OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 673
NoL156/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.7.72
REGULATION (EEC)No1464/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1972
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftheCommunitytariff
quotaof20000headofheifersandcows,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingNoex01.02AII(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
enablesallsuchfactorstobetakenintoaccount;
whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyaspossiblethe
actualtrendofthemarketinquestion,theinitial
allocationamongthethreeaforementioned Member
Statesmustbemadeinproportiontothe
requirementsofeachone,calculatedinaccordance
withstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentativereferenceperiodand
witheconomicprospectsforthequotayearin
question.
Whereas,however,ithasnotbeenpossibleuntilnow
tostandardizetherulesapplicableinthevarious
MemberStatesasregardssupervisionofimportsof
animalsintendedforslaughter,forbreedingorfor
income;whereas,insuchcircumstances ,the
statisticaldatafurnishedbyMemberStatesinthis
fieldcannotbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurate
andrepresentative tobeusedasabasisforthe
allocationinquestion;whereastheextenttowhich
theCommunitytariffquotasopenuntilnowfor
theseanimalshavebeenused,andtheestimatesmade
bytheaforementioned threeMemberStates,enable
therequirements ofeachofthemasregardsimports
fromthirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisaged
tobeassessedasfollows: ^THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,forheifersandcowsofcertainmountain
breeds,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,
fallingwithinsubheadingNoex01.02AII(b)2of
theCommonCustomsTariff,theEuropean
EconomicCommunityhasundertakenwithinthe
frameworkofthemultilateralGATTnegotiationsto
openanannualCommunitytariffquotaof20000
headatadutyof6%;whereaseligibilityforthis
quotaissubjecttoconditionswhicharetobe
determinedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateofdestination ;whereasthetariff
concessionsgrantedwithintheframeworkofthese
negotiationsareoperativeandwhereasthereforethe
tariffquotainquestionshouldbeopenedforthe
periodfrom1July1972to30June1973;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimporters
totheabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheanimalsinquestionintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
MemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfortheuseof
suchmountainbreedsarehoweverlimitedbyspecial
factors,bothgeographicalandzootechnical ;whereas
Germany,FranceandItalyaretheonlyMember
Stateswhichhaveregionssuitableforbreedingthis
kindofcattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuch
specialfactors,theCommunitynatureofthetariff
quotainquestionshouldbepreservedbymaking
provisionforrequirementswhichmayariseinother
MemberStates;whereas,inexceptionalcases,the
systemprovidedforinArticle3ofthisRegulationGermany 10000head,
France 3900head,
Italy 6100head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
MemberStates,thequotaamountof20000head
shouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
instalmentbeingallocatedamongGermany,France
andItaly,thesecondformingareserveintended
ultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthose
MemberStateswhentheirinitialquotashareisused
upandrequirementswhichmayarisewithinother
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecurityforimportersinthethree
aforementioned MemberStates,thefirstinstalment

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certainMemberStates;thequotashares,which,
subjecttoArticle6,shallbeavailableforusefrom1
July1972to30June1973,shall,forthoseMember
States,bethequantitiesshownbelow:
Germany 7000head,
France 2750head,
Italy 4250head,
2.Thesecondinstalment,of6000head,shall
formthereserve.
Article3
IfaneedarisesintheBeneluxEconomicUnionfor
cattlereferredtoinArticle1thelatter,represented
byoneofitsMembers,shalldrawanadequateshare
fromthereserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
TheMembersofthatEconomicUnionshalltakethe
necessarystepstonotifyimportersofthispossibility.oftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedata
comparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeabout70%ofthequota
amount;
WhereastheinitialquotasharesofthoseMember
Statesmaybeusedupfairlyrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalquotasharefrom
thereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmost.entirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsare
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceremainsinfavourof
oneorotheroftheMemb.erStates,itisessentialthat
thatStateshouldreturnaconsiderablepartofsuch
balancetothereserveinorderthatpartofthe
Communityquotashouldnotremainunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthequotasharesallocatedto
thatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneof
itsMembers.
Whereas,sincethetariffquotasinquestionarevalid
until30June1973,thesystemprovidedforcouldbe
amended.totakeaccountoftheaccessionofnew
MemberStates;Article4
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2(1),asit
isdeterminedherein,orofthatquotasharelessthe
portionreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle6has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallimmediately,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
drawasecondquotashare,insofarasthereserve
permits,equalto15%ofitsinitialquotashare,
roundedupifnecessarytothenexthigherunit.
2.If,aftertheinitialquotashareisusedup,90%
ormoreofthesecondquotasharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStatesisused,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordancewithparagraph1,immediatelydrawa
thirdquotashareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialquota
share,-roundedupifnecessarytothenexthigher
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondquotashareisusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStatesisused,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordancewithparagraph1,drawafourthquota
shareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeappliedinthesameway
untilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and
3,eachoftheMemberStatesmaydrawquotashares
lowerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphsifthere
arereasonsforconsideringthatsuchquotashares
maynotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionofthegroundsonwhichtheyhave
appliedtheprovisionsofthisparagraph.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Duringtheperiodfrom1July1972to30June1973,
theCommonCustomsTariffdutyonheifersand
cows,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofthe
grey,brown,yellowandmottledSimmentalbreeds
andthePinzgaubreed,fallingwithinsubheadingNo
ex01.02AII(b)oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
shallbefixedat6%withintheframeworkofa
Communitytariffquotaof20000head.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof14000headofthat
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong

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Article5
Additionalquotasharesdrawninpursuanceof
Article4shallbeavailableforuseuntil30June1973.
Article6accordancewiththeirownadministrative provisions.
Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothequotashares
whichhavebeenallocatedtothemforimporters
establishedontheirterritory.
2.ThesaidMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatwhenadditionalquota
sharesaredrawnpursuanttoArticle3or4itis
possibleforchargestobemadewithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunity
tariffquota.
3.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesof
MemberStateshavebeenusedupshallberecorded
onthebasisofimportsoftheanimalsinquestion
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumption .If,by5April1973,aMemberStatehasnotusedup
itsinitialquotashareasfixedbyArticle2(1)oras
resultingfromtheapplicationofArticle3,itshall,
notlaterthan25April1973,returntothereservethe
unusedportionofitsquotashareinexcessof20%of
theinitialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityif
therearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April
1973,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1973
inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
and,whereappropriate,theportionofitsinitial
quotasharethatitreturnstothereserve.Article9
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsfromthirdcountries
actuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares. Article7
Article10
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoseethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheamounts
ofthequotasharesopenedbyMemberStatesin
accordancewithArticles2,3and4andshallinform
eachofthemoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedassoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1973,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatthedrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
drawing.Article11
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamendedtotake
accountofthesituationresultingfromtheaccession
ofnewMemberStates.
Article12
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .1.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticles2and
3shalllaydown,withregardtotheirquotashares,
theconditionsforaccesstothetariffquotain
questionandshalladministertheirquotasharesinItshallapplyfrom1July1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
N.SCHMELZER