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Brussels, 03.11.1994 
94/0247 (CNS) 
II Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET 
IN BEEF AND VEAL 
(consolidated tart) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In the context of a people's Europe, the Commission attaches great importance to 
simplifying and clarifying Community law so as to make it clearer and more accessible 
to die ordinary citizen, thus giving him new opportunities and the chance to make use 
of the specific rights it gives him. 
This aim cannot be achieved so long as numerous provisions that have been amended 
several times, often quite substantially, remain scattered, so that they must be sought 
partly in the original instrument and partly in later amending ones. Considerable re­
search work, comparing many different instruments, is thus needed to identify the 
current rules. 
For this reason a consolidation of rules that have frequently been amended is also 
essential if Community law is to be clear and transparent 
2. By its decision of 1 April 1987 the Commission instructed its departments to produce 
a formal consolidated version of legislative instruments no later than after their tenth 
amendment, but made it clear that this was a minimum requirement, and that in the 
interests of clarity and of the ready comprehension of Community law, an effort 
should be made by each department to consolidate the instruments for which it is 
responsible at more frequent intervals. 
3. The proposed consolidated version of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 28 
June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal has been 
drafted in accordance with the fundamental principles agreed by Council, Parliament 
and the Commission in 1974; it aims at legislative consolidation (l): the existing re­
gulations would be replaced by one, which would leave their substance untouched but 
would assemble them into a single text, with only the formal amendments required by 
the operation itself. 
4. It should be noted that Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, like all the old basic regulations 
in agriculture, provides that: 
— general implementing rules are adopted by the Council on a proposal from the Com­
mission (second-generation Council regulations); 
— detailed rules are adopted by the Commission by the Management Committee pro­
cedure; 
except where prices are concerned, since following CAP reform general implementing rules 
are no longer required to be adopted by the Council. 
Regulations on the common organization of markets enacted since 1992 no longer provide 
for general implementing rules to be laid down by the Council, but the Legal Service and 
the Directorate-General for Agriculture are keen that the consolidation should go through 
quickly and accordingly suggest a pragmatic approach to this point; the consolidation pro­
posal makes no changes to provisions empowering the Council to adopt such rules. 
But, when future amendments are proposed outside the consolidation exercise, the Com­
mission should make proposals concerning the second-generation Council regulations al­
ready in force for beef and veal. 
5. This consolidation proposal was drawn up on the basis of a preliminary consolidationr 
in all the official languages, of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 and the instruments 
amending it, carried out by the Office for Official Publications of the European 
Communities, by means of data-processing system referred to in the conclusions of 
the European Council meeting at Edinburgh. The old numbering of the Articles has 
been retained in the margin for ease of reference, the new numbering being entered 
above the Articles; an Annex III, part A to the codified Regulation provides a con­
cordance table relating the old system of numbering to the new. 
(*) Annex III, part B of this proposal. 
I 
PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 
on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­
ment (1); 
1 ) Whereas the basic provisions concerning the organization 
of the market in beef and veal have been substantially 
amended on a number of occasions since the adoption 
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (2); whereas, by 
reason of their number, complexity and dispersal among 
various issues of the Official Journal of the European 
Communities, the relevant texts are difficult to use and 
thus lack the clarity which should be an essential feature 
of all legislation; whereas the said Regulation should 
therefore be consolidated; 
2) Whereas the operation and development of the common 
market in agricultural products must be accompanied by 
the establishment of a common agricultural policy to in­
clude in particular a common organisation of agricultural 
markets which may take various forms depending on the 
product; 
3) Whereas the aim of the common agricultural policy is to 
attain the objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty; 
whereas, in the beef and veal sector, in order to stabilise 
markets and to ensure a fair standard of living for the 
agricultural community concerned, provision should be 
made for intervention measures and measures to facili­
tate the adjustment of supply to market requirements, 
while sustaining the producers' revenues; 
4) Whereas, in order to redress the situation of agriculture 
in general, measures were applied both in the farming 
sectors supplying raw materials for beef and veal produc­
tion and in the beef and veal sector itself; whereas, as a 
result of these measures, the intervention price for beef 
is reduced; 4. 805/68 
805/68 
(adapted) 
2066/92 
(adapted) 
(!) OJNoC 
(2) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24; Regulation as last 
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 (OJ No 
L197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 27). 
5) 
6) 
7) 
9) Whereas, given the consequences for producers, substan­
tial compensation should be granted in the form of pre­
miums, subject to a limit on the number of eligible male 
animals to that corresponding to an economically viable 
holding; whereas, given the variety of stockfarming en­
terprises, provision should be made for a special pre­
mium for beef producers and a premium for maintaining 
suckler cow herds; — 
Whereas the granting of the premiums should not be 
reflected in an increase in overall production; whereas, 
to that end, the number of animals eligible for premiums 
should be limited by applying regional and individual 
ceilings respectively to be determined in accordance with 
historical references; whereas most of the Member 
States do not have the information necessary regarding 
the special premium arrangements to establish the indi­
vidual reference ceilings for each producer; whereas, fur­
thermore, such detailed assessments would pose a variety 
of administrative problems; whereas the Member States 
should therefore be given the choice between establish­
ing individual or regional ceilings; 
Whereas slaughtering too great a number of animals 
during the slaughtering season could disturb the market 
and result in excessive buying-in for intervention; where­
as to encourage the putting up for slaughter of castrated 
male bovine animals outside the annual 'off grass' 
period, an additional premium should be granted, sub­
ject to certain conditions, to the special premium for 
animals slaughtered out of season during the first four 
months of the year; 
8) Whereas eligibility for the suckler-cow 
premium was restricted at first, in the case of holdings 
with a dairy herd and a suckler herd, to small producers 
with an individual reference quantity of 60 000 kilo­
grams of milk or less; whereas small or medium-sized 
producers with a reference quantity of more than 60 000 
kilograms who keep suckler cows but are not eligible for 
the premium would have faced price reductions from 
1993; whereas the said reference quantity for milk pro­
duction has therefore been increased; 
Whereas, in order to enable such small producers to de­
velop their holdings, the restriction of the premium to 
ten animals has been abolished; 2066/92 
(adapted) 
2066/92 
(adapted) 
5. 2066/92 
(adapted) 
125/93 
(adapted) 
4. 125/93 
(adapted) 
10) Whereas additional premium rights have been created 
and distributed between Member States to enable the 
producers concerned, via the national reserves, to set up 
an individual ceiling or to increase their number of pre­
mium rights on the basis of the number of suckler cows 
on their holding during a given period; whereas 
the total number of additional rights has 
been determined, in particular on the basis of the most 
recent statistical data available on beef and veal produc­
tion and of applications for suckler cow premiums, ac­
count being taken, however, of certain particular situ­
ations; 
11) Whereas, in the framework of beef and veal production, 
protection of the environment has become an important 
element to be taken into consideration; whereas, there­
fore, Member States should be afforded the possibility 
of restricting or removing payments under the premium 
schemes for suckler cows and male bovine animals if the 
producer concerned has not fully complied with the envi­
ronmental rules set out by Member States, subject to 
respecting the principle of proportionality; 
12) Whereas, as regards the suckler cow premium, it is ap­
propriate to provide for individual reference ceilings; 
whereas some increases in production become necessary 
because of changes in stock or production capacity of 
the recipients; whereas it is therefore advisable to pro­
vide for the possibility of transferring rights acquired in 
respect of individual ceilings to other producers, under 
certain conditions, either together with the holding or 
without retaining the link between premium rights and 
land farmed; 
13) Whereas new producers and existing producers whose 
individual ceilings do not correspond, for various rea­
sons, to normal movement in suckler cow herds must not 
be excluded from right to premium; whereas provision 
should be made to this effect to set up a national re­
serve, initially by means of a flat-rate levy on the indi­
vidual ceilings of all producers and subsequently to be 
funded and administered in accordance with Community 
criteria; whereas, for the same reason, it is appropriate 
to make the transfer of the right to premium without 
transfer of the holding subject to rules whereby part of 
such transferred rights may be withdrawn without com­
pensatory payment and to allocate the rights withdrawn 
to that national reserve; 
14) Whereas, in order to support producers in the less-fa­
voured areas, provision should be made to set up an 
additional reserve to be distributed exclusively between 
such producers; 5. 
7. 125/93 
(adapted) 
125/93 
(adapted) 
125/93 
6. 2066/92 
(adapted) 
7. 2066/92 
8. 2066/92 
15) Where it is opportune to establish a link between sensi­
tive zones or localities and the production of suckler 
cows so as to ensure the maintenance of this production 
especially in areas where there is no other alternative; 
16) Whereas, given the rising trend towards intensification of 
beef and veal production, premiums for stockfarming 
should be determined with due regard for the various 
possibilities of use of the forage capacity of each holding 
in relation to the numbers and species of animals held; 
whereas, to encourage extensive production, the grant of 
such premiums should be subject to compliance with a 
maximum stocking density on the holding, and an addi­
tional amount should be granted to producers who do 
not exceed a minimum stocking rate; whereas, however, 
the situation of small producers should be taken into 
consideration; 
17) Whereas one of the market destabilizing factors is the 
availability for rearing of a large number of male calves 
of dairy breeds; whereas in view of the different produc­
tion structures in the Member States, the latter should 
be allowed to choose between paying a processing pre­
mium for such calves and introducing a new intervention 
scheme for lightweight carcases of male animals; 
18) Whereas the amounts of the special premiums and 
suckler cow premiums should be adapted progressively 
in several stages; whereas, in order to achieve the de­
sired economic target, the premiums must be granted 
within a certain time limit; 
19) Whereas agriculture in the territories of the new Ger­
man Lander is still in an unusual situation compared to 
the rest of the Community; whereas it is subject to an 
ongoing and deep process of restructuring by which the 
size and management of many holdings will change as 
well as their productive structure; whereas these particu­
lar circumstances should be taken into consideration by 
providing for specific measures on a transitional basis; 
whereas special regional ceilings should be provided for 
the special premium and suckler cow premium arrange­
ments and whereas Germany should be authorized to es­
tablish the operating details of such measures; whereas 
the definition of suckler cow 
excludes from the scheme producers whose suckler herds 
do not belong to beef breeds; whereas, in order to 
cushion transition to this scheme, provision should be 
made for a transitional derogation from this definition 
for producers in the new Lander; whereas the 
Council will take a decision on the integration of the 
territory of the new Lander into the Commun­
ity scheme on the basis of a Commission report; 10. 2066/92 
2066/92 
11. 2066/92 
(adapted) 
12. 
13. 2066/92 
2066/92 
(adapted) 
+ 
8. 
+ 
13. 125/93 
(adapted) 
2066/92 
20) Whereas, in order to maintain the consistency of Com­
munity agricultural legislation, it is appropriate to use 
existing legislative instruments to lay down conditions 
concerning extensification of production; whereas Coun­
cil Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 of 15 Jury 1991 on 
improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (1) 
and Council Directive No 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 
on mountain and lull farming and farming in certain 
less-favoured areas (2), can be used for this purpose; 
21) Whereas, in order to monitor stockfarming enterprises 
qualifying for premiums, a system of marking and regis­
tration of stock satisfying identical criteria throughout 
the Community must be introduced; 
22) Whereas the intervention measures may take the form of 
buying-in by intervention agencies; whereas, however, aid 
should also be provided for private storage since such 
aid least disturbs the normal marketing of products and 
can help to reduce the volume of buying-in by interven­
tion agencies; whereas provision should be made for all 
intervention measures, except those concerning light car­
cases of male animals, to be carried out on the basis of 
the scale laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 
1208/81 (3); 15. 2066/92 
16. 2066/92 
805/68 
(adapted) 
2248/88 
(adapted) 
(!) OJ No L 218, 6.8.1991, p. 1; as last amended by Com­
mission Regulation (EC) N* 3669/93 (OJ No L 338, 
31. 12. 1993, p. 26). 
(2) OJ No L128,19.5.1975, p. 1; last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 797/85 (OJ No L 93, 30. 3.1985, p. 1). 
(3) OJ No L123, 7. 5.1981, p. 3; as amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1026/91 (OJ no L 106, 26. 4. 1991, p. 
2). 
23) 
24) 
25) 
26) 
27) Whereas, in order to preserve the original function of 
public buying-in and prevent it from becoming an 
outlet in itself, its activation must be made dependent on 
thresholds determined on the basis of market prices both 
in the Community and in the Member States concerned; 
whereas this scheme's 
application should be subject to an 
assessment of the need to ensure reasonable support of 
the market on the basis, in particular, of seasonal 
changes in production; whereas, for this purpose, a sys­
tem of buying in by tendering procedures, under which 
prices and quantities would be determined on the basis 
of the tenders received, is appropriate; whereas, for beef 
and veal, prices and production conditions Vary widely 
from one Member State to another; whereas, as a result, 
a facility may be needed whereby these prices and quan­
tities can be fixed by a Member State or a region of a 
Member State; whereas to this end provision should be 
made in particular for fixing prices below which inter­
vention measures may be taken and the conditions under 
which intervention may take place; 
Whereas, taking into account the buying-in prices to be 
fixed under this intervention 
system, and in particular under the safety net, there is a 
risk that buying-in into intervention will, at least partial­
ly, replace the marketing of meat produced on the 
market place; whereas, in order to remedy this situation, 
excessive differences recorded between intervention buy­
ing-in prices and market prices should be avoided; 
whereas, to this end, it is appropriate to exclude offers 
made by way of tender procedure which exceed the 
market price, increased by a supplementary amount to 
be determined; 
Whereas, the intervention mechanism for light carcases 
of male animals, provided as an alternative to payment 
of the processing premium, must also be subject to a 
system of buying-in by tender; 
Whereas the quantities which may be bought in under 
the normal arrangements and the arrangements for light 
carcases of male animals should be restricted degressive-
iy; 
Whereas the creation of a single Community market for 
beef and veal involves the introduction of a single trad­
ing system at the external frontiers of the Community; 
whereas a trading system including, in addition to import 
duties, an import levy and export refunds, combined with 
intervention measures, also serves to stabilize the Com­
munity market, in particular by preventing price fluctu­
ations on the world market from affecting prices ruling 
within the Community; 571/89 
(adapted) 
571/89 
3. 805/68 
1628/91 
(adapted) 
805/68 
(adapted) 
28) Whereas, with a view to the application of the levy 
system, import prices should be fixed on the basis of 
quotations recorded on the most representative markets 
of third countries and special import prices should be 
fixed where offer prices of third countries, other than 
those whose markets were taken into account in deter­
mining the import price, are considerably lower than the 
import price; whereas the use of special import prices 
ensures that the Community market is not disturbed; 
29) Whereas, moreover, in order to prevent the risk of 
market disturbance, it is appropriate to provide for the 
modulation of the levy, in accordance with the relation­
ship existing between market prices in the Community 
and the guide price; 
30) Whereas, in order to have more animals for fattening in 
the Community and to increase the production of meat 
without increasing the number of cows and, consequent­
ly, milk production, it is advisable under certain market 
conditions to apply a special system to imports from 
third countries of certain categories of young bovine ani­
mals and calves for fattening in the Community; 
31) Whereas in order to guarantee adequate supplies for the 
processing industries in the Community, while maintain­
ing a preference for Community-produced meat, provi­
sion should be made, in respect of frozen meat intended 
for processing, for a special import system consisting in 
the total or partial suspension of the levy; whereas, in 
order to apply this system in certain cases, an estimate 
must be made each year of the amount of meat avail­
able for and required by the processing industry, 
32) Whereas, in order to monitor the volume of trade in 
beef with third countries, a system of import and export 
licences should be introduced for certain products, in­
cluding the lodging of a security guaranteeing the execu­
tion of the operations for which such licences are ap­
plied for; 
33) Whereas provision for granting a refund on exports to 
third countries, equal to the difference between prices 
within the Community and on the world market would 
serve to safeguard Community participation in interna­
tional trade in beef and veal; 
34) Whereas, in addition to the system described above and 
to the extent necessary for its proper working, provision 
should be made for regulating or, when the situation on 
the market so requires, prohibiting the use of 'inward 
processing arrangements'; 
35) Whereas the establishment of a single market in beef 
and veal involves the removal, inside the Community, of 
all obstacles to the free movement of the goods in ques­
tion; 805/68 
425/77 
(adapted) 
805/68 
805/68 
10. 
11. 
13. 805/68 
(adapted) 
805/68 
805/68 
805/68 
(adapted) 
36) Whereas the system of customs duties and levies makes 
it possible to dispense with all other protective measures 
at the external frontiers of the Community; whereas, 
however, the machinery of common prices, customs 
duties and levies may, in exceptional circumstances, 
prove defective; whereas, in such cases, so as not to 
leave the Community market without defence against 
disturbances which may arise therefrom after the import 
barriers which existed previously have been removed, the 
Community should be enabled to take all necessary 
measures without delay; 
37) Whereas provision should be made for measures to be 
taken when a substantial price rise disturbs or threatens 
to disturb the Community market; whereas the situation 
on the market demands that such provision be extended 
to cover the case of a substantial fall in prices; 
38) Whereas restrictions on free movement resulting from 
the application of measures intended to prevent the 
spread of animal diseases may cause difficulties on the 
market of one or more Member States; whereas provi­
sion should be made for the introduction of exceptional 
market support measures in order to remedy such situ­
ations; 
39) Whereas the establishment of a single market based on 
a common price system would be jeopardised by the 
granting of certain aids; whereas, therefore, the provi­
sions of the Treaty which allow the assessment of aids 
granted by Member States and the prohibition of those 
which are incompatible with the common market should 
be made to apply to beef and veal; 
40) Whereas, in order to facilitate implementation of the 
proposed measures, a procedure should be provided for 
establishing close co-operation between Member States 
and the Commission within a Management Committee; 
41) Whereas the common organisation of the market in beef 
and veal must take appropriate account, at the same 
time, of the objectives set out in Articles 39 and 110 of 
the Treaty, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 12. 805/68 
15. 1855/74 
(adapted) 
3013/89 
15. 805/68 
18. 
17. 805/68 
805/68 
10 
Article 1 
1. The common organization of the market in beef and 
veal shall comprise an internal market and trade with third 
countries system and cover the following products: 
CNcode 
a) 0102 90 05 to 
Q1Q2 9Q 79 
0201 
0202 
0206 10 95 
0206 29 91 
0210 20 
0210 90 41 
0210 90 90 
1602 50 10 
1602 90 61 
b) 0102 10 
0206 10 91 
0206 10 99 
0206 21 00 
0206 22 90 
0206 29 99 
0210 90 49 
ex 1502 00 90 Description of goods 
Live animals of the domestic bovine species, other than 
pure-bred breeding animals 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 
Thick skirt and thin skirt, fresh or chilled 
Thick skirt and thin skirt, frozen 
Meat of bovine animals, salted, in brine, dried or smo­
ked 
Thick skirt and thin skirt, salted, in brine, dried or smo­
ked 
Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of 
bovine animals, uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or 
offal and uncooked meat or offal 
Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine 
meat or offal, uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or 
offal and uncooked meat or offal 
Live bovine pure-bred breeding animals 
Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and 
thin skirt, fresh or chilled, other than for the manufac­
ture of pharmaceutical products 
Edible offal of bovine animals excluding thick skirt and 
thin skirt, frozen, other than for the manufacture of 
pharmaceutical products 
Edible meat offal of bovine animals, salted, in brine, 
dried or smoked, other than thick skirt or thin skirt 
Fats of bovine animals, raw or rendered, whether or 
not pressed or solvent-extracted 3905/87 - adapted 
3661/92 
3661/92 
1096/94 
11 
1602 50 31 to 
1602 50 80 
1602 90 69 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offaL of 
bovine animals, other than uncooked meat or meat 
offal and mixtures of cooked meat or offal and un­
cooked meat or offal 
Other prepared or preserved meat containing bovine 
meat or offal, other than uncooked, and mixtures of 
cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal 3905/87 
3661/92 
2. For the purposes of this Regulation: 425/77 
(a) *bovine animals' means: 
live animals of the domestic bovine species other than 
pure-bred breeding animals falling within CN codes 
0102 90 05 to 0102 90 79; 3661/92 - adapted 
(b) 'adulte bovine animals' means: 
bovine animals the live weight of which is more than 
300 kilograms. 425/77 
TTTLEI 
Internal Market 
Article 2 
In order to encourage action by trade and joint trade orga­
nisations to facihtate the adjustment of supply to market 
requirements, the following Community measures may be 
taken in respect of the products listed in Article 1: 
(a) measures to improve stock breeding; 
(b) measures to promote better organisation of produc­
tion, processing and marketing; 
(c) measures to improve quality; 
(d) measures to permit the estabhshment of short- and 
long—term forecasts on the basis of the means of pro­
duction used; 
(e) measures to facihtate the recording of market price 
trends. 
General rules concerning these measures shall be adopted 
by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, on a propo­
sal from the Commission and after consulting the Euro­
pean Parliament. 805/68 - adapted 
12 
Article 3 
1. Each year, a guide price for adult bovine animals 
shall be fixed for the Community before the start of the 
marketing year referred to in Article 4. 
The price shall be fixed with particular reference to: 
future trends in beef and veal production and con­
sumption; 
the situation on the market in milk and milk prod­
ucts; 
past experience. 2. 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
3. The guide price shall be fixed by the Council, acting 
by a qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commis­
sion and after consulting the European Parliament. 425/77 - adapted 
Article 4 
Save where derogation is decided by the Council, acting by 
a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, 
the marketing year for all products listed in Article 1 shall 
begin on the first Monday in April of each year and end 
on the day preceding that day in the following year. 805/68 - adapted 
Section 1 — Premiums 
Article 5 
For the purposes of this section: 
— 'producer' means an individual farmer, whether a 
natural or a legal person or group of natural or legal 
persons, irrespective of the legal status conferred by 
national law on such a group or its members, whose 
holding is located in Community territory and who is 
engaged in rearing bovine animals, 
— 'holding' means all the production units managed by 
the producer and located in the territory of a single 
Member State, 
— 'suckler cow' means: 
(i) a cow belonging to a meat breed or born of a 
cross with a meat breed, and belonging to a herd 
intended for rearing calves for meat production; 
and 
(ii) an in-calf heifer, meeting the same criteria, which 
replaces a suckler cow. 2066/92 
Article fa 
13 
Article 6 
1. A producer holding male bovine animals on his hold­
ing may qualify, on application, for a special premium. It 
shall be granted in the form of an annual premium per 
calendar year per holding within the limits of regional ceil­
ings for not more than 90 animals for each of the age 
brackets referred to in paragraph 2. 
2. The premium shall be granted no more than twice in 
the life of each male bovine animal: 
— the first time at the age of 10 months, 
— the second time after it has reached the age of 22 
months. 
To qualify for the premium, any animal for which an ap­
plication has been made, must be held for fattening by the 
producer for a given period. 
3. When in a given region the total number of animals 
for which an application has been made and which satisfy 
the conditions for granting the special premium exceeds 
the regional ceiling, the number of eligible animals per 
producer for the year in question shall be reduced propor­
tionally. 
When calculating the total number account shall be taken 
only of animals in the 10 to 21-month age bracket for 
which an application has been made. 
Within the meaning of this Article, the following defini­
tions shall apply: 
(a) 'region': a Member State or region within a Member 
State at the choice of the Member State concerned; 2066/92 Article 4 b 
(b) "regional ceiling": the number of animals entitled to 
benefit, in a region and per calendar year, from the 
special premium; the total number of animals in­
cluded in the regional ceilings of each of the Member 
States is limited to: 1884/94 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 293 211 
324 652 
3 092 667 
(including the particular regional ceiling 
relating to the special premium referred 
to in Article 15 (I), point (a), applica­
ble for the new Lander) 
Greece 140130 
Spain 551552 
(including the Canary Islands) 
France 1908 922 
14 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 1286 521 
824 885 
19 300 
264 000 
154 897 
1 419 811 1884/94 
4. Where Member States have the necessary informa­
tion, they may allocate to all producers individual ceilings 
within the limits of the Member States' regional ceilings 
and on the basis of objective criteria. 
In such cases: 
(a) each producer's right to premium shall be limited to 
his individual ceiling; 
(b) the proportional reduction shall not apply; 
(c) the Member States shall lay down special manage­
ment conditions on the basis of the principles laid 
down in Articles 9 and 10. 
5. Member States may decide to grant the premium at 
the time of slaughter. It shall be granted only in respect of 
carcases weighing not less than 200 kg. 
The premium shall be paid or passed back to the pro­
ducers. 
The United Kingdom shall be authorized to apply in 
Northern Ireland a system for granting the special pre­
mium which differs from that applied in the remainder of 
its territory. 
6. The amount of the premium per eligible animal shall 
be: 
— ECU 60 for the 1993 calendar year, 
— ECU 75 for the 1994 calendar year, 
— ECU 90 for the 1995 calendar year and thereafter. 
Save in duly justified exceptional cases, payment must be 
made as soon as the inspections are carried out and not 
later than 30 June of the year following the calendar year 
in respect of which the premium is applied for. 
7. At the latest from the time of the first premium ap­
plication, each male bovine animal must be covered by an 
administrative document until slaughter. 
8. Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be 
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 41. 2066/92 
15 
Article 7 2066/92 
1. Where, in a Member State, the number of castrated 125/93 
male bovine animais slaughtered during the period 1 Sep­
tember to 30 November of the year exceeds 40% of an­
nual slaughterings of castrated male bovine animals pro- 125/93 
ducers may qualify, as from the 1993 calendar year, on 
application, for an additional premium to the special pre­
mium granted under Article 6 (deseasonalization pre­
mium). 
In order to establish whether the 40% has been exceeded, 
account shall be taken of slaughtering carried out during 
the second year preceding that of the slaughter of the ani­
mal benefiting from the premium. 
For the purposes of applying this Article to the United 
Kingdom, Northern Ireland shall be regarded as a separate 
entity. 
2. The amount of the premium shall be set at ECU 60 
per castrated male bovine animal which has already bene- 125/93 
fited from the special premium and which is slaughtered 
during the period 1 January to 30 April of the following 
year. 
3. The Commission shall submit to the Council before 
the end of 1995 a report on the effects of this premium 
system together with any appropriate proposals. 
4. The (Commission shall adopt the procedures for im­
plementing this Article in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 41. Article 4 ç 
Article 8 
1. A producer keeping suckler cows on his holding may 
qualify, on application, for a premium for maintaining 
suckler cows (suckler cow premium). 
2. The producers' right to the premium shall be limited 
by the application of an individual ceiling. This ceiling 
shall be equal to the number of animals for which a pre­
mium was granted in respect of the reference year, re­
duced so that the national reserve referred to in Article 10 
may be set up. Member States may select 1990, 1991 or 
1992 as the reference year. Member States shall inform 
the Commission by 31 January 1993 of the reference year 
selected. 
3. In the event of natural circumstances resulting in a 
non-payment or a reduced payment of the premium for 
the reference year, the number adopted may be that corre­
sponding to the payments made during the nearest refer­
ence year. 
In the event of non-payment or reduced payment of the 
premium for the reference year, following the applications 
of the relevant penalties, the number adopted shall be that 
recorded at the time of the inspection which gave rise to 
those penalties. Article 4 d 
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4. The right to premium shall apply to producers to 
whom the premium was granted in respect of the reference 
year and who also requested the premium for the years up 
to and including 1992. 2066/92 
5. The premium shall be granted to any producer not 
supplying milk or milk products from his farm for twelve 
months from the day on which the application is lodged 
and who keeps for at least six consecutive months from the 
day on which the application is lodged a number of suckler 
cows at least equal to the number for which the premium 
was requested. 125/93 
The supply of milk or milk products directly from the 
holding to the consumer shall not, however, prevent grant 
of the premium. 2066/92 
6. The premium shall also be granted to any producer 
supplying milk or milk products whose individual reference 
quantity as referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 3950/92 W does not exceed 120 000 kilograms 
provided that he keeps, for at least six consecutive months 
from the day on which the application is lodged, a number 
of suckler cows at least equal to the number for which the 
premium was requested. 
Additional rights to the suckler cow premium shall be 
added to the national reserves. The total number of these 
rights shall be distributed between Member States on the 
basis of the average percentages of beef production and, in 
particular, valid suckler cow premium claims as set out in 
the table in Annex II. 
The additional rights shall be allocated from the national 
reserves in the first instance to milk producers who are 
eligible or whose rights are increased for the first time by 
virtue of the first subparagraph who comply with the terms 
of this Regulation and who keep the eligible cows on their 
holding on 1 January 1993 and retain them there for six 
months. Any remaining part of this additional quota which 
is not allocated to such producers may be allocated accord­
ing to the normal criteria for use of the national reserve. 
Should the total number of additional rights to be allo­
cated exceed the number of additional rights available by 
virtue of Annex IL the Member State concerned may re­
duce, proportionately, all the applications for additional 
rights or give priority to certain producers, according to 
objective criteria to be determined. 125/93 
adapted 
(!) OJ No L 405,28.12.1992, p. 1. 
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In allocating the amounts to producers for whom the maxi- 125/93 
mum number of eligible cows was previously limited to 
ten, any quota rights established by such producers under 
paragraph 2 shall be taken into account. The reduction - adapted 
provided for in paragraph 2 shall apply in the same way to 
the ceilings laid down or to the increases in the ceiling 
established in accordance with the third subparagraph. 
The fact of whether cows belong to a suckler herd or to a 
dairy herd shall be checked on the basis of the benefi­
ciary's reference quantity referred to in the first subpara­
graph and an average milk yield to be fixed in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 41. 
7. 
be: Per eligible animal, the amount of the premium shall 
— ECU 70 for the 1993 calendar year, 
— ECU 95 for the 1994 calendar year, 
— ECU 120 for the 1995 calendar year and thereafter. 
Save in duly justified exceptional cases, payment must be 
made as soon as the inspections are carried out and not 
later than 30 June of the year following the calendar year 
in respect of which the premium is applied for. 
Member States may grant an additional national premium, 
up to a maximum of ECU 25 per cow, provided that no 
discrimination is caused between stockfarmers in the 
Member State concerned. 
In respect of holdings located in a region as referred to in 
the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 W 
the first ECU 20 per cow of this additional premium shall 
be financed by the Guarantee Section of the European 
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF). 2066/92 
The fourth subparagraph shall be extended to holdings 
situated throughout the territory of a Member State if in 
the Member State concerned the cattle population has a 
high proportion of suckler cows, representing at least 30% 
of the total number of cows, and if at least 30% of male 
bovine animals slaughtered belong to conformation classes 
S and E. Any overshoot of these percentages shall be es­
tablished on the basis of the average of the two years pre­
ceding that for which the premium is granted. 3611/93 
^) OJ No L185,15. 7.1988, p. 9. 
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8. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 41: 
— in particular those allowing the Member States to de­
termine, taking into account the structure of their 
herds of suckler cows, the reduction referred to in 
paragraph 2, 
— and also those relating to the definition of the con­
cept of suckler cow referred to in Article 5. 
Article 9 
1. Where a producer sells or otherwise transfers his 
holding, he may transfer all his suckler cow premium rights 
to the person taking over his holding. He may also 
transfer, in full or in part, his rights to other producers 
without transferring his holding. In accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 41, the Commission may 
lay down specific rules relating to the minimum number 
which may form the subject of a partial transfer. 
In the case of transfer without transfer of the holding a 
part of the transferred rights, which shall not exceed 15%, 
shall be returned without compensatory payment to the 
national reserve of the Member State where his holding is 
situated to be distributed free of charge to newcomers or 
to other priority producers referred to in Article 10 (2). 
2. Member States: 
(a) shall take the necessary measures to prevent premium 
rights being transferred outside sensitive areas or re­
gions where beef and veal production is particularly 
important for the local economy; 
(b) may provide either tiiat the transfer of rights without 
transfer of the holding is carried out directly between 
producers or that it is carried out through the inter­
mediary of the national reserve. 
3. Member States may authorize, before a date to be 
determined, temporary transfers of part of the premium 
rights which are not intended to be used by the producer 
who holds them. 
4. Premium rights transferred and/or temporarily trans­
ferred to a producer shall be in addition to those which 
were assigned to him originally with his original ceiling. 
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 41. 
These detailed rules shall concern, in particular, provisions 
enabling the Member States to resolve problems relating 
to the transfer of premium rights by producers who are 
not the owners of the land occupied by their holdings. 2066/92 
Article 4 e 
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Article 10 
1. Each Member State shall set up an initial national 
reserve equal to at least 1 % and at the most 3 %, of the 
total number of animals for which a suckler cow premium 
has been granted under the reference year to producers 
whose holdings are situated in their territory. To this 
national reserve shall also be added any premium rights 
withdrawn pursuant to Article 9 (1). 
For Germany the initial national reserve shall be calcu­
lated on the basis of the total number of animals for which 
a suckler cow premium was granted under the reference 
year to producers whose holdings are situated in the 
former German Lander. This reserve concerns only those 
producers. 
2. The Member States shall use their national reserves 
for granting rights, within the limits of those reserves, in 
particular to the producers referred to below: 
(a) producers who applied for a premium before 1 Jan­
uary 1993 and who have proved to the satisfaction of 
the competent authority that the application of indi­
vidual ceilings in accordance with Article 8 (2) would 
put at risk the viability of their holdings, taking ac­
count of the implementation of an investment pro­
gramme in the beef and veal sector before 1 January 
1993; 
(b) producers who have submitted in respect of the refer­
ence year a premium application which, as a result of 
exceptional circumstances, does not correspond to the 
actual situation as established during the previous 
years; 
(c) producers who have regularly submitted premium ap^ 
plications without, however, having submitted an ap­
plication under the reference year; 
d) producers who submit a premium application for the 
first time during the year following the reference year 
or subsequent years; 
(e) producers who have acquired part of the land previ­
ously used for cattle breeding by other producers. 
3. An additional reserve shall be created equal to 1% of 
the total of the individual ceilings of the producers in the 
less—favoured areas of each Member State; this reserve 
shall be assigned exclusively to producers in those areas in 
accordance with criteria to be determined by the Member 
States. 
For Germany, the additional reserve shall be equal to 1% 
of the sum of individual limits applicable to producers 
whose holdings are situated in the less-favoured zones of 
the former German Lander. This reserve shall concern 
only those producers. 
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 41. 2066/92 Article 4f 
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The same procedure shall be used for adopting: 
— the measures applicable where, in a Member State, 
the national reserve is not used, 
— the transitional measures required to ease the passage 
from the pre—existing system to the system laid down 
in this Regulation, and, in particular, those measures 
concerning producers who benefited from the suckler 
cow premium for the first time under the year 1991 
or 1992 in cases where one or either of these years 
directly succeeds the reference year chosen by the 
Member State concerned. 
5. Before 1 July 1996 the Commission shall submit to 
the Council a report on the application of the system laid 
down in Article 9 and in this Article, together with any 
necessary proposals. 2066/92 
Article 11 
1. The total number of animals qualifying for the special 
premium and the suckler cow premium shall be limited by 
the application of a stocking density on the holding. This 
stocking density shall be expressed in livestock units (LU) 
per unit of forage area of the holding used for the animals 
carried on it. However, a producer shall be exempt from 
the application of the stocking density if the number of 
animals held on his holding and to be taken into account 
for determining the stocking density is not more than 15 
LU, 
2. The stocking density shall be set at: 
— 3,5 LU/ha for the 1993 calendar year, 
— 3 LU/ha for the 1994 calendar year, 
— 2,5 LU/ha for the 1995 calendar year 
— 2 LU/ha from the 1996 calendar year onwards. 
3. For deteimining the stocking density of the holding, 
account shall be taken of: 
— the male bovine animals, suckler cows, sheep and/or 
goats for which premium applications have been sub­
mitted, as well as the dairy cows needed to produce 
the reference quantity of milk allocated to the pro­
ducer. The number of animals shall be converted to 
LU by reference to the conversion table in Annex I 
to Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91, Article 4 S 
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— the forage area, meaning the area of the holding 
available throughout the calendar year for rearing 
bovine animals and sheep and/or goats. The forage 
area does not include buildings, woods, ponds, paths 
or areas used for other crops eligible for Community 
aid or permanent crops or horticultural crops, or 
areas qualifying for the same system as that laid down 
for the producers of certain arable crops, or subject 
to a national or Community set-aside scheme other 
than the scheme referred to in point (a) of the third 
subparagraph of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2328/91. Forage area includes areas in shared use 
and areas which are subject to mixed cultivation 
under rules to be adopted in accordance with the pro­
cedure laid down in Article 41. 
4. Bovine animals for which the special premium or the 
suckler cow premium is granted must be identified by ap­
propriate marking. Identification data shall be entered in a 
special register kept by the producer. 2066/92 
5. Member States may apply appropriate environmental 
measures which correspond to the specific situation of the 
land used for the production of male bovine animals or 
suckler cows qualifying for premiums. Member States 
which avail themselves of this possibility shall decide the 
penalties which are appropriate and proportional to the 
seriousness of the ecological consequences of not observing 
the said measures. These penalties may provide for a re­
duction or, where appropriate, cancellation of the benefits 
accruing from the premium schemes. Member States shall 
inform the Commission of the measures taken to apply this 
provision. 3611/93 
6. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for apply­
ing this Article in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 41 and in particular those enabling improper ap­
plication of the stocking density to be prevented. 2066/92 
Article 12 
1. Producers receiving the special premium and/or the 
suckler cow premium may qualify for an additional amount 
of ECU 30 per premium granted provided that the stock­
ing density for their holdings during the calendar year is 
less than 1.4 LU per hectare. 
2. The Commission shall adopt detailed rules for apply­
ing this Article in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 41. Article 4 h 
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Article 13 
1. Operators may qualify for a processing premium in 
respect of male dairy—breed calves which are withdrawn 
from production before exceeding the age of ten days 
(processing premium). 
2. The amount of the premium shall be ECU 100 per 
calf withdrawn. Save in duly justified exceptional cases, 
payment must be made within a period not exceeding four 
months from the date of submission of the application. 
3. Each Member State may decide not to apply the pro­
cessing premium, taking account of its production struc­
ture. In that case, it shall participate in the special inter­
vention arrangements for lightweight carcases provided for 
in Article 19. 
4. In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
41, the Commission: 
— shall adopt detailed rules for applying this Article, 
and 
— may amend the amount of the premium or decide to 
suspend the grant thereof. 
Article 14 
Where an infringement of Article 2 of Council Directive 
88/146/EEC (^ is established, the animal concerned shall 
not be eligible for the premiums provided for in this sec­
tion. 2066/92 Article 4 i 
Article 4} 
Article 15 
1. By way of derogation from the provisions of this sec­
tion, for die territory of the new German Lander: 
(a) the following special regional ceilings shall be fixed: 
660 323 male bovine animals, for the special pre­
mium; 
180 000 suckler cows, for the suckler cow premium. 
These ceilings shall include both the premium rights 
to be allocated initially and any reserve established 
for this territory; 
(b) Germany may authorize the premium rights to be 
transferred between the two special ceilings, up to 
15% of the total of the ceilings; 
(c) Germany shall determine the conditions under which 
the special ceilings shall be distributed, and may in 
particular provide for their regional allocation; Article 4 k 
1884/94 
(1) OJ No L 70,16. 3.1988, p. 16. 
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(d) During the first three years of application of the new 
suckler-cow premium scheme, Germany may provide 
that this scheme shall also be granted in respect of 
cows other than those referred to in the definition of 
suckler cow given in Article 5, provided that such ani­
mals are covered or inseminated by bulls belonging to 
a beef breed and belong to a herd intended for the 
production of beef calves. 125/93 
2. The Commission may adopt detailed rules for imple­
menting this Article in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 41. 
3. Before the end of 1995, the Commission shall submit 
a report to the Council, accompanied by proposals on the 
application in the territory of the new German Lander of 
the rules which apply in the rest of the Community. 
The Council shall decide on these proposals by the end of 
1996. 
Article 16 
The expenditure incurred in granting the premiums pro­
vided for in this section shall be considered as intervention 
measures within the meaning of Article 3 (1) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 729/70 of the Council. W 
Section 2 — Intervention 2066/92 
Article 4 I 
Article 17 
1. Intervention measures taken to prevent or mitigate a 
substantial fall in prices shall include: 
(a) aid for private storage, 
(b) buying-in by intervention agencies. 
2. The intervention measures specified in paragraph 1 
may be taken for adult bovine animals and for fresh or 
chilled meat of such animals presented in the form of car­
cases, half—carcases, compensated quarters, forequarters or 
hindquarters, classified in accordance with the Community 
classification scale provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 
1208/81. 2822/72 Article- 5 
2248/88 - adapted 
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission, may amend the list of prod­
ucts referred to in paragraph 2 which may be the subject 
of intervention measures. 
(1) OJ No L 94,28.4.1970, p. 13. 
24 2822/72 - adapted 
Article 18 
1. Where the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are 
met, buying-in by intervention agencies in one or more 
Member States or in a region of a Member State of one 
or more categories, qualities or quality groups, to be deter­
mined, of fresh or chilled meat falling within CN codes 
0201 10 00 and 0201 20 20 to 0201 20 50 originating in 
the Community may be organized under tender procedures 
arranged with a view to ensuring reasonable support of the 
market, having regard to seasonal developments as regards 
slaughterings. Article 6 
3661/92 
Such purchases may not exceed the following quantities, 2066/92 
per year and for the whole Community: 
— 750 000 tonnes for 1993, 
— 650 000 tonnes for 1994, 
— 550 000 tonnes for 1995, 
— 400 000 tonnes for 1996, 
— 350 000 tonnes as from 1997 onwards. 
2. For each quality or quality group that may be bought 
in, the tender procedures may be opened in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 41 whenever, in a 
Member State or in a region of a Member State, the fol­
lowing two conditions are both met for a period of two 
consecutive weeks: 
— the average Community grading market price re­
corded on the basis of the Community scale for the 
carcases of adult bovine animals is less than 84% of 
the intervention price, 
— the average market price recorded on the basis of the 
said scale in the Member State or States or regions of 
a Member State is less than 80 % of the intervention 
price. 
The intervention price shall be set before the start of each 
marketing year by the Council, acting by a qualified major- - adapted 
ity, on a proposal from the Commission and after consult­
ing the European Parliament. 
3. Tender arrangements for one or more qualities or 
quality groups shall be suspended in any one of the follow­
ing two situations: 
— where, for two consecutive weeks, the two conditions 
referred to in paragraph 2 are no longer both met, 
— where buying-in is no longer appropriate in view of 
the criteria set out in paragraph 1. 
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4. Intervention shall also be opened if, for a period of 
two consecutive weeks, the average Community market 
price of young uncastrated male animals less than two 
years old or castrated male animals, recorded on the basis 
of the Community grading scale for carcases of adult bov­
ine animals, falls short of 78% of the intervention price, 
and if in a Member State or regions of a Member State, 
the average market price of young uncastrated male ani­
mals less than two years old or castrated male animals, 
recorded on the basis of the Community grading scale for 
carcases of adult bovine animals, falls short of 60 % of the 
intervention price; in this case, buying-in shall take place 
for the categories concerned in the Member States or re­
gions of a Member State where the price level is below 
that limit. 
For this buying—in, and without prejudice to paragraph 5, 
all offers shall be accepted. 
The quantities bought in pursuant to this paragraph shall 
not be taken into account for the purposes of applying the 
buying—in ceilings referred to in paragraph 1. 
5. Only offers equal to or less than the average market 
price recorded in a Member State or a region of a 
Member State and increased by an amount to be deter­
mined on the basis of objective criteria may be accepted 
under the buying—in systems referred to in paragraphs 1 
and 4. 
6. For each quality or quality group eligible for interven­
tion, the buying-in prices and the quantities accepted for 
intervention shall be determined under tender procedures 
and may, in special circumstances, be fixed by a Member 
State or a region of a Member State on the basis of re­
corded average market prices. The tender procedures must 
ensure equahty of access for all persons concerned. They 
shall be opened on the basis of specifications to be deter­
mined taking commercial structures into account, where 
necessary. 
7. Under the procedure provided for in Article 41: 
— the categories, qualities or quality groups of products 
eligible for intervention shall be determined, 
— the opening or reopening of tender procedures and 
their suspension in the case referred to in the second 
indent of paragraph 3 shall be decided, 
— the buying—in prices and the quantities accepted for 
intervention shall be fixed, 
— the amount of the increase referred to in paragraph 5 
shall be determined, 
— the procedures implementing this Article, and in par­
ticular those designed to prevent market prices spiral­
ling downward, shall be adopted, 2066/92 
26 
— any transitional provisions necessary for the imple­
mentation of these arrangements shall be adopted. 
The Commission shall decide on 
— opening intervention as referred to in paragraph 4 
and suspending it where one or more conditions laid 
down in that paragraph no longer apply, 
— suspending buying-in as referred to in the first in­
dent of paragraph 3. 
Article 19 
1. The special intervention measures laid down in para­
graph 2 may be taken during the period from 1 January 
1993 to 31 December 1995. These measures shall apply 
exclusively in Member States which have not introduced 
the processing premium referred to in Article 13. 
2. By way of derogation from Article 17 (2), buying—in 
by intervention agencies in one or more Member States or 
in a region of a Member State of certain kinds of fresh or 
chilled meat from male bovine animals of 150 to 200 kg 
carcase weight and originating in the Community may be 
organized under tendering procedures. 
3. The quantities of meat bought-in under the special 
measures shall be taken into account in applying the buy­
ing-in ceilings referred to in Article 18 (1). 
4. The Commission shall adopt the detailed rules for 
implementing this Article in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 41. 2066/92 
Article 6 a 
Article 20 
1. Disposal of the products bought in by the interven­
tion agencies in accordance with the provisions of Articles 
17, 18 and 19 shall take place in such a way as to avoid 
any disturbance of the market and to ensure equal access 
to goods and equal treatment of purchasers. 
2. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for 
implementing this Article. 
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, in 
particular as regards selling prices, conditions for release 
from storage and, where appropriate, the processing of 
products bought in by the intervention agencies, shall be 
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Ar­
ticle 41. 
Article 21 
1. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules with 
regard to private storage aid. 
2. Detailed rules shall be adopted in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 41. 805/68 - adapted Artkk-Z 
805/68 - adapted 
adapted ArtickJ. 
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TITLE II 
Urade with third countries 
Article 22 
The Common Customs Tariff rates of duty shall apply to 
the products listed in Article 1. 
In addition, for the products listed in point (a) of Article 1 
(1), a levy shall be applicable under the conditions laid 
down in this Regulation. 
Article 23 
1. The Commission shall each month determine a basic 
levy on imports of bovine animals and of meat of the types 
set out in Sections (a), (c) and (d) of Annex I. 
The Commission may, if necessary, modify the basic levy 
in the intervening period. 
2. For bovine animals, the levy shall be determined on 
the basis of the difference between the guide price and the 
free-at-Ctommunity-frontier offer price plus the amount 
of the customs duty. 425/77 
Azttkl 
ArËcJeJÛ 
The free-at-frontier offer price shall be established by 
reference to the most representative purchasing possibi­
lities, as regards quality and quantity, recorded over a 
period to be fixed preceding the determining of the basic 
levy, for bovine animals and for fresh and chilled meat of 
the types set out under CN codes 0201 10 00 and 0201 20 
20 to 0201 20 50 in Section (a) of Annex I, taking into 
account inter alia: 
(a) the supply and demand situation; 
(b) world market prices for frozen meat of a category 
which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat; 
(c) past experience. 3661/92 - adapted 
3. The Commission may determine a specific basic levy 
for imports of the products referred to in paragraph 1 
originating in and coming from third countries with trading 
structures and systems of cattle production comparable to 
those of Community countries, provided that market prices 
are regularly recorded in such third countries. 
For bovine animals, this levy shall be determined, for all 
third countries concerned, on the basis of the difference 
between: on the one hand, the guide price; and, on the 
other, the average of the prices recorded over the period 
referred to in paragraph 2 preceding the determining of 
the basic levy, plus the amount of the customs duty. This 
average shall be established on the basis of the prices re­
corded on the most representative markets of each of the 
countries concerned, less any export subsidies. 425/77 
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4. For meat of the types set out in Sections (a), (c) and 
(d) of Annex I, the basic levy shall be equal to the basic 
levy determined for bovine animals, multiplied by a flat-
rate coefficient fixed for each of the products in question. 
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 
Article 24 
1. The Commission shall each month determine the 
basic levy on imports of frozen meat of the types set out 
in Section (b) of Annex I. 
The Commission may, if necessary, modify the basic levy 
in the intervening period. 425/77 
AiMeJl 
2. The levy shall be determined for frozen meat of the 
types set out under CN codes 0202 10 00 and 0202 20 10 
in Section (b) of Annex I, by reference to the difference 
between: 3905/87 - adapted 
(a) the guide price multiplied by a coefficient represent­
ing the ratio existing in the Community between the 
price of fresh meat of a category competitive with the 
frozen meat in question, presented in the same form, 
and the average price of adult bovine animals; and 
(b) the free-at-Community-frontier offer price for 
frozen meat, plus the amount of the customs duty and 
a flat-rate sum representing the specific costs of the 
import operations. 
3. The free—at-Community—frontier offer price for 
frozen meat shall be established by reference to the world 
market price based on the most representative purchasing 
possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, recorded over 
a period to be fixed preceding the determining of the basic 
levy, and taking into account inter alia: 
(a) foreseeable developments on the market in frozen 
meat; 
(b) the most representative prices on third country 
markets for fresh or chilled meat of a category which 
is competitive with frozen meat; 
(c) past experience. 425/77 
4. For frozen meat of the types set out under CN codes 
0202 20 30, 0202 20 50, 0202 20 90, 0202 30 and for thick 
skirt and thin skirt under CN code 0206 29 91 in Section 
(b) of Annex I, the basic levy shall be equal to the basic 
levy determined for the product referred to in paragraph 2, 
multiplied by a flat-rate coefficient fixed for each of the 
products in question. 
29 3905/87 - adapted 
5. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 425/77 
Article 25 
1. If it is found that the price of adult bovine animals on 
the representative markets of the Community exceeds the 
guide price, the levy applicable shall equal the following 
percentage of the basic levy: 
(a) 75% where the price of adult bovine animals is less 
than or equal to 102% of the guide price; 
(b) 50% where the price of adult bovine animals is more 
than 102% and less than or equal to 104% of the 
guide price; 
(c) 25% where the price of adult bovine animals is more 
than 104% and less than or equal to 106% of the 
guide price; 
(d) 0% where the price of adult bovine animals is more 
than 106% of the guide price. 
2. If it is found that the price of adult bovine animals on 
the representative markets of the Community is equal to 
or less than the guide price, the levy applicable shall equal 
the following percentage of the basic levy: 
(a) 100% where the price of adult bovine animals is more 
than or equal to 98% of the guide price; 
(b) 105% where the price of adult bovine animals is less 
than 98% and more than or equal to 96% of the 
guide price; 
(c) 110% where the price of adult bovine animals is less 
than 96% and more than or equal to 90% of the 
guide price; 
(d) 114% where the price of adult bovine animals is less 
than 90% of the guide price. 
3. The percentages referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 
may be reviewed, if necessary, by the Council, acting by a 
qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission. 
4. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, 
the levy applicable to frozen meat of the types set out in 
Section (b) of Annex I may be fixed by the Commission at 
a percentage which is higher than that indicated in point 
(a) of paragraph 1 but which does not exceed the basic 
levy, if the variation in the prices of adult bovine animals 
on the representative markets of the Community does not 
exceed a significant amount, to be determined. 
5. For the purpose of applying paragraphs 1 and 2, any 
variation in the price of adult bovine animals on the repre­
sentative markets of the Community which does not ex­
ceed an amount to be determined shall be disregarded. Azfckll 
30 
6. The price of adult bovine animals on the representa­
tive markets of the Community shall be derived from the 
prices recorded over a period to be determined on the 
representative market or markets of each Member State 
for the various categories of adult bovine animals or of the 
meat of such animals, after taking into account the size of 
each of such categories and the relative size of the bovine 
stock of each Member State. 
7. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 
8. The levies applicable under this Article shall be fixed 
by the Commission. 
Article 26 
1. A special levy may be fixed for products originating in 
or coming from one or more third countries if these prod­
ucts are exported at abnormally low prices. 
2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 
Article 27 
1. The levy which was to be applied to young male bov­
ine animals intended for fattening, of a live weight of 300 
kilograms or less, may be totally or partially suspended 
under the conditions laid down in this Article, taking into 
account the supply situation for the young bovine animals 
in question and the foreseeable trend of market prices for 
bovine animals in the Community. 
2. Before 1 December each year, the Council, acting by 
a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, 
shall draw up an estimate of young male bovine animals 
which may be imported under the arrangements laid down 
in this Article. This estimate shall take account, on the one 
hand, of expected Community supplies of young bovine 
animals intended for fattening and, on the other, of the 
needs of Community breeders. 
If the situation so requires, an additional estimate may be 
drawn up in accordance with the same procedure. 
3. For the young bovine animals referred to in para­
graph 1, importation under total or partial suspension of 
the levy shall be made conditional on production of an 
import licence issued for a quantity falling within the limits 
of the quantity laid down each quarter in accordance with 
point (a) of paragraph 4. 
4. The following shall be determined in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 41: 
(a) each quarter, the quantity which may be imported 
and the rate of suspension of the levy, where necess­
ary separately for each of the following categories: 
— animals of a live weight of less than 80 kilo­
grams, 425/77 
Article 1Z a 
AztkkJl 
31 
— animals of a live weight of 80 kilograms or more 
but less than 160 kilograms. 
— animals of a live weight of 160 kilograms or 
more; 
(b) detailed rules for the application of this Article and, 
particularly, those concerning checks to ensure that 
the period prescribed for fattening is respected. 
Article 28 425/77 
3611/93 
3611/93 
AakteJÉ 
1. Frozen meat intended for processing and listed in 
Section (b) of Annex I under CN codes 0202 20 30, 0202 
30 and thick skirt and thin skirt of CN code 0206 29 91 
shall qualify, under the conditions laid down in this Arti­
cle: 3905/87 - adapted 
(a) for the total suspension of the levy on meat intended 
for the manufacture of preserved food, which does 
not contain characteristic components other than beef 
and jelly; 
(b) for the total or partial suspension of the levy on meat 
intended for the processing industry for the manufac­
ture of products other than the preserved food pre­
ferred to in (a). 
2. Before 1 December each year, the Council, acting by 
a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, 
shall draw up an estimate of meat which may be imported 
under the arrangements laid down in this Article. This esti­
mate shall take account, on the one hand, of the expected 
Community supplies of meat of a quality and type of cut 
suitable for industrial use and, on the other, of industrial 
needs. This estimate shall mention separately the quantities 
of meat referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1. 
If the situation so requires, an additional estimate may be 
drawn up in accordance with the same procedure. 
3. For meat of the types referred to in paragraph 1: 
(a) importation under total or partial suspension of the 
levy shall be made conditional on production of an 
import licence issued for a quantity falling within the 
limits laid down each quarter; 
(b) importation under total suspension of the levy may be 
made conditional, as far as necessary, on production 
of a purchase contract for frozen meat held by an 
intervention agency. 
4. The following shall be determined in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 41: 425/77 
32 
(a) each quarter, the quantities of meat of the types re­
ferred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, re­
spectively which may be imported and the rate of sus­
pension of the levy in the case of the meat referred 
to in point (b) of paragraph 1; 
(b) the relationship between the quantities which may be 
imported and the quantities covered by the purchase 
contract referred to in point (b) of paragraph 3; 
(c) detailed rules for the application of this Article and 
particularly those concerning control of the end use of 
imported meat 425/77 
Article 29 
1. Imports into the Community of the products referred 
to in point (a) of Article 1 (1) shall be made conditional 
on production of an import licence. 
Imports into the Community of the products referred to in 
point (b) of Article 1 (1) may be made conditional on pro­
duction of an import licence and exports from the Com­
munity of the products referred to in points (a) and (b) of 
Article 1 (1) may be made conditional on production of an 
export licence. 
Import and export licences shall be issued by Member 
States to any applicant, irrespective of the place of his es­
tablishment in the Community. 
The import or export licence shall be valid anywhere with­
in the Community. 
Where the levy or the refund is fixed in advance, the ad­
vance fixing shall be entered on the licence, which will 
serve as evidence thereof. 
The issue of such licences shall be conditional on the lodg­
ing of a security guaranteeing that importation or exporta­
tion is effected during the period of validity of the licence. 
The security shall be forfeited in whole or in part if the 
operation is not effected, or only partially effected, within 
that period. 
2. The list of products for which licences are required, 
the period of validity of the licences and other detailed 
rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 41. 
These rules may in particular provide for a time limit to 
be fixed for the issue of import licences pursuant to the 
arrangements laid down in Articles 27 and 28. 425/77 - adapted Article 15 
33 
Article 30 
1. The levy to be charged shall be that applicable on the 
day of import. 
2. The levy applicable on the day of application for the 
import licence shall apply on importation, if the applicant 
so requests, when making such application for: 2916/79 Article 16 
products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0206 10 
95 originating in and coming from non-member 
countries which, by reason of the length of the sea 
voyage involved, comply with an agreement concluded 
with the Community in this matter which provides for 
adequate safeguards, 
products falling within CN codes 0202 and 0206 29 
91 originating in and coming from non-member 
countries which comply with an agreement concluded 
with the Community in this matter which provides for 
adequate safeguards. 3905/87 - adapted 
3. When the Community market is disturbed or threa­
tened with disturbances as a result of the application of 
paragraph 2, a decision may be taken, in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 41, to suspend applica­
tion of that paragraph for such time as may be strictly ne­
cessary. 
4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 2916/79 
Article 31 
This Regulation shall be applied with due regard to the 
obligations under international agreements by which the 
Community is bound. 
Article 32 
1. To the extent necessary to enable the products listed 
in Article 1 to be exported on the basis of quotations or 
prices for those products on the world market, the differ­
ence between those quotations or prices and prices within 
the Community may be covered by an export refund 
2. The refund shall be the same for the whole Commun­
ity. It may be varied according to end use or destination. 
The refund shall be granted on application. 425/77 Article 17 
AiMeJA 
34 
3. When the refund is being fixed particular account 
shall be taken of the need to establish a balance between 
the use of Community basic products in the manufacture 
of processed goods for export to non-member countries 
and the use of third country products brought in under 
inward processing arrangements. 
4. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for 
the granting and advance fixing of export refunds and lay 
down criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds. 
5. Refunds shall be fixed at regular intervals in accord­
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 41. Where 
necessary, the Commission may, at the request of a 
Member State or on its own initiative, alter the refunds in 
the intervening period. 
6. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 
Article 33 
To the extent necessary for the proper working of the com­
mon organization of the market in beef and veal, the 
Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from 
the Commission, may prohibit, in whole or in part, the use 
of inward or outward processing arrangements in respect 
of products listed in Article 1. 
Article 34 
1. The general rules for the interpretation of the Com­
mon Customs Tariff and the special rules for its application 
shall apply to the tariff classification of products covered 
by this Regulation; the tariff nomenclature resulting from 
application of this Regulation shall be incorporated in the 
Common Customs Tariff. 
2. Unless otherwise provided in this Regulation or other­
wise decided by the Council acting by a qualified majority 
on a proposal from the Commission, the following shall be 
prohibited in trade with non-member countries: 
— the levying of any charge equivalent in its effect to a 
customs duty, 
— the application of any quantitative restriction or 
measure having equivalent effect. 
Article 35 
1. If, by reason of imports or exports, the Community 
market in one or more of the products listed in Article 1 
experiences or is threatened with serious disturbances 
which may endanger the objectives set out in Article 39 of 
the Treaty, appropriate measures may be applied in trade 
with non-member countries until such disturbance or threat 
of disturbance has ceased. 425/77 
Article 19 
AlMeJZû 
Article 21 
35 
The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal 
from the Commission, shall adopt detailed rules for the 
application of this paragraph and define the cases in which, 
and the limits within which, Member States may take pro­
tective measures. 
2. If the situation referred to in paragraph 1 arises, the 
Commission shall, at the request of a Member State or on 
its own initiative, decide upon the necessary measures; 
these shall be communicated to the Member States and 
shall be applicable immediately. If the Commission re­
ceives a request from a Member State, it shall take a deci­
sion thereon within 24 hours following receipt of the re­
quest. 
3. The measures decided upon by the Commission may 
be referred to the Council by any Member State within 
three working days following the day on which they were 
communicated. The Council shall meet without delay. It 
may, acting by a qualified majority, amend or repeal the 
measures in question. 425/77 
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General provisions 805/68 
Article 36 
1. When a substantial rise or fall in prices is recorded 
on the Community market and this situation is likely to 
continue, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the 
market, the necessary measures may be taken. 
2. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a pro­
posal from the Commission, shall adopt general rules for 
the application of this Article. 
3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall 
be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. 1855/74 Article 22a 
Article 37 
In order to take account of the restrictions on free circula­
tion which may result from the application of measures for 
combating the spread of diseases in animals, exceptional 
measures of support for the market affected by those re­
strictions may be taken in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 41. Those measures may only be 
taken in so far as, and for as long as, is strictly necessary 
for the support of that market. Article 23 
1261/71 
Article 38 
Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Articles 92, 
93 and 94 of the Treaty shall apply to the production of 
and trade in the products listed in Article 1. 805/68 AlMeM 
36 
Article 39 805/68 
Member States and the Commission shall communicate to 
each other the information necessary for implementing this 
Regulation. The information to be communicated shall be 
determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in 
Article 41. Rules for the communication and distribution 
of such information shall be adopted in accordance with 
the same procedure. 
Article 40 
1. A Management Committee for Beef and Veal (herei­
nafter called 'the Committee') shall be established, com­
posed of representatives of Member States and chaired by 
a representative of the Commission. 
2. Within the Committee the votes of Member States 
shall be weighted in accordance with Article 148 (2) of the 
Treaty. The chairman shall not vote. 
Article 41 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, the chairman shall refer the matter to the 
Committee either on his own initiative or at the request of 
the representative of a Member State. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to 
the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The 
Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a 
time limit which the chairman may lay down according to - adapted 
the urgency of the matter. An opinion shall be adopted by 
a qualified majority. 
3. The Commission shall adopt measures which shall 
apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in 
accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall 
be communicated by the Commission to the Council forth­
with. In that event the Commission may defer application 
of the measures which it has decided for a period of not 
more than one month from the date of such communica­
tion. 
The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a 
different decision within one month. Article 25 
Article 26 
Article 27 
Article 42 
The Committee may consider any other question referred 
to it by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the 
request of the representative of a Member State. Article 28 
Article 43 
Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and the provisions adopted 
in implementation thereof shall apply to the products listed 
in Article 1 from the date on which this Regulation is ap­
plicable. Article 30 
— adapted 
Article 44 
The amounts to be paid pursuant to this Regulation shall 
be paid in full to the beneficiaries. 
37 2066/92 Article 30 a 
Article 45 
This Regulation shall be so applied that appropriate ac­
count is taken, at the same time, of the objectives set out 
in Articles 39 and 110 of the /Treaty. 805/68 Article 31 
Article 46 
Annex I may be amended by the Council, acting by a 
qualified majority, on a proposal from the Commission. Article 32 
adapted 
Article 47 
1. Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is hereby repealed. 
2. References to the said Regulation shall be construed as 
references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance 
with the correlation table in Annex DX 
Article 48 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica­
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly ap­
plicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Counsil 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
CN code Description of goods 
Section (a) 
0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: 
0201 10 00 -Carcases and half-carcases 
0201 20 - Other cuts, with bone in: 
0201 20 20 'Compensated' quarters 
0201 20 30 Unseparated or separated forequarters 
0201 20 50 Unseparated or separated hindquarters 
0201 20 90 - -Other 
0201 30 -Boneless 
ex 0206 10 Edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled: 
Other: 
0206 10 95 Thick skirt and thin skirt 
Section (b) 
0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen: 
0202 10 00 -Carcases and half-carcases 
0202 20 - Other cuts, with bone in: 
0202 20 10 'Compensated' quarters 
0202 20 30 Unseparated or separated forequarters 
0202 20 50 Unseparated or separated hindquarters 
0202 20 90 Other 
0202 30 - Boneless 
ex 0206 29 Other edible offal of bovine animals, frozen: 
0206 29 91 Thick skirt and thin skirt 
Section (c) 
0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or 
smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal: 
0210 20 —Meat of bovine animals: 
0210 20 10 - -With bone in 
0210 20 90 Boneless 
ex 0210 90 —Other, including edible flours and meals of meat or 
meat offal: 
- -Offal: 
Of bovine animals: 
0210 90 41 Thick skirt and thin skirt 
0210 90 90 Edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal 3661/92 
39 
Section (d) 
ex 1602 50 
1602 50 10 
ex 1602 90 
1602 90 61 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal of 
bovine animals: 
Uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and 
uncooked meat or offal 
-Other, including preparations of blood of any ani­
mal: 
Other: 
-Other: 
Other: 
Containing bovine meat or offal: 
-Uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or 
offal and uncooked meat or offal 3661/92 
40 
ANNEXn 
Distribution of additional rights to suckler cow premium between Member 
States 
(Article 8 (6)) 125/93 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 36080 
13 320 
111240 
10520 
84320 
242480 
63400 
90160 
3000 
30560 
5 760 (!) 
118 320 3611/93 
(*) The first indent of Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 747/93 
of 17 March 1993 (OJ No L 77,31.3.1993,p.l5) derogating from this Re­
gulation as regards the granting of the suckler cowpremium in Portugal 
added 12 000 additional rights to the Portuguese nation 
41 
ANNEX m 
SECTION A 
CORRELATION TABLE 
Regulation 805/68 This Regulation 
Article 1 
Article 2 
Article 3 
Article 4 
Article 4 a 
Article 4 b 
Article 4 c 
Article 4 d 
Article 4 e 
Article 4 f 
Article 4 g 
Article 4 h 
Article 4 i 
Article 4 j 
Article 4 k 
Article 41 
Article 5 
Article 6 
Article 6 a 
Article 7 
Article 8 
Article 9 
Article 10 
Article 11 
Article 12 
Article 12 a 
Article 13 
Article 14 
Article 15 
Article 16 
Article 17 
Article 18 
Article 19 
Article 20 
Article 21 
Article 22 
Article 22 a 
Article 23 
Article 24 Article 1 
Article 2 
Article 3 
Article 4 
Article 5 
Article 6 
Article 7 
Article 8 
Article 9 
Article 10 
Article 11 
Article 12 
Article 13 
Article 14 
Article 15 
Article 16 
Article 17 
Article 18 
Article 19 
Article 20 
Article 21 
Article 22 
Article 23 
Article 24 
Article 25 
Article 26 
Article 27 
Article 28 
Article 29 
Article 30 
Article 31 
Article 32 
Article 33 
Article 34 
Article 35 
Article 36 
Article 37 
Article 38 
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Regulation 805/68 This Regulation 
Article 25 
Article 26 
Article 27 
Article 28 
Article 29 
Article 30 
Article 30 a 
Article 31 
Article 32 
Article 33 
Article 34 
ANNEX I 
ANNEX H Article 39 
Article 40 
Article 41 
Article 42 
Article 43 
Article 44 
Article 45 
Article 46 
Article 47 
Article 48 
ANNEX I 
ANNEX H 
ANNEX ffl 
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ANNEX HI 
SECTION B 
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1261/71 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2838/71 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2822/72 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 of the Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1855/74 of the Council 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 568/76 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2916/79 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/87 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2248/88 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4132/88 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1628/91 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2066/92 
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3661/92 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 
Council Regulation (EC) No 3611/93 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1096/94 
Council Regulation (EC) No 1884/94 No 
L148 
L143 
L132 
L286 
L298 
L25 
L195 
L67 
L61 
L329 
L307 
L48 
L370 
L198 
L362 
L61 
L353 
L150 
L215 
L370 
L18 
L328 
L121 
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30.1.1973 
18. 7.1974 
15. 3.1976 
5. 3.1977 
24.12.1979 
18.11.1980 
17. 2,1987 
30.111987 
26. 7.1988 
30.12.1988 
4. 3.1989 
17.12.1990 
15. 6.1991 
30. 7.1992 
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