676 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
12.7.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL156/5
REGULATION (EEC)No1465/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of10July1972
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftheCommunitytariff
quotaof5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,
ofcertainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingNoex01.02AII(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
kindofcattle;whereas,however,inviewofsuch
specialfactors,theCommunitynatureofthetariff
quotainquestionshouldbepreservedbymaking
provisionforrequirementswhichmayariseinother
MemberStates;whereas,inexceptionalcases,the
systemprovidedforinArticle3ofthisRegulation
enablesfactorstobetakeninto•account;whereas,in
ordertoreflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrend
ofthemarketinquestion,theinitialallocation
amongthethreeaforementioned MemberStatesmust
bemadeinproportiontotherequirementsofeach
one,calculatedinaccordancewithstatisticaldata
concerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandinaccordance
witheconomicprospectsforthequotayearin
question.
Whereas,however,ithasnotbeenpossibleuntilnow
tostandardizetherulesapplicableinthevarious
MemberStatesasregardssupervisionofimportsof
animalsintendedforslaughter,forbreedingorfor
income;whereas,moreover,animalsofthesespecific
breedsarenotspecifiedinthestatistical
nomenclatures oftheMemberStates;whereas,in
suchcircumstances ,thestatisticaldatafurnishedby
MemberStatesinthisfieldcannotbeconsideredto
besufficientlyaccurateandrepresentativetobeused
asabasisfortheallocationinquestion;whereasonly
Italy,whichasrecentlyas1967wasentitledtoa
nationaltariffquotaof3000headoftheseanimalsat
adutyof2-4%,wasabletorecordimportsof6254
headfromthirdcountriesduringthatyear;whereas
theextenttowhichtheCommunitytariffquotas
openuntilnowforthoseanimalshavebeenused,
andtheestimatesmadebytheaforementioned three
MemberStates,enabletherequirementsofeachof
-themasregardsimportsfromthirdcountriesforthe
quotaperiodenvisagedtobeassessedasfollows:-THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
"Whereas,forbulls,cowsandheifersofcertain
mountainbreeds,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,fallingwithinsubheadingNoex01.02A
II(b)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertaken
withintheframeworkofthelatestmultilateral
GATTnegotiationstoopenanannualCommunity
tariffquotaof5000headatadutyof4%;whereas
eligibilityforthisquotaissubjecttosubmissionof
thefollowingdocuments :
—bulls:pedigree;
—cows:pedigreeorcertificateofregistrationin
theherdbookcertifyingpurityofbreed;
Whereasthetariffconcessionsgrantedwithinthe
frameworkofthosenegotiationsareoperativeand
whereasthereforetheCommunitytariffquotain
questionshouldbeopenedfortheperiodfrom1July
1972to30June1973;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimporters
totheabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationoftheratelaiddownforthatquotatoall
importsoftheanimalsinquestionintoallMember
Statesuntilthequotaisusedup;whereas,having
regardtotheprinciplesdefinedabove,the
Communitynatureofthequotacanberespectedby
allocatingtheCommunitytariffquotaamong
MemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfortheuseof
suchmountainbreedsarehoweverlimitedbyspecial
factors,bothgeographicalandzootechnical ;whereas
Germany,FranceandItalyaretheonlyMember
StateswhichhaveregionssuitableforbreedingthisGermany 250head,
France 120head,
Italy 4630head;

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heifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
themottledSimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzand
Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingNoex
01.02AII(b)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
shallbefixedat4%withintheframeworkofa
Communitytariffquotaof5000head.
Article2
1.Afirstinstalmentof4100headofthat
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamong
certainMemberStates;thequotashares,which,
subjecttoArticle6,shallbeavailableforusefrom1
July1972to30June1973,shall,forthoseMember
States,bethequantitiesshownbelow:
Germany 200head,
France 100head,
Italy 3800head.
2.Thesecondinstalment,of900head,-shallform
thereserve.
Article3Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
MemberStates,thequotaamountof5000head
shouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
instalmentbeingallocatedamongGermany,France
andItaly,thesecondformingareserveintended
ultimatelytocovertherequirements ofthose
MemberStateswhentheirinitialquotashareisused
upandrequirements whichmayariseinother
MemberStates;whereas,inordertoensureacertain
degreeofsecurityforimportersinthethree
aforementioned MemberStates,the•firstinstalment
oftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedata
comparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeabout80%ofthequota
amount;
"WhereastheinitialquotasharesofthoseMember
Statesmaybeusedupfairlyrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportant -thatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
quotashareshoulddrawanadditionalquotashare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
quotasharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeated
asmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
initialandadditionalquotasharesmustbeavailable
foruseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclose
cooperationbetweenMemberStatesandthe
Commission ,whichmust,inparticular,beableto
observetheextenttowhichthequotaamountsare
usedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereasif,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceremainsinfavourof
oneorotheroftheMemberStates,itisessentialthat
thatStateshouldreturnaconsiderablepartofsuch
balancetothereserveinorderthatpartofthe
Communityquotashouldnotremainunusedinone
MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasuresconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members;
Whereas,sincethetariffquotasinquestionarevalid
until30June1973,thesystemprovidedforcouldbe
amendedtotakeaccountoftheaccessionofnew
MemberStates;IfaneedarisesintheBeneluxEconomicUnionfor
cattlereferredtoinArticle1thelatter,represented
byoneofitsMembers,shalldrawanadequateshare
fromthereserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
TheMembersofthatEconomicUnionshalltakethe
necessarystepstonotifyimportersofthispossibility.
Article4
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle2(1),asit
isdeterminedtherein,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,alterthesecondquotashareisusedup,90%
ormoreofthethirdquotasharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStatesisused,thatMemberStateshall,
inaccordancewithparagraph1,drawafourthquota
shareequaltothethird.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Duringtheperiodfrom1July1972to30June1973,
theCommonCustomsTariffdutyonbulls,cowsand

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Article8 Thesamemethodshallbeappliedinthesameway
untilthereserveisusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheMemberStatesmaydrawquotashares
lowerthanthosefixedinthoseparagraphs 'ifthere
arereasonsforconsideringthatsuchquotashares
maynotbeusedup.Theyshallinformthe
Commissionofthegroundsonwhichtheyhave
appliedtheprovisionsofthisparagraph.
Article51.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticles2and
3shalllaydown,withregardtotheirquotashares,
theconditionsforaccesstothetariffquotain
questionandshalladministertheirquotasharesin
accordancewiththeirownadministrative provisions.
Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothequotashares
whichhavebeenallocatedtothemforimporters
establishedontheirterritory.
2.ThesaidMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatwhenadditionalquota
sharesaredrawnpursuanttoArticle3or4itis
possibleforchargestobemadewithoutinterruption
againsttheiraccumulatedsharesoftheCommunity
tariffquota.
3.Theextenttowhichthequotasharesof
MemberStateshavebeenusedupshallberecorded
onthebasisofimportsoftheanimalsinquestion
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeen
enteredintoconsumption .Additionalquotasharesdrawninpursuanceof
Article4shallbe^availableforuseuntil30June1973.
Article6
Article9If,by5April1973,aMemberStatehasnotusedup
itsinitialquotashareasfixedbyArticle2(1)oras
resultingfromtheapplicationofArticle3,itshall,
notlaterthan25April1973,returntothereservethe
unusedportionofitsshareinexcessof20%ofthe
initialamount.Itmayreturnalargerquantityifthere
arereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymaynotbe
used.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April
1973,notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsof
theanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1973
inclusiveandchargedagainsttheCommunityquota
andwhereappropriate,theportionofitsinitialquota
sharethatitreturnstothereserve.MemberStatesshall.informtheCommission at
regularintervalsofimportsfromthirdcountries
actuallychargedagainsttheirquotashares.
Article10
Article7MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoseethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article11
Theaboveprovisionsmaybeamendedtotake
accountofthesituationresultingfromtheaccession
ofnewMemberStates.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheamounts
ofthequotasharesopenedbyMemberStatesin
accordancewithArticles2,3and4andshallinform
eachofthemoftheextenttowhichthereservehas
beenusedassoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1973,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthe.returnofquotasharespursuanttoArticle6.
TheCommissionshallensurethatthedrawingwhich
usesupthereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,forthispurpose,shallspecifytheamount
thereoftotheMemberStatewhichmakesthefinal
drawing.Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities ..
Itshallapplyfrom1July1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10July1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
N.SCHMELZER