CELEX: 31975R2475
Language: en
Date: 1975-09-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2475/75 of the Commission of 29 September 1975 concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences for certain young bovine animals of highland breeds for fattening

30. 9 . 75                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 253/25
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2475/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 29 September 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
805/68 (!) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                   2. Applications for import licences shall relate to
tion of the market in beef and veal, as last amended                 live animals expressed in head of cattle.
by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (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 . 2033/75 (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 January 1976.
was permitted by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1 208/75 (5) of 30 April 1975 concerning the issue
while protective measures are in force of import                     Applications for licences and the licences themselves
                                                                      shall include :
licences for certain young bovine animals of highland
breeds for fattening, as last amended by Regulation                   (a) in section 12, one of the following endorsements :
(EEC) No 1407/75 (6) ; whereas this measure only
applies to applications for import licences lodged                        — valid for young male bovine cattle intended for
until the end of August 1975 ; whereas the reasons                            fattening (Regulation (EEC) No 2475/75) ;
which led to the adoption of the said Regulation still
exist ; whereas, therefore, the special import system for                 — gültig für männliche Jungrinder für die Mast
young bovine animals should be continued until the                            (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2475/75) ;
 end of 1975,                                                             — valable pour jeunes bovins males destinés a
                                                                              l'engraissement (règlement (CEE) no 2475/75) ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                          — valido per giovani bovini maschi destinati
                                                                              all'ingrasso (regolamento (CEE) no 2475/75) ;
                                                                          — geldig      voor    jonge   mannelijke    runderen,
                              Article 1
                                                                              bestemd voor de mesterij (Verordening (EEG)
  1.   There shall be issued, in accordance with the
                                                                              nr. 2475/75) ;
 special conditions laid down in this Regulation,                         — gyldig for ungtyre bestemt til           opfedning
                                                                              (forordning (EØF) nr. 2475/75) ;
 (') OJ No   L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.
 (2  OJ No   L 195,  18 . 7. 1974, p. 14.                             (b) in section 14 particulars of the country of origin .
 (3) OJ No   L 108 , 26 . 4. 1975, p. 1 .
 («) OJ No   L 207,  6. 8 . 1975, p . 8 .
 (*) OJ No   L 120,  13 . 5 . 1975, p. 5.                             The issue of a licence shall carry with it the obligation
 (0) OJ No   L 140,  31 . 5 . 1975, p . 51 .                           to import from the country indicated .
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2.        The Member-States shall notify the Commission          2. Such tattoo or mark shall be so designed that the
by telex at the latest on the second working day                 date when the animal is put into free circulation and
following the expiry of the period for the receipt of            the identity of the importer can be recorded, if
applications of the total numbers applied for in accor­          possible, by their registration at the time of such
dance with paragraph 1 in respect of each of the third           putting into frefe circulation.
countries concerned .
The Commission shall decide, subject to an overall                                          Article 5
monthly limit of 5 0Q0 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
4.        In addition to the production of an import             shall be valid for 30 days from their actual day of
licence, importation shall be subject to production 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
                            Articlc 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 ;
      — has not been slaughtered before the expiry of             — Gældende afgift : 75 % af hele afgiften .
            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 such 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 ;
 For those animals, however, for which the import                 — Titolo valido per (quantità in lettere e in cifre)
 licences have not be used, an amount equal only to                    capi ;
 five units of account per head shall be forfeit .                — Certificaat geldig voor (hoeveelheid in letters en
                                                                       cijfers) stuks vee ;
                            Article 4                             — Licens gyldig for (mængde i bogstaver og tal) stk.
  1.       Each animal imported on the terms set out in
 Article 1 shall be identified by the placing on at least                                   Article 7
 one of its ears of either :
 — an indelible tattoo , or
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October
 — an official or officially approved earmark .                    1 975 .
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          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