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Brussels ,2Aprii1974
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocation and.administration oftheCommunitytariff
quotaof30000headofheifersandcows,notintendedfor
slaughter,ofcertainmountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheading
ex01o02AIIb2oftheCommonCustomsTariff
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariff
quotaof5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,notintended
forslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadings
ex01.02AIIb2oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCIî(74)414final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Atthelastmultilateral GATTnegotiations ,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityundertooktoopencertainannualCommunitytariff
quotasincluding,intheagricultural sector,thosesetout
below:
OCT
heading Description ofgoods
NoQuotaQuota
volumeduty
ex01.02ACowsandheifers,notintendedfor
IIb2slaughter ,ofthefollowingmountain
breeds:grey,brown,yellowandmottled
SimmentalbreedandPinzgaubreed
(conditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthorities oftheMember
Stateofdestination ) 200006%
head
exCI.02ABulls,cowsandheifers,notintended
IIb2forslaughter,ofthefollowingAlpine
breeds:mottledSimmentalbreedand
SchwyzandEribourgbreeds.Ifthey
aretocomewithinthequota,animals
ofthebreedsinquestionmustsatisfy
thefollowingrequirements :
-bulls:pedigree
-femaleanimals:pedigreeor
certificate ofregistration inthe
herdbookcertifyingpurityofbreed 5000b%
head
InresponsetorequestsfromtheSwissandAustrianauthorities ,
thetariffquotasinquestionhavebeenopensince1July1970
andcovertheperiodfrom1Julyineachyearto30Juneinthe
followingyear.ThesequotaswerelastopenedbyRegulations
(EEC)Nos19W73and19^5/73of16July1973(OJNoL200of
20July1973)fortheperiodfrom1July1973to30June197^»

3.InanexchangeofletterswithAustriadated21July1972,the «
Communityundertooktoincrease,unilaterally ,thesizeofthefirsttariff
quotasetoutabovefrom20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6$to4$♦
4*InordertomeetCommunityobligations,itisthereforenecessaryto
adoptRegulations ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofthe
Communitytariffquotas.
Thisistheobjectoftheproposalsannexedhereto.
5.'Asregardstheallocationofthetariffquotasand,moreespecially,
thefixingofinitialshares,itshouldbenotedthat,asinthecase
ofpreviousquotaperiods,+-hishasbeen"basedlargelyontheestimates
presentedbytheMemberStates,sincespecialized ,completestatistical
datearenotavailable,andhastakenintoaccountthenecessityofmeeting
thepossiblefutureneedsofthenowMemberStates.
TheproposalforaRegulationsubmittedtotheCouncilconcerningthe
firsttariffquotaof30000headofcattlesetoutaboveprovides,ashas
beenacceptedbytheCouncilfortheopeningofthesamequotaforprevious
tariffperiods,forthefixingofafirstparttobeallocatedamongGermany,
Prance,Italy,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdom,theonlyMemberStateswhichhave
regionssuitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle,inproportiontotheir
expectedrequirements .TheremainderconstitutesaCommunityreservewhich
maybedrawnonnotonlybytheabove-mentioned .MemberStates,butalso,if
necessary,bytheBeneluxcountriesandbyDenmark.Inordertomeetany
needswhichmayarisein.thelatterMemberStates,theCommunityreserve,
whichisusuallyfixedat30$ofthetotalquota,hasbeenincreasedto40$.
6.Theproposedadministration ofthesecondtariffquotaof5000headof
cattlesetoutabovediffersfromthatproposedin5onlyinasmuchasthe
firstpartconstitutes70$ofthequotaandtheCommunityreserve30$,to
takeaccountbothofthelargequantitieswhichcanbeexpected,alreadynow,
tobecountedagainsttheinitialItalianshareandtheneedtoooverany

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needswhichmayariseintheBeneluxcountriesandinDenmark.
7*Asregardsthetariffdutytobeapplied,thepositionisdifferentin
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andinthenewMemberStates.For
theoriginalMemberStatesthedutyistobefixedat4%>•Asforthenew
MemberStates,itshouldbenotedthat,'inpursuanceofArticle59thenational
tariffsofthenewMemberStatesaretobealignedontheCommonCustomsTariff
byannual20$stagesbeginningin1973-exceptinthecourseofapplying
paragraph4oftheabove-mentioned artiole-thatis,forbeefandvealproducts,
around1Aprileachyear,atthestartofeachmarketingyear..Thus,before
expiryofthequotaperiodinquestion,thenewMemberStateswillhaveto
carryouttwofurtheralignments(April1973and1974)ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
8.Theinterpretation tobegiventothephrase"notintendedforslaughter"
wasthesubjectofanexchangeofviewsduringtheconsultation meetingofthe
workingpartyonEconomicTariffProblemsheldon12February1974•
Itwasapparentfromthosediscussionsthat,inthecaseofanimalswhose
importationissubjecttosubmissionofabreedingcertificate (certificate
ofpedigreeorofregistrationintheherdbook),checkingthepurposefor
whichtheanimalsareinfactusedwouldbepointlessinview,inparticular,
ofthehighpriceofsuchanimals.Assumingthatsuchcertificateisnot
required,aperiodoftwomonthsfromthedayofimportation wouldappear
theminimumperiodafterwhichimportedanimalscouldbeconsiderednotto
beintendedforslaughter.
ThisiswhytheproposalforaRegulationrelatingto30000headofcattle
(AnnexA)providesthat,exceptindulyattestedcasesofforcemajeure,the
animalsmaynotbeslaughteredwithinthattwo-monthperiodandthatthe
MemberStatesmustrestricttheapplicationofthetariffquotatoanimals
satisfyingallthespecifiedrequirements .
9.Asanexperiment,theCommissionisproposingan"asandwhen"administra­
tionsystemforboththetariffquotas,whichsystemisalreadyappliedinthe
MemberStateswhowillusethequotas, //...

10.Inageneralwaythereisaproblemforthetariffdutiesto"beapplied,
becauseofthepresentnegotiations concerningthereplacementofthepresent,
mixedtaxationsystem"customsduty-levy"bya"Uniformbasiclevy"
proposedbytheCommission.
TheCommissionisawareoftheproblemposedbydevelopments ofthe
situationandthereforewishestomaintainthepossibilityofchanginglater
onitsproposalsinthelightofanynecessities whichmayarise.

ANNEX A
Proposax for a
REGULATION (EEr"i05»«THECCE3T3IL
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration oftheCommunity tariff
quota of30000head ofheifers and cov /s,not intended forslaughter ,
ofcertain mountain breeds ,falling within subheading ex01.02 AIIb
ofthe Common Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
r
Having regard tothe 'Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Articles kjand113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas ,atthelast GATT multilateral negotiations theEuropean
Economic Community undertook toopen anannual Community tariff quota
of20000head ataduty of6%forheifers andcows ,notintended for
slaughter ,ofcertain mountain breeds falling within subheading .
ex01.02 AIIb2oftheCommon .Customs Tariff ;whereas eligibility
forsuch quota issubject toconditions tobedetermined bythe
competent authorities oftheMember State ofdestination ;whereas ,
inanexchange ofletters with Austria dated 21July 1972 ,the
Community hasundertaken unilaterally toincrease thesize ofthe
tariff quota from 20000 to30000 head and tolower the quota duty
from 6%to
Whereas ,under Article 60oftheAct"' "concerning theConditions of
Accession and the .Adjustments totheTreaties ,thenewMember States
areobliged toapply theRegulations ofthecommon agricultural
policy from 1February 1973 onwards ;whereas ,therefore ,any
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ANIIEXA
requirements whichmayariseintheseMemberStatesduringthequota
periodunderconsideration shouldbetakenintoaccountintheCommunity
tariffquotainquestion;whereastheabove-mentioned tariffquotafor
theperiodfrom1July1974to30June1975shouldthereforeboopenedat
adutyoffortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabove-mentioned Actforthenew
IlemberStates;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequalandcontinuousaccess
forallCommunityimporterstotheabove-mentioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsoftheanimalsinquestion
untilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitytariffquotaamongthesaidMemberStates;whereaspossi­
bilitiesfortheuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limitedbyspecial
factors,bothgeographical andzootechnical ;whereastheBeneluxcountries
andDenmarkdonothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;
whereas,however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommunitynatureof
thetariffquotainquestionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMemberStates;whereas,inexceptional
cases,thesystemprovidedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesall
suchfactorstobetakenintoaccount;whereas,inordertoreflectasclosely
aspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,theinitialallocation
amongthethreeabove-mentioned MemberStatesmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStatesconcerned,calculatedinaccor­
dancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduring
arepresentative referenceperiodandwitheconomicprospectsforthequota
periodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongtocertainspecificbreeds .
whicharenotspecifiedassuchinthestatisticalnomenclatures ofthe.
MemberStates,noinformation onimportsprovidedbytheMemberStatescould
beconsideredtobesufficiently accurateandrepresentative tobeusedasa
basisfortheallocationinquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedforthoseanimal?havebeen
exhausted,andtheestimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenabletherequirement

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ΑΒΕΞΧΑ
ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfromthirdcountriesforthequota
periodenvisagedtobeassessedasfollows:
Germany 10000head
France 3900head
Italy 6100head; >
Whereas,theneedsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmay,intheabsenceof
morepreciseinformation ,beassessedrespectivelyas300and200head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossibletrendofimportsofthe
aforementioned animalsintothesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof
30000headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeingallocated
-amongcertainMemberStates,thesecondformingareserveintendedsubse­
quentlytocovertherequirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheirinitial
sharesareexhaustedandrequirements whichmayarisewithinotherMember
States;whereasinordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersin
theaforementioned MemberStates,thefirstpartoftheCommunityquotashould
bedeterminedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresentcircumstan­
cesmaybe60%ofthequotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStatesmaybeusedupfairly
rapidly;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMemberStatehavingusedup
almostthewholeofitsinitialshareshoulddrawanadditional sharefrom
thereserve;'.whereasthismustbedonebyeachoftheseMemberStatesas
andwheneachofitsadditionalsharesisalmostentirelyusedup,and
repeatedasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandaddi­
tionalsharesoustbeavailableuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;whereas
suchmethodofadministration callsforclosecooperation betweenMember
StatesandtheCommission,whichmust,inparticular ^beabletoobservethe
extenttowhichthequotaamountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequotaperiod,aconsiderable
balanceoftheinitialshareofoneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleft
over,itisessentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable partof
suchbalancetothereservednorderthatpartoftheCommunityquotashould
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ίANNEX A«
notremain unused inoneMember State while itcould "beused inothers ;
Whereas since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands and
theGrand Duchy ofLuxembourg areunited inandrepresented bythe
Benelux Economic Union ,anymeasure concerning theadministration of
theshares allocated tothat Economic Union naybecarried outbyone
ofitsMembers ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULAHOiT :
Article 1 ,
1*During theperiod from 1July 1974 "to30June 1975 »aCommunity
tariff quota of30000head shall "beopened within theEuropean
Economic Community inrespect oftheimports from third countries
ofcows andheifers ,notintended forslaughter ,ofthegrey ,brown ,
yellow andmottled Simmental breed andPinzgau breed ,falling within
subheading ex01.02 AII "b)2oftheCommon Customs Tariff .
2.Forthepurposes ofthis Regulation ,.theabove-mentioned cows and
heifers shall beconsidered nottobeintended forslaughter if
they arenotslaughtered within twomonths following the dat ;eof
their importation .
Derogations may ,however ,begranted incases offorce majeure
(disease ,accident )duly attested byalocal authority certificate
setting outthereasons forslaughter within that period .
3.Thesaid quota shall headministrated inaccordance with the
following Articles . - " ' '
Article 2
1.T,Jithin theframework ofthequota referred toinArticle 1,the
Common Customs Tariff duty fortheanimals referred tointhosaid
paragraph shall besuspended at4 '
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ANKEX A
2.FewMember States shall within thesaid ,tariff quota ,apply duties
calculated i:iaccordance with therelevant provisions oftheActof
Accession .
Article 3
1.Afirst part of18000head shall beallocated ariong theMember
States listed "below .The shares shall apply from 1July 1974 "to
30June 1975 ,subject toArticle 7,andshall beasfollows :
Germany 8800head
Prance 3400 head
Ireland 200 head
Italy 5300head
United Kingdom 300head .
2.Thesecond part of12000head shall beheld asaCommunity reserve .
Article 4
Ifrequirements arise incountries oftheBenelux Economic Union orin
ι
Denmark forcattle referred toinArticle 1",these Member Countries shall
draw anadequate share from thereserve ,insofarasthe -reserve permits .
Article 5
1.If90$ormore oftheinitial quota share ofoneoftheMember States
referred toinArticle 3,orofthat share less ,theamount returned to
thereserve ,where Article 7hasbeen applied ,hasbeen used up,that
Kember State shall immediately ,bynotifying theCommission ,draw asecond
share ,insofarasthereserve permits ,equal to15ftofitsinitial
share ,rounded offupwards ,ifnecessary ,tothenext unit .

ANNEX A
2.If,after theinitial share hasbeon exhausted ,90% ormore of
thesecond share drawn byone ofthese Member States has been
used up,that Member State shall ,inaccordance with paragraph 1,
immediately draw athird share equal to7,5% ofitsinitial share
rounded cffupwards ,ifnecessary ,tothenext unit .
3«If,after thesecond share has been exhausted ,90/oormore ofthe
third share drawn byoneofthese Member States hasbeen used up,
that Member State shall ,inaccordance with paragraph 1,draw a
fourth share equal tothe third .
The same method shall beapplied until thereserve isexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogation from paragraphs 1,2and3»each ofthese
Member States may draw shares lower than those fixed inthese
paragraphs ifthere are reasons toconsider /that such shares
might notbeexhausted .They shall inform theCommission ofthe
grounds which led them toapply this paragraph .
Article 6
Additional shares drawn inpursuance ofArticle 5shall .apply until
30June 1975 .
Article 7
If,by5April 1975 »aMember State hasnotexhausted itsinitial
share asfixed inArticle 3orasresulting from theapplication ,of
Article k,itshall ,notlater than 25April 1975 »return tothe
reserve theunused proportion ofthis share inexcess of2.0%ofthe
initial amount .Itmayreturn alarger quantity ifthere arereasons
toconsider that such quantity might not beused up.
TheMember States shall ,notlater than 25April 1975 »notify the
Commission ofthetotal imports oftheanimals inquestion effected
upto5April 1975 inclusive andcounted against thetariff quota and
where appropriate ,theproportion oftheir initial share that they
return tothe reserve .

ANNEX A
Article o
TheCommission shall keep accounts oftieamounts oftheshares
opened byMember States inaccordance with Articles ^and5and
shall inform each ofthem ofthe extent towhich the reserve has been
exhausted assoon asitreceives the notifications .
TheCommission shall ,notlater than 1May 1975 »notify Member States
oftheamount inthereserve after thereturn ofshares pursuant to
Article 7»
TheCommission shall ensure that any drawing which exhausts thereserve
islimited tothebalance available and ,tothis end ,shall specify
theamount thereof totheMember State making thelast drawing .
Article 9
TheMember States shall take allmeasures necessary toensure that
when additional shares aredrawn pursuant toArticle kor5itis
possible forimports becounted without interruption against their
accumulated shares oftheCommunity quota .

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ANNEX AI
Provisions concerning allMember States
.Article 10
1.Member States shall take sillmeasures necessary toensure that
access tothetariff quota inquestion isrestricted tocattle
asspecified inArticle 1(1)and (2).
2.They shall ensure free access totheshares allocated tothem
forimporters established intheir territory .
3.Member States shall count theanimals inquestion against their .
shares astheanimals arepresented forcustoms clearance under
■cover ofentries for home use .
4.The extent towhich the shares oftheMember States have been used
upshall borecorded onthe'basis' "ofimports counted asspecified
inparagraph 3*
Article 11
Member States shall inform theCommission atregular intervals of
imports actually charged against their shares .
Article 12
TheMember States and theCommission shall cooperate closely toensure
that theprovisions ofthis Regulation areobserved .
Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 197^*
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President

