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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1047/78
of19May1978
layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforthegrantingofapremiumforthe
birthofcalvesforafurtherperiodof12months
animaltowhichthepremiumrelates;whereas,in
ordertocalculatetheamountofthepremiumin
nationalcurrency,theconversionratevalidontheday
onwhichtheanimalreachestheageofsixmonths
shouldthereforebeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
997/78of12May1978grantingapremiumforthe
birthofcalvesduringthe1978/79marketingyear('),
andinparticularArticle2thereof,
Whereas,underArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)No
997/78,MemberStateswhichapplythesystemof
premiumsforthebirthofcalvesreferredtoinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No871/77of26April
1977grantingapremiumforthebirthofcalves
duringthe1977/78marketingyear(2),aretocontinue
tograntapremiumforeverycalfbornontheirterri­
toryduringafurtherperiodof12monthsandstill
alivesixmonthsafteritsbirth;whereasthecalves
entitledtothispremiumshouldbeidentifiedtoavoid
fraud;
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,thetimewhenatransaction iscarriedoutis
consideredasbeingthedateonwhichoccursthe
event,asdefinedbyCommunity rules,orinthe
absenceofandpendingtheadoptionofsuchrules,by
therulesoftheMemberStatesconcerned ,inwhich
theamountinvolvedinthetransactionbecomesdue
andpayable;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No997/78providesfor
thegrantofapremiumforthebirthofcalvesfora
furtherperiodof12monthswherethecalvesarestill
alivesixmonthsaftertheirbirth;whereastheevent
inwhichthepremiumbecomesdueandpayableto
theproduceroccurssixmonthsafterthebirthoftheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThepremiumreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No997/78shallbegrantedattherequest
oftheproducer,provideditisprovedtothesatisfac­
tionofthecompetentauthoritythatthecalfwasborn
intheMemberStateconcernedduringthe12-month
periodreferredtoinArticle1(1)thereof,thatithas
beenidentifiedandthatitisstillalivesixmonths
later.
2.Thefullamountofthispremiumof35unitsof
accountshallbepaidinasinglepaymentnotlater
than60daysafterthedateoftheapprovaloftheappli­
cationbythecompetentauthority.
3.Thestartofthe12-monthperiodmayvary
between3Marchand4April1978fromoneadminis­
trativeregionoftheMemberStateconcernedto
another .
4.Theevent,withinthemeaningofArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No1134/68,whichgivesentitle­
menttothepremiumreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
bedeemedtooccuronthedayonwhichtheanimal
reachestheageofsixmonths.
Article2
MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshalltake
allnecessarymeasurestoensurethattheprovisionsof
thisRegulationarecompliedwith.
Article3
1.MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshall
notifytheCommissionofallmeasurestakentoimple­
mentthepremiumarrangements notlaterthan10
daysafterthedateonwhichsuchmeasurescomeinto
effectandinparticularthoserelatingtotheidentifica­(')0|NoL130,IK.5.1978,p.4.
(:)O")NoL106,29.4.1977,p.16.
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tionofthecalvesbymeansofanindeliblemarkor
anyotherequivalentmethod.
2.MemberStatesgrantingthesaidpremiumshall
notifytheCommission ofthenumberofanimals
becomingentitledtothepremiumduringeach
monthnotlaterthanonemonthaftertheendofthe
relevantmonth.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Itshallapplyfromthedayfollowing
thatonwhichtheapplicationofthesystemlaiddown
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No871/77ends.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19May1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President