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REGULATION (EEC)No1845/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of15July1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter ,of
certainAlpinebreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereas,atthelastGATTmultilateralnegotiations ,
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityundertookto
openanannualCommunitytariffquotaof5000head
atadutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
—bulls:pedigreecertificate;
—femaleanimals:pedigreecertificateorcertificate
ofregistrationintheherdbook,certifyingpurityof
breed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(*)concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theregulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
from1February1973onwards;whereasanyrequire­
mentswhichmayariseintheseMemberStatesduring
thequotaperiodunderconsideration should,there­
fore,betakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariff
quotafortheperiodfrom1July1974to30June
1975should,therefore,beopenedatadutyof4%for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen­
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limitedbyspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasBeneluxcountriesandDenmarkdo
nothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,inexceptionalcases,thesystem
providedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesall
suchfactorstobetakenintoaccount;whereas,in
ordertoreflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrend
ofthemarketinquestion,theinitialallocationmust
bemadeinproportiontotherequirements ofeachof
theMemberStatesconcerned ,calculatedinaccor­
dancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfrom
thirdcountriesduringarepresentative reference
periodandwitheconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted ,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany 250head
France 120head
Italy 4630head
whereas,intheabsenceofmorepreciseinformation ,
theneedsoftheUnitedKingdommaynotbe
assessedatthepresenttime;whereastheneedsof
Irelandmayhoweverbeassessedat25head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to
covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas ')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshallwithinthesaid
tariffquotasapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof3425headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1974to30June1975,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy150head
100head
25head
3150headinordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupfairlyrapidly;whereas,inorderto
takethisfactintoaccountandavoidanybreakin
continuity,itisimportantthatthatMemberState
havingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialshare
shoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachoftheseMember
Statesasandwheneachofitsadditionalsharesis
almostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimes
asthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadministration
callsforclosecooperationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsare
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunityquotashoujdnotremainunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,2.Thesecondpartof1575headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnion,inDenmarkortheUnited
Kingdom,forcattlereferredtoinArticle1(1),these
MemberStatesshalldrawanadequatesharefromthe
reserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
Article5
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
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereareHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1974to30June
1975,a.Communitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthemottledSimmentalbreedandthe
SchwyzandFribourgbreeds,fallingwithin
subheadingex01.02AIIb)2oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
—inthecaseofbulls:ofapedigreecertificate;
—inthecaseoffemaleanimals:ofapedigreecertifi­
cateorcertificateofregistrationintheherdbook,
certifyingpurityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministrated inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.

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reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted .TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1975.
Article7
If,by5April1975,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1975,returntothereservetheunused
proportionoftheshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthere
arereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnot
beusedup.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1975,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1975inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquotaand,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialquotashare
theyreturntothereserve.
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommission shall,notlaterthan1May1975,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and
(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.MemberStatesshallcounttheanimalsinques­
tionagainsttheirsharesastheanimalsaresubmitted
forcustomsclearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption .
4.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportscountedasspecifiedinparagraph3.
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.
Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1974onwards.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
ChristianBONNET