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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1375/78
of20June1978
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,tothisend,theseMemberStatesmay
proceedtodrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunity
reservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,inorderto
reflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbe
madeinproportiontotherequirementsofeachofthe
MemberStatesconcerned,calculatedinaccordance
withstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentativereferenceperiodand
witheconomicprospectsforthequotaperiodinques­
tion:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment('),
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGAITtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithin,subheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
—bulls:pedigreecertificate;Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:—femaleanimals:pedigreecertificateorcertificate
Germany
France
Italy250head,
120head,
4630head;
whereastheneedsoftheUnitedKingdomandof
Irelandmay,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation,be
assessedat75and25headrespectively ;ofregistrationintheherdbook,
certifyingpurityofbreed;
Whereastheabovementioned tariffquotaforthe
period1July1978to30June1979should,therefore,
Deopenedatadutyof4%;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensure-equal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
heabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
unimalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
espectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
heuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
>yspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
lonothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecial
actors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionforWhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to
covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­')Opiniondeliveredon17.6.1978(notyetpublishedin
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inthecaseof
femaleanimals:ofapedigreecertificateor
certificateofregistrationinthe
herdbook,certifyingpurityof
breed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
4.ForthepurposeofapplyingthisRegulation,the
levyfixedinaccordancewithArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68(*)shall,asregardsimportseffected
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No193/75(2),beappliedtoany
quantitiesexceedingthoseindicatedintheimport
licence.minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
WhereastheinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
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
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Article3
1.Afirstpartof3500headshall~'be~aH6caf(ed
amongtheMemberStateslisted,below.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1978to30June1979,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom150head,
100head,
25head,
3150head,
75head.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :2.Thesecondpartof1500headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
3.Importsoftheanimalsconcernedshallbe
subjecttotheprovisionsadoptedunderRegulation
(EEC)No974/71(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No557/76(4),asregardsthefluctuationofthe
currenciesofcertainMemberStates.Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1July1978to30June1979,
aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:the
mottledSimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzand
Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A
IIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
—inthecaseof
bulls:ofapedigreecertificate;Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnionorinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle1(1),theseMemberStatesshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(3)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.

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Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1April1979,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission ,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.Article5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoin.Article3,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,afterthesecondsharehas.beenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1979.
Article7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than25March1979,theunusedportionoftheir
initialshareinexcess,on5March1979,of20%of
theinitialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantity
iftherearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25March
1979,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5March1979
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,
whereappropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve.Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article13
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,20June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER