CELEX: 31974R3067
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3067/74 of the Commission of 4 December 1974 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of interest subsidies on loans advanced for the retention of young cattle on the farm

5 . 12 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 325/ 5
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 3067/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 4 December 1974
                  laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of interest subsidies
                          on loans advanced for the retention of young cattle on the farm
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       2.     The interest subsidy shall be equal to an amount
COMMUNITIES,                                                         representing interest at an annual rate of 8 % . Loans
                                                                     on which such subsidy is granted may not exceed 40
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                 units of account per head of eligible young cattle and
                                                                     the subsidy may be granted in respect of not more
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         than 25 such animals .
805/68 (!) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended
by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular                                        Article 2
Articles 22a (3) and 25 thereof ;
Whereas under Article 4a of Council Regulation                       For the purposes of this Regulation the following
(EEC) No 1 967/74 (3 ) of 23 July 1974 introducing a                 shall be regarded as eligible young cattle :
system of premiums for the orderly marketing of
certain adult bovine animals for slaughter, as last                 (a) calves as defined in Annex II to Commission Regu­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2803/74 (4), certain                       lation ( EEC) No 320/73 (b) of 31 January 1973 on
Member States were authorized to grant interest                           the determination of prices of calves and adult
subsidies on loans advanced for the retention of young                    bovine animals on representative Community
cattle on the farm ;                                                      markets, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
                                                                          646/74 (7) ;
Whereas detailed rules should be laid down for the
application of this system so as to ensure that only                 (b) young bovine animals not more than 30 months
producers who are likely to encounter difficulties in                     old and in respect of which it can be proved that
retaining young cattle may receive such interest                          in order to reach normal marketing standards for
subsidy ; whereas the amount which may be granted                         cattle for slaughter they require fattening for a
and the categories of young cattle eligible should also                   period of not less than three months .
be specified ;
Whereas provision should be made for measures                                                   Article 3
which enable it to be verified whether producers are
complying with their undertakings but at the same
time make allowance for force majeure (5) ; whereas                 The interest subsidy shall be granted on loans
                                                                     advanced on or after 7 November 1974 and shall be
the information supplied concerning the measures
taken by the Member States and the number of young                   in respect of a period beginning on the day on which
cattle in respect of which subsidies have been granted               the loan is granted and ending on the day on which
will enable the Commission to assess the effects and                 the relevant animal is sold or on 30 April 1975,
                                                                    whichever is the sooner.
effectiveness of the measure ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                                               Article 4
ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
                                                                     1.     In addition to the undertaking provided for in
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     the second subparagraph of Article 4a (2) of Regula­
                                                                     tion ( EEC) No 1967/ 74, an application for an interest
                              Article 1
                                                                     subsidy shall include the following :
 1.      Member States which avail themselves of the
authorization provided for in Article 4a ( 1 ) of Regula­           (a) particulars of the number of calves and unfattened
tion ( EEC) No 1967/74 shall determine the persons                        young bovine animals kept on the date on which
who are to receive an interest subsidy.                                   the application is lodged in respect of which an
                                                                          interest subsidy is requested ;
(')  OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                           (b) documents establishing that the animals in ques­
(2 ) OJ No L 195 , 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14.                                  tion are present on the applicant's farm and
(3)  OJ No L 206, 27 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 .                                   enabling the animals to be identified .
(4)  OJ No L 300 , 8 . 1 1 . 1974, p. 1 .
(5 ) See Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European
     Communities Cases 4/ 68 ( Recueil 1968 , p. 549) and           (6) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2 . 1973 , p. 13 .
      11 /70 ( Recueil 1970 , p. 1125).                             ( 7) OJ No L 78 , 23 . 3 . 1974, p. 20 .
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2. The period for making applications for the                1967/74 shall inform the Commission forthwith of
interest subsidy shall terminate on 31 January 1975.         the measures taken by them thereunder.
                        Article 5
                                                             Such Member States shall in respect of each week
Except in cases of force majeure, if the undertaking         notify the Commission within 15 days of the end of
provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 4a        the week in question of the number of calves and
(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1967/74 is not complied           unfattened young bovine animals in respect of which
with in respect of one or more animal for which an           an interest subsidy has been granted.
interest subsidy has been granted, steps shall be taken
immediately to recover the corresponding amount of
the subsidy.
The    Member     State concerned   shall   inform  the
                                                                                     Article 7
Commission of each case of force majeure.
                        Article 6
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Member States which avail themselves of the authoriza­       following its publication in the Official Journal of
tion provided in Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 4 December 1974 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                          The President
                                                                     Francois-Xavier ORTOLI