CELEX: 31977R0613
Language: en
Date: 1977-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 613/77 of 24 March 1977 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the second quarter of 1977

No L 77/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               25 . 3 . 77
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 613/77
                                                       of 24 March 1977
              fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on
                                        special terms in the second quarter of 1977
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                       are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                   ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by                                        Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular
Article 13 (4) (a) thereof,                                        1.     For the period 1 April to 30 June 1977 the
Whereas the Council has established, as part of the                maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of
new import arrangements for young male bovine                      Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 50 000 head of
animals for fattening, an estimate of 1 50 000 head (3)            young male bovine animals for fattening of a live
for the period 1 April to 31 December 1977 ; whereas               weight of 300 kilograms or less of which at least
under Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No                    45 000 head must be imported into and fattened in
805/68 the quantity which may be imported each                     Italy.
quarter and the rate of suspension of the import levy              2.     Import licences in respect of two-thirds of the
on these animals must be determined ;
                                                                   quantity reserved for Italy may be issued directly to
Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of              agricultural producers and their organizations.
the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine
animals for fattening must be taken into account ;                 Italy shall therefore specify the categories of appli­
whereas these requirements are particularly apparent               cants in the notification referred to in Article 1 1 (2) of
                                                                   Commission Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of 18
in Italy and may be estimated, for the second quarter
of 1977 at a minimum of 45 000 head there ;                        March 1977 on the system of import and export
                                                                   licences for beef and veal (4).
Whereas the partial suspension of the levy is intended
to help improve cattle-rearing and beef production                 3 . The levy collected on the imports of the young
structures in Italy ; whereas appropriate measures must            bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
therefore be taken to ensure that producers can , as far           equal to the levy applicable on the day of import less
                                                                   50 % .
as possible, benefit directly from the arrangements
without, however, traditional trade being excluded ;
whereas this objective can be achieved by giving agri­                                        Article 2
cultural producers and their organizations priority
when issuing the licences entitling them to benefit               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
from these arrangements ;                                          1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 24 March 1 977
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                  Via-Pnsident
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .
(-) OJ No L 61 , H. 3 . 1977 , p. 1 .
(•') OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 32 .                           (■») OJ No L 75 , 23 . 3 . 1977, p. 5 .