ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(73)653
Vol.1973/0131

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement(CEE,Euratom)n°354/83duConseildu1erfévrier1983
concernantl'ouvertureaupublicdesarchiveshistoriquesdelaCommunauté économique
européenneetdelaCommunautéeuropéennedel'énergieatomique(JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifiéparlerèglement(CE,Euratom)n°1700/2003du22septembre2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003,p.1),cedossierestouvertaupublic.Lecaséchéant,lesdocuments
classifiésprésentsdanscedossierontétédéclassifiésconformément àl'article5dudit
règlement.
InaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom)No354/83of1February1983
concerningtheopeningtothepublicofthehistoricalarchivesoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity(OJL43,15.2.1983,p.1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1700/2003of22September2003(OJL243,
27.9.2003,p.1),thisfileisopentothepublic.Wherenecessary,classifieddocumentsinthis
filehavebeendeclassified inconformitywithArticle5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung(EWG,Euratom)Nr.354/83desRatesvom1.
Februar1983überdieFreigabederhistorischen ArchivederEuropäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI.L43vom15.2.1983,
S.1),geändertdurchdieVerordnung(EG,Euratom)Nr.1700/2003vom22.September2003
(ABI.L243vom27.9.2003,S.1),istdieseDateiderÖffentlichkeitzugänglich.Soweit
erforderlich,wurdendieVerschlusssachen indieserDateiinÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel5
dergenanntenVerordnungfreigegeben.

MISSIONOBTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)653final
Brussel,27aprii1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocating andprovidingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaof30000headofheifersandcows
otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainmountain
breeds,fallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AII(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
Proposalfora
REGULATION(^EC^OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocating andprovodingfortheadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaof5000headofbulls,cowsand
heifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter ,ofcertain
Alpinebreedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01»0?AII(b)P
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(SubmittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COK(73)653final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Withintheframeworkofthelastmultilateral GATTnegotiations ,the
EuropeanEconomicCommunityundertooktoopencertaintariffquotaseach
yearandinparticular,intheagricultural sector,thoselistedbelow:
Common QuotaQuota
Customs Description ofgoods sizeduty
TariffNo
ex01.02AII
b)2Heifersandcows,otherthanthose
intendedforslaughter,ofthefollowing
mountainbreeds:grey,brown,yellow
andmottledbreedsofSimmental,andthe
Pinzgaubreed,(onconditionstobelaid
downbythecompetentauthorities of
'theMemberStateofdestination)■ 20000
head6%
ex01.02AII
b)2Bulls,cowsandheifers,otherthan.
thoseintendedforslaughter,ofthe
followingAlpinebreeds:themottled
Simmentalbreedsandthe.Schwyzand
Fribourgbreeds.Eligibilityforthis
quotaforthebreedsindicated -is
subjecttofulfilmentofthefollowing
requirement is:
–Bulls:pedigree
–Cowsspedigreeorcertificate of
registration intheherdbookcertifying
purityofrace 5000
head
2.InresponsetothewishexpressedbytheSwissandAustrianauthorities,
thetariffquotasinquestionhavebeenopensince1July1970tocover
periodscommencingon1Julyofeachyearandexpiring .on30Juneof
thefollowingyear.Thesequotaswereopenedforthelasttimeby
Regulation(EEC)Nos1464/72and1465/72of10July1972(OJNoL156,
12July1972).fortheperiodfrom1July1972to30June1973*
•/■

3.InanexchangeofletterswithAustriadated21July1972,the
Communityproposedtoincreasefrom20000to30000headthesizeofthe
Communitytariffquotacitedinthefirstinstanceinthechartabove
andtolowerthequotadutyfrom6$to4$»
4.InordertofulfiltheCommunity'sobligations ,provisionsopening,
allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration oftheseCommunitytariff
quotasshouldbelaiddownbyRegulations.
Suchistheobjectoftheproposalsannexedhereto.
5.Withregardtotheallocationofthesetariffquotasandmore
particularly tothefixingofinitialquotas,itshouldbenotedthat
itisbasedessentially ,asduringtheforegoingquotaperiods,onestimates
putforwardbytheMemberStates,intheabsenceofcompleteand
specializeddata,which,furthermore couldalsoreflectdivergent
interpretations oftheconcept"otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter".
TheproposalforwardedtotheCouncilforaRegulationforthetariff
quotaof30000headoftheanimalscitedinthefirstinstanceinthe
chartaboveprovides,asagreedtobytheCotincil,fortheopeningofthe
samequotafortheforegoingquotaperiods,forthefixingofafirst
instalmentwhichshallbedividedbetweenGermany,ItalyandPrance,the
onlyoriginalMemberStatestopossessregionssuitablefortherearing
ofcattleofthistype,inproportiontotheirforeseeableneeds.The
balanceconstitutestheCommunityquotareserve,towhichnotonlythe
threeabovementioned MemberStatesbutalso,accordingtoexpendiency ,the
Beneluxcountriesand.. thethreenewMemberStatesshallhave
access#TomakeallowanceforneedsthatmayariseinthenewMemberStates,
thesizeoftheCommunityquotareserve,normallyfixedat30%ofthetotal
sizeofthequota,hasbeenincreased,onanexperimentalbasis,to40%
ofthatsize.
6.Theproposedadministration methodforthetariffquotaof5000head
oftheanimalscitedintheseoondinstanceinthelistsetoutabove
scarcelydiffersfromtheoneproposedat5above,exceptthatthefirst
•A

instalmentamountstoIQjoofthequotaandtheCommunityquotareserve
amountsto30%thereof,totakeintoaccountontheonehandthehigh
levelalreadyanticipatedofchargesagainsttheinitialquotaallocated
toItaly,andontheotherhandthenecessityofmeetinganyneedsthat
mightemergeinthenewMemberStates,
7»Withregardtothequotadutytobeapplied,thesituationisdifferent
fortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andforthenewMemberStates.
FortheoriginalMemberStates,thisdutyisfixedat4%foragreements
enteredinto.
ForthenewMemberStatesitshouldhenotedthat,pursuanttothe
provisionsofArticle60(3)oftheActconcerningtheconditionsof
accessionandadjustmentstotheTreaties,thenomenclature oftheCommon
CustomsTariffmustbeappliedby1February1973foragricultural products
subjecttocommonorganization ofthemarket,whichincludetheanimals
inquestion.Furthermore,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofArticle59t
movestowardsalignmentofthenationaltariffsofthesenewMemberStates
ontheCommonCustomsTariffmusttakeplaceeachyear,from1973onward,
byinstalmentsof20%,atthebeginningofeachmarketingyear,i.e.,in
thecaseofproductsinthebeefandvealsector,on1April.Therefore,
laethexpirationth©(pactaperiod,thenewMemberStateswillhaveto
maketwomoves(1April1973and1974)towardsalignmentwiththeCommon
CustomsTariff,
Inthesecircumstancesitdoesnotappeardesirabletoincludeinthe
proposedRegulationseitherthedetailedstatistical nomenclatures ofthe
tariffsofthenewMemberStatesorthequotadutiestobeappliedbythese
MemberStateswithintheframeworkofthetariffquotasinquestion.The
Commissionconsidersthat,asfarasquotadutiesareconcerned,anorder
recallingthelegalbasisonwhichthesedutiesaretobefixedbythe
nationalauthorities wouldsuffice.
./

AÎÎÎTEXA
Proposalfora
REGUIATIOF(EEC)OPTHECOD2TCIL
opening,allocatingandprovidingfor"theadministration ofa
Communitytariffquotaof30000headofheifersandcows,
otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainmountain
breeds,falling withinsubheadingex01.02AII(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES , >
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament }
Whereas,forheifersandcowsofcertainmountainbreeds,otherthanthose
intendedforslaughterfallingwithin-subheadingex01.02AIl(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,theEuropeanEconomicCommunityundertook,withinthe
frameworkoftheGATTmultilateralnegotiations ,toopenanannualCommunity
Tariffquotaof20000head'atadutyof6$;whereaseligibilityforsuch
quotaissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities
oftheMemberStatesofdestination ;whereas,-in,g,n.exchangeofletterswith
.unconditionally /
Austriadated21July1972,theCommunity/undertooktoinoreasethesizeof
thetariffquotafrom20000to30000"headandtolowerthequotadutyfrom
6%to "
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActannexedtotheTreatyconcerningthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtothe
(1)EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunityv,signedon22January1972,thenew
^OJNoL73,27March1972,p.28.

*•2
AMEXA
MemberStatesareobligedtoapplytheRegulations ofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyfrom1February1973?whereas,therefore,anyneeds
whiohmightariseintheseMemberStatesduringthequotaperiodunder
consideration should "betakenintoaccount "intheCommunitytariffquota
inquestion;whereastheabovementionedtariffquotafortheperiod
1July.1973to30June1974shouldthereforebeopenedatadutyof4$
fortheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andatadutyconformingtothe
provisionsoftheActquotedaboveforthenewMemberStates;whereas,asa
temporarymeasure,differentprocedureshouldbelaiddownfortheMember
StatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ontheonehandandthe
newMemberStatesontheother;
Whereas,regardinginparticulartheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted:
(i)itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequalandcontinuousacoess
forallimporterstothequota,andtheuninterrupted applicationof
thequotadutytoallimportsoftheanimalsinquestionuntilthe
quotaisusedup;whereasasystemofutilizationoftheCommunity
tariffquotaonabasisofallocation amongtheMemberStatesappears
likelytocomplywiththeCommunitynatureofthesaidquotawith
respecttotheprinciplessetoutabove;whereaspossibilities for
theuseofsuchmountainbreeds ,are,however,limitedbyspecialfactors,
both'geographical andzootechnic;whereas,amongtheseMemberStates,
Germany,PranceandItalyaretheonlyonestopossessregionssuitable
fcrthebreedingofcattleofthistype;whereas,however,inviewof
thesespecialfactors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotain
questionshouldbepreservedbymakingprovisionforneedsxvhichmay
ariseinotherMemberStates;whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,
thesystemprovidedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesall
.thesefactorstobetakenintoaccount;whereas,inordertoreflect
ascloselyaspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,

ΑΝΙΊΕΧΑ
initialallocation amongthethreeabovementioned .MemberStatesshould
bomadeinproportiontotheneedsofeachofthem,calculatedin
accordancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfrom.thirdcountries
duringarepresentative referenceperiodandinaccordancewitheconomic
prospoetsforthequotaperiodin.question;.......
(ii)Whereas,however,ithasnotbeenpossibleuntilnowtostandardize
therulesapplicableinthe.variousMemberStatesasregards
supervisionofimportsofanimals :intendedforslaughter,for
breedingorforincome;whereas,insuchcircumstances ,the
statistical ,datafurnishedbytheMember,Statesinthisfieldcannot
beregardedassufficiently aoourateandrepresentative tobeused
asabasisfortheallocationinquestion;whereastheextentto
whichCommunitytariffquotasopenuntilnowforthoseanimalshave
beenused,andtheestimates ,madebythethreeabovementioned
MemberStatesallowforthe.needsofeachofthemforimportsfrom
thirdcountriesforthequotaperiodenvisagedtobeassessed
asfollows:
Germany 10000head,
Prance J900head,
Italy ■6ioohead;c
(iii)Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossibletrendof
importingofthesaidanimalsintothesaidMemberStates,the
quotaamountof30000headshouldbe.dividedintotwoinstalments ,
thefirstinstalmentbeingallocatedamongGermany,Franceand
Italy,andthesecondformingareserve 'intendedultimatelytocover
theneedsoftheseMemberStateswhentheirinitialquotaisused
upandalsoanyneedswhichmayariseanotherMember -States;
whereas,to-ensureacertaindegreeof;securityforimportersinthe
threeabovementioned .Member.States,thefirstinstalmentofthe
Communityquota,shouldbedeterminedata,comparativelyhighlevel,
-.whichunderthepresentcircumstances,couldbe.60$of:thequota
amount;
•/.

-4-
ΑΜΕΧΑ
(iv)Whereas "theinitialquotasoftheseMemberStatesmaybeused
upfairlyrapidly;whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andavoidanybreakincontinuity,itisimportantthatanyMember
Statehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitialquotashould
drawanadditionalquotafromthereserve;whereaseachofthese
MemberStatesshouldmakesuchawithdrawalasandwheneachofits
additionalquotasisalmostentirelyusedupandshoulddosoas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitialandadditional
quotasmustbeavailableforuseuntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration callsforclosecooperation
betweentheMemberStatesandtheComnission,whichlattermust,in
partioular,beabletoobservetheextenttowhichthequotaamounts
areusedandinformtheMemberStatesthereof;
(v)Whereasif,ataspecifieddateduringthequotaperiod,a
considerable amountoftheinitialquotaisleftoverinoneor
otheroftheMemberStates,itisessentialthatthisStateshould
returnaconsiderable percentagethereoftothereserveinorder
thatpartoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremainunusedin
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers;
(vi)Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresented by
theBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasuresconcerningtheadministration
ofthesharesallocatedtothesaidEconomicUnionmaybecarried
outbyanyoneofitsmembers;
Whereas,regardinginparticularthenewMemberStates*
(i)theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
preservedbymakingprovisionforanyneedswhichmayarisein
theseMemberStatesduringthequotaperiod;whereastothis
endthoseMemberStatesshouldbeaffordedthepossibility
ofmakingadequate v/ithdrawals fromthereserve,thelatter
beingincreasedaccordingly :

A1ÏIIEXA
(ii)Whereas "thequotadutiesshould"befixedbythenewMemberStates
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheabovementioned Act,and
inparticularwithArticles39»59an<i60thereofj
(iii)Whereasthereniustbeequalandcontinuous ,accessforallimporters
tothequotainquestionanduninterrupted applicationofthe
quotadutiestoallimportsoftheanimals'inquestionuntilthe
quotaisusedupj "
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article'"!
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1973to30June1974*aCommunitytariff
quotaof30000headshallbeopenintheEuropeanEconomicCommunityfor
theimportfromthirdcountriesofcowsandheifers,otherthanthose
intendedforslaughter,ofthegrey,brown,yellowandmottledbreedsof
SimmentalandofthePinzgaubreed,fallingwithinsubheading
ex01«02AIl(b)2oftheGommonCustomsTariff»
2.Thisquotashallbedividedinto*twoinstalments ;thefirst,comprising
18000head?shallbeallocatedamongcertainMemberStatesinaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle3?thesecond,comprising 12000head,shall
constitutetheCommunityreservei ''''
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccordancewiththefollowing
provisions }
ProvisionsconcerningtheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
Article2
WithintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoinArticlel(l),theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesfortheanimalsreferredtointhesameparagraph
shallbefixedat47&»

-β-
_.„ Α2ΤΗΕΧΑ
Article3
Thefirstinstalmentof18000headreferredtoinArticle1(2)shall'
beallocatedamongcertainMember .States;thequotas,which,subjectto
Article7»shallbeavailableforusefrom1July1973to30June1974,
shallbethequantities shownbelow:
Germany! 9000head
France» 3500head -
Italy: 5500head.
Article4 '
IfaneedarisesintheBeneluxEconomicUnionforcattlereferredtoin
Articlel(l),thatUnion,representedbyoneofitsmembers,shalldraw
anadequatequotafromthereservesetupinpursuanceofparagraph2of
thesameArticle,inso.farasthereservepermits*
v:>Article5
If90%ormoreoftheinitialquotaofoneoftheMemberStatesreferred
toinArticle3»1 orofthatquota.lessthe
portionreturnedtothereserve,whereArticle7hasbeenapplied,hasbeen
usedup,that.MemberStateshallimmediatelybynotifyingtheCommission,draw
asecondquota,insofarasthereservepermits,equalto15$ofits
initialquota,roundedup,ifnecessary,tothenexthigherunit.
./•

-7 ■*.
AMEX A
2.Iffafter theinitial quota isused up,$0%ormore ofthesecond
quota drawn "byoneofthese Member States isused ,that Member State shall ,
inaccordance with paragraph 1,immediately draw athird quota equal to
ofitsinitial quota ,rounded up,ifnecessary tothenext higher
unit •
3.If,after thesecond quota isused up,SOfoormore ofthethird quota
drawn "byoneofthese Member States is""Used ,that Member State shall ,in
accordance with paragraph 1,draw afourth quota equal tothethird .
The same method shall heapplied inthe same wayuntil thereserve isused
up.
4.Bywayofderogation toparagraphs 1to3,each ofthese Member States
maydraw quotas lower than those fixed inthese paragraphs ifthere are
reasons forconsidering that such quotas maynot "beused up.They shall
inform theCommission ofthegrounds onwhich they have applied the
provisions ofthis paragraph . ■' . ..
- -Article 6 •-- '.
Additional quotas drawn inpursuance ofArticle 5shall beavailable for
useuntil 30June 1974 * '
• 'Article 7 ' •--
If,by5April 1974 »aMonber Stats hasnotused upitsinitial quota ,asfixed in
Article 3,orasresults from theapplication ofArticle 4»itshall ,not
later than 25April 1974 return tothereserve theunused portion ofthe
quota inexcess of20fooftheinitial amount .Itmayreturn alarger quantity
ifthere arereasons forconsidering that such quantity maynotbeused up.

AUNEDlA
TheMemberStatesshallTnotlaterthan25April1974»notifythe
Commissionofthetotalimportsoftheanimalsinquestioneffectedup
to5April1974inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquotaand,where
appropriate,oftheportionoftheirinitialquotasreturnedtothe
reserve.
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountsoftheramountsofthequotasopened
"byMemberStatesinaccordancewithArtioles3,4and5andshallinform
eachofthemoftheextenttowhichthereservehasbeenusedassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1974»notifyMemberStates
oftheamountinthereserveafterreturnsofquotaspursuantto
Article7»
TheCommissionshallensurethatthewithdrawalwhichusesupthereserve
islimitedtothebalanceavailableand,tothisend,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatemakingthislastwithdrawal.
Article9
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethatwhen
additionalquotasaredrawnpursuanttoArticle4or5itispossiblefor
chargestobemadewithoutinterruption againsttheircumulativeshares
oftheCommunityquota.
Article10
1.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArtioles3and4shalllaydown,
withregardtotheirquotas,theconditionsforaccesstothetariffquota
inquestionandshallmanagetheirquotasinaccordancewiththeirown
administrative provisions.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothequotas
allocatedtothemforimportorsestablished ontheirterritory.

AMEXA
2.TheextenttowhichthequotasoftheMemberStateshavebeen
usedupshallberecordedonthe"basisofimportsfromthirdcountries
submittedatcustomsundercoverofdeclarations forreleaseinto
freecirculation .
Article "11
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsof
importsfromthirdcountriesactuallychargedagainsttheirquotas.
Article12
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thattheprovisionsofthisRegulationareobserved.
ProvisionsconcerningthenewMember'States f
Article13
1»IfneedsariseinthenowMemberStatesforthecattlereferredtoin
Article1(1)andfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AIl(b)2ofthe
tariffsofthenewMemberStates,thelattershalldrawanadequatequota
fromtheCommunityreservesetupinpursuanceofparagraph2ofthe
sameArticle,insofarasthereservepermits.
2.Withintheframeworkofthequotasthusdrawnfromthereserve,the
newMemberStatesshallapplyaquotadutycomplyingwiththeprovisions
laiddownforthatpurposeintheActrelatingtoconditionsofaccession
andadjustmentstotheTreaties.

-io-
AHNEXA
14
Articles10,11and12ofthis:Regulationshallbeapplicabletotho
newMemberStates.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1973*
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, 19–•
ForthoCouncil
ThePresident

ANHEEB...
Proposalfora
REGULATION (TgPC)OFTHECOUNCIL
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
aCommunitytariffquotaof5000headof"bulls,cowsand
heifers,otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter ^ofoei'tain
Alpine "breedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01»02A'Il(b)2
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles113and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament;
Whereas,for"bulls,cowsandheifers,otherthanthoseintendedfor
slaughter,ofcertainAlpine"breedsfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AII(b)2
oftheCommonCustoms'Tariff,theEuropeanEconomioCommunityundertook,
withintheframeworkofthelastmultilateral G/ITTnegotiations ,to-
openanannualCommunitytariffquotaof5000headatadutyof
whereaseligibilityforsuchquotaissubjecttosubmissionofthe-
followingdocuments:
–bulls:pedigree;
–cows:pedigreeorcertificateofregistration intheherdbook
■certifyingpurityofrace;
Whereas,underArticle60oftheActannexedtotheTreatyconcerningthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
■(1)•EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity v,signedon22January1972,thenew
^OJNoL73,27March1972,p.28. (
\

ΛΜΕΧΒ
MemberStates-areobligedtoapplytheRegulationsoftheoommon
agriculturalpolicyfrom1February1973j.whereasanyneedswhichmight
ariseintheseMemberStatesduringthequotaperiodunderconsideration
shouldthereforebetakenintoaccountintheCommunitytariffquota
inquestion;whereastheabovementioned tariffquotashouldthereforebe
opened,fortheperiod1July1973to30June1974»atadutyof4$for
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andatadutyconformingwiththe
ActquotedaboveforthenewMemberStates;whereas,onatemporary
basis,differentsystemsshouldbelaiddownfortheMemberStatesof
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitvitedontheonehandandthenew
MemberStatesontheother;
Whereas,regardinginparticulartheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ?
(i)itisinparticularnecessarytoensureequalandcontinuous
accessforallimporterstothequotaandtheuninterrupted
applicationofthequotadutytoallimportsoftheanimalsin
question,untilthequotaisusedup;whereasasystemofutilization
oftheCommunitytariffquotaonabasisofallocationamongthe 1
MemberStatesseemslikelytocomplywiththeCommunitynatureof
thesaidquotawithrespecttotheprinciplessetoutabove;
whereaspossibilities fortheuseofsuchmountain ,breedsare
howeverlimitedbyspecialfactors,bothgeographical and
zootechnic;whereas,amongtheseMemberStates,Germany,Franceand
Italyaretheonlyonestopossessregionssuitableforthebreeding
ofcattleofthistype;whereas,however,inviewofthesespecial
factors,theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshould
bepreserved,bymakingprovisionforneedswhichmayariseinother
.MemberStates;whereas,inexceptionalcircumstances ,thesystem
providedforinArticle4ofthisRegulationenablesallthese
factorstobetakenintoaccount;whereas,inordertoreflectas
closelyaspossibletheactualtrendofthemarketinquestion,the
initialallocationamongthethreeabovementioned "MemberStatesshould
bemadeinproportiontotheneedsofeachofthem,calculatedin

accordancewithstatisticaldataconcerningimportsfromthirdcountries
.duringarepresentative referenceperiod,andinaccordancewitheconomic
prospectsforthequotaperiodinquestion;
(ii)VJhereas,however,ithasnot"beenpossibleuntilnowto
standardizetherulesapplicableinthevariousMemberStatesas
regardssupervisionofimportsofanimalsintendedforslaughter,
forbreedingorforincomejwhereas^furthermore ,animalsofthese
specificbreedsarenotclassifiedinthestatistical nomenclature
.oftheMemberStates;whereas,underthesecircumstances ,any-
statisticaldatawhichmightbesuppliedbytheMemberStatesin
thisfieldcouldnotberegardedassufficiently accurateand
.representative tobeusedasabasisfortheallocationinquestion;
whereastheextenttoivhichCommunitytariffquotasopenuntilnowfor
thoseanimalshavebeenused,andtheestimatesmadebythethree
abovementioned MemberStatesallowtheneedsofeachofthemfor
importsfromthirdcountriesforthequotaperiodinquestiontobe
assessedasfollows:
Germany! '250head,
Prance:120head.,
Italy:4630head;
(iii)VJhereas,inordertotakeintoaccountthepossibletrendofimports
ofthesaidanimalsintothesaidMember-States,,thequotaamount
of5000headshouldbedividedintotwoinstalments,thefirst
instalmentbeingallocatedamongGermany,PranceandItaly,the
secondforming ,areserveintendedultimatelytocovertheneedsof
thoseMemberStateswhentheirinitialquotaisusedup,andalso
anyneedswhichmayariseinotherMemberStates;whereas,toensure
acertaindegreeofsecurityforimportersinthethreeabovementioned
MemberStates,thefirstinstalmentoftheCommunityquotashouldbe
determinedatacomparatively highlevel,which,underthepresent
circumstances ,couldbe70$ofthequotaamount;

-4-
(iv)WhereastheinitialquotasofthesoMemberStatesmay"boused",
up.fairlyrapidly;whereas,inorderto.takethisfactinto
accountandtoavoidany"breakincontinuity,itisimportantthat
anyMemberStatehavingusedupalmostthewholeofitsinitial,.
quotashoulddrawanadditionalquotafromthereserve;whereas
eachoftheseMemberStatesshouldmakesuch"awithdrawalas,and
when.eachofitsadditionalquotasisalmostentirelyusedup,
andshoulddosoasmanytimesasthereserveallows;whereasthe
,initialandadditionalquotasshouldfee'availableforuneuntilthe
endofthequotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration calls
forclosecooperation "betweentheMemberStatesandtheCommission,
whichlattermust,inparticular,"beabletoobservetheextontto
whichthequotaamountsareusedandtoinformtheMemberStates
thereof:
1 .' >''*•
(v).Whereasif,ataspecifieddateduringthequotaperioda
considerable amountoftheinitialquotaisleftoverinoneor
otheroftheMemberStates,itisessentialthatthisStateshould
returnaconsiderable percentagethereoftothereserve,inorder
thatpartoftheCommunitytariffquotashouldnotremainunused
inoneMemberStatewhenitcouldbeusedinothers;
(vi)WhereassincetheKingdom ,ofBelgium,theKingdomoftheNetherlands
andtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourgareunitedinandrepresented v
bytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,anymeasuresconcerningthe
administration ofthesharesallocatedtothesaidEconomicUnion
maybecarriedoutbyanyoneofitsmembers;
Whereas,regardinginparticularthenewMemberStates:
(i)theCommunitynatureofthetariffquotainquestionshouldbe
safeguardedbymakingallowanceforthecoveringofanyneedswhich
mightemergeintheseMemberStatesduringthequotaperiod;whereas
tothisendtheseMember.Statesshouldbeaffordedthe
possibilityofmakingadequate ,withdrawals ^fromthereserve,
thelatterbeingincreasedaccordingly ;

(ii)Whereasthequotadutiesshouldhefixed"bythenewMemberStates
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheabovementioned Act,and
inparticularwithArticles39?59an<l60thereof;
(iii)Whereastheremust"beequalandoontinuousaccessforallimporters
tothequotainquestionanduninterrupted application ofthequota
dutiestoallimportsoftheanimalsinquestionuntilthoquota
isusedup;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ;
/.rtj.cle|
C-fLV–ri-i...•»■mmw
1.Duringtheperiodfrom1July1973to30June1974}aCommunitytariff
quotaof5000headshallbeopenintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
fortheimportfromthirdcountriesofbulls*cowsandheifers,other
thanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofthemoil;ledbreedofSimmental
andoftheSchwyzandFribourgbreeds,fallingwithinsubheading
ex01.02AIl(b)2oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
2.Thisquotashallbedividedintotwoinstalments ;thefirst,comprising
3500head,shallbeallocatedamongcertainMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeprovisions'ofArticle3»thesecond,comprising
1500head,shall-constitutetheCommunityreserve.
3.Thesaidquotashallbeadministered inaccordancewiththefollovring
provisions :
ProvisionsconcerningtheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted .
Article2
WithintheframeworkofthequotareferredtoinArticle1(1)the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesfortheanimalsreferredtointhesaid
paragraphshallbesuspendedatthelevelof

-6-
Article3
Thefirst instalment of3500head referred toinArticle -1(2)shall
"beallocated among certain Member States ;thequotas which ,subject to
Article 7,shall beavailable foruse 1July 1973 to30June 1974,shall
bethequantities shown belows
Germany : 175head
France : 85head
Italy : 3240head .
Article 4
Ifaneed arises inthe Benelux Economic Union for cattle referred toin
Artiole 1(1),that Union ,represented byoneofitsmembers ,shall draw
anadequate quota from thereserve ,insofarasthereserve permits .
Article 5
1.If90%ormore oftheinitial quota ofoneoftheMember States
referred toinArticle 3,asitisdetermined therein ,orofthat quota
less theportion returned tothereserve ,where Article 7hasbeen applied ,
hasbeen used up,that Member State shall immediately ,bynotifying
theCommission ,draw asecond quota ,insofarasthereserve permits ,
s equal to15$ofitsinitial quota ,rounded upifneed be,tothenext
higher unit .
2.If,after theinitial quota hasrunout,$0%ormore ofthesecond
quota drawn byoneofthese Member States isused ,.that Member State
| shall ,inaccordance with paragraph 1,'immediately draw athird quota
! equal to1»5% itsinitial quota ,rounded up,ifneedbe,tothe
next higher unit .
I1
I
i ' ■./-

-7-
3.If,afterthesecondquotaisused,up,yrjoormoreofthethird
quotadrawnbyoneoftheseMemberStateshas"beenusedthatMemberState
shall,inaccordancewithparagraph 1,drawafourthunitequaltothethird.
Thissamemethodshallbeappliedinthesamewayruntilthereserve
isusedup.
4.Bywayofderogationtoparagraphs 1to3jeachoftheseMemberStates
maydrawquotaslowerthanthosefixedintheseparagraphsifthereare
reasonsforconsideringthatsuchquotasmaynotbeusedup.Theyshall
informtheCommissionofthegroundsonwhichtheyhaveappliedtheprovisions
ofthisparagraph. ,.
Article6
AdditionalquotasdrawninpursuanceofArticle5shallbeavailablefor
use ■until30June1974*
Article7
If,byApril51974ja-MemberStatehasnotusedupitsinitialquota,
asfixedinArticle3,orasres-altsfromtheapplicationofArticle4j
itshall,notlaterthan25April1974*returntothereservetheunused
portionofthequotainexcessof20^oftheinitialamount.Itmayreturn
alargerquantityiftherearereasonsfor'consideringthatsuchquantitymay
notbeusedup.
TheMemberStatesshall,notlaterthan25April1974*notifytheCommission
ofthetotalimportsoftheanimalsinquestioneffeoted Nupto5April1974
inclusiveandchargedagainstthetariffquotaand,whereappropriate,of
theportionoftheirinitialquotareturnedtothereserve.
/•

-8-
Article8
TheCommissionshallkeepaccountoftheamountsofthequotasopened
byMemberStatesinaccordancewithArticles3,4and5andshallinform
eachofthem,oftheextenttowhichthereservehas"beenusedassoon
asitreceivesthenotifications .
TheCommissionshall,notlaterthan1May1974jnotifyMemberStatesof
theamountinthereserveafterreturnsofquotaspursuantof
Article7*
TheCommissionshallensurethatthewithdrawalwhichusesupthereserve
islimitedtothe"balanceavailableand,tothisend,shallspecifythe
amountthereoftotheMemberStatemakingthislastwithdrawal.
Article9 .>•
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethatwhen
additionalquotasaredrawnpursuanttoArticle4orArticleitis
possibleforchargestobemadewithoutinterruptionagainsttheir
cumulativesharesoftheCommunityquota.
Article10
-1.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticles3and4shalllaydown,
withregardtotheirquotas,theconditionsforaccesstothetariff
quotainquestion.Theyshallensurefreeaccesstothequotasallocated
tothemforimportersestablished ontheirterritory.
2.TheextenttowhichthequotasoftheMemberStateshavebeenused
shallberecordedonthebasisofimportsfromthirdcountriessubmitted
atcustomsundercoverofdelcarations ofreleaseintofreecirculation .
/

Articleil
TheMemberSTatesshallinformtheCommissionatregularintervalsof
importsfromthirdcountriesactuallychargedagainsttheirquotas.
Article12 ,
TheMemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperatecloselytoensure
thattheprovisionsofthisRegulationareobserved.
ProvisionsconcerningthenewMemberStates
Article13
1.IfneedsariseinthenewMemberStatesforthecattlereferredtoin
Article1(1).andfallingwithinsubheadingex01.02AII(b)2ofthe
tariffsofthenewMemberStates,thelattershalldrawanadequate
quotafromtheCommunityreservesetupinpursuanceofparagraph2ofthe
sameArticle,insofarasthereservepermits.
2.Withintheframeworkofthequotasthusdrawnfromthereserverthe
newMemberStatesshallapplyaquotadutycomplyingwiththeprovisions
laiddownforthatpurposeintheActrelatingtoconditionsofaccession
andadjustmentstotheTreaties.
Articles10t11and12ofthisRegulationshallapplytothenewMember
States.

-10-
Article 15
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July
This Regulation shall hebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , 19
For the Council
The President