ANNEXB
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)0?THECOUNCIL_
I■ iI■M I ■■
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunity
tariffquotaof5000headof"bulls,cowsandheifers,not
intendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpine "breedsfalling ,
withinsubheadings ex01,02AIIb2oftheCommonCustoms .
Tariff
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
I
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles43and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereas,atthelastGATTmultilateral negotiations ,theEuropeanEconomic
CommunityundertooktoopenanannualCommunitytariffquotaof5000head
atadutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifers,notintendedforslaughter,
ofcertainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadinges01.02AIIb2of
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuchquotaissubject
tosubmissionofthefollowingdocuments:
–bulls:pedigree,
-femaleanimals:pedigreeorcertificateofregistration intheherdbook
certifyingpurityofbreed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct^"concerningtheConditionsofAccession
andtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedto
applytheRegulations ofthecommonagricultural policyfrom1February
1973onwards;whereasanyrequirements whichmayariseintheseMember
Statesduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration should,therefore,be
takenint6accountintheCommunitytariffquotainquestion}whereasthe
abovementioned tariffquotafortheperiodfrom1July1974"to30June1975
should,therefore,beopenedatadutyafA%fortheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandatadutycorresponding toprovisionsofthe
OJNoL73,27March1972,p.14. ""'"
•A

above-mentioned ActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequalandcontinuousacces3
forallCommunityimporterstotheabove-mentioned quota,andtheuninterrup­
tedapplicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsoftheanimalsinquestion
untilthequotaisexhausted;whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanberespectedbyallocatingthe
CommunitytariffquotaamongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilities forthe
useofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limitedbyspecialfactors,both
geographical andzooteclinical ;whereasBeneluxcountriesandDenmarkdonot
haveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,however,in
viewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquota
inquestionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements which
mayariseintheseMemberStates;whereas,inexceptionalcases,thesystem
providedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesallsuchfactorstobe
takenintoaccount;whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyaspossiblethe
actualtrandofthemarketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbemade
inproportiontotherequirements ofeachoftheMemberStatesconcerned,
calculatedinaccordancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodandwitheconomicprospects
forthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto■certainspecificbreedswhich
arenotspecifiedassuchinthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMember
States,noinformation onimportsprovidedbytheMemberStatescouldbe
consideredtobesufficiently accurateandrepresentative tobeusedasa
basisforthoallocationinquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotas,intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ,forthoseanimals
havebeenexhausted,andtheestimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enable
therequirements ofeachofthemasregardsimportsfromthirdcountriesfor
thequotaperiodenvisagedtobeassessed ,asfollows,:
Germany ■250head
Prance...120head
•Italy 4630head

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whereas ,theneeds oftheUnited Kingdom andIreland may ,intheabsence of
more precise information ,beassessed respectively 75and25head ;
Whereas ,inorder totake into account thepossible trend ofimports ofthe
aforementioned animals into thesaid Member States ,thequota amount of5000
head should bedivided into twoparts ,the first part being allocated among
certain Member States ,thesecond forming areserve intended subsequently to
cover therequirements ofthese Member States when their initial shares are
exhausted andrequirements which mayarise within other Member States ;
whereas ,inorder toensure acertain degree ofsecurity forimporters inthe
aforementioned Member States ,thefirst part oftheCommunity quota should
bedetermined atacomparatively high level which under thepresent circumstan­
cesmaybeabout 70%ofthequota amount j
Whereas ,theinitial shares ofthose Member States maybeused upfairly rapidly ;
whereas ,inorder totake this fact into account andavoid anybreak inconti­
nuity ,itisimportant that that Member State having used up .almost thewhole
ofitsinitial share should draw anadditional share from thereserve ;whereas
this must be_done byeach ofthese Member State asandwhen each ofitsadditional shares isalmost entirely used up,andrepeated asmany time asthereserve allows ;whereas the initial andadditional shares must beavailable
until theendofthequota period ;whereas such method ofadministration calls
forclose cooperation between Member States andtheCommission ,which must ,
inparticular ,beable toobserve the extent towhich thequota amounts are
used andinform Member States thereof ;
Whereas ,if,ataspecified date within thequota period ,aconsiderable balance
oftheinitial share ofoneorother oftheMember States isleft over ,itis
essential that that State should return aconsiderable part ofsuch balance to
thereserve inorder that part oftheCommunity quota should notremain unused
inoneMember State while itcould beused inothers ;
Whereas ,since theKingdom ofBelgium ,theKingdom oftheNetherlands andthe
Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg areunited inandrepresented bytheBenelux Economic
Union ,anymeasure concerning theadministration oftheshares allocated to
that Economic Union maybecarried outbyoneofitsMembers ,
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
.» . ... -•» ' V.
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1974to30June1975faCoomunitytariff
.quotaof5000headshallbeopenedwithintheEuropeanEconomic
Communityinrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,cows
andheifers,notintendedforslaughter,ofthemottledSimmentalbreed
andtheSchwyzandFribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02
AIIb2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjecttothesubmission
-inthecaseofbulls:ofapedigreecertificate
-inthecaseoffemaleanimals:ofapedigreecertificateorcertificate
ofregistration intheherdbook,certifying
purityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallboadministrated inaccordancewiththefollowing
Articles..
I
Article2
1.WithintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoinArticle1(l),theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyfortheanimalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshall
besuspendedat
2.MemberStatesshallwithinthesaidtariffquotasapplydutiescalculatedin
accordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.

Article3
1.Afirstpartof3500headshallbeallocatedamongtheMemberStates
listedbelow.Thesharesshallapplyfrom1July1974to30June1975»
subjecttoArticle7#andshallbeasfollows;
Germany 150head
France 100head
Ireland 25head
Italy 3.150head
UnitedKingdom 75head.•
2.Thesecondpartof12000headshallbeheldasaCommunityreserve.
Article4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBeneluxEconomicUnionorin
DenmarkforcattlereferredtoinArticle1(l),theseMembercountries
shalldrawanadequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthereserve
permits.
Article5
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If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneoftheIleirberStatesreferred
toinArticle3,orofthatsharelosstheamountreturnedtothe*reserve,
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallimmediately ,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawasecondshare,in
sofarasthereservepermits,equalto15$ofitsinitialshare,rounded
offupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit,.

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2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90,°ormoreofthe
secondsharedrawn"byoneoftheseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph1,immediately draw
athirdshareequalto7»5$ofitsinitialshare,roundedoffupwards,
ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,9C$ormoreofthethird
sharedrawnbyoneoftheseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,that
MemberStateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph1,drawafourthshare
equaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisexhausted,
4.Bywayofderogation ,fromparagraphs 1,2and3,er.choftheseMember
Statesmaydrawshareslowerthanthosefixedintheseparagraphsif
therearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbeexhausted.
TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthegroundswhichledthemtoapply
thisparagraph.
Article6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5shallapplyuntil30
June19"}5•
Article7
ty5April1975>aMemberStatehasnotexhausteditsinitialshareas
fixedArticle3sa-resulxingfromtheapplication ofArticle4,it
shall»notlaterthan25April1975,returntothereservetheunused
proportionoftheshareinexoessof2C$oftheinitialamount.Itmay
returnalargerquantityiftherearereasonstoconsiderthat-such
quantifynightr.otbeusedup.
TheMemberStates,shallnotlaterthan25April1975»notifytheCommission
ofthetotalimportsoftheanimalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1975
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquotaand,whereappropriate ,the
proportionoftheirinitialquotasharethssyreturntothereserve.

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Article 8
TheCommission shall keep accounts oftheamounts ofthe shares opened by
Member Statea inaccordance with Articles 3,4and 5andshall inform each
ofthem ofthe extent towhich the reserve has "been exhausted assoon as
itreceives the notifications .
TheCommission shall ,notlater than 1May1975 »notify Member States of
theamount inthereserve after thereturn ofshares pursuant toArticle 7»
TheCommission shall ensure that anydrawing which exhausts thereserve
islimited tothe "balance available and ,tothis end ,shall specify the
amount thereof totheMember Stats making thelast drawing .
Article 9
TheMember States shall take allmeasures necessary toensure that when
additional shares aredrawn pursuant toArticle 4or5i"tispossible for
imports tobecounted without interruption against their accumulated
shares oftheCommunity quota .
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Article 10
1.Member States shall take allmeasures necessaiy toensure that the
aoceee tothetariff quota inquestion isrestricted tocattle as
specified inArticle 1(l)and(2).
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2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothemfor
importersestablished ,intheirterritory.
3.MemberStatesshallcounttheanimalsinquestionagainsttheirshares
astheanimalsarepresentedforcustomsclearanceundercoverof
entriesforloaeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMemberStateshavebeenusedup
shallberecordedonthebasisofimportscountedasspecifiedin
paragraph 3.
Article11
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsof
importsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares•
Article12
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thattheprovisionsofthisRegulationareobserved.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1974.
ThisRegualtionshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident