No C 49/56 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 2. 90 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining 
suckler cows 
(90/C49/40) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 1357/80 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 573/89 (2), eligibility for the premium for maintaining 
suckler cows excludes any milk production other than for 
sale on the farm; 
Whereas such dual activity is necessary for small producers 
holding a dairy herd and a suckler herd on their holdings to 
obtain sufficient income; whereas they should accordingly 
qualify under the premium arrangements; 
Whereas the presence of two different herds on the same 
holding is likely to make checks on eligible cows more 
difficult; whereas, in order to facilitate such controls, 
provision should be made for the suckler cows and the dairy 
cows of the recipient to be of different breeds; whereas, in 
addition, provision should be made for additional detailed 
rules on controls to be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 in the common 
organization of the market of beef and veal (3), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (4), 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. The following Article is inserted: 
'Article 2a 
1. By way of derogation from Article 2 (1), milk 
producers whose actual available individual reference 
(>) OJ No L 140, 5. 6. 1980, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 63, 7. 3. 1989, p. 3. 
(3) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 
(4) OJNoL61,4. 3. 1989, p. 43. quantity as referred to in Article 5c of Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (*), less quantities 
withdrawn pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
775 / 87( * *), is less than or equal to 60 000 kilograms for 
the 12-month period during which the premium 
application is lodged may qualify for the premium for 
their suckler herds. 
2. In that case, the premium shall be granted subject 
to an undertaking by recipients to keep on their holdings 
for a minimum of six months from the day on which the 
application is lodged a number of suckler cows or 
replacement in-calf heifers at least equal to that for which 
the premium has been granted. In addition, recipients 
must prove that the suckler cows covered by applications 
are of another breed than the dairy cows on their 
holdings. 
(*) OJNoL 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
(**) OJ No L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 5.' 
2. In Article 5 (4), 'the holder of which delivers neither milk 
nor products' in the first subparagraph and 'the holder of 
which delivers neither milk nor milk products' in the 
third subparagraph are deleted. 
3. Article 6 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 6 
The following in particular shall be laid down in 
accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 27 
of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68: 
(a) the periods during which premium applications are 
to be lodged; 
(b) the provisions on payment of premiums; 
(c) the detailed rules for checking the number of suckler 
cows declared and observance of the undertaking 
referred to in Articles 2 and 2a; 
(d) the additional detailed rules for checking the 
application of the provisions of Article 2a; 
(e) the exceptional circumstances under which the 
undertaking referred to in Articles 2 and 2a may be 
waived; 
(f) the other detailed rules for the application of this 
Regulation.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply to applications lodged from 15 June 1990. 
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council