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COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM(83)  70 final 
Brussels,  15 February  1983 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 
on the opening,  allocation  and administration  of the  Community 
Tariff quota of 38 000  head of heifers  and cows, other than 
these intended for  slaughter,  of certain  mountain breeds  falling 
within subheading  ex 01.02 A II of the Common  Customs  Tariff 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 
on the opening,  allocation  and administration  of the  Community 
Tariff quota of 5 000  head of bulls, cows and heifers,  other 
than these intended for  slaughter,  of certain alpine  breeds 
falling  within  subheading  ex 01.02 A II of the Common  Customs  Tariff 
(submitted  to the  Council by the  Commission) 
COM(83)  70 final 

EX PL AN  A T CRY  M  FMQR  A N '';IJM 
1. At The  lest muLt-U^r-ai  c^T- negotiations,  the Europe*.-.  Economic 
r—nunity  ^ertook  to open certain  cnnual.  Comm.-ni  • y quotas  including. 
in the agricultural  sector,  those set out  below 
CfT ,  . 
heading  description  of goods "  >.ucta 
,, " vo  l.i ime volume 
ex 01 „Q2 A  COWS  anc *••'?.,  NOT intended 
f or ••:  i. • uahter,.  o+ v hc f oI lowing 
mount.-!-IN  BREEDS  ;  GREY, brown, 
yellow and root tied Simmental 
breed and Pinzgau breed  (condi-
Tions  TO be  determined  BY the 
competent  authorities  O; the 
Member State of dest: ination)  AO GOG  head 6 % 
ex 01.0? A  Bulls,  cows &nd heifers,  noi in-
iended for sLaughter,  of  THE 
f O I I O W i n G I. p  111 e  H r O e RL S : 
mot 1: F ED 5 i mm en I a I breed and 
St buy? and  Pribourg breeds* 
If they erf*  TO  COME within 
the quoto, animals  of the 
breeds in question  must satis­
fy the following  requirements  ; 
- bulls pedigree 
~ female animals  : pedigree  or 
certificate  of registration 
in herboo!.  certifying  purity 
of breed 5 000  head 4 % 
2, In response  to requests from  the Swiss and Austrian  authorities,  the 
tariff quotas  in question  have been open since 1 July 1970 and  cover 
the period  from  1 July in each year  to 30  June in the  following  year. 
These quotas  were last opened  by Regulations  (EEC)  Nos* 1578 and  1579/82 
of 14 June 1982 (0J No L 178 of 22  June 1982) for the  period  from 1 July 
1982  to 30  June 1983. 

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3. In an exhange of Letters  with Austria  dated 21  July  1972, the 
Community  undertook to increase,  uniLatereLLy,  the size of the 
first  tariff  quota set out above  from  20 000 to 30 000 head and to 
Lower  the quota duty  from  6 % to 4 %„ Moreover, the quotas' volumes 
were unilaterally increased up to 38 000 head  from  the end of 1977. 
4. In order to  meet  Community obligations, it is therefore necessary to 
adopt Regulations on the opening, allocation and administration of the 
Community  tariff  quotas, for the period front 1  July  1983 to 
30 June 198 4, in relation to the quantities of 38 000 and 5 000 head. 
This  is the object of the proposals annexed hereto. 
5. As regards the allocation of the  tariff  quotas and, more especially, 
the fixing  of  initial  shares, it should be noted  that,  as in the case 
of previous quota periods, this has been based largely on the estimates 
of requirements by the Member States, since specialized, complete 
statistical  date  are not available. 
The proposal for a Regulation submitted to the  Council  concerning 
the first  tariff  quota of 38 000 head of cattle set out above provides 
for the  fixing  of a first part to be allocated among proportionally 
to their forecast  needs  among certain Member  States  among  which  are 
the Benelux countries, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy and 
the United  Kingdom.  The remainder constitues a Community reserve  which 
may be drawn up on not  only  by the abovementioned Member States, but 
also,  if necessary, by Denmark. 
6. The proposed method of administration of the second  tariff  quota of 
5 000 head of cattle set out above differs  from  that  proposed under 
para. 5 above  only  inasmuch as the first part constitutes 70 % of 
the quota and the Community reserve 30 % of the quota, to take account 
both  of the Large quantities  which  can be expected to be dran against 
the initial  Italian  shere  forthwith and the need to cover any  needs 
which  may arise in the Benelux countries in Denmark and in Greece. 

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7„ The interpretation to be given to the  phrase  "not intended for 
slaughter" har, been the subject of an exchange of views annually 
since  1974« 
It had been  apparent  from  those  discussions  that,  in the  case of 
animals whose i ~por r 51 i on was subject to submission of a breeding 
certi  fi rate  (certificate c'f pedigree or of registration in the 
he^dbook), check sr.^ the purpose for wnich ths animals are in fact 
us;d v.'ould is pairs* less in view, in parti cular, of the high price 
of such animals... A*tuning  that  such a certificate is not required, 
a period of month;, from the day of importation would  appear  the 
minimum  period after which imported animals could be considered 
not to be intended for slaughter. 
This  solution was adopted by the  Council  as an experiment for the 
period  from 1 July 1974 to 30  June  1975 and was then adopted once 
more for ths  following  tariff  periods. 
At discussions at  Council  level  in 1978 and 1979 it was decided with 
the agreement  of the Swiss authorities to extend the control  measure 
on the non slaughter of animals imported with the above breeding 
certificate under the second quota of 5 000  head. 
8. The  table which  follows  lists the actual  utilisation  of the  quotas 
in question  over the last three quota  periods  : 

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a) Quota for 38 000 head at 4% 
Member State 
Bene Lux 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
France 
I re Land 
Ita Ly 
United Kingdom Peri od: 
1-7-79 to 
30-6-80 
200 
0 
21 827 
0 
0 
14 900 
0 
36 927 Period: 
1-7-80 to 
30-6-81 
54 
0 
20 881 
0 
17 
0 
9 190 
0 
30 142 Period: 
1-7-81 to 
30- 6-82 
(situation  at 
31- 12-81) 
0 
0 
8 202 
0 
53 
0 
6 421 
0 
14 676 
b) Quota for 5 000 head at 4% 
Bene Lux 
Denmark 
Germany 
G reece 
France 
I re Land 
Italy 
United Kingdom 0 
0 
3 256 
0 
0 
1 643 
0 
4 899 0 
0 
446 
0 
0 
0 
4 554 
0 
5 000 0 
0 
127 
0 
0 
0 
2 097 
0 
2 224 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC)  No .... 
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community  tariff 
quota for 38 000 head of heifers and  cows,  other than  those  intended for 
slaughter, of certain mountain breeds, falling within subheading ex 01.02 A II of 
the Common Customs  Tariff 
THE COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic  Community, and in particular Articles 43 
and 113 thereof, 
Having  regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having  regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament 
Whereas the European Economic Community under­
took, within the framework of  GATT,  to open an 
annual  Community  tariff  quota of 20 000 head at a 
duty of 6 % for heifers and  cows,  other than  those 
intended for slaughter, of certain mountain breeds, 
falling  within subheading ex Oi.02 A II of the 
Common  Customs  Tariff;  whereas  eligibility for such 
quota is subject to conditions to be determined by the 
competent authorities of the Member  State  of destina­
tion  ; whereas, in an  exchange  of letters  with  Austria 
dated 21  July  1972, the Community has undertaken 
unilaterally  to increase the  size  of the  tariff  quota from 
20 000 to 30 000 head and to lower the quota duty 
from  6 to 4 % ; whereas, subsequently, this quota was 
increased unilaterally to 38 000 head;  whereas  the 
abovementioned  tariff  quota for the period 1  July 
1983 to 30 June 198 4  should  therefore be opened at a 
duly  of 4 % in relation to a quantity of 38 000 head ; 
Whereas under Articles 2 and 64 (2) (b) of the 1979 
Act of Accession, Greece is obliged to apply the Regu­
lations of the common agricultural policy from 1 
January  1981, and to apply in its entirety from that 
date, the duty in the Common Customs  Tariff  to the 
animals in question ;  whereas  it is therefore necessary to meet  import requirements from  third  countries 
which  might arise in that Member State;  whereas 
within  the framework of this  tariff  quota the duty to 
be applied by Greece is  also  4 % ; 
Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure equal 
and continuous  access  for all Community importers to 
the abovementioned quota, and the uninterrupted 
application  of the quota duties, to all imports of the 
animals in question until the quota is exhausted; 
whereas, having regard to the principles defined above, 
the Community nature of the quota can be respected 
by allocating the Community  tariff  quota among the 
Member  States;  whereas  possibilities for the use of 
such mountain breeds are, however, limited by special 
factors, both geographical and zootechnical;  whereas 
the Benelux countries and Denmark do not have 
regions suitable for breeding this  kind  of cattle; 
whereas, however, in view of such special factors, 
Community  nature of the  tariff  quota in question 
should be preserved by making provision for require­
ments  which may arise in  these  Member  States; 
whereas, to this end,  these  Member  States  may proceed 
to draw adequate shares from the Community reserve 
which  has been set up; whereas, in order to reflect as 
closely as possible the actual trend of the market in 
question, the initial allocation must be made in 
proportion  to the requirements of each of the Member 
States  concerned, calculated in accordance with  statis­
tical data concerning imports from  third  countries 
during  a representative reference period and with 
economic prospects for the quota period in question ; 
Whereas,  since the animals in question belong to 
certain  specific breeds which are not specified as such 
in the statistical nomenclatures of the Member  States, 
no data on imports provided by the Member  States 
could  be considered to be sufficiently accurate and 
representative to be used as a  basis  for the allocation in 

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question ;  whereas  the extent  to which Community 
tariff  quotas for  those  animals in the Community have 
been exhausted and the  estimates  made by certain 
Member  States  enable the requirements of each of 
them as regards imports from  third  countries for the 
quota period envisaged to be  assessed  as follows : 
Germany 
France 
Italy 20 000 head 
1 500 head 
11 500 head 
whereas  in the  absence  of precise information, the 
needs  of the Benelux countries, Greece, the United 
Kingdom  and Ireland may be  assessed  at 200, 1 560, 
200 and 100 head respectively; 
Whereas,  in order to take into account the possible 
trend  of imports of the aforementioned animals into 
the said Member  States,  the quota amount of 38 000 
head should be divided into two parts, the first being 
allocated among certain Member  States,  the second 
forming  a reserve intended subsequently to cover the 
requirements of  those  Member  States  when their 
initial  shares are exhausted and requirements which 
may arise within other Member  States  ; whereas, in 
order  to ensure a certain  degree  of security for impor­
ters in the aforementioned Member  States,  the first 
part of the Community quota should be determined at 
a level which, under the present circumstances, may 
be approximately £2  °/° °f  trie quota amount; 
Whereas,  the initial shares of  those  Member  States 
may be used up more or  less  rapidly; whereas, in 
order  to take this fact into account and avoid any 
break  in continuity, it is important that that Member 
State  having used up almost the whole of its initial 
share should draw an additional share from the 
reserve;  whereas  this must be done by each of  these 
Member  States  as and when each of its additional 
shares is almost entirely used up, and repeated as 
many  times  as the reserve allows;  whereas  the initial 
and additional shares must be available until the end 
of the quota period  ; whereas  such method of adminis­
tration  calls for  close  cooperation  between  Member 
States  and the Commission, which latter must, in 
particular,  be able to observe the  extent  to which the 
quota amounts are used and inform Member  States 
thereof; 
Whereas if, at a specified date within the quota period, 
a considerable balance of the initial share of one or 
other of the Member  States  is left over, it is essential 
that that  State  should return a considerable part of 
such balance to the reserve in order that part of the 
Community  tariff  quota should not remain unused in 
one Member  State  while it could be used in others ; 
Whereas,  since the  Kingdom  of Belgium, the 
Kingdom  of the Netherlands and the  Grand  Duchy of 
Luxembourg  are united within and jointly represented 
by the Benelux Economic  Union,  any measure concer­
ning  the administration of the shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any one of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 
Article 1 
1. During  the period 1  July  198 3 to 30 June 1984, 
a Community  tariff  quota of 38 000 head shall be 
opened within the European Economic Community in 
respect of imports from  third  countries of  cows  and 
heifers, other than  those  intended for slaughter, of the 
following mountain breeds; grey, brown, yellow and 
mottled Simmental breed and mottled Pinzgau breed, 
falling  within subheading ex 01.02 A II of the 
Common  Customs  Tariff. 
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the above-
mentioned  cows  and heifers shall be considered not 
intended for slaughter if they are not slaughtered 
within  four months following the date of their impor­
tation. 
Derogations may, however, be granted in the  event  of 
an act of God duty  attested  by a 
local  authority certificate setting out the reasons for 
the slaughter. 
3. The said quota shall be administered in accor­
dance with the following Articles. 
Article 3 
l^fo6 
1. A first part of head shall be allocated 
among the Member  States  listed below. The shares 
shall  apply from 1  July  1983. to 30 June 1984 subject 
to Article  7, and shall be as follows : 
Benelux 
Germany 
Greece 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
United  Kingdom 200 head 
12100 head 
1 560 head 
1 2 00  head 
100 head 
8 340 head 
500 head 
14.300 
2. The second part of head shall be held as a 
Community  reserv* 
Article 4 
If an importer  notifies  an imminent 
importation  of the animals  in question 
in Denmark  and requests the benefit  of 
the quota, the  Member  State concerned 
shall inform the  Commission  and draw 
an amount  corresponding  to these requi­
rements to the extent that the  available 
balance of the reserve  peraits  this. Article 2 
Within  the framework of the quota referred to in 
Article  1 (1), the Common Customs  Tariff  duty for the 
animals referred to in the said paragraph shall be 
suspended at 4 %. 

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Article 5 
1. If 90 % or more of the  initial  quota share of one 
of the Member  States  referred  to in  Article  3, or of that 
share  less  the amount returned to the reserve, where 
Article  7 has been  applied,  has been used up, that 
Member  State shall immediately, by notifying the 
Commission,  draw a second share in so far as the 
reserve permits, equal to 15 % of its  initial  share, 
rounded  off upwards, if necessary, to the next unit. 
2. If, after the  initial  share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the second share  drawn  by one of 
these  Member  States  has been used up, that  Member 
State shall, in accordance with  paragraph  1, immedia­
tely draw a  third  share equal to 7-5 % of its  initial 
share,  rounded off upwards, if necessary, to the next 
unit. 
3. If, after the second share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the  third  share  drawn  by one of  these 
Member  States  has been used up, that  Member  State 
shall,  in accordance with  paragraph  1, draw a  fourth 
share  equal to the  third. 
The same method shall be applied  until  the reserve is 
exhausted. 
4. By way of derogation  from  paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, 
each of  these  Member  States  may draw shares lower 
than  those  fixed in  these  paragraphs if there are 
reasons to consider that such shares might not be 
exhausted.  They  shall  inform  the Commission of the 
grounds  which led them to apply this  paragraph. 
Article 6 
The additional shares  drawn  in pursuance of  Article  5 
shall  apply  until  30 June 1984. 
Article  7 
Member  States  shall  return  to the reserve, not later 
than  1 March  198 4  the unused portion of their  initial 
share  in excess,  on 15 February  1984,  of 5 %  of the 
initial  amount.  They  may  return  a larger quantity if 
there are reasons to consider that such quantity may 
not be used. 
However,  amounts for which  import  certificates have 
been issued but not used shall not be returned to the 
reserve. 
The Member  States  shall, not later than  1 March  198 4, 
notify  the Commission of the total imports of the 
animals  in question effected, up to  15 February  198 4 
inclusive,  and charged against the  tariff  quota, the 
amounts  referred  to in the second subparagraph and, 
where appropriate the  proportion  of their  initial  share 
that they  return  to the reserve. Article  8 
The Commission shall keep accounts of the amounts 
of the shares opened by  Member  States  in accordance 
with  Articles  3, 4  and  5 and shall  inform  each of them 
of the extent  to which the reserve has been exhausted 
as soon as it receives the notifications. 
The Commission shall, not later than  5 March  198V, 
notify  Member  States  of the amount in the reserve 
after  the  return  of shares pursuant to  Article  7. 
The Commission shall ensure that any drawing which 
exhausts the reserve is limited to the balance available 
and, to this end, shall specify the amount thereof to 
the Member  State  making  the last  drawing. 
Article  9 
Member  States  shall take all measures necessary to 
ensure that when additional shares are  drawn  pursuant 
to Article  4 or 5 it is possible for imports to be 
counted  without  interruption  against their accumu­
lated  shares of the  Community  quota. 
Article  10 
1. Member  States  shall take all measures necessary 
to ensure that  access  to the  tariff  quota in question is 
restricted  to cattle as specified in  Article  1 (1)  and  (2). 
2. They  shall ensure free  access  to the shares allo­
cated to them for importers . 
3. The extent  to which the shares of the  Member 
States  have been used up shall be recorded on the 
basis of imports submitted for customs clearance 
under  cover of declarations that they have been made 
available  for free  circulation. 
4. Where  import  documents are used for the 
administration  of the quota, they shall be  sent  to the 
issuing  body as soon as possible and at all  events  on 
their  expiry. 
Article  11 
On request by the  Commission,  Member  States  shall 
inform  it of imports actually charged against their 
shares. 
Article  12 
Member  States  and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation 
are observed. 
Article  13 
This  Regulation shallenter into force on  1 July  1983. 

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This  Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety  and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 
For the Council 
The President 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) No 
Of »*B«»nBBoa 
opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff. 
quota for 5 000 head of bulls,  cows  and heifers, other than  those  intended for 
slaughter, of certain  Alpine  breeds, falling within subheading ex 01.02 A II of the 
Common  Customs  Tariff 
THE COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic  Community, and in particular Articles 43 
and 113 thereof, 
Having  regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having  regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament 
Whereas the European Economic Community under­
took, within the framework of  GATT,  to open an 
annual  Community  tariff  quota of 5 000 head at a duty 
of 4 % for bulls,  cows  and heifers, other than  those 
intended for slaughter, of certain  Alpine  breeds, falling 
within  subheading ex 01.02 A II of the Common 
Customs  Tariff;  whereas  eligibility for such quota is 
subject to submission of the following documents: 
— bulls: a pedigree certificate, 
— female animals : a pedigree certificate of registra­
tion in the herdbook, certifying purity of breed ; 
Whereas the abovementioned  tariff  quota for the 
period  1 July  198 3 to 30 June 198  4 should,  therefore, 
be opened at a duty of 4 % ; 
Whereas,  under Articles 2 and 64 (2) (b) of the 1979 
Act of Accession, Greece is obliged to apply the Regu­
lations of the common agricultural policy from 1 
January  1981, and to apply in its entirety, from that 
date, the duty in the Common Customs  Tariff  to the 
animals in question ;  whereas  it is therefore necessary 
to meet  import requirements from  third  countries 
which  might arise in that Member State;  whereas 
within  the framework of this  tariff  quota the duty to 
be applied by Greece is  also  4 % ; 
Whereas,  it is in particular necessary to ensure equal 
and continuous  access  for all Community importers to 
the abovementioned quota, and the uninterrupted 
application  of the quota duties to all imports of the 
animals in question until the quota is exhausted; 
whereas, having regard to the principles defined above, 
the Community nature of the quota can be respected by allocating the Community  tariff  quota among the 
Member  States;  whereas  possibilities for the use of 
such mountain breeds are, however, limited by special 
factors, both geographical and zootechnical;  whereas 
Denmark  does  not have regions suitable for breeding 
this kind  of cattle; whereas, however, in view of such 
special factors, the Community nature of the  tariff 
quota in question should be preserved by making 
provision  for requirements which may arise in this 
Member  State; whereas, to this end, this Member  State 
may proceed to draw adequate shares from the 
Community  reserve which has been set up; whereas, 
in order to reflect as closely as possible the actual 
trend  of the market in question, the initial allocation 
must be made in proportion to the requirements of 
each of the Member  States  concerned, calculated in 
accordance with statistical data concerning imports 
from  third  countries during a representative reference 
period  and with economic prospects for the quota 
period  in question; 
Whereas,  since the animals in question belong to 
certain  specific breeds which are not specified as such 
in the statistical nomenclatures of the Member  States, 
no data on imports provided by the Member  States 
could  be considered to be sufficiently accurate and 
representative to be used as a  basis  for the allocation in 
question;  whereas  the extent  to which Community 
tariff  quotas for  those  animals in the Community have 
been exhausted and the  estimates  made by certain 
Member  States  enable the requirements of each of 
them as regards imports from  third  countries for the 
quota period envisaged to be  assessed  as follows: 
Germany 
France 
Italy 250 head 
120 head 
4 630 head 
whereas  the  needs  of the United  Kingdom  and of 
Ireland  may, in the  absence  of precise information, be 
assessed  at 75 and 25 head respectively; 
Whereas,  in order to take into account the possible 
trend  of imports of the aforementioned animals into 
the said Member  States,  the quota amount of 5 000 
head should be divided into two parts, the first part 
being allocated among certain Member  States,  the 
second forming a reserve intended subsequently to 

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cover the requirements of  those  Member  States  when 
their  initial  shares are exhausted and requirements 
which  may arise within other  Member  States  ; whereas, 
in order to ensure a certain degree of security for 
importers  in the aforementioned  Member  States,  the 
first part of the Community quota should be deter­
mined  at a comparatively high level which under the 
present circumstances may be about 70 % of the 
quota  amount; 
Whereas,  the  initial  shares of  those  Member  States 
may be used up more or  less  rapidly;  whereas, in 
order  to take this fact into account and avoid any 
break  in continuity, it is important that that  Member 
State having used up almost the whole of its  initial 
share should draw an additional share  from  the 
reserve; whereas this must be done by each of  these 
Member  States  as and when each of its additional 
shares is almost entirely used up, and repeated as 
many  times as the reserve allows; whereas the  initial 
and additional shares must be available  until  the end 
of the quota period  ; whereas such method of adminis­
tration  calls for  close  cooperation  between  Member 
States  and the Commission, which latter must, in 
particular,  be able to observe the  extent  to which the 
quota  amounts are used and  inform  Member  States 
thereof; 
Whereas  if, at a specified date within the quota period, 
a considerable balance of the  initial  share of one or 
other of the  Member  States  is left over, it is essential 
that that State should return a considerable part of 
such balance to the reserve in order that part of the 
Community  quota should not remain unused in one 
Member  State while it could be used in others; 
Whereas,  since the  Kingdom  of Belgium, the 
Kingdom  of the Netherlands and the  Grand  Duchy of 
Luxembourg  are united within and jointly represented 
by the Benelux Economic  Union,  any measure concer­
ning  the administration of the shares allocated to that 
economic union may be  carried  out by any one of its 
members, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION  : 
Article 1 
1. During  the period 1  July  198i to 30 June 1984, 
a Community  tariff  quota of 5 000 head shall be 
opened within the  European  Economic  Community  in 
respect of the imports  from  third  countries of bulls, 
cows  and heifers, other than  those  intended for 
slaughter, of the following mountain breeds: the 
mottled Simmental breed and the Schwyz and 
Fribourg  breeds, falling within subheading ex 01.02 A 
II of the  Common  Customs  Tariff. 2. Eligibility  for this  tariff  quota shall be subject to 
the submission of: 
— in the  case  of bulls: a pedigree certificate, 
— in the  case  of female animals: a pedigree certifi­
cate or certificate of registration in the herdbook, 
certifying  purity of breed. 
3. For the purposes of this Regulation, the above-
mentioned  cows  and heifers shall be considered not 
intended for slaughter if they are not slaughtered 
within  four months following the date of their  impor­
tation. 
Derogations may, however, be granted in the  event  of 
an act of God  (disease,  accident) duly  attested  by a 
local  authority certificate setting out the reasons for 
the slaughter. 
4. The said quota shall be administered in accor­
dance with the following Articles. 
Article 2 
Within  the framework of the quota referred to in 
Article  1 (1), the  Common  Customs  Tariff  duty for the 
animals referred to in the said paragraph shall be 
suspended at 4 %. 
Article 3 
1. A first part of 3 500 head shall be allocated 
among  the  Member  States  listed below. The shares 
shall  apply  from  1 July  198 3 to 30 June 198 4 subject 
to Article  7, and shall be as follows: 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
United  Kingdom 150 head 
100 head 
25 head 
3150 head 
75 head 
2. The second part of 1 500 head shall be held as a 
Community  reserve. 
Article 4 
It an importer  notifies  an imminent  impor­
tation of the animals in question  in coun­
tries of the Benelux  Economic  Union, in 
Denmark or in Greece and requests the  bene­
fit of the quota, the  Member  State concer­
ned shall inform the  Commission  and draw 
an amount  corresponding  to these require­
ments to the extent that the  available 
balance of the reserve permits  this. 
Article  i 
1. If 90 % or more of the  initial  share of one of the 
Member  States  referred to in  Article  3, or of that share 
less the amount returned to the reserve, where  Article 
7 has been applied, has been used up, that  Member 
State shall imediately, by notifying the Commission, 
draw  a second share, in so far as the reserve permits 
equal  to 15 % of its  initial  share rounded off upwards, 
if necessary, to the next unit. 

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2. If after the  initial  share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the second share  drawn  by one of 
these  Member  States has been used up, that  Member 
State shall, in accordance with  paragraph  1, immedia­
tely draw a  third  share equal to 7-5  % of its  initial 
share,  rounded off upwards, if necessary, to the next 
unit. 
3. If, after the second share has been exhausted, 
90 % or more of the  third  share  drawn  by one of  these 
Member  States has been used up, that  Member  State 
shall,  in accordance with  paragraph  1, draw a  fourth 
share  equal to the  third. 
The same method shall be applied  until  the reserve is 
exhausted. 
4. By way of derogation  from  paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, 
each of  these  Member  States may draw shares lower 
than  those  fixed in  these  paragraphs if there are 
reasons to consider that such shares might not be 
exhausted.  They  shall  inform  the Commission of the 
grounds  which led them to apply this  paragraph. 
Article 6 ' 
Additional  shares  drawn  in pursuance of  Article  5 shall 
apply  until  30 June 198 4, 
Article 7 
Member  States shall  return  to the reserve, not later 
than  1 March  198 4 the unused portion of their  initial 
share  in excess,  on 15  February  198 4 of 5 % of the 
initial  amount.  They  may  return  a larger quantity if 
there are reasons to consider that such quantity may 
not be used. 
However,  amounts for which  import  certificates have 
been issued but not used shall not be returned to the 
reserve. 
The Member  States shall, not later than 1  March  1984, 
notify  the Commission of the total imports of the 
animals  in question effected up to 15  February  1984 
inclusive,  and charged against the  tariff  quota, the 
amounts  referred  to in the second subparagraph and, 
where appropriate the  proportion  of their  initial  share 
that they  return  to the reserve. 
Article  8 
The Commission shall keep accounts of the amounts 
of the shares opened by  Member  States in accordance 
with  Articles  3, 4  and  5 and shall  inform  each of them of the extent to which the reserve has been exhausted 
as soon as it receives the notification. 
The Commission shall, not later than 5  March  1984*, 
notify  Member  States of the amount in the reserve 
after  the  return  of shares pursuant to  Article  7. 
The Commission shall ensure that any drawing which 
exhausts the reserve is limited to the balance available 
and, to this end, shall specify the amount thereof to 
the Member  State  making  the last  drawing. 
Article 9 
The Member  States shall take all measures necessary to 
ensure that when additional shares are  drawn  pursuant 
to Article  4 or 5 it is possible for imports to be 
counted  without  interruption  against their accumu­
lated  shares of the  Community  quota. 
Article 10 
1. Member  States shall take all measures necessary 
to ensure that the  access  to the  tariff  quota in question 
is restricted to cattle as specified in  Article  1 (1) and 
(2). 
2. They  shall ensure free  access  to the shares allo­
cated to them for importers. 
3. The extent to which the shares of the  Member 
States have been used up shall be recorded on the 
basis of imports submitted for customs clearance 
under  cover of declarations that they have been made 
available  for free  circulation. 
4. Where  import  documents are used for the 
administration  of the quota, they shall be  sent  to the 
issuing  body as soon as possible and at all  events  on 
their  expiry. 
Article 11 
On request by the  Commission,  Member  States shall 
inform  it of imposts actually charged against their 
shares. 
Article 12 
Member  States and the Commission shall cooperate 
closely to ensure that the provisions of this Regulation 
are observed. 
Article 13 
This  Regulation shall enter into force on 1  July  198 3 m 

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This  Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety  and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 
For the Council 
The President