CELEX: 31975R2476
Language: en
Date: 1975-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2476/75 of the Commission of 29 September 1975 concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences for a further 30 000 calves and young bovine animals for fattening

No L 253/28                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              30. 9 . 75
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2476/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 29 September 1975
              concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences
                       for a further 30 000 calves and young bovine animals for fattening
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               1.     There shall be issued in accordance with the
                                                                   special conditions laid down in this Regulation,
                                                                   import licences for 30 000 male calves or young male
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 C1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                 bovine animals for fattening weighing not more than
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended               250 kg.
by Regulatipn (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular             2. The licences shall be issued by the competent
Article 21 (2) thereof ;                                           body :
                                                                   — in Italy in respect of a maximum of 29 1 00 head ;
Whereas the suspension of the issue of import
licences has been relaxed by Commission Regulation                 — in Germany in respect of a maximum of 900 head.
(EEC) No 1090/75 (3) of 23 April 1975 on the issue by
way of protective measures of import licences for                  3 . Licences issued under the provisions of this
certain beef and veal products (EXIM), as last                     Regulation shall be valid only in the Member State of
                                                                   issue .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2033/75 (4) ;
whereas these arrangements do not however permit
the importation of calves and young bovine animals ;                                       Article 2
Whereas there is generally a shortage of young                     1.      Each of the Member States concerned shall take
fattening cattle throughout the Cdmmunity, and it                  all necessary steps to guarantee importers free access
was to meet this situation that the arrangements                   to the quota allotted to it, irrespective of the place of
provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No                  establishment of such importers within the Commu­
805/68 were established ; whereas those arrangements               nity.
have been suspended since the protective measures
came into force ;                                                  2.      The extent to which a Member State's quota has
                                                                   been utilized shall be established by reference to the
                                                                   import licences issued.
Whereas in connection with the relaxation of these
measures account has been taken of the availability of             3 . Not later than the fifth day of each month, the
supplies of such animals within the Community in                   Member States concerned shall notify the Commis­
particular by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                       sion by telex of the total number of animals for which
 1209/75 (5) of 30 April 1975 concerning the issue                 import licences were issued during the previous
while protective measures are in force of import                   month .
licences for 45 000 calves and young bovine animals
for fattening, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                            Article 3
 1407/75 (6);
                                                                    1 . Applications for import licences shall relate to
Whereas this measure only applies to import licences                live animals expressed in head of cattle.
 lodged up to 30 September 1975 ; whereas the reasons
which led to the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No                    2.     Each application shall relate to a minimum of
 1209/75 still exist ; whereas, therefore, the importation          100 head and shall be accompanied by :
of further quantities of calves and young bovine
animals should be permitted up to the end of 1975,                 (a) an undertaking in writing from the importer that
                                                                        the calves or young bovine animals will be
(■)  OJ No L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.                               fattened in the importing Member State for a
( 2) OJ No L  195,  18 . 7. 1974, p. 14.                                period of 1 50 days from the day on which they are
(3 ) OJ No L  108 , 26. 4. 1975, p. 1 .                                 put into free circulation ;
(4)  OJ No L  207,  6. 8 . 1975, p. 8 .
(5 ) OJ No L  120,  13 . 5 . 1975, p. 7.                            (b) the lodging of a security equal to 40 units of
(6)  OJ No  L 140,  31 . 5 . 1975, p. 51 .                              account per head .
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3 . Applications for licences and the licences them­                  —    died as a result of sickness or accident before
selves shall include in section 12 one of the following                   the expiry of such period ;
endorsements :
                                                                 (b) in respect of every animal for which no import
— Application of Regulation (EEC) No 2476/75,                         licence was issued.
     certificate valid in . . . (Member State of delivery) ;
                                                                 2. If the proof referred to in paragraph 1 (a) is not
— Application règlement (CEE) n0 2476/75, certificat             furnished within 180 days from the day on which the
     valable en . . . (État membre de délivrance) ;              animal was put into free circulation, the security shall
— Anwendung Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2476/75,                        be forfeit.
     Lizenz gültig in . . . (ausstellender Mitgliedstaat) ;
— Applicazione regolamento (CEE) n . 2476/75, titolo              For those animals, however, for which the import
                                                                 licences have not been used, an amount equal only to
     valido in . . . (Stato membro di rilascio) ;
                                                                 five units of account per head shall be forfeit.
— Toepassing van Verordening (EEG) nr. 2476/75,
     certificaat geldig in . . . (Lid-Staat van afgifte) ;                                Article 5
— Anvendelse af forordning (EØF) nr. 2476/75,
     licens gyldig i . . . (udstedelsesmedlemsstaten).            1 . Each animal imported on the terms set out in
                                                                 Article 1 shall be identified by the placing on at least
4.      Section 20 of the licence shall include one of the       one of its ears of either :
following endorsements :
                                                                 — an indelible tattoo, or
— Valid for male calves or young bovine animals for              — an official or officially approved earmark.
     fattening (Regulation (EEC) No 2476/75) ;
— Valable pour veaux males ou jeunes bovins males                2. Such tattoo or mark shall be so designed that the
     destinés à l'engraissement (règlement (CEE) no              date when the animal is put into free circulation and
     2476/75) ;                                                  the identity of the importer can be recorded, if
— Gültig für männliche Kälber oder männliche                     possible, by their registration at the time of such
     Jungrinder für die Mast (Verordnung (EWG) Nr.               putting into free circulation .
     2476/75) ;
                                                                                          Article 6
— Valido per vitelli maschi o giovani bovini maschi
     destinati    all'ingrasso    (regolamento    (CEE)    n.     1 . Import licences issued under this Regulation
     2476/75) ;                                                  shall be valid for 30 days from their day of issue
— Geldig voor mannelijke kalveren of jonge manne­                within the meaning of Article 9(1 ) of Regulation
     lijke runderen, bestemd voor de mesterij (Veror­            (EEC) No 193/75.
     dening (EEG) nr. 2476/75) ;                                 2. Applications for licences may be lodged up to 29
— Gyldig for tyrekalve og ungtyre bestemt til                    February 1976.
     opfedning (forordning (EØF) nr. 2476/75).
                                                                                          Article 7
                           Article 4
                                                                 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
1.     The security shall be released forthwith :                closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied
                                                                 with .
(a) when the competent authorities in the importing
     Member State receive proof from the importer that
     the animal in question has :                                                         Article 8
    — not been slaughtered before the expiry of the              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October
          period specified in Article 3 (2) (a), or               1975 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 29 September 1975.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                        Member of the Commission