NoL154/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.6.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1332/77
of20June1977
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifersotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
donothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirementswhichmayariseinthisMemberState;
whereastothisend,thisMemberStatemayproceed
todrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunityreserve
whichhasbeensetup;whereas,inordertoreflectas
closelyaspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketin
question,theinitialallocationmustbemadein
proportiontotherequirements ofeachoftheMember
Statesconcerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatis­
ticaldataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountries
duringarepresentative referenceperiodandwith
economicprospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
—bulls: pedigreecertificate;
—femaleanimals:predigreecertificateorcertifi­
cateofregistrationinthe
herdbook,certifyingpurityof
breed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActofAccession(2),
thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapplytheRegu­
lationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicyfrom1
February1973onwards;whereasanyrequirements
whichmayariseintheseMemberStatesduringthe
quotaperiodunderconsiderationshould,therefore,be
takenintoaccountintheCommunitytariffquotain
question;whereastheabovementioned tariffquotafor
theperiod1July1977to30June1978should,there­
fore,beopenedatadutyof4%;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted ;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaGermany : 250head,
France: 120head,
Italy: 4630head;
whereastheneedsoftheUnitedKingdomandof
Irelandmay,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation ,be
assesedat75and25headrespectively ;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to
covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements(')OJNoC118,16.5.1977,p.71.
(2)OJNoL73,27.1972,p.14.

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2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
inthecase
ofbulls:
inthecase
offemaleanimalsofapedigreecertificate,
ofapedigreecertificateor
certificateofregistrationin
theherdbook,certifying
purityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation,the
levyfixedinaccordancewithArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68(!)shall,asregardsimportseffected
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No193/75(2),beappliedtoany
quantitiesexceedingthoseindicatedintheimport
licence.whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunityquotashouldnotremainunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
economicunionmaybecarriedoutbyanyoneofits
members,Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof3500headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1977to30June1978,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany :
France:
Ireland:
Italy:
UnitedKingdom :150head,
100head,
25head,
3150head,
75head.
2.Thesecondpartof1500headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
3.Importsoftheanimalsconcernedshallbe
subjecttotheprovisionsadoptedunderRegulation
(EEC)No974/71(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No557/76(4),asregardsthefluctuationofthe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnionorinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle1(1),theseMemberStatesshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.1.Duringtheperiod1July1977to30June1978,
aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:the
mottledSimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzand
Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(})OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.I. IIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
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Article5 Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1April1978,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle
7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
drawasecondshare,insofarasthereservepermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted .TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and
(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasusedup
itsshareshallbedetermined onthebasisofthe
importsoftheproductinquestionenteredwiththe
customsauthoritiesforhomeuse.Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1978.
Article7
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article12MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
:han25March1978,theunusedportionoftheir
nitialshareinexcess,on5March1978,of20%of
:heinitialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantity
ftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
lotbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
:>eenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
"eserve.
rheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25March
1978,notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsof
:heanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5March1978
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,
whereappropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve.MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article13
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,20June1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN