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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No320/76
of13February1976
concerningtheissuewhileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimportlicences
for50000youngbovineanimalsforfattening
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedinaccordancewiththe
specialconditionslaiddowninthisRegulation
importlicencesfor50000youngbovineanimalsfor
fattening,ofaminimumweightof220kilogramsand
amaximumweightof300kilograms.
Wheretheimportedyoungbovineanimalweighsnot
morethan10%under220kilograms,itshallbe
consideredasbeingimportedunderthisRegulation .
2.Thelicencesshallbeissuedbythecompetent
body:
—inItalyinrespectofamaximumof48500head;
—intheFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectof
amaximumof1500head.
3.Licencesissuedundertheprovisionsofthis
RegulationshallbevalidonlyintheMemberStateof
issue.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
Article21(2)thereof,
Whereasthesuspensionoftheissueofimport
licenceshasbeenrelaxedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No76/76of16January1976settingupa
systemlinkingimportsofbeefandvealproducts
effectedbywayofprotectivemeasureswiththesaleof
beefheldbyinterventionagencies(3);whereasthese
arrangementsdonot,however,permittheimportation
ofyoungbovineanimals;
Whereasthereisgenerallyashortageofyoung
fatteningcattlethroughouttheCommunity,andit
wastomeetthissituationthatthearrangements
providedforinArticle11ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68wereestablished,whereasthosearrangements
havebeensuspendedsincetheprotectivemeasures
cameintoforce;
Whereasinconnectionwiththerelaxationofthese
measuresaccounthasbeentakenoftheavailabilityof
suppliesofsuchanimalswithintheCommunityin
particularbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2476/75of29September1975concerningtheissue
whileprotectivemeasuresareinforceofimport
licencesforafurther30000calvesandyoungbovine
animalsforfattening(4);whereasthismeasureonly
appliestoapplicationsforimportlicenceslodgedup
to29February1976;whereasthereasonswhichled
totheadoptionofRegulation(EEC)No2476/75still
exist;whereas,however,theimplementation ofthat
Regulationhasmetwithnumerousdifficultiesand
onlyabout10000animalswereabletobeimported
underit;whereastheimportationoftheremaining
numberofanimalsshouldbepermittedanditshould
atthesametimebemadepossibletoimport30000
additionalanimals;whereasthelevyonsuchimports
shouldbereducedandthedateforlodgingapplica­
tionsforimportlicencesshouldbeextendedtothe
endofMarch1976,Article2
1.EachoftheMemberStatesconcernedshalltake
allnecessarystepstoguaranteeimportersfreeaccess
tothequotaallottedtoit,irrespectiveoftheplaceof
establishment ofsuchimporterswithintheCommu­
nity.
2.TheextenttowhichaMemberState'squotahas
beenutilizedshallbeestablishedbyreferencetothe
importlicencesissued.
3.Notlaterthanthefifthdayofeachmonth,the
MemberStatesconcernedshallnotifytheCommis­
sionbytelexofthetotalnumberofanimalsforwhich
importlicenceswereissuedduringtheprevious
month.
Article3
1.Applicationsforimportlicencesshallrelateto
liveanimalsexpressedinheadofcattle.
2.Eachapplicationshallrelatetoaminimumof
100headandshallbeaccompaniedby:(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(3)OJNoL10,17.1.1976,p.21.
(«)OJNoL253,30.9.1975,p.28.

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—notbeenslaughteredbeforetheexpiryofthe
periodspecifiedinArticle3(2)(a),or
—diedasaresultofsicknessoraccidentbefore
theexpiryofsuchperiod;
(b)inrespectofeveryanimalforwhichnoimport
licencewasissued.
2.Iftheproofreferredtoinparagraph 1(a)isnot
furnishedwithin150daysfromthedayonwhichthe
animalwasputintofreecirculation,thesecurityshall
beforfeit. ,
Forthoseanimals,however,forwhichtheimport
licenceshavenotbeenused,anamountequalonlyto
fiveunitsofaccountperheadshallbeforfeited.(a)anundertakinginwritingfromtheimporterthat
theyoungbovineanimalswillbefattenedinthe
importingMemberStateforaperiodof120days
fromthedayonwhichtheyareputintofreecircu­
lation;
(b)thelodgingofasecurityequalto60unitsof
accountperhead.
3.Thelevyapplicabletoyoungbovineanimals
importedunderthisRegulationshallbeequalto
55%ofthefulllevy.
4.Applicationsforlicencesandthelicencesthem­
selvesshallincludeinSection12oneofthefollowing
endorsements :
—'Validfor...youngmalebovineanimalsfor
fattening(Regulation (EEC)No320/76);licence
validin...(MemberStateofdelivery)',
—'Gültigfür...männlicheJungrinderfürdieMast
(Verordnung {EWG)Nr.320/76);Lizenzgültigin
...(ausstellenderMitgliedstaat)',
—Validoper...giovanibovinimaschidestinati
all'ingrasso(regolamento (ECC)n.320/76);titolo
validoin...(Statomembrodirilascio)',
—'Geldigvoor...jongemannelijkerunderen,
bestemdvoordemesterij(Verordening (EEG)nr.
320/76);certificaatgeldigin...(Lid-Staatvan
afgifte)',Article5
1.Eachanimalimportedonthetermssetoutin
Article1shallbeidentifiedbytheplacingonatleast
oneofitsearsofeither:
—anindelibletattoo,or
—anofficialorofficiallyapprovedearmark.
2.Suchtattooormarkshallbesodesignedasto
enabletheverification,ifnecessary,ofthedatewhen
theanimalwasputintofreecirculationandtheiden­
tityoftheimporterbyrecordingthematthetimeof
puttingintofreecirculation .
Article6
1.ImportlicencesissuedunderthisRegulation
shallbevalidfor30daysfromtheirdayofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75.
2.Applicationsforlicencesmaybelodgedupto31
March1976.—'Gyldigfor...ungtyrebestemttilopfedning
(forordning (EØF)nr.320/76);licensgyldigi...
(udstedelsemedlemsstaten )',
—'valablepourjeunesbovinsmalesdestinesa
l'engraissement (règlement (CEE)no320/76);
certificatvalableen...(Etatmembrededéliv­
rance)'.
5.Section20ofthelicenceshallincludeoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Applicablelevy:55%offulllevy,
—'GeltendeAbschöpfung :55%dervollen
Abschöpfung',
—'Prelievoapplicabile :55%delprelievointero,
—'Toetepassenheffing:55%vandevolleheffing,Article7
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with. —'Gældendeafgift:55%afheleafgiften,
—'Prélèvementapplicable :55%duprélèvement
entier'.
Article8
Regulation (EEC)No2476/75isherebyrepealed.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1976.Article4
1.Thesecurityshallbereleasedforthwith:
(a)whenthecompetentauthoritiesintheimporting
MemberStatereceiveprooffromtheimporterthat
theanimalinquestionhas:

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission