CELEX: 31982R2537
Language: en
Date: 1982-09-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2537/82 of 17 September 1982 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the fourth quarter of 1982

21 . 9 . 82                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 271 / 11
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2537/82
                                                       of 17 September 1982
               fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on
                                          special terms in the fourth quarter of 1982
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       1982, a higher rate of reduction of the levy for animals
COMMUNITIES ,                                                        weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, orig­
                                                                     inating in and coming frjom Yugoslavia ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  Whereas the partial reduction of the levy is intended
                                                                     to help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal
                                                                     production structures in Italy and in Greece ; whereas
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                  appropriate measures must therefore be taken to
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the                    ensure that producers can, as far as possible, benefit
market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act              directly from the arrangements without traditional
of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 13                trade being excluded ; whereas this objective can be
(4), 15 (2) and 25 thereof,                                          achieved by giving agricultural producers and their
                                                                     organizations priority when issuing the licences
Whereas the Council has established an estimate                      conferring entitlement to benefit from the arrange­
under the new import arrangements for young male                     ments ;
bovine animals for fattening, for the period 1 January
to 31 December 1982 ; whereas, under Article 13 (4) (a)              Whereas, according to Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 , the quantity which                   ( EEC) No 2377/80, the applicant shall undertake
may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduc­                  either to carry out himself or to have carried out under
tion of the import levy on these animals must be                     his responsibility the task of fattening ; whereas, in the
determined ;                                                         case of agricultural producers or their professional
                                                                     organization , it appears that the opportunity given to
Whereas the Commission has found that the condi­                     the applicant not to carry out himself the task of fat­
tions laid down in the Council estimate under                        tening could give rise to abuses in certain cases ;
' Conclusion ' for the granting of an additional quantity            whereas it seems appropriate consequently to abolish
of 25 000 head for Italy have been met ; whereas,                    that opportunity for the quarter in question ;
accordingly, the importation of the animals in ques­
tion should be authorized in respect of the fourth                   Whereas, in the case of import licence applications
quarter of 1982 ;                                                    made by agricultural producers or their professional
                                                                     organizations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in
                                                                     order to permit a more equitable distribution of the
Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of              quantities available, to limit the maximum quantity
the special arrangements were laid down in Commis­                   which each application may cover ;
sion Regulation (EEC) No 61 2/77 (2), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 384/77 (3), and in Regulation
(EEC) No 2377/ 80 (4), as last amended by Regulation                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
( EEC) No 1617/82 0 ;
                                                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Beef and Veal ,
Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of
the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine
animals for fattening must be taken into account ;                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
whereas these requirements are apparent in Italy and
in Greece and may be estimated for the fourth quarter
of 1982 at 40 500 head and 4 000 head respectively in
                                                                                             Article 1
those Member States ;
                                                                      1 . For the period from 1 October to 31 December
Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine                       1982, the maximum quantity referred to in Article 13
animals for fattening justify, for the fourth quarter of
                                                                     (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 shall be 45 000
                                                                      head of young male bovine animals for fattening, of a
(') OJ   No L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 . p . 24 .                         live weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which 40 500
(2) OJ   No L  77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 18 .                              head must be imported into and fattened in Italy and
(}) OJ   No L  157, 28 . 6. 1977, p. 16.                             4 000 head must be imported into and fattened in
n   OJ   No L  241 , 13 . 9 . 1980 . p . 5 .
n   OJ   No L  180 , 24 . 6 . 1982, p . 24.                           Greece .
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2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine             (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of
animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to                 13 500 head, including a maximum of 4 500 head
the levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % .                originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.
 However, the levy applicable on the day of import              6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import
shall be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of             licences may be issued directly :
 1 5 000 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to             (a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in
300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming                   respect of a maximum of 2 670 head, including a
 from Yugoslavia.                                                   maximum of 900 head originating in and coming
                                                                    from Yugoslavia ;
This maximum quantity may be imported up to a                       Greece shall, for this purpose, specify the catego­
 maximum of :
                                                                    ries of applicants in the communication referred to
                                                                    in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No
— 13 500 head in Italy,                                             2377/80 ;
— 1 350 head in Greece, and
— 150 head in the other Member States.                         (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of
                                                                    1 330 head, including a maximum of 450 head
                                                                    originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.
3 . The application for a licence and the licence
shall be in accordance with Article 9 ( 1 ) (c) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2377/80 and shall relate to :                                              Article 2
— either young bovine animals of a weight per head
      not exceeding 300 kilograms, or                           1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1
                                                               (5) (a) and (6) (a) :
— young bovine animals of a weight per head of from
      220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming          (a) notwithstanding Article 9 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation
      from Yugoslavia.                                              (EEC) No 2377/80, the applications for import
                                                                    licences lodged :
In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of the applica­              — by agricultural producers, directly or through
tion for a licence and the licence shall include one of                 their professional organizations, shall be
the following entries :                                                 acceptable only if the agricultural producers
                                                                        undertake in writing to fatten on their farms
—    'Jugoslavien ,                                                     the young bovine animals imported under this
—    'Jugoslawien ,                                                     Regulation,
—    ' Γιουγκοσλαβία',                                              — by professional organizations, shall be
—    'Yugoslavia ,                                                      acceptable only if they undertake in writing to
—    'Yougoslavie ,                                                     have the you ng bovine animals imported under
—    'Iugoslavia ,                                                      this Regulation fattened on the farms of those
—    'Joegoslavié .                                                     who are found to be members of the said
                                                                        organizations at the time the declaration
The licence shall make it compulsory to import from                     referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation
the country indicated.                                                  (EEC) No 612/77 is made ;
                                                               (b) applications for import licences may not cover
4. Member States shall specify in the communica­                    more than 100 head when made by individual
tion referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation                applicants or more than 100 head per member
(EEC) No 2377/80 the category of live weight, and the               when made by professional organizations. The total
origin of the products in the case referred to in the               quantity applied for by a professional organization
second indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 .            may not, however, exceed 2 500 head.
5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import              2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1
licences may be issued directly :                              (5) (b) and (6) (b), applications for import licences may
                                                               not cover more than 10 % of that quantity.
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in
     respect of a maximum of 27 000 head, including a          3 . Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation
     maximum of 9 000 head originating in and                  (EEC) No 612/77, the security there referred to shall
     coming from Yugoslavia ;                                  not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is
     Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories     provided to the competent authorities of the Member
     of applicants in the communication referred to in         State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1
     Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ;       (a) has been complied with .
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                        Article 3                                                   Article 4
For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC)        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which         publication in the Official Journal of the European
relate to the same category of weight and the same rate       Com munities.
of reduction of the levy shall be treated as one applica­
tion .                                                        It shall apply with effect from 1 October 1982.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 17 September 1982.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission