CELEX: 31989R0742
Language: en
Date: 1989-03-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 742/89 of 22 March 1989 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first and second quarters of 1989

23 . 3 . 89                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 80/35
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 742/85»
                                                      of 22 March 1989
                   fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on
                                 special terms in the first and second quarters of 1989
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        arrangements without traditional trade being excluded ;
                                                                  whereas this objective can be achieved by giving agricul­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              tural producers and their organizations priority when
Economic Community,                                                issuing the licences conferring entitlement to benefit
                                                                   from the arrangements ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market              Whereas in accordance with Article 9 (1 ) of Regulation
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          (EEC) No 2377/80, the applicant shall undertake either to
No 571 /89 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and      carry out himself or to have carried out under his respon­
25 thereof,                                                        sibility, the task of fattening ; whereas, in the case of agri­
                                                                   cultural producers or their professional organizations, it
Whereas the Council has established an estimate of                 appears that the opportunity given to the applicant not to
175 000 head under the new import arrangements for                 carry out himself the task of fattening could give rise to
young male bovine animals for fattening, for the period 1          abuses in certain cases ; whereas it seems appropriate
January to 31 December 1989 ; whereas, under Article 13            consequently to abolish that opportunity for the quarters
(4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the quantity which          in question ;
may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduction
in the import levy on these animals must be determined ;           Whereas, in the case of import licence applications made
                                                                   by agricultural producers or their professional organiz­
Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of the        ations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in order to
special arrangements were laid down in Commission                  permit a more equitable distribution of the quantities
Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (3), as last amended by Regu­           available, to limit the maximum quantity which each
lation (EEC) No 1121 /87 (4), and in Commission Regula­            application may cover ;
tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3182/88 («);                                              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                   in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas, with a view to imports in the first two quarters,         Committee for Beef and Veal,
the term of validity of the licences referred to in Article 4
(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 should be extended ;
Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of the          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Community which have a serious deficit in bovine
animals for fattening must be taken into account ;
whereas these requirements are apparent in Italy and in                                        Article 1
Greece and may be estimated for the first and second
quarters of 1989 at 68 000 head and 10 400 head head
respectively in those Member States ;                               1 . For the period 1 January to 30 June 1989, the
                                                                   maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of
Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine                    Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 79 050 head of
animals for fattening justify, for the first and second            young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live weight
quarters of 1989, a higher rate of reduction in the levy for       of 300 kilograms or less, of which 68 000 head must be
animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head,               imported into and fattened in Italy and 10 400 head must
originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ;                        be imported into and fattened in Greece.
                                                                    2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine
Whereas the partial reduction in the levy is intended to           animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the
help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal production            levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % .
structures in Italy and in Greece ; whereas appropriate
measures must therefore be taken to ensure that pro­                However, the levy applicable on the day of import shall
ducers can, as far as possible, benefit directly from the          be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of 20 840
                                                                   young bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilo­
(') OJ   No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                             grams per head, originating in and coming from
Pj  OJ   No L 61 , 4. 3. 1989, p. 43.                              Yugoslavia.
(3) OJ   No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 18 .
(<) OJ   No L 1 09, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12.
0   OJ   No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                             This maximum quantity may be imported up to a
(«) OJ   No L 283, 18. 10. 1988, p. 13.                             maximum of :
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— 17 800 head in Italy,                                          (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 3 450
—      2 780 head in Greece, and                                      head, including a maximum of 940 head originating
—        260 head in the other Member States.                         in and coming from Yugoslavia.
3. Applications for a licence and licences shall, in                                        Article 2
accordance with Article 9 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No
2377/80, relate to :
                                                                  1.    In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5)
— either young bovine animals of a weight per head not           (a) and (6) (a) :
    exceeding 300 kilograms, or                                  (a) notwithstanding Article 9 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC)
— young bovine animals of a weight per head of from                   No 2377/80, applications for import licences lodged :
    220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming from              — by agricultural producers, directly or through their
    Yugoslavia.                                                           professional organizations, shall be acceptable only
                                                                          if the agricultural producers undertake in writing
In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of applications for                to fatten on their farms the young bovine animals
licences and licences shall include one of the following                  imported under this Regulation,
entries :
                                                                      — by professional organizations, shall be acceptable
                                                                          only if they undertake in writing to have the
— 'Yugoslavia',                                                           young bovine animals imported under this Regula­
— 'Jugoslavien',                                                          tion fattened on the farms of those who are
— 'Jugoslawien',                                                          members of the said organizations at the time the
— 'Γιουγκοσλαβία',
                                                                          declaration referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (d) of Regu­
—   'Yugoslavia',                                                         lation (EEC) No 612/77 is made ;
—   'Yougoslavie',
—   'Iugoslavia',                                                (b) applications for import licences may not cover more
—   'Joegoslavië',                                                    than 100 head when made by individual applicants or
—   'Jugoslàvia'.                                                     more than 100 head per member when made by
                                                                      professional organizations. The total quantity applied
Licences shall make it compulsory to import from the                  for by a professional organization may not, however,
country indicated.                                                    exceed 2 500 head.
4. Member States shall specify in the information                2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5)
referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No         (b) and (6) (b), applications for import licences may not
                                                                 cover more than 10 % of that quantity.
2377/80 the category of live weight, and the origin of the
products in the case referred to in the second indent of
the first subparagraph of paragraph 3.                           3. Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 612/77, the security referred to therein shall
                                                                  not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is
5.     Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import             provided to the competent authorities of the Member
licences may be issued directly :                                State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 (a)
                                                                  has been complied with.
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in
    respect of a maximum of 45 400 head, including a
    maximum of 1 1 900 head originating in and coming                                       Article 3
    from Yugoslavia.
     Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of     For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
    applicants in the information referred to in Article 15       2377/80, all applications from one applicant which relate
    (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ;                      to the same category of weight and the same rate of
                                                                  reduction in the levy shall be treated as one application.
(b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of
    22 600 head, including a maximum of 5 900 head                                          Article 4
    originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.
                                                                  Notwithstanding Article 4 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import                2377/80, the term of validity of the licences issued under
licences may be issued directly :                                 this Regulation shall extend for five months from their
                                                                  actual date of issue.
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in
     respect of a maximum of 6 950 head, including a
     maximum of 1 840 head originating in and coming                                         Article 5
     from Yugoslavia.
     Greece shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
     applicants in the information referred to in Article 15      publication in the Official Journal of the European
     (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ;                     Communities.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 22 March 1989.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                               Member of the Commission