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ASSIGN OFTHEEUROPEAN COMA ^UNITIES
COM(77)466 final .
Brussels ,3October 1977 .
Proposa Ifor a
COUNCILREGULATORY (sec)
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened
fortheperiod 1July 1977 to30June 1978
byRegulation (EEC)No1331 /77foranimals of
certain mountain breeds
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
CO:'U77 )466final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InitsRegulation (EEC)No1331/77of20June1977,theCouncilopened
fortheperiodfrom1July1977to30June1978aCommunitytariffquota
for30,000headofanimalsofcertainmountainbreeds,notintendedfor
slaughter,ofwhich20,000headiscontractual and10,000headautonomous.
TheCommission considersthat,inviewoftheaimpursuedwhen,this
quotawasboundwithinGATT,whichistoreplanish andimprovethe
mountainherds,itisintheCommunity'sinteresttosecureitssupply
undersatisfactory conditions .Consequentlyitproposesthatthetariff
quotaconcerned beautonomously temporarily increasedinkeepingwith
exportpossibilities ofthesuppliercountriesandtheabsorption'
capacitiesoftheCommunity .
Thisincreaseof8,000headisallocatedinfulltotheCommunity
reservesoastoensureoptimumuseofthe.quota,allowingfor
uncertainties regardingfuturetradepatterns.
1
0JNoL154,23June1977,p.2.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
of
increasing thevolume oftheCommunity tariff quota
opened fortheperiod 1July 1977 to'30June -1978
byRegulation (EEC)No1331 /77forheifers andcows ,
notintended forslaughter ,ofcertain mountain breeds
falling within subheading ex01.02 AIIb)ofthe >
Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
1Whereas initsRegulation (EEC)No1331 /77,theCouncil opened for
.theperiod 1July 1977 to30June 1978 andallocated among the
Member States aCommunity tariff quota ,ataduty of4%,of30000
head ofheifers and cows ,notintended forslaughter ,ofcertain
mountain breeds falling within subheading ex01.02 AIIb)ofthe .
Common Customs Tariff ;
Whereas ,incertain areas andatcertain periods oftheyear ,production for
these animals is inadequate intheCommunity andconsequently users
depend fortheir supplies onimports from non-member countries toan
extent that exceeds thevolume ofthequota opened bytheabovementioned
Regulation ;whereas itistherefore intheCommunity 'sinterest autonomously
to increase thesize ofthetariff quota byasuitable amount ,
which could be8000head ;
0JN0L154,23.6.1977,p.2.

Whereasinviewofthespecialcharacteristics oftheseanimalsandthe
uncertainties regardingfutureimportsbyeachoftheMemberStates,
thewholeoftheadditionalquotashouldbeallocatedtotheCommunity
t
reservesetupunderArticle3(2)oftheabovementioned Regulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ThevolumeoftheCommunitytariffquotaopenedbyRegulation (EEC)
NO1331/77forheifersandcows,notintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)
oftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbeincreasedfrom30000to
38000head.
Article2
Thisincreaseof8000headshallbeallocatedtotheCommunity
reservesetupunderArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1331/77,there
layincreasingthereservefrom11000to19000head.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhdayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
. *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident