NoL143/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1146/78
of30May1978
fixingthequantityofyoungmalebovineanimalswhichmaybeimportedon
specialtermsinthethirdquarterof1978
givingagriculturalproducersandtheirorganizations
prioritywhenissuingthelicencesconferringentitle­
-menttobenefitfromthearrangements ;
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No571/78
providesthatlicenceapplicationsmustbelodged
duringthefirst10daysofeachquarter;whereasthe
listofapplicationslodgedshallbecommunicated to
theCommissiononthe18thdayofeachquarter;
whereastheperiodbetweenthelodgingofcertain
licenceapplicationsandtheircommunication tothe
Commissionshouldbelengthenedinordertopermit
thenationalauthoritiestochecktheacceptabilityof
suchapplications ;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle11(9)ofRegulation
(EEC)No571/78theapplicantshallundertakeeither
tocarryouthimselfortohavecarriedoutunderhis
responsibilitythetaskoffattening;whereas,inthe
caseofagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organizations ,itappearsthattheopportunitygivento
theapplicantnottocarryouthimselfthetaskof
fatteningcouldgiverisetoabusesincertaincases;
whereasitseemsappropriateconsequentlytoabolish
thatopportunityforthequarterinquestion;
Whereasinthecaseofimportlicenceapplications
madebyagriculturalproducersortheirprofessional
organizationsitisnecessary,inordertopermitamore
equitabledistributionofthequantitiesavailable,to
limitthemaximumquantitywhicheachapplication
maycover;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticularArti­
cles13(4),15(2)and25thereof,
WhereastheCouncilhasestablished ,underthenew
importarrangements foryoungmalebovineanimals
forfattening,anestimateof200000headforthe
period1Januaryto31December1978;whereas,
underArticle13(4)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,thequantitywhichmaybeimportedeach
quarterandtherateofreductionoftheimportlevy
ontheseanimalsmustbedetermined ;
Whereasdetailedrulesforthepracticalapplicationof
thespecialarrangementswerelaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No571/78of21March1978
onthesystemofimportandexportlicencesforbeef
andvealandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No
585/77P);
Whereasthesupplyrequirementsofcertainregionsof
theCommunitywhichhaveaseriousdeficitinbovine
animalsforfatteningmustbetakenintoaccount;
whereastheserequirements areparticularlyapparent
inItalyandmaybeestimated,forthethirdquarterof
1978,ataminimumof31500headforthatMember
State;
Whereasthesupplyrequirements inyoungbovine
animalsforfatteningjustify,forthethirdquarterof
1978,ahigherrateofreductionofthelevyfor
animalsweighingfrom220to300kilogramsper
head,originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;
Whereasthepartialreductionofthelevyisintended
tohelpimprovecattlerearingandbeefandveal
productionstructuresinItaly;whereasappropriate
measuresmustthereforebetakentoensurethat
producerscan,asfaraspossible,benefitdirectlyfrom
thearrangements withouttraditionaltradebeing
excluded;whereasthisobjectivecanbeachievedbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
■Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Julyto30September1978,the
maximumquantityreferredtoinArticle13(4)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68shallbe35000headof
youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kilogramsorless,ofwhichatleast
31500headmustbeimportedintoandfattenedin
Italy.(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL78,22.3.1978,p.10.

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2.Thelevychargedonimportsoftheyoung
bovineanimalsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
equaltothelevyapplicableonthedayofimportless
50%.
However,thelevyapplicableonthedayofimport
shallbereducedby70%inrespectofamaximumof
8400youngbovineanimalsweighingfrom220to
300kilogramsperhead,originatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia .
3.Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicence
shallbeinaccordancewithArticle8(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No571/78andshallrelateto:
—eitheryoungbovineanimalsofaweightperhead
notexceeding300kilograms,
or
—youngbovineanimalsofaweightperheadof
from220to300kilograms,originatinginand
comingfromYugoslavia .
InthelattercaseSections13and14oftheapplica­
tionforalicenceandthelicenceshallincludeoneof
thefollowingentries:
—Yugoslavia,producersortheirorganizations inrespectofa
maximumof21000head.
Italyshall,forthispurpose,specifythecategoriesof
applicantsinthecommunication referredtoinArticle
11(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No571/78.
Article2
InthecaseofthequantityreferredtoinArticle1(5):
(a)bywayofderogationfromArticle11(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No571/78,applicationsmayonlybe
lodgedduringtheperiod1to10June1978;
(b)bywayofderogationfromArticle11(9)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No571/78,theapplicationsforimport
licenceslodgedbyagriculturalproducersortheir
professionalorganizationsshallbeacceptableonly
iftheagriculturalproducers,directlyorthrough
theirprofessionalorganizations ,undertakein
writingtofattenontheirfarmstheyoungbovine
animalsimportedunderthisRegulation ;
(c)applicationsforimportlicencesmaynotcover
morethan100headwhenmadebyindividual
applicantsnormorethan100headpermember
whenmadebyprofessionalorganizations .The
totalquantityappliedforbyaprofessionalorgani­
zationmaynothoweverexceed2500head.
Article3
ForthepurposeofArticle11(5)ofRegulation(EEC)
No571/78,allapplicationsfromoneapplicantwhich
relatetothesamecategoryofweightandthesame
rateofreductionofthelevyshallbetreatedasone
application .
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1978.—Jugoslavien ,
—Jugoslawien ,
—Yougoslavie ,
—Iugoslavia,
—Joegoslavië .
Thelicenceshallmakeitcompulsorytoimportfrom
thecountryindicated.
4.MemberStatesshallspecifyinthecommunica­
tionreferredtoinArticle11(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No571/78thecategoryofliveweight,andtheorigin
oftheproductsinthecasereferredtointhesecond
indentofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph3.
5.WithinthequantityreservedforItaly,import
licencesmaybeissueddirectlytoagricultural
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President