CELEX: 31975R3248
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3248/75 of the Commission of 11 December 1975 concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences for certain young bovine animals of highland breeds for fattening

13 . 12. 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 322/ 17
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3248/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 11 December 1975
               concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences
                         for certain young bovine animals of highland breeds for fattening
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        import licences for young male bovine animals for
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         fattening weighing more than 220 kg but not more
                                                                     than 300 kg, of brindled highland Simmenthal breed
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               without permanent teeth and of grey, brown or
 Economic Community ;                                                Pinzgau highland breed.
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        2. Applications for import licences shall relate to
 805/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                   live animals expressed in head of cattle.
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 1855/74 (2), and in particular
Article 21 (2) thereof ;                                             3 . Applications shall relate to a minimum of 100
                                                                     head and shall be accompanied by :
Whereas the suspension of the issue of import
 licences has been relaxed by Commission Regulation                  (a) a written undertaking from the applicant that the
(EEC) No 1090/75 (3) of 23 April 1975 on the issue by                     animals will be fattened in the importing Member
way of protective measures of import licences for                         State for a period of 120 days from the day on
certain beef and veal products (EXIM), as last                            which they are put into free circulation ;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3241 /75 (4) ;                        (b) the lodging of a security equal to 60 units of
whereas these arrangements do not however permit                          account per head.
the importation of young bovine animals ;
Whereas in certain regions of the Community young
bovine animals for fattening of certain highland                                               Article 2
breeds are in particular demand which the market has
difficulty in meeting ; whereas this demand is justified              1 . Applications for import licences shall be lodged
by reason of the structural situation of cattle breeding             with the competent bodies in the Member States
 in those regions ;
                                                                     during the first 10 days of each month. However, no
                                                                     application for a licence may be submitted during or
Whereas, therefore, the importation of such animals
                                                                     after the month of April 1976.
was permitted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 2475/75 (5) of 29 September 1975 concerning the
issue while protective measures are in force of import               Applications for licences and the licences themselves
licences for certain young bovine animals of highland                shall include :
breeds for fattening ; whereas this measure only
applies to applications for import licences lodged                   (a) in section 1 2, one of the following endorsements :
until the end of December 1975 ; whereas the reasons
which led to the adoption of the said Regulation still                    — valid for young male bovine cattle intended for
exist ; whereas, therefore, the special import system for                     fattening (Regulation (EEC) No 3248 /75) ;
young bovine animals should be continued until the
end of the month of March 1976,                                           — gültig für männliche Jungrinder für die Mast
                                                                              (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 3248/75) ;
                                                                          — valable pour jeunes bovins males destines a
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                 l'engraissement (règlement (CEE) n0 3248/75) ;
                                                                          — valido per giovani bovini maschi destinati
                                                                              all'ingrasso (regolamento (CEE) n . 3248/75) ;
                              Article 1
                                                                          — geldig      voor    jonge  mannelijke    runderen,
 1.     There shall be issued , in accordance with the                        bestemd voor de mesterij (Verordening (EEG)
special conditions laid down in this Regulation,                              nr. 3248 /75);
                                                                          — gyldig for ungtyre bestemt til opfedning
(')  OJ  No L 148 , 28 .  6 . 1968 , p. 24.                                   (forordning (EØF) nr. 3248/75) ;
(2)  OJ  No L 195,  18 .  7. 1974, p. 14.
(*)  OJ  No L 108 , 26.   4. 1975, p . 1 .
 4)  OJ  No L 321 , 12.   12. 1975, p. 26.
(*)  OJ  No L 253,  30.   9 . 1975, p. 25.                           (b) in section 14 particulars of the country of origin .
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The issue of a licence shall carry with it the obligation       — an indelible tattoo, or
to import from the country indicated.                           — an official or officially approved earmark.
2. The Member States shall notify the Commission
by telex at the latest on the second working day                 2. Such tattoo or mark shall be so designed that the
following the expiry of the period for the receipt of            date when the animal is put into free circulation and
applications of the total numbers applied for in accor­          the indentity of the importer can be recorded, if
dance with paragraph 1 in respect of each of the third           possible, by their registration at the time of such
countries concerned.                                             putting into free circulation.
The Commission shall decide ; subject to an overall
                                                                                           Article 5
monthly limit of 5 000 head, to what extent applica­
tions can be accepted.
                                                                 The levy applicable to young bovine animals
If the applications for certificates exceed the limit as         imported under this Regulation shall be equal to
aforesaid the Commission shall specify percentages by            75 % of the full levy.
which the quantities applied for shall be reduced.
3 . Licences shall be issued on the twentieth day                                          Article 6
 following the first day of the period for the receipt of
applications.                                                     1 . Import licences issued under this Regulation
                                                                 shall be valid for 30 days from their actual day of
 4. In addition to the production of an import                   issue .
 licence, importation shall be subject to production of
 an official document drawn up by the competent                  2.      The licence shall include in section 20 one of
 authorities in the third country indicated in section 14        the following endorsements :
 of the import licence, certifying that the young bovine
 animals come within the description set out in Article          — Applicable levy : 75 % of full levy ;
 1 ( 1 ).
                                                                 — Geltende Abschöpfung : 75 % der vollen
                                                                      Abschöpfung ;
                           Article 3                             — Prélèvement applicable : 75 % du prélèvement
                                                                      entier :
  1.      The security shall be released forthwith :
                                                                 — Prelievo applicabile 75 % del prelievo intero ;
 (a) when the competent authorities in the importing             — Toe te passen heffing : 75 % van de volle heffing ;
      Member State receive proof from the importer that          — Gældende afgift : 75 % af hele afgiften.
      the animal in question :
      — has not been slaughtered before the expiry of             In addition, where the third subparagraph of Article 2
            the period specified in Article 1 (3) (a), or         (2) has been applied, the licence shall include in
      — has died as a result of sickness or accident
                                                                  section 20 one of the following endorsements :
            before the expiry of such period ;                    — Licence valid for (quantity in words and figures)
                                                                      head ;
 (b) in respect of every animal for which no import
       licence has been issued .                                  — Lizenz gültig für (Menge in Buchstaben und
                                                                      Zahlen) Stück Vieh ;
  2. If the proof referred to in paragraph 1 (a) is not           — Certificat valable pour (quantité en lettres et en
  furnished within 30 days from the expiry of the                     chiffres) têtes ;
  period specified in Article 1 (3) (a), the security shall
  be forfeit.                                                     — Titolo valido per (quantità in lettere e in cifre)
                                                                      capi ;
  For those animals, however, for which the import                — Certificaat geldig voor (hoeveelheid in letters en
  licences have not be used, an amount equal only to                  cijfers) stuks vee ;
  five units of account per head shall be forfeit.
                                                                  — Licens gyldig for (mængde i bogstaver og tal) stk.
                            Article 4
                                                                                           Article 7
   1 . Each animal imported on the terms set out in
  Article 1 shall be indentified by the placing on at least       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
  one of its ears of either :                                      1976 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 11 December 1975.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission