Council Regulation (EEC) No 1664/80 of 27 June 1980 on the opening, allocation and administration of the Community tariff quota of 38 000 head of heifers and cows other than those intended for slaughter, of certain mountain breeds falling within subheading ex 01.02 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff
Official Journal L 166 , 01/07/1980 P. 0001 - 0004
Greek special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 9 P. 0003
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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 19 JUNE 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).
( 2 ) OJ NO L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 17 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1664/80
OF 27 JUNE 1980
ON THE OPENING , ALLOCATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 38 000 HEAD OF HEIFERS AND COWS OTHER THAN THOSE INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER , OF CERTAIN MOUNTAIN BREEDS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 01.02 A II B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),
WHEREAS THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY UNDERTOOK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF GATT TO OPEN AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF 20 000 HEAD AT A DUTY OF 6 % FOR HEIFERS AND COWS OTHER THAN THOSE INTENDED FOR SLAUGHTER OF CERTAIN MOUNTAIN BREEDS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 01.02 A II B ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH QUOTA IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATE OF DESTINATION ; WHEREAS , IN AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WITH AUSTRIA DATED 21 JULY 1972 , THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN UNILATERALLY TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE TARIFF QUOTA FROM 20 000 TO 30 000 HEAD AND TO LOWER THE QUOTA DUTY FROM 6 TO 4 % ; WHEREAS SUBSEQUENTLY THIS QUOTA WAS INCREASED UNILATERALLY TO 38 000 HEAD ; WHEREAS THE ABOVEMENTIONED TARIFF QUOTA FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1980 TO 30 JUNE 1981 SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED AT A DUTY OF 4 % IN RELATION TO A QUANTITY OF 38 000 HEAD ;
WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLES 2 AND 64 ( 2 ) ( B ) OF THE ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES ( 2 ) GREECE IS OBLIGED TO APPLY THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , AND TO APPLY IN ITS ENTIRETY , FROM THAT DATE , THE DUTY IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , TO THE ANIMALS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO MEET IMPORT REQUIREMENTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES WHICH MIGHT ARISE IN THAT MEMBER STATE AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THIS TARIFF QUOTA THE DUTY TO BE APPLIED BY GREECE IS