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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)26 final
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration oftheCommunity Tariff
quota of38000head ofheifers andcows ,other than these intended
forslaughter ,ofcertain mountain breeds falling 'within subheading
ex01.02 AIIb)ofthe Common .Customs Tariff .
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■:v ■•f ■ .■■
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheopening ,allocation andadministration oftheCommunity Tariff
quota of5000head ofbulls ,cows andheifers ,other than these inten­
ded forslaughter ,ofcertain alpine breeds falling within subheading
ex01.02 AIIb>ofthe Common Customs Tariff
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (81)26final

EXPLANATORY >ri:MOPA]JmrM
] ■ '
Atcho Ipse multilateral CATT negotiations ^the European Economic
Community ;undertook toopen certain annual Community quotas including ,
; i >
intheagricultural sector ,those setoutbelow :
CCT
heading
NoDescription ofgoodsQuota
volumeQuota
volume '
«χ01.02Α
II» I< .
ex01.02
IIb)Cows and heifers ,not intented for
slaughter ,ofthefollowing moun­
tain breeds sgrey ,brown ,yellow
and mottled Simmental breed and
Pinzgau breed (conditions tobe
determined bythecompetent
■authorities oftheMember State
ofdestination )
Bulls ,cows andheifers ,not in­
tended ,forslaughter ,ofthe
following Alpine breeds :mottled
Simmental breed &ndSchwyz and
Fribourg breeds . *
Ifthey arc tocome within the ■
quota ,animals ofthebreeds in
question must satisfy the
following requirements
~bulls :pedigree
–female animals :pedigree or
certificate ofregistration in
the Vierbook certifying purity
ofbreed20000head 6Z
5000 head-,1
Inresponse torequests from theSwiss andAustrian authorities ,thetariff
quotas inquestion havebeen open since 1July 1970 andcover theperiod ;^
from 1July ineach yearto30June inthefollowing year .-These quotas '
were last opened byRegulations (EEC)Nos.1664/80and1665/80of27June ;;
1980<0JNoL166of1stJuly1980) ""foftheperiod from j
1July 1980 to30June1981. ,< •
»

Iaanexchange oflectors with Austria dated 21July 1r>72,tin'
I
undertook toincrease ,unilaterally ,the vsize oftf'2first tiriff
secoutabove from 20000 to30000head and ,tolower thequota duty £rmn
- < « ι
6Zto ,4Z.Moreover ,thequotas volumes were unilaterally increased upto
' I»
38000 heaq from the end of1977 .
Inorder tojmeet Community obligations ,itistherefore necessary to
adopt Regulations ontheopening ,allocation andadministration ofthe
i
Community tariff quotas ,fortheperiod from IJuly 1981 to30June 1982 *
inrelation tothequantities of38000and 5000head .
This istheobject oftheproposals annexed hereto .
Asregards ttheallocation ofthetariff quotas and ,more especially ,the j
•! . • •fixing ofinitial shares ,itshould benoted that ,;asinthecase ofprevious j
quota periods ,this hasbeen based largely ontheestimates ofrequirements ,'
bytheMember States ,since specialized ,complete statistical date arenot
available .I .'
Theproposal foraRegulation submitted totheCouncil concerning thefirst '
ι . <tariff quota of38000head ofcattle 6etoutabove provides forthefixing ■j
I . %
ofafirst part tobeallocated among proportionally totheir ,forecast needs 3
4
among certain Member States among which are theBenelux countricn ,Ccmnny , 1
France ,Ireland ,-Italy andtheUnited Kingdom .Theremainder constitutor ,a I
Community jreserve whichmaybedrawnuponnotonlybytheabovementioucd I
Member States ,butalso ,ifnecessary ,byDenmark andGreece ,v \
Theproposed method ofadministration ofthesecond tariff quota of5000head
ofcattle setoutabove differs from that proposed under para .5above only J
inasmuch asthefirst part constitutes 70%ofth&quota andtheCommunity - ^
reserve 302ofthequota ,totake account both ofthelarge quantities vhich j
► / . *3
canbeexpected tobedran against theinitial Italian shcre forthwith arid 1
I j
theneedtocover anyneeds which mayarise intheBenelux countries iojDenmark -aidinGreece . i

» • • "s
The intcrtirpt d * ;hogiven Iothe phr.T «-»?"not' • l-f •«.*'•.
has been the aubjoct ofanexchange of -vievs annually i.ukh' l^'i .
• ! •. . '
Ithad .been apparent from those discussions that ,inthe case of .*ninvirs
whose importation wassubject tosubmission ofabreeding certificate ]
(certificate ofpedigree orofregistration intheherdhook ),cho.c1:inf , '
thepurpose forwhich theanimals are inf.ict used would bepo'intl o:.r- ;
*
inview ,jmpar»;iculc«r ,ofthehigh price ofsuch animals .Acnumi^a
tTTat such acertificate isnotrequired ,aperiod of4months from the ,j
, •, „
dayofimportation would appear theminimum period after which imported ;
animals could beconsidered ^not tobeintended for slaughter . ;
This solution wasadopted bytheCouncil asanexperiment for theperiod
1
from 1July 1974 to30June 1975 and was then adopted once more for the :
following tariff periods .
Atdiscussions atCouncil level in1978 and 1979 itwas decided with
•••• •' i
the agreement ofthe Swiss authorities toextend the control measures
onthe nonslaughter ofanimals imported with theabove breeding ,
certificate under thesecond quota of5,000 head .

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocationandadministration oftheCommunitytariffquotaof
38000headofheifersandcowsotherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainmountainbreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment, '
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkofGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof20000headata
dutyof6%forheifersandcowsotherthanthose
intendedforslaughterofcertainmountainbreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;whereas,inanexchangeofletterswithAustria
dated21July1972,theCommunityhasundertaken
unilaterallytoincreasethesizeofthetariffquotafrom
20000to30000headandtolowerthequotaduty
from6to4%;whereassubsequentlythisquotawas
increasedunilaterallyto38000head;whereasthe
abovementioned tariffquotafortheperiod1July
1981to30June1982shouldthereforebeopenedata
dutyof4%inrelationtoaquantityof38000head;
WhereasunderArticles2and64(2)(b)oftheAct
concerningtheconditionsofaccessionofthe
HellenicRepublicandtheadjustmentstotheTrea­
ties(?)GreeceisobligedtoapplytheRegulationsof
thecommonagricultural vpolicyfrom1January1981,
andtoapplyinitsentirety,fromthatdate,thedutyin
theCommonCustomsTariff,totheanimalsinques-
(DOJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.tion;whereasitisthereforenecessarytomeetimport
requirementsfromthirdcountries'whichmightarise
inthatMemberState;
whereaswithintheframeworkofthistariffquotathe
dutytobeappliedbyGreeceisalso4%;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
theabovementioned quota,andtheuninterruped
applicationofthequotaduties,toallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStates;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountainbreedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereastheBeneluxcountriesandDenmark
donothaveregionssuitableforbreedingthiskindof
cattle;whereas,howeverinviewofsuchspecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionfor
requirements whichmayariseintheseMember
States;whereas,tothisend,theseMemberStatesmay
proceedtodrawadequatesharesfromtheCommunity
reservewhichhasbeensetup;whereas,inorderto
reflectascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthe
marketinquestion,theinitialallocationmustbe
madeinproportiontotherequirementsofeachofthe
MemberStatesconcernedcalculatedinaccordance
withstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthird
countriesduringarepresentative referenceperiodand
witheconomicprospectsforthequotaperiodinques­
tion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredto'besufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimalsintheCommunityas

-ι-
originallyconstitutedhavebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStatesenablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountrieiforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany 10000head
France 3900head
Italy 6100head
whereas,intheabsenceofpreciseinformation,the
needsoftheBeneluxcountries,theUnitedKingdom
andIrelandmaybeassessedat500,300and200head
respectively;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthe^possible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof38000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstbeing
allocatedamongcertainMemberStates,thesecond
formingareserveintendedsubsequentlytocoverthe
requirements ofthoseMemberStateswhentheir
initialsharesareexhaustedandrequirementswhich
mayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereasin
ordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityforimpor­
tersintheaforementioned MemberStates,thefirst
partOftheCommunityquotashouldbedeterminedat
alevelwhich,underthepresentcircumstances ,may
beapproximately 50%othequotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountandavoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshoulddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStates"asandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichlattermust,inparti­
cular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,if,ataspecifieddatewithinthequota
peiod,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremain
unusedinoneMemberStatewhileitcoujdbeusedin
others;
WhereassincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesalloratcdtothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1July1981to30June1982,
aCommunitytariffquotaof38000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectofimportsfromthirdcountriesofcowsand
heifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofthe
followingmountainbreeds:grey,brown,yellowand
mottledSimmentalbreedandmottledPinzgaubreed,
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theabove-
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbe.considerednot
intendedforslaughteriftheyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­
tation.
^Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,accident)dutyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor­
dancewiththefollowingArticles.
Article2
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
/
Article3
1.Afirstpartof19000headshallbeallocated
amongtheMerrberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July1981to30June1982subject
toArticle7,and-hallbeasfollows:
Benelux 200head
Germany 10000head
TFrance 3000head
Ireland 200head
NItaly 5300head
UnitedKingdom 300head
2.Thesecondpartof19000headshallbeheldas
aCommunityreserve.
/Artich4
Ifrequirements ariseinDenmarK,andinGreece
forcattlereferredtoinArticle1
(1),theseMemberStatesshalldrawanadequateshare
fromthereserve,inso'farasthereservepermits.Benelux
>Germany
France
Ireland
NItaly
UnitedKingdom

Article5 Article8
i
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotfshareofone
oftheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,or.of
thatsharelesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,
whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,■
thatMemberStateShallimmediately ,bynotifyingthe
Commission ,drawasecondshare,insofarasthe
reservepermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,
roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext'
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeen'exhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup*thatMember -
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa.
fourthshareequaltothethird.
\
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Article6
TheadditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1982.
I
Article"7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1March1982,theunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareinexcess,on15February 1982,of5%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantityif
therearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1March1982
notifytheCommissionofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto15February1982
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraphand,
whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
oftiiesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotifications .
>TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5March19g2
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallspecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.,Ρ
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ii
Afticle9
i■f
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawnpursuant
toArticle4or5itis|possibleforimportstobe
countedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCorrfmunityquota.
1. X"
Article10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethataccesstothetariffquotainquestionis
restrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and(2).
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory.'
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance^
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforfreecirculation.
ArticleII
OnrequestbytheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article12
\.
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJuly1981,

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofthe,Communitytariffquotaof
5000headofbulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,of
certainAlpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIIb)oftheCommon
CustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment^'
Whereas,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityunder­
tookwithintheframeworkofGATTtoopenan
annualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headata
dutyof4%forbulls,cowsandheifer^,otherthan
those,intendedforslaughter,ofcertainAlpinebreeds
fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A'IIb)of.the
CommonCustomsTariff;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttosubmissionofthefollowingdocu­
ments:
–bulls:
pedigreecertificate,
–femaleanimals:
pedigreecertificateorcertificateofregistrationin
theherdbook,certifyingpurityofbreed:
Whereastheabovementioned tariffquotaforthe
period1July1981to30June1982should,therefore,
beopenedatadutyof4%;
Whereas,underArticles2and64(2)(b)oftheAct
concerningtheconditionsofaccessionofthe
HellenicRepublicandtheadjustmentstotheTrea­
ties(1GreeceisobligedtoapplytheRegulationsof
thecommonagriculturalpolicyfrom1January1981,
andtoapplyinitsentirety,fromthatdate,thedutyin
theCommonCustomsTariff,totheanimalsinques­
tion;whereasitisthereforenecessarytomeetimport
requirementsfromthirdcountrieswhichmightarise
inthatMemberState.
whereaswithintheframeworkofthistariffquotathe
dutytobeappliedbyGreeceisalso4%;
Whereas,itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequal
andcontinuousaccessforallCommunityimportersto
<i;OJNoL291,19.II.1979,p.17.theabovementioned quota,andthe^uninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutiestoallimportsofthe
animalsinquestionuntilthequotaisexhausted;
whereas,havingregardtotheprinciplesdefined
above,theCommunitynatureofthequotacanbe
respectedbyallocatingtheCommunitytariffquota
amongtheMemberStafes;whereaspossibilitiesfor
theuseofsuchmountaii}breedsare,however,limited
byspecialfactors,bothgeographicalandzootech­
nical;whereasDenmarkdoesnothaveregions
suitableforbreedingthiskindofcattle;whereas,
however,inviewofsuch;,specialfactors,theCommu­
nitynatureofthetariff^quotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforrequirements
whichmayariseinthisMemberStatewhereastothis
end,thisMemberStatemayproceedtodrawadequate
sharesfromtheCommunityreservewhichhasbeen
setup;whereas,inordertoreflectascloselyas
possibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,
theinitialallocationmustbemadeinproportionto
therequirements ofeachoftheMemberStates
concerned,calculatedinaccordancewithstatistical
dataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountriesduringa
representative referenceperiodandwitheconomic
pospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;
Whereas,sincetheanimalsinquestionbelongto
certainspecificbreedswhicharenotspecifiedassuch
inthestatisticalnomenclatures oftheMemberStates,
nodataonimportsprovidedbytheMemberStates
couldbeconsideredtobesufficientlyaccurateand
representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocation
inquestion;whereastheextenttowhichCommunity
tariffquotasforthoseanimals,intheCommunityas
originallyconstituted,havebeenexhausted,andthe
estimatesmadebycertainMemberStates,enablethe
requirementsofeachofthemasregardsimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany 250head
France 120head
Italy 4630head
whereastheneedsoftheUnitedKingdomandof
Irelandmay,intheabsenceof.preciseinformation,be
assessedat75and25headrespectively;

-6-
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossible
trendofimportsoftheaforementioned animalsinto
thesaidMemberStates,thequotaamountof5000
headshouldbedividedintotwoparts,thefirstpart
beingallocatedamongcertainMemberStates,the
secondformingareserveintendedsubsequently to
covertherequirementsoftheseMemberStateswhen
theirinitialsharesareexhaustedandrequirements
whichmayarisewithinotherMemberStates;whereas
inordertoensureacertaindegreeofsecurityfor
importersintheaforementioned MemberStates,the
firstpartoftheCommunityquotashouldbedeter­
minedatacomparativelyhighlevelwhichunderthe
presentcircumstances maybeabout70%ofthe
quotaamount;
Whereas,theinitialsharesofthoseMemberStates
maybeusedupmoreorlessrapidly;whereas,in
ordertotakethisfactintoaccountand'avoidany
breakincontinuity,itisimportantthatthatMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial
shareshouJddrawanadditionalsharefromthe
reserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeachofthese
MemberStatesasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows:whereastheinitial
andadditionalsharesmustbeavailableuntiltheend
ofthequotaperiod;whereassuchmethodofadminis­
trationcallsforclosecooperationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommission ,whichlattermust,inparti­
cular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequota
amountsareusedandinformMemberStatesthereof;
Whereas,ifataspecifieddatewithinthequota
period,aconsiderablebalanceoftheinitialshareof
oneorotheroftheMemberStatesisleftover,itis
essentialthatthatStateshouldreturnaconsiderable
partofsuchbalancetothereserveinorderthatpart
oftheCommunityquotashouldnotremainunused
inone-MemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,the
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgareunitedwithinandjointlyrepresented
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasure
concerningtheadministration ofthesharesallocated
tothateconomicunionmaybecarriedoutbyany
oneofitsmembers,slaughter,ofthe,followingmountainbreeds:the
mottledSimmentalbreedandtheSchwyzand
Fribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02A
IIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Eligibilityforthistariffquotashallbesubjectto
thesubmission :
–inthecaseofbulls:
ofapedigreecertificate,
–inthecaseoffemaleanimals:
ofapedigreecertificateorcertificateofregistra­
tionintheherdbook,certifyingpurityofbreed.
3:Forthepurposesoft^iisRegulation,theabove-
mentionedcowsandheifersshallbeconsiderednot
intendedforslaughter -if;theyarenotslaughtered
withinfourmonthsfollowingthedateoftheirimpor­tation.
Derogationsmay,however,begrantedintheeventof
anactofGod(disease,acqiderit)dulyattestedbya
localauthoritycertificatesettingoutthereasonsfor
theslaughter.
4.Thesaidquotashallbeadministeredinaccor-,
dancewiththefollowingArticles. •'
Article2
<
Withintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoin
Article1(1),theCommonCustomsTariffdutyforthe
animalsreferredtointhesaidparagraphshallbe
suspendedat4%.
Article3
l.Afirstpartof3500headshallbeallocated
amongtheMemberStateslistedbelow.Theshares
shallapplyfrom1July198")to30June1982subject
toArticle7,andshallbeasfollows:
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom150head
100head
25head
3150head
75head
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :2.Thesecondpartof1509headshallbeheldasa
Communityreserve.
ArticleI
1.Duringtheperiod1July1981to30June1982,
aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headshallbe
openedwithintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
inrespectoftheimportsfromthirdcountriesofbulls,
cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedforArticle4
Ifrequirements ariseincountriesoftheBenelux
EconomicUnioninDemark,or>nGreece,
1981,forcattlereferredtoin
Article1(1),theseMemberStatesshalldrawan
adequatesharefromthereserve,insofarasthe
reservepermits.

ArticleJ Article8
1.If90%ormoreoftheinitialshareofoneofthe
MemberStatesreferredtoinArticle3,orofthatshare
lesstheamountreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle
7haibeenapplied,ha»beenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallirpediately,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshare,insofarasthereservepermits,
equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,roundedoff
upwards,ifnecessary,tothenextunit.
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2.If,aftertheinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,immedi­
atelydrawathirdshareequalto75%ofitsinitial
share,roundedoffupwards,ifnecessary,tothenext
unit.
3.If,afterthesecondsharehasbeenexhausted,
90%ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyoneof
theseMemberStateshasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawa
fourthshareequaltothethird.
Thesamemethodshallbeapplieduntilthereserveis
exhausted .
4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and
3,eachoftheseMemberStatesmaydrawshareslower
thanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonstoconsiderthatsuchsharesmightnotbe
exhausted.TheyshallinformtheCommissionofthe
groundswhichledthemtoapplythisparagraph.
Artide6
AdditionalsharesdrawninpursuanceofArticle5
shallapplyuntil30June1982.
Article7
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1March1982^heunusedportionoftheirinitial
shareinexcess,onISFebruary1982/>f5,%ofthe
initialamount.Theymayreturnalargerquantityif
therearereasonstoconsiderthatsuchquantitymay
notbeused.
However,amountsforwhichimportcertificateshave
beenissuedbutnotusedshallnotbereturnedtothe
reserve.
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TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan1March1982,
notifytheCommission ofthetotalimportsofthe
animalsinquestioneffectedupto15February1982
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquota,the.
amountsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph and,
whereappropriate,theproportionoftheirinitialshare
thattheyreturntothereserve.TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheamounts
ofthesharesopenedbyMemberStatesinaccordance
withArticles3,4and5andshallinformeachofthem
oftheextenttawhiehthereserveHasbeenexhausted
assoonasitreceivesthenotification .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan5March1982,
notifyMemberStatesoftheamountinthereserve
afterthereturnofsharespursuanttoArticle7.
TheCommissionshallensurethatanydrawingwhich
exhauststhereserveislimitedtothebalanceavailable
and,tothisend,shallSpecifytheamountthereofto
theMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
Article9
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TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethatwhenadditionalsharesaredrawn
pursuanttoArticle4or5itispossibleforimportsto
'becountedwithoutinterruptionagainsttheiraccumu­
latedsharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
,1.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessary
toensurethattheaccesstothetariffquotainquestion
isrestrictedtocattleasspecifiedinArticle1(1)and
(2). '
2.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothesharesallo­
catedtothemforimportersestablishedintheirterri­
tory. ^
3.TheextenttowhichthesharesoftheMember
Stateshavebeenusedupshallberecordedonthe
basisofimportssubmittedforcustomsclearance
undercoverofdeclarationsthattheyhavebeenmade
availableforfreecirculation.
Article11
OnrequestbytheCommission,MemberStatesshall
informitofimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
*Article12
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethattheprovisionsofthisRegulation
areobserved.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1981#

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. „
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident