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REGULATION (EEC)No1844/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of15July1974
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
30000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographical andzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
donothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,howeverinviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,inexceptionalcases,thesystem
providedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesall
suchfactorstobetakenintoaccount;whereas,in
ordertoreflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrend
ofthemarketinquestion,theinitialallocationmust
bemadeinproportiontotherequirementsofeachof
theMemberStatesconcerned ,calculatedinaccor­
dancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfrom
thirdcountriesduringarepresentative reference
periodandwitheconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereas,atthelastGATTmultilateralnegotiations
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityundertookto
openanannualCommunitytariffquotaof20000
headatadutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthan
thoseintendedforslaughterofcertainmountain
breedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2of
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityfor
suchquotaissubjecttoconditionstobedetermined
bythecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateof
destination ;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswith
Austriaof21July1972,theCommunityhasunder­
takenunilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariff
quotafrom20000to30000headandtolowerthe
quotadutyfrom6to4%;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(')concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theregulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
from1February1973onwards;whereas,therefore,
anyrequirementswhichmayariseintheseMember
Statesduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration
shouldbetakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariff
quotafortheperiodfrom1July1974to30June
1975shouldthereforebeopenedatadutyof4%for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen­
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimporterstoWhereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasa'basisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows: (')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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Germany 10000head
France 3900head
Italy 6100head
whereas,intheabsenceofmorepreciseinformation
theneedsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmay
notbeassessedatthepresenttime;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof30000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
acomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeapproximately 60%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
oftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremain
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1974to30June
1975,aCommunitytariffquotaof30000headshallbeopenedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityinrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesof
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthegrey,brown,yellowandmottled
SimmentalbreedandPinzgaubreed,fallingwithin
subheadingex01.02AIIb)2oftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theabove­
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministrated inaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshall,withinthesaid
tariffquota,applydutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession .
Article3
1.Afirstpartof17500headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1974to30June1975,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany 8800head
France 3400head
Italy 5300head
2.Thesecondpartof12500headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnion,inDenmark,IrelandortheUnited
KingdomforcattlereferredtoinArticle1(1),these
MemberStatesshalldrawanadequatesharefromthe
reserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
Article5
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orof
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,
thatMemberStateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshare,insofarasthe

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reservepermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1975,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4*or5itispossibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.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 .
Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1975.Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.MemberStatesshallcounttheanimalsinques­
tionagainsttheirsharesastheanimalsaresubmitted
forcustomsclearanceundercoverofdeclarationsthat
theyhavebeenmadeavailableforconsumption .
4.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportscountedasspecifiedinparagraph3.
Article11
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares.Article7
If,by5April1975,aMemberStatehasnotexhausted
itsinitialshareasfixedinArticle3orasresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle4,itshall,notlater
than25April1975,returntothereservetheunused
proportionofthisshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthere
arereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymightnot
beusedup.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1975,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1975inclu­
siveandcountedagainstthetariffquotaand,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve.Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved .
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1July1974onwards.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
ChristianBONNET