbeforetheexpiryofthe
periodspecifiedinArticle3(2)(a),or
—diedasaresultofsicknessoraccidentbefore
theexpiryofsuchperiod;
(b)inrespectofeveryanimalforwhichnoimport
licencewasissued.
2.Iftheproofreferredtoinparagraph 1(a)isnot
furnishedwithin150daysfromthedayonwhichthe
animalwasputintofreecirculation,thesecurityshall
beforfeit.
Where,however,alicencetoimportanimalsisnot
used,anamountequaltoonlyfiveunitsofaccount
perheadshallbeforfeit.
Article5
1.Eachanimalimportedonthetermssetoutin
Article1shallbeidentifiedbymarkingatleastoneof
itsearswitheither:
—anidelibletattoo,or
—anofficialorofficiallyapprovedearmark.
2.Suchtattooormark,recordedatthetimethe
animalisputintofreecirculation,shallbeso
designedastoenablethedatewhentheanimalwas
putintofreecirculationandtheidentityofthe
importertobecheckedasmaybenecessary.
Article6
1.Importlicencesissuedunder*thisRegulation
shallbevalidfor30daysfromtheirdayofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75.
2.Applicationsforlicencesmaybelodgedupto31
March1977.
Article7
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.—geldigvoor...jongemannelijkemestrunderen
(Verordening (EEG)nr.3116/76);certificaatgeldig
in...(Lid-Staatvanafgifte);
—gyldigfor...ungtyrebestemttilopfedning
(forordning (EØF)nr.3116/76);licensengyldigi
...(denudstedendemedlemsstat );
—valablepour...jeunesbovinsmâlesdestinésa
l'engraissement (règlement(CEE)n03116/76);
certificatvalableen...(Étatmembrededéli­
vrance).
5.Section20ofthelicenceshallincludeoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—applicablelevy:55%offulllevy;
—geltendeAbschöpfung :55%dervollen
Abschöpfung ;
—prelievoapplicabile :55%delprelievointero;
—toetepassenheffing:55%vandevolledige
heffing;
—gældendeafgift:55%afheleafgiften;
—prélèvementapplicable :55%duprélèvement
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission