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3.8.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL193/7
REGULATION (EEC)No1173/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of2August1968
onspecialimporttermsforcertaincategoriesofyoungbovineanimalsandcalves
termsarenotslaughteredbeforeacertaintime;
whereasadeposit,limitedinthecaseofyoung
bovineanimalstothelevyapplicableonthedayof
importation,andinthecaseofcalvestothelevy
applicableonthedayofimportationplushalfthe
rateofcustomsdutycharged,shouldhavethe
desiredeffect;
Whereasinthelightofexperienceinrecentyears,
120daysfromthedayofimportationshouldbe
laiddownasanadequateperiodforfatteningyoung
bovineanimals,and100daysforcalves;
Whereas,totakeintoaccountdeliverytime,it
shouldbelaiddownthattheprovisionsofArticle
11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallapply
alsotoimportseffectedduringthetwoweeksfol­
lowingthelastweekofapplicationofthoseprovisions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoRegulationNo805/681of27June
1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
beefandveal,andinparticularArticles11(2)and25
thereof;
Whereas,ifthepriceofcalvesrecordedonthe
representative marketsoftheCommunity in
accordancewithArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68exceedstheguideprice:
—thelevyspecifiedinthatArticleapplicableto
youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofa
minimumweightof220kilogrammes anda
maximumweightof300kilogrammes ,isrefunded
orisnotcharged,inaccordancewithArticle
11(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;
—thelevyapplicabletocalvesforfattening,
weighinglessthan80kilogrammes ,isnotcharged
andtherateofthecustomsdutyisreducedby
half,inaccordancewithArticle11(1)(b)of
thesaidRegulation;
Whereasdetailedrulesmustbeadoptedforthe
applicationoftheseprovisions,inparticularthose
settingatimelimitfordeliveryandthosespecifying
thecontrolsnecessarytoensureasufficientperiod
forfatteningfortheyounganimalsmentionedabove;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimports,theprinciple
ofnotchargingthelevyshouldbeextendedalsoto
importsofyoungbovineanimals;
Whereasthereshouldbesomewayofascertaining
thattheanimalsareinfactimportedforfattening;
whereastothatendthebenefitoftheprovisionsof
Article11ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68should
bemadeconditionalonthelodgingofadeposit
guaranteeingthattheanimalsimportedontheseHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Solongasthelevyoncalvesisfixedatapercentage
ofthedifferencementionedinthesecondsub­
paragraphofArticle10(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,
(a)thelevyonyoungbovineanimalsspecifiedin
Article11(1)(a)ofthesaidRegulationshall
notbecharged,
(b)thelevyoncalvesspecifiedinArticle11(1)(b)
ofthesaidRegulationshallnotbechargedand
thecustomsdutyshallbereducedbyhalf,
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article2
1.BenefitoftheprovisionsofArticle1(a)shallbe
grantedonlyifproofisgiventhattheyoungbovine
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Stateforaperiodof120daysfromthedayof
importation .
2.BenefitoftheprovisionsofArticle1(b)shallbe
grantedonlyifproofisgiventhatthecalveshave
beenfattenedintheimportingMemberStatefora
periodof100daysfromthedayofimportation .4.Thedepositshallbereturnedonlyiftheproof
mentionedinArticle2isfurnished.Itshallbe
returnednotlaterthan3monthsafterthedateon
whichsuchproofisfurnished.
5.IftheproofmentionedinArticle2isnot
furnishedwithin150daysfromthedayofimport­
ation,subjecttotheprovisionsofArticle3,the
depositshallbeforfeited.Article3
Article5
BenefitoftheprovisionsofArticle1shallalsobe
grantedtoimportseffectedduringthetwoweeks
followingthelastweekofapplicationoftheimport
termssetoutinthatArticle.TheproofmentionedinArticle2shallbeconsidered
asfurnishedwhenthecompetentauthoritiesinthe
importingMemberStatecertifythatontheterritory
ofthatMemb.erStatetheanimal
(a)wasslaughteredaftertheexpiryoftheperiod
specifiedinthatArticle,or
(b)wasnotslaughteredbeforetheexpiryofthat
period,or
(c)wasslaughteredbeforetheexpiryofthatperiod
forhealthprotectionreasonsordiedasaresult
ofsicknessoraccident.Article6
Article41.Atthetimeofimportation,eachanimalimported
onthetermssetoutinArticle1shallbeidentified
eitherbyindelibletattooingontheearoftheanimal
orbyanofficialorofficiallyapprovedmarkingon
bothearsoftheanimal.
2.Suchtattooingormarkmadebytheimporter
shallshow:
(a)thedateofimportation ;
(b)amarkenabling'theimportertobeidentified.
Article71.BenefitoftheprovisionsofArticle1shallbe
conditionalonthelodgingofadepositguaranteeing
thattheanimalswillnotbeslaughteredbeforethe
expiryoftheperiodspecifiedinArticle2.
2.Theamountofthedepositshallbeequal:
(a)foryoungbovineanimalsreferredtoinArticle
1(a),tothelevyapplicableatthetimeof
importation ;
(b)forcalvesreferredtoinArticle1(b),tothelevy
applicableonthedayofimportationplushalf
therateofthecustomsdutycharged.
3.Thedepositmentionedinparagraph2maybe
lodgedincashorintheformofaguaranteegiven
byacreditinstitutionmeetingthecriterialaiddown
bytheMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheimport­
ationiseffected.MemberStatesshalltakethenecessarymeasuresfor
theimplementation ofthisRegulation.Eachmonth
theyshallinformtheCommissionbytelexofthe
numberofanimalsimported,differentiated accord­
ingtothecountryfromwhichtheywereimported
andaccordingtotheweightcategoriesmentionedin
Article11(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5August
1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY