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COMMISSION OFTHEBUE.OEEANCOMMUNITIBS
COM(73)215final
Brussels,9February1973
Proposalfor_a
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)HO1464/72of10July1972
opening,allocatingandprovidingfortheadministration of
theCommunitytariffquotaof20000headofheifersandcows
otherthanthoseintendedforslaughter,ofcertainmountain
breedsfallingwithinheadingNoex.01.02AII(b)2ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
(SubmittedbytheCounciltotheCommission)
COM(73)215final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. During thelest multilateral negotiations inGATT ,theCommunity
undertook toopen annually aCommunity tariff quota forheifers and
cows ofcertain mountain breeds (grey ,brown ,yellow andmottled Siramental
breeds andthePinzgau breed )falling within tariff subheading
Noex.01.02 A11(b )2,totalling 20000head andsubject toaduty of
6%.
Infulfilment ofthis undertaking and inresponse totherequest
oftheAustrian authorities ,theCommunity tariff quota inquestion has
been opened since 1July 1970 tocover periods running from 1July
ofeach year to30June ofthe following year .This quota wasopened
forthelasttimebyCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1^64/72of10July1972^^
for theperiod 1July 1972 to30June 1973 -
2. Inanexchange ofletters with Austria dated 21July 1972 the
Community oonsidered toincrease this Community tariff quota ,
from 20000 to30000head and tolower thequota
duty from to
Subsequently itwasagreed with theAustrian authorities that the
prorata increase inthequota forthefive month period (from 1February
to30June 1973 )preceding theexpiry ofthecurrent quota year would
only bemade ifthe current quota should prove insufficient andthat the
reduction ofthecustoms duty should take effect asfrom 1February 1973 .
3. Theproposal for aRegulation attached therefore has asitsobject
toamend the abcs® mentioned Council Regulation (EEC )No146^/72to
provide solely for thereduction ofthequota duty .
•••/•••
(1 )
v,70JNoL136,12July 1972 ,p.2.

Proposal for a
R'XrUL /.TIOF (4EC)OPTE~1COUNCIL
amending Council Regulation (SEC )No1^6^/72of10July 1972
opening ,allocating andproviding for theadministration of
theCommunity tariff quota of20000head ofheifers and cows
other than those intended forslaughter ,ofcertain mountain
breeds falling within heading Noex.01.02 A11(b )2ofthe
Common Customs Tariff .,v
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty ,establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113 {
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
{1)Whereas byRegulation (EEC )NolWf/72of10July 1972 ,theCouncil
opened andallocated between theMember States ,for theperiod 1July 1972
to30June 1973 »aCommunity tariff quota ,subject toaduty of6of
20000head of'heifers and cows ,other than those intended forslaughter ,
ofcertain mountain breeds falling within tariff heading
Noex.01.02 A11(b )2;
Whereas fortheanimals inquestion theCommunity considered inter alia theloveringpossibility of/theduty applicable tothis tariff quota from 6?otok%with
effect from 1February 1973 ;whereas abovementioned Council Regulation
•••/•••
(1)
v"OJNoL156,12 iJuly 1972 ,p.2.

-2-
(EEC)No146v72 should therefore beamended ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : •
Article 1
Asfrom 1February 1973 ,
thequota duty laid down inArticle 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )
No146^/72of10July 19?2 shall bereduced from 6%tok%.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing the
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States . '
Done atBrussels , 1973 »
For the Council
The President