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ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)amendingRegulation(EEC)No805/68onthe
commonorganizationofthemarketinbeefandveal
(92/C264/08)
COM(92)408final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon23September1992)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasinordertoenablesuchsmallproducersto
developtheirholdings,therestrictionofthepremiumto
tenanimalsshouldbeabolished;whereasprovision
shouldalsobemadeforthemtoincreasetheirindividual
ceilingonthebasisofthenumberofsucklercowson
theirholdingduringagivenperiod;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,Whereasthedefinitionofsucklercowestablishedunder
thereformexcludesfromtheschemeproducerswhose
sucklerherdsdonotbelongtobeefbreeds;whereas,in
ordertocushiontransitiontothenewscheme,provision
shouldbemadeforatransitionalderogationfromthis
definitionforproducersinthenewGermanLander,HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasRegulation(EEC)No805/68wasradically
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2066/92withrespect
tothepremiumschemeforbeefproducers;
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationintroduceda
deseasonalization premium;whereasthedangerofan
excessivenumberofanimalsbeingslaughteredduring
theslaughteringseasonexistsonlyinthecaseofsteers;
whereasitisthereforeappropriatetoencouragedeseaso­
nalizationofslaughteringonlyinthecaseofsteersand
therebytoenableproducersinanumberofMember
Statestobenefitfromthepremium;Article1
Regulation(EEC)No805/68isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.inArticle4c,thewords'malebovineanimal(s)'are
replacedbytheword'steer(s)';
2.thefirstandsecondsubparagraphs ofArticle4d(6),
arereplacedbythefollowing:
'Thepremiumshallalsobegrantedtoanyproducer
supplyingmilkormilkproductswhoseindividual
referencequantityasreferredtoinArticle5cof
Regulation(EEC)No804/68doesnotexceed
120000kilograms .
Insuchcases,thepremiumshallbegrantedto
producerswhokeepforatleastsixconsecutive
monthsfromthedayonwhichtheapplicationis
lodgedanumberofsucklercowsatleastequaltothe
numberforwhichthepremiumwasrequested.Whereastodateeligibilityforthesuckler-cowpremium
hasbeenrestricted,inthecaseofholdingswithadairy
herdandasucklerherd,tosmallproducerswithanindi­
vidualreferencequantityof60000kilogramsofmilkor
less;whereassmallormedium-sizedproducerswitha
referencequantityofmorethan60000kilogramswho
keepsucklercowsbutarenoteligibleforthepremium
willfacepricereductionsfrom1993;whereasthe
referencequantityshouldthereforebeincreasedand
specificprovisionsshouldbelaiddowntoenablethe
producersconcernedtoincreasetheirindividualceiling
onthebasisofthenumberofsucklercowsontheir
holdingduringacertainperiod;

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Byderogationfromtheprovisionsofparagraph2,
individualceilingsareestablishedforproducerswho
becomeeligiblebyvirtueofthisparagraphonthe
basisofclaimsinrespectofsucklercowswhichcalved
between1July1992and1July1993andwhich
remainontheholdingbetween1October1992and1
July1993.Inaccordancewiththesamerules,
producersforwhomthenumberofeligiblesuckler
cowswaslimitedto10byvirtueofArticle4(6)(d)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68,asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2066/92,mayestablishanentit­
lementtoanincreaseintheirindividualceilings.The
reductionprovidedforinparagraph2appliesequally
totheceilingsestablishedortoincreasesinceilings
madeinaccordancewiththissubparagraph.';'d)Duringthefirst(three)yearsofapplicationofthe
newsuckler-cowpremiumscheme,Germanymay
providethatthisschemeshallalsobegrantedin
respectofcowsotherthanthosereferredtointhe
definitionofsucklercowgiveninArticle4a,
providedthatsuchanimalsarecrossedwithbulls
belongingtoabeefbreedandbelongtoaherd
intendedfortheproductionofbeefcalves.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1993.
3.ThefollowingisaddedinArticle4k(1):ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.