CELEX: 31977R1428
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1428/77 of 29 June 1977 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the third quarter of 1977

30 . 6. 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 160/43
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1428/77
                                                          of 29 June 1977
                fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on
                                          special terms in the third quarter of 1977
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
  COMMUNITIES,                                                       Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
                                                                     limit set by its chairman,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
  of the market in beef and veal (! ), as last amended by                                     Article 1
  Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular
  Article 13 (4) (a) thereof,                                         1 . For the period 1 July to 30 September 1977, the
 Whereas the Council has established, under the new                  maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of
  import arrangements for young male bovine animals                  Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 50 000 head of
  for fattening, an estimate of 1 50 000 head (3) for the            young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live
  period 1 April to 31 December 1977 ; whereas, under                weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which at least
 Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 , the              40 550 head must be imported into and fattened in
  quantity which may be imported each quarter and the                Italy.
  rate of suspension of the import levy on these animals             2. In respect of the quantity reserved for Italy,
 must be determined ;
                                                                     import licences may be issued directly to agricultural
 Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of               producers and their organizations, subject to a
 the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine                maximum of 32 840 head.
 animals for fattening must be taken into account ;
 whereas these requirements are particularly apparent                Italy shall, for its own purpose, specify the categories
 in Italy and may be estimated, for the third quarter of             of applicants in the notification referred to in Article
  1977, at a minimum of 40 550 head for that Member                  1 1 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of
 State ;                                                             18 March 1977 on the system of import and export
                                                                     licences for beef and veal (4), as amended by Regula­
 Whereas the partial suspension of the levy is intended              tion (EEC) No 1384/77(5).
 to help improve cattle-rearing and beef production
 structures in Italy ; whereas appropriate measures must             3. The levy to be charged on imports of the young
 therefore be taken to ensure that producers can, as far             bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
 as possible, benefit directly from the arrangements                 equal to the levy applicable on the day of import less
 without, however, traditional trade being excluded ;                50 % .
 whereas this objective can be achieved by giving agri­
 cultural producers and their organizations priority                                          Article 2
 when issuing the licences entitling them to benefit
 from these arrangements ;                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 29 June 1977.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
( 1 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
(2) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 .                               (4) OJ No L 75, 23 . 3 . 1977, p. 5 .
P) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 32.                                (5) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6 . 1977, p. 16.