38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
8.10.69 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL252/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1975/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of6October1969
introducingasystemofpremiumsforslaughteringcowsandforwithholdingmilkandmilk
productsfromthemarket
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,milkandmilkproductsfromthemarketshouldbefixed
atalevelatwhichitcanberegardedascompensation
forthelossofincomefromthemarketingoftheprod­
ucts;
Whereastofacilitateapplicationofthissystemprovision
shouldbemadeforadvancegraduatedpaymentofthe
premiumforwithholdingmilkandmilkproductsfrom
themarket;
Whereashalftheexpenditureincurredbygrantingthese
premiumsshouldbefinancedbytheCommunity,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI
Slaughteringpremiums
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof: 4
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805
681of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinbeefandveal,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1398/692,andinparticularArticle2thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment3;
Whereasthecurrentsituationinmilkandmilkproducts
intheCommunityisoneoflargeandincreasingsur­
pluses;
Whereas,however,certaincategoriesoffarmsinthe
Communityaretendingtoabandonmilkproductionor
themarketingofmilkandmilkproducts;
Whereasthistrendmaybeencouragedbyintroducinga
slaughteringpremiumasinducementtofarmerstounder­
taketogiveupmilkproductionentirelyandtohaveall
thedairycowsontheirfarmsslaughtered;
Whereastheamountoftheslaughteringpremiumshould
befixedatalevelatwhichitcanberegardedascompen­
sationforthelossofincomefrommilkproduction;
Whereastherulesforgrantingslaughteringpremiums
shouldvaryaccordingtothenumberofdairycowsonthe
farm;,
Whereasitispossibletoattainthedesiredobjectiveby,
inaddition,grantingpremiumstofarmerswho,although
notabandoningproduction,discontinuefullyandfinally
themarketingofmilkandmilkproducts;whereas,how­
ever,thegrantingofthispremiumshouldberestrictedto
farmerswhoproducearelativelylargequantityofmilk;Farmershavingatleasttwodairycowsmay,onapplica­
tion,receiveaslaughteringpremiumunderthecondi­
tionslaiddownbelow.
Article2
Thegrantingofthepremiumshallbesubjectinparticu­
lartoawrittenundertakingfromtherecipient:
(a)togiveupmilkproductionentirelyand
(b)tohaveallthedairycowsonhisfarmslaughtered
duringaperiodtobedeterminedandatthelatestby.
30April1970.
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Article3
Whereastheamountofthepremiumforwithholding1.Theamountofthepremiumshallbe200unitsof
accountperdairycowslaughtered.
2.Thegrantingofthepremiumshallberestrictedtothe
numberofdairycowsonthefarmmanagedbythereci­
pientatanappointeddatetobedeterminedbyeach
MemberState.Inaddition,thetotalamountofthepre­
miumshallnotexceed2000unitsofaccountperreci­
pient.1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.13.
3OJNoC41,1.4.1969,p.20.

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Article4 2.Anamountof100unitsofaccountperdairycow
shallbepaidinthethreemonthsfollowingsubmission
ofthewrittenundertakingmentionedinArticle6.
Thebalanceshallbepaidannuallyinfourequalinstal­
mentsiftherecipienthassatisfiedthecompetentautho­
ritythatthenumberofadultbovineunitsheholdsisnot
.lessthanthenumberofdairycowsheldatthedateof
makingtheapplicationandthattheundertakingmen­
tionedinArticle6hasbeenfulfilled.1.Forfarmershavingtwotofivedairycowsthepremium
shallbepaidwhentheapplicantfurnishesproofthathe
hasfulfilledtheundertakingmentionedinArticle2(b).
2.Forfarmershavingmorethanfivedairycowsan
amountof100unitsofaccountperdairycowslaughte­
redshallbepaidwhentheapplicantfurnishesproofthat
hehasfulfilledtheundertakingmentionedinArticle2(b).
Thebalanceof100unitsofaccountshallbepaidatthe
endofaperiodofthreeyearsfromthedateoffurnishing
thisproofiftherecipientsatisfiesthecompetentauthority
thathehasceasedallproductionofmilkduringthat
period..HTLEIH
Generalprovisions
Article9
TITLEH
Premiumsforwithholdingmilkandmilkproductsfrom
themarket
Articles
Farmershavingmorethantendairycowsmay,onappli­
cation,receiveapremiumforwithholdingmilkandmilk
productsfromthemarketundertheconditionslaiddown
below.Thefollowingshallbelaiddowninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68:
(a)thetimelimitformakingapplicationsforthegrant­
ingofpremiums,
(b)thetimelimitforslaughtering,
(c)theperiodwithinwhichtheappointeddatesmen­
tionedinArticles3(2)and7(2)mustfallor,ifasys­
temofappointeddatescannotbeapplied,otherequi­
valentprovisions,
(d)detailedrulesforverifyingthefulfilmentofundertak­
ingsandforpaymentofthepremium,and
(e)otherdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthepreced­
ingArticles.Article6
Thegrantingofthepremiumshallbesubject,inparticu­
lar,toawrittenundertakingfromtherecipienttodiscon­
tinuefullyandfinallythesaleofmilkandmilkproducts.
Article7 Article10
MemberStatesmaybeauthorizedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,toimposeadditionalconditions
forthegrantingofthepremiumsspecifiedinArticles1
and5.
Article111.Theamountofthepremiumshallbe200unitsof
accountperdairycowonthefarmatthedateofmaking
theapplication.
2.Thegrantingofthepremiumshallberestrictedtothe
numberofdairycowsonthefarmmanagedbythereci­
pientatanappointeddatetobedeterminedbyeach
MemberState.Inaddition,thegrantingofthepremium
shallbesubjecttothecondition .thatthequantityofmilk
ormilkproductstheproductionofwhichhasceaseddur­
ingthetwelvemonthsprecedingtheappointeddate,shall
correspond:
-eithertoaminimumof22000litresofmilk,this
quantitybeingincreasedby2000litresforeachcowIftheundertakingspecifiedinArticles2(a)and6isnot
fulfilledwithinaperiodoffiveyearsfromthedateof
makingtheapplicationforthepremium,MemberStates
shallwithoutprejudicetopossiblejudicialproceedings
takestepstorecoverthepremium.
■beyondtheeleventh. Article12
—ortoaquantityofbetween16500and22000litresof
milk,thisquantitybeingincreasedbyfrom1500to
2000litresfor6achcowbeyondtheeleventh;insuch
casesthepremiumshallbegrantedattherateoftwo­
thirdsoftheamountspecifiedinparagraph1.1.TheGuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFundshallreimburseMember
States50%ofthepremiumsreferredtoinArticles1
and5.
2.Detailedrulesfortheapplicationofparagraph1and
Article11maybeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulationNo17/64/
EEC1.Article8
1.Theamountofthepremiumshallbepaidinfivein­
stalments. iOJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.

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Article13 3.GeneralrusfortheapplicationofArticles11and
12(1)shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththesame
procedure.1.OnthebasisofinformationsuppliedtoitbyMember
States,theCommission shallsubmittotheCouncila
monthlyreportontheapplicationofthesystemofpre­
miumsintroducedbythisRegulation.
2.Amendmentorabolitionofthesystemofpremiums
shallbedecidedbytheCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)of
theTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission .Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
'EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,6October1969..
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.J.WITTEVEEN