CELEX: 31976R0457
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 457/76 of 27 February 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 848/75 as regards the time limit for slaughter and intra-Community trade in animals eligible for premiums

28 . 2. 76                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 53/81
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 457/76
                                                   of 27 February 1976
              amending Regulation (EEC) No 848/75 as regards the time limit for slaughter
                          and intra-Community trade in animals eligible for premiums
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                   Article 1
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     The second paragraph of Article 3 (2) of Regulation
464/75 of 27 February 1975 establishing systems of               (EEC) No 848/75 is hereby amended to read as
premiums for producers of bovine animals (J), as                 follows :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 390/76 (2), and in
particular Articles 2 (2) and 7 thereof,                             'All animals in respect of which premiums have
                                                                     been granted must be slaughtered as soon as
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation                       possible, in any event within a period not
(EEC) No 848/75 of 1 April 1975 laying down                          exceeding 28 days from the date on which they
detailed rules for the application of the systems of                 are first offered for sale. However the slaughter
premiums for producers of bovine animals (3), as last                shall take place at the latest :
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 13/75 (4),
provides that all animals in respect of which                        — as regards the granting of the premium
premiums have been granted must be slaughtered as                        provided for in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation
soon as possible, in any event within a period not                       (EEC) No 464/75 by 29 February 1976,
exceeding 28 days from the date on which they are                    — as regards the granting of the premium
first offered for sale and by 29 February 1976 at the                    pfovided for in Article 1 (2) of Regulation
latest ; whereas in view of the amendment of Regula­                     (EEC) No 464/75 by 14 March 1976.
tion (EEC) No 464/75, the date 29 February 1976
must be postponed to 14 March 1976 as regards                        The Member States concerned shall take measures
animals for which the premium provided for in                        to ensure that such animals
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 464/75 may be
granted ;                                                            (a) are permanently marked in such a way as to
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 848/75                          rule out the possibility of a second premium
provides that, in the case of intra-Community trade in                   being granted, and
animals eligible for the premiums provided for in                    (b) are slaughtered within the prescribed time
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 464/75, where proof                     limit.'
of slaughter does not reach the competent authority of
the Member States granting the premiums, that State
may until 1 March 1976 accept proof of export to                                         Article 2
another Community country in place of the slaught­
ering certificate ;                                              In Article 5 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 848/75 for 1
                                                                 March 1976' read ' 15 March 1976'.
Whereas, as a result of continuing administrative diffi­
culties, these arrangements should be extended until
 15 March 1976 ;                                                                        Article 3
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March
ment Committee for Beef and Veal,                                 1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
               Done at Brussels, 27 February 1976.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                       Member of the Commission
0)  OJ   No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975, p. 5.
(2) OJ   No L 48, 24. 2. 1976, p. 2.
0   OJ   No L 82, 2. 4. 1975, p. 9 .
 <  OJ   No L 309, 29 . 11 . 1975, p. 59.