CELEX: 31989R1542
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1542/89 of 2 June 1989 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which my be imported on special terms in the third quarter of 1989

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                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1542/89
                                                            of 2 June 1989
                   fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which my be imported on
                                           special terms in the third quarter of 1989
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           when issuing the licences conferring entitlement under
                                                                      the arrangements ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (!) of Regulation
Economic Community,
                                                                      (EEC) No 2377/80 applicants shall undertake either to
                                                                      carry out themselves of to have carried out under their
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of                responsibility, the task of fattening ; whereas, in the case
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                 of agricultural producers or their professional organi­
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             zations, it appears that the opportunity given to the
No 571 /89 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and         applicans not to carry out themselves the task of fattening
25 thereof,                                                           could give rise to abuses in certain cases ; whereas it
                                                                      seems appropriate consequently to abolish that
Whereas the Council has established an estimate of                    opportunity for the quarter in question ;
 175 000 head under the new import arrangements for
young male bovine animals for fattening for the period 1              Whereas, in the case of import licence applications made
January to 31 December 1989 ; whereas, under Article 13               by agricultural producers or their professional organi­
(4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the quantity which             zations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in order to
may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduction                permit a more equitable distribution of the quantities
in the import levy on these animals must be determined ;              available, to limit the maximum quantity which each
                                                                      application may cover ;
Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of the
special arrangements were laid down in Commission                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (3), as last amended by                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                      Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EEC) No 1 121 /87 (4), and in Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (6) ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of the
Community which have a serious shortfall in bovine
animals for fattening must be taken into account ;                                              Article 1
whereas those requirements are apparent in Italy and in
Greece and may be estimated for the third quarter of                   1 . For the period 1 July to 30 September 1989, the
 1989 at 41 600 head and 6 375 head respectively in those             maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of
Member States ;                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 47 975 head of
                                                                      young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live weight
Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine                       of 300 kilograms or less, of which 41 600 head must be
animals for fattening justify, for the third quarter of 1989,         imported into and fattened in Italy and 6 375 head must
a higher rate of reduction in the levy for animals                    be imported into and fattened in Greece.
weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, originating
in and coming from Yugoslavia ;                                       2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine
                                                                      animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the
                                                                      levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % . However,
Whereas the partial reduction in the levy is intended to              the levy applicable on the day of import shall be reduced
help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal production              by 70% in respect of a maximum of 12580 young
structures in Italy and in Grece ; whereas appropriate                bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per
measures     must     therefore   be    taken   to   ensure   that
                                                                      head, originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.
producers can, as far as possible, benefit directly from the
arrangements without traditional trade being enxcluded ;              This maximum quantity may be imported up to a
whereas this objective can be achieved by giving                      maximum of :
agricultural producers and their organizations priority
                                                                      — 10 880 head in Italy,
(') OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.                              —     1 700 head in Greece .
(2) OJ  No  L 61 , 4. 3 . 1989, p. 43.
0   OJ  No  L 77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 18 .                               3. Applications for licences and licences shall, in
(4) OJ  No  L 109, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12.
(5) OJ  No  L 241 , 13 . 9. 1980, p. 5.                               accordance with Article 9 ( l)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No
(6) OJ  No  L 283, 18 . 10. 1988, p. 13 .                             2377/80, relate to :
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— either young bovine animals of a weight per head not                 from Yugoslavia. Greece shall, for this purpose, specify
    exceeding 300 kilograms, or                                        the categories of applicants in the information
                                                                       referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No
— young bovine animals of a weight per head of from                    2377/80 ;
    220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming from
    Yugoslavia.                                                    (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 2 125
                                                                       head, including a maximum of 545 head originating
                                                                       in and coming from Yugoslavia.
In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of applications for
licences and licences shall include one of the following           (c) to applicants who provide proof of having imported
entries :
                                                                       animals qualifying under the arrangements in
                                                                        question during the last three years in respect of the
— 'Yugoslavia',                                                         quantities in (b) 1 910 head including a maximum of
— 'Jugoslavien ,                                                       490 head originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.
— 'Jugoslawien ,
— fiouyKoaXa6ia',                                                       Quantitaties covered by licences shall be allocated in
—   'Yougoslavie ,                                                      proportion to the quantities imported in the three
                                                                       years concerned.
—   'Iugoslavia ,
—   'Joegoslavië ,
—   'Jugoslávia .                                                  7. The proof referred to in paragraphs 5 (c) and 6 (c)
                                                                   shall be provided by the customs document of release for
                                                                   free circulation .
Licences shall make it compulsory to import from the
country indiented.
                                                                   8 . The import licences are only issued for a quantity
                                                                   equal to or more than 10 head.
4. Member States shall specify in the information
referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No
2377/80 the category of live weight, and the origin of the                                    Article 2
products in the case referred to in the second indent of
the first subparagraph of paragraph 3.
                                                                    1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5)
                                                                   (a) and (6) (a) :
5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import
licences may be issued dirctly :                                   (a) notwithstanding Article 9 ( l)(d) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                        No 2377/80, applications for import licences lodged :
(a) to agricultural producers of their organizations in
    respect of a maximum of 27 750 head, including a               — by agricultural producers, directly or through their
    maximum of 7 250 head originating in and coming                     professional organizations, shall be acceptable only if
    from Yugoslavia. Italy shall, for this purpose, specify             the agricultural producers undertake in writing to
    the categories of applicants in the information                     fatten on their farms the young bovine animals
    referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No            imported under this Regulation,
    2377/80 ;                                                      — by professional organizations shall be acceptable only
(b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of                     if they undertake in writing to have the young bovine
     13 850 head, including amaximum of 3 630 head                      animals imported under this Regulation fattened on
                                                                        the farms of those who are members of the said
    originating in and coming from Yugoslavia,
                                                                        organizations at the time the declaration referred to in
(c) to applicants who provise proof of having imported                  Article 1 ( l)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 is
    animals qualifying under the arrangements in                        made ;
    question during the last three years in respect of
    quantities in (b) 12 465 head including a maximum of           (b) applications for import licences may not cover more
    3 267 head originating in and coming from                           than 100 head when made by individual applicants or
    Yugoslavia.                                                         more than 100 head per member when made by
                                                                        professional organizations. The total quantity applied
    Quantitaties covered by licences shall be allocated in              for by a professional organization may not, however,
    proportion to the quantities imported in the three                  exceed 2 500 head.
    years concerned.
                                                                   2. Applications for import licences may not cover
6.    Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import              more than 10 % of the quantity referred to in Article 1
licences may be issued directly :                                  (5)(b) and (6)(b).
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in            3. Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation
    respect of a maximum of 4 250 head, including a                (EEC) No 612/77, the security referred to therein shall
    maximum of 1 155 head originating in and coming                not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is
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provided to the competent authorities of the Member            to the same category of weight and the same rate of
State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 (a)      reduction in the levy shall be treated as application.
has been complied with.
                                                                                      Article 4
                         Article 3
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
For the purpose of Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No        publication in the Official Journal of the European
2377/80, all applications from one applicant which relate      Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 2 June 1989.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission