NoL101/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No884/76
of14April1976
concerningtheissuewhileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimportlicences
foranadditional50000youngbovineanimalsforfattening
importationofanadditionalquantityofyoungbovine
animalsunderthesameconditionsasthoselaiddown
inRegulation (EEC)No320/76andforthesubmis­
sionofapplicationsforlicencesupto30June1976,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedinaccordancewiththe
specialconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation
importlicencesfor50000youngbovineanimalsfor
fattening,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)No283/67(4),andCommission Regulation
(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
320/76of13February1976concerningtheissue
whileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimport
licencesfor50000youngbovineanimalsfor
fattening(6);
WhereasthatRegulationsetsadeadlineof31March
1976forthesubmissionofapplicationsforimport
licences;whereasthereasonswhichledtotheadop­
tionofRegulation (EEC)No320/76stillexist;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadefortheArticle2
1.EachoftheMemberStatesconcernedshalltake
allnecessarystepstoguaranteeimportersfreeaccess
tothequotaallottedtoit,irrespectiveoftheplaceof
establishment ofsuchimporterswithintheCommu­
nity.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberState'squotahas
beenutilizedshallbeestablishedbyreferencetothe
importlicencesissued.
3.Notlaterthanthefifthdayofeachmonth,the
MemberStatesconcernedshallnotifytheCommis­
sionbytelexofthetotalnumberofanimalsforwhich
importlicenceswereissuedduringtheprevious
month.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
(«)OJNoL36,11.2.1976,p.10.
(5)OJNoL26,31.1.1976,p.59.
6OJNoL39,14.2.1976,p.27.

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Article3 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.1.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallrelateto
liveanimalsexpressedinheadofcattle.
2.Eachapplicationshallrelatetoaminimumof
100headandshallbeaccompaniedby:
(a)anundertakinginwritingfromtheimporterthat
theyoungbovineanimalswillbefattenedinthe
importingMemberStateforaperiodof120days
fromthedayonwhichtheyareputintofreecircu­
lation;
(b)theprovisionofasecurityequalto60unitsof
accountperhead.
3.Thelevyapplicabletoyoungbovineanimals
importedunderthisRegulationshallbeequalto
55%ofthefulllevy.
4.Applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesthem­
selvesshallincludeinSection12oneofthefollowing
endorsements :
—validfor...youngmalebovineanimalsfor
fattening(Regulation (EEC)No884/76);licence
validin...(MemberStateofissue);Article5
—gültigfür...männlicheJungrinderfürdieMast
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.884/76);Lizenzgültigin
...(ausstellenderMitgliedstaat );1.Eachanimalimportedonthetermssetoutin
Article1shallbeidentifiedbymarkingatleastoneof
itsearswitheither:
—anindelibletattoo,or
—anofficialorofficiallyapprovedearmark.
2.Suchtattooormark,recordedatthetimethe
animalisputintofreecirculation,shallbeso
designedastoenablethedatewhentheanimalwas
putintofreecirculationandtheidentityofthe
importertobecheckedasmaybenecessary.—validoper...giovanibovinimaschidestinati
all'ingrasso (regolamento (CEE)n.884/76);titolo
validoin...(Statomembrodirilascio);
—geldigvoor...jongemannelijkerunderen,
bestemdvoordemesterij(Verordening (EEG)nr.
884/76);certificaatgeldigin...(Lid-Staatvan
afgifte);
—gyldigfor...ungtyrebestemttilopfedning
(forordning(EØF)nr.884/76);licensgyldigi...
(udstedelsesmedlemsstaten );Article6
—valablepour...jeunesbovinsmalesdestinésà
l'engraissement (règlement(CEE)n0884/76);
certificatvalableen...(Étatmembrededéliv­
rance).ImportlicencesissuedunderthisRegulationshallbe
validfor30daysfromtheirdayofissuewithinthe
meaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
193/75.
2.Applicationsforlicencesmaybelodgedupto30
June1976. 5.Section20ofthelicenceshallincludeoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—Applicablelevy:55%offulllevy,Article7
—GeltendeAbschöpfung :55%dervollenAb­
schöpfung,MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.—Prelievoapplicable :55%delprelievointero,
—Toetepassenheffing:55%vandevolleheffing,
Article8—Gældendeafgift:55%afheleafgiften,
—Prélèvementapplicable :55%duprélèvement
entier.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20April
1976.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission