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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)19final.
•a Brussels,28January1976*
« Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
..(
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunity
\ .tariffquotaof30000headofheifersandcows,
\
notintendedforslaughter,ofcertainmountainbreedsfalling
withinsubheadingex0102AIIb)2bboftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
. -
»■ I >
! Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL ■.A
onjtheopening,allocationandadministrationoftheCommunity .
tariffquotaof5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,
notintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreedsfalling
withinsubheadingex0102AIIb)2bboftheCommonCustoms
Tariff -V,
{submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
'-r.''1
■ X.
M/♦£>"'và
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C0M(76)19final.'

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Atthelast multilateral GATT negotiations ,theEuropean Ecpnomic
Community undertook toopen certain annual Community quotas including ,
intheagricultural sector ,those setoutbelow :
CCT
heading
NoDescription ofgoodsQuota
volumeQuota
duty
ex01.02 A
IIb)2
bb)
ex01.02 A
IIb)2
bbDCows andheifers ,not intended for
slaughter ,ofthefollowing moun­
tain breeds :grey ,brown ,yellow
and mottled Simmental breed and
Pinzgau breed (conditions tobe !
determined bythe competent
authorities &fthe Member State
ofdestination )
Bulls ,cows andheifers ,notinten­
dedforslaughter ,ofthefollowing
Alpine breeds :mottled Simment&l
breed andSchwyz andFribourg breeds .
Ifthey aretocome within thequota ,
animals ofthebreeds inquestion
must satisfy thefollowing require­
ments :
–bulls :pedigree
-female animals :pedrigree or
certificate ofregistration inthe
herdbook certifying purity of
breed20000
head6%
5000
headk%
2.Inresponse torequests from theSwiss andAustrian authorities ,the
tariff quotas inquestion have been open since 1July 1970 andcover
theperiod from 1July ineach year to30June inthefollowing year.
These quotas were last'opened byRegulations (EEC)NOB 1587/75 .and/
1588/75o£2kJune1975 (ojNoL163of26June1975 )fortheperioi .
from 1July 1975 to30June 1976 *^ :....
»*7,i-J
•4•/•••

3*Inanexchange ofletters with Austria dated 21July 1972 »theCom­
munity undertook toincrease ,unilaterally ,the size ofthefirst
tariff quota setoutabove from 2000Cto30000head and tolower the <
quota duty from 6%toh
k.Inorder tomeet Community obligations ,itistherefore necessary
toadopt Regulations ontheopening ,allocation andadministration of .
theCommunity tariff quotas ,fortheperiod from 1July 1976to
30June 1977 .
I · ·
This istheobject oftheproposals annexed hereto .
5<Asregards theallocation ofthetariff quotas and ,more especially ,
the fixing ofinitial shares ,itshould benoted that ,asinthe case
ofprevious quota periods ,this has'been based largely entheestimates
presented bytheMember States ,since specialized ,complete statistical
,date arenotavailable ,andhastaken into account thenecessity of
meeting thepossible future needs ofthenewMember States .
Theproposal foraEegulation submitted totheCouncil concerning the
first tariff quota of30000head ofcattle set outabove provides
forthefixing ofafirst part tobeallocated among proportionally to
their forecast needs among certain Member States among which aretheBenelux
countries ,Germany ,France ,Ireland ,Italy and theUnited ■'
Kingdom . Theremainder constitutes aCommunity
reserve which maybedrawn uponnotonly bytheabove-mentioned
Member StateB ,butalso ,ifnecessary , . '
byDenmark .Inorder tomeet anyneeds which mayarise inthe'
latter Member State ,theCommvmity reserve ,which isusually fixed
at30%ofthetotal quota ,hasbeen increased toabout 37% . •
6.Theproposed method ofadministration ofthesecond tariff quota of5000head
ofcattle setoutabove differs from that proposed -under para .5above
only inasmuch asthefirst part constitutes 70%ofthequota andthe
Community reserve 30%ofthequota ,totake account both ofthelarge
quantities which canbeexpected tobedrawn against theinitial Italian share

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forthwith and theneed tocover anyneeds which may arise inthe
Benelux countries and inDenmark .
7.Asregards thetariff duty tobeapplied ,theposition isdifferent
intheCommunity asoriginally constituted and inthenewMember
States .For theoriginal Member States theduty istobefixed
at4% .
Asfor thenewMember States ,inpursuance ofArticle 59,thenational
tariffs ofthenewMember States are tobealigned ontheCommon Customs
Tariff byannual 20%stages beginning in1973 -except insofar as
paragraph 4oftheabove-mentioned article applies -that is,forbeef
andveal products ,around 1April each year ,atthestart ofeach
marketing year .
8.Theinterpretation tobegiven tothephrase "notintended for
slaughter "was thesubject ofanexchange ofviews during 1974 .
Itwasapparent from those discussions that ,inthecase ofanimals
whose importation wassubject tosubmission ofabreeding certificate
(certificate ofpedigree orofregistration in;:the herdbook ),checking
thepurpose forwhich theanimals areinfact used would bepointless
inview ,inparticular ,ofthehigh price ofsuch animals .Assuming
that such acertificate isnotrequired ,aperiod of4months from
thedayofimportation would appear hheminimum period after which
imported animals could beconsidered nottobeintended forslaughter .
This solution wasadopted bytheCouncil asanexperiment forthe
period from 1July 1974 to30June 1975 andwasthen adopted onemore
forthefollowing tariff period .
Providing nonewaspects arise ,this solution isproposed forthe
coming quota period also .

ΑίΓΝΕΧΑ
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)N00../76OFTHECOUNCIL
of
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
30000headofheifersandco^sotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIib)2bb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
theTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment
whereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATI"toopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughterofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2bb)of
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6"/oto4%;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(!)concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentstothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theRegulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
fromIFebruary1973onwards;whereas,therefore,
anyrequirementswhichmayariseintheseMember
Statesduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration
shouldbetakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovemcntioned tariff
quotafortheperiodfromIJuly1976to30June
1977shouldthereforebeopenedatadutyof4%for
(4OJNoL73.27.3.1972,p.14.theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen-
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabove-mentioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefinedj
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe!
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements
whichmayariseinthisMemberState;whereastothis
end,thisMemberStatemayproceedtodrawadequate
sharesfromtheCommunityreservewhichhasbeen
setup;whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyas
possibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharcnotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe

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estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Bénélux
Germany
France
Italy1500head,
10000head,
3900head,
6100head;
whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformationthe
needsoftheUnitedKingdomandIrelandmaybe
assessedat300and200head;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof30000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesarcexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
•partoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
acomparatively highlevelwhichunderthepresent
circumstances maybeapproximately 60%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismostbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremain
unusedinoneMenfberStatewhileitcouldbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgarcunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
EconomicUnionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleÎ
•1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1976to30June
1977,aCommunitytariffquotaof30000headshall
beopenedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityinrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesof
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
'slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:grey,
brown,yellowandmottledSimmentalbreedand
mottledPinzgaubreed,fallingwithinsubheadingex
01.02AIIb)2bb)oftheCommon Customs Tariff .
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theabove-
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(I),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.Withinthesaidtariffquota,thenewMember
Statesshallapplydutiescalculatedinaccordancewith
therelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
ArticleJ.
I.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfromIJuly1977to30June1976subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Bcncux
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdomI000head,
8800head,
3400head,
200head,
S300head,
300head.
2.Thesecondpartof11000headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve. >

3
Article4
IfrequirementsariseinDenmarkforcattlereferredto
inArticle1(I),thisMemberStateshal!drawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.
Article5
I.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotashareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orof
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup'
thatMemberStateshallimmediately,bynotifyingthe'
Commission,drawasecondshare,insofarasthe
reservepermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare
roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit!
iLo/If*"ftCrthe'nitialsharehasl,eenexhausted,
V(>hormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Mateshall,inaccordancewithparagraphI,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-S%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
ono/a''erseconc'sharehasbeenexhausted,
90hormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Mateshall,inaccordancewith.paragraph I,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveisexhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixed-ntheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbeexhausted.1heyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1977.
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserv
notlaterthan25April1977,theunusedportionofthisinitialshareinexcess,
on5April1977,of20/ooftheinitial
amount.Theymayreturnalargerquantr
mLn+?£eafetfeasonsconsiderthatbu.quantitymightnotbeused0
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
been.ssuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1977,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April1977inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,where
appropriate ,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve.
Artide8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Arlicìe9
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4or5itispossibleforimportstobe.
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu-'
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
ArtideÌ0
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(I)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
Artide11
OnrequestbytheCommission,MemberStatesshallinformitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheirshares.

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Article12 Article13
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
arcobserved. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July197
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. 1
DoneatLuxembourg ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXB
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)No.,./l6OFTHECOUNCIL
ee«•o••
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2bb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereas,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkoftheGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forhulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)2bb)of
theCommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
–hulls:pedigreecertificate;
–femaleitmmals -.pedigreecertificateorcertificate
ofregistrationintheherdbook,certifyingpurityof
breed;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheAct(1)concerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentslothe
Treaties,thenewMemberStatesareobligedtoapply
theRegulationsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy
from1February1973onwards;whereasanyrequire­
mentswhichmayariseintheseMemberStatesduring
thequotaperiodunderconsideraliortshould,there­
fore,betakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariff
quotainquestion;whereastheabovementioncd tariff
quotafortheperiodfromIJuly1976to30June
1977should,therefore,beopenedatadutyof4%for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandataduty
corresponding totheprovisionsoftheabovemen-
tionedActforthenewMemberStates;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
HOjNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuchspecialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements
whichmayariseinthisMemberState;whereastothis
end,thisMemberStatemayproceedtodrawadequate
sharesfromtheCommunityreservewhichhasbeen
setup;whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyas
possibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,'
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned ,calculatedinaccordance\vithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic ,
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;
•Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharcnotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,iritheCommunityas1
originallyconstituted ,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany 250head.
France 120licad,
Italy 46.M)head;
whereas -theneedsofUnitedKingdomand
Irelandmaintheabsenceofprecise
information ,beassessedat75and25head:
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountofS000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberSlates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequentlyto

covertherequirements oftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparatively highlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichmust,inparticular,
beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsarcusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatSt3teshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunityquotashouldnotremainunused
inoneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedinandrepresentedbythe
BeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasureconcerning
theadministration ofthesharesallocatedtothat
Economic .Unionmaybecarriedoutbyoneofits
Members,'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artide1
I.Duringtheperiodfrom!July1976to30June
1977,aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbuils,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofthefollowingmountainbreeds:the
mottledSimmentaibreedandtheSchwyzandFribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A
IIb)2bb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
–inthecaseofbulls:ofapedigreecertificate;
–inthecaseoffemaleanimals:ofapedigreecertif­
icateorcertificateofregistrationintheherdbook,
certifyingpurityofbreed.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
1.Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(I),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
2.ThenewMemberStatesshallwithinthesaid
tariffquotasapplydutiescalculatedinaccordance
withtherelevantprovisionsoftheActofAccession.
ArtideJ
1.Afirstpartof3425headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares•
shallapplyfrom1July1976to30June\97J,subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany 150head,
France !00head,
Ireland 25head,
Itsiv 3150head.
UnitedKingdom 75head#
2.Thesecondpartof1500headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
A1tide4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnionorinDenmark,
theseMemberStatesshalldrawanadequate
sharefromthereserve,insofarasthereservepermits.
ArtìdvJ
!.if90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle
7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallimmediately ,bynotifyingtheCommission ,
drawasecondshare,insofarasthereservepermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.

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2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthanIMay1977,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
3.If,afterth£secondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph I,drawa
fourthsharetothethird.TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs i,2and
J,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsiftheriare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph .Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
Artice6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June197.
Artide?
MemberStatesshallreturntothe
reserve,notlaterthan25April1977»
theunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareinexcess,on5April1977»of
20%oftheinitialamount*Theymay
returnalargerquantityifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantity
mightnotbsused*However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve. ,
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April197,
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto5April197inclu­
siveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,theamounts
referredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,where
appropriate,theproportionoftheirinitialsharethat
theyreturntothereserve. '1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticleI(I)and
(2-
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforconsumption .
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission Member
Statesshallinformitofimports
actuallychargedagainsttheir
shares*
Article12 •
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
arcobserved.
Artide8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinacroi'd*«vArtide13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceori1July1976

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
'States.
.*·
DoneatLuxembourg, '
! FortheCouncil
I .
?•. ThePresident