CELEX: 31975R1208
Language: en
Date: 1975-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1208/75 of the Commission of 30 April 1975 concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences for certain young bovine animals of highland breeds for fattening

13 . 5. 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 120 / 5
                             REGULATION ( EEC) No 1208 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 30 April 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                                              undertaking from the applicant that the
COMMUNITIES,                                                                animals will be fattened in the importing
                                                                            Member State for a period of 150 days from
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       the day on which they are put into free circula­
Economic Community ;                                                        tion ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           — in the case of applications lodged during the
805/ 68 ( l ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                       months of July and August 1975, by an under­
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended                        taking as aforesaid that the animals will be
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular                     fattened in the importing Member State for a
Article 21 (2) thereof ;                                                    period of 120 days from the day on which they
                                                                            are put into free circulation ;
Whereas the suspension of the issue of import
licences has been relaxed by Commission Regulation                 (b) by the lodging of security in an amount of 60
(EEC) No 1090/75 (3 ) of 23 April 1975 on the issue by                  units of account per animal .
way of protective measures of import licences for
certain beef and veal products ( EXIM) ; whereas these
arrangements do not however permit the importation                                            Article 2
of calves and young bovine animals ;
Whereas young bovine cattle for fattening of certain                1 . Applications for import licences shall be lodged
highland breeds are in particular demand in certain                with the competent bodies in the Member States
regions of the Community ; whereas the market has                  between the sixteenth and twenty-fifth of each month .
difficulty in meeting this demand ; whereas this                    However, no application for a licence may be
demand is justified by the structural situation of cattle          submitted during or after the month of September
breeding in those regions ;                                         1975 .
Whereas, therefore, the importation should be                      Applications for licences and the licences themselves
permitted, to an extent which does not threaten to                 shall include :
disturb the balance of the Community market and
having regard to the arrangements whereby such                     (a) in section 12, one of the following endorsements :
animals can be imported in normal times, of a limited
quantity of the animals concerned for fattening over a                  — valid for young male bovine cattle intended for
relatively long period,                                                      fattening (Regulation (EEC) No 1208 /75);
                                                                        — gültig für männliche Jugrinder für die Mast
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                              (Verordnung ( EWG) Nr. 1208 /75);
                                                                        — valable pour jeunes bovins maies destinés à
                            Article 1                                        l'engraissement (règlement (CEE) n0 1208 /75);
                                                                        — valido per giovani bovini maschi destinati
 1.     There shall be issued , in accordance with the
                                                                             all'ingrasso (regolamento (CEE) n . 1208 /75) ;
 special conditions laid down in , this Regulation ,
 import licences for young male bovine animals for                      — geldig voor jonge mannelijke runderen ,
 fattening weighing more than 220 kg but not more                            bestemd voor de mesterij (Verordening (EEG)
 than 300 kg, of brindled highland Simmenthal breed                          nr. 1208 /75);
 without permanent teeth and of grey, brown or                          — gyldig for ungtyre bestemt til opfedning
 Pinzgau highland breed .                                                    (forordning ( EØF) nr. 1 208 /75) ;
 2. Applications for import licences shall relate to
                                                                    (b) in section 14 particulars of the country of origin .
 live animals expressed in head of cattle .
 3.     Applications shall relate to a minimum of 100               The issue of a licence shall carry with it the obligation
 head and shall be accompanied :                                    to import from the country indicated .
 (a) — in the case of applications lodged during the
          months of May and June 1975 , by a written                2 . The Member States shall notify the Commission
                                                                    by telex on the working day following the expiry of
 (') O ) No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                          the period for the receipt of applications of the total
 (-') OJ No L 195, 18 . 7. 1974, p . 14 .                           numbers applied for in accordance with paragraph 1
 (3 ) OJ No L 108 , 26 . 4. 1975, p. 1 .                             in respect of each of the third countries concerned .
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The Commission shall decide, subject to an overall               the animal is put into free circulation , the date of
monthly limit of 5 000 head, to what extent applica­             such putting into free circulation and the identity of
tions can be accepted . In the case of applications              the importer to be recorded.
submitted between 16 and 25 August 1975 the said
overall limit shall be 7 500 head .
                                                                                          Article 5
If the applications for certificates exceed the limit as
aforesaid the Commission shall specify percentages by            The levy applicable to young bovine animals
which the quantities applied for are to be reduced.              imported under this Regulation shall be equal to
                                                                 75 % of the full levy.
3.        Licences shall be issued on the fifth day of the
month following that during which the relevant appli­                                     Article 6
cations were submitted .
4.        In addition to the production of an import              1.     Import licences issued under this Regulation
licence, importation shall be subject to production of           shall be valid for 30 days from their actual day of
                                                                 issue .
an official document drawn up by the competent
authorities in the third country indicated in section 14         2.      The licence shall include in section 20 one of
of the import licence, certifying that the young bovine          the following endorsements :
animals come within the description set out in Article
 1 ( 1 ).                                                        — Applicable levy : 75 % of full levy ;
                                                                 — Geltende Abschöpfung : 75 % der vollen
                            Article 3                                Abschöpfung ;
                                                                 — Prélèvement applicable : 75 % du prelevement
 1.       The security shall be released forthwith :                 entier,
(a) when the competent authorities in the importing              — Prelievo applicabile : 75 % del prelievo intero ;
       Member State receive proof from the importer that
       the animal in question :                                  — Toe te passen heffing : 75 % van de volle heffing ;
                                                                 -—- Gyldig afgift : 75 % af hele afgiften ;
       — has not been slaughtered before the expiry of
            the period specified in Article 1 (3) (a), or         In addition , where the third subparagraph of Article
       — has died as a result of sickness or accident            2 (2) has been applied, the licence shall include in
            before the expiry of that period ;                   section 20 one of the following endorsements :
(b) in respect of every animal for which no import               — Licence valid for (quantity in words and figures)
       licence has been issued .                                     head ;
2.        If the proof referred to in paragraph 1 (a) is not     — Lizenz gültig für (Menge in Buchstaben und
furnished within 30 days from the expiry of the                      Zahlen) Stück Vieh ;
period specified in Article 1 (3) (a), the security shall        — Certificat valable pour (quantité en lettres et en
be forfeit .                                                         chiffres) têtes ;
                                                                 — Titolo valido per (quantità in lettere e in cifre)
                            Article 4                                capi ;
 1 . Each animal imported on the terms set out in                — Certificaat voor (hoeveelheid in letters en cijfers)
Article 1 shall be identified by the placing on at least             stuks vee ;
one of its ears of either :                                      — Gyldig licens for (mængde i bogstaver og tal) stk.
— an indelible tattoo, or
— an official or officially approved earmark .                                            Artikel 7
 2.       Such tattoo or mark shall be such as to enable,        This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 May
where appropriate by registration at the time when                1975 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 30 April 1975 .
                                                                            For the Commission .
                                                                               P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                         Member of the Commission