CELEX: 31976R0320
Language: en
Date: 1976-02-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 320/76 of 13 February 1976 concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences for 50 000 young bovine animals for fattening

14. 2. 76                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 39/27
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 320/76
                                                     of 13 February 1976
               concerning the issue while protective measures are in force of import licences
                                     for 50 000 young bovine animals for fattening
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                    Article 1
 Economic Community,
                                                                   1.    There shall be issued in accordance with the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      special conditions laid down in this Regulation
 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                 import licences for 50 000 young bovine animals for
 of the market in beef and veal (!), as last amended by            fattening, of a minimum weight of 220 kilograms and
 Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular              a maximum weight of 300 kilograms.
Article 21 (2) thereof,
                                                                  Where the imported young bovine animal weighs not
Whereas the suspension of the issue of import                      more than 10 % under 220 kilograms, it shall be
 licences has been relaxed by Commission Regulation               considered as being imported under this Regulation.
(EEC) No 76/76 of 16 January 1976 setting up a
 system linking imports of beef and veal products                 2. The licences shall be issued by the competent
 effected by way of protective measures with the sale of          body :
 beef held by intervention agencies (3) ; whereas these
 arrangements do not, however, permit the importation             — in Italy in respect of a maximum of 48 500 head ;
 of young bovine animals ;
                                                                  — in the Federal Republic of Germany in respect of
                                                                       a maximum of 1 500 head.
Whereas there is generally a shortage of young
 fattening cattle throughout the Community, and it
was to meet this situation that the arrangements                  3 . Licences issued under the provisions of this
 provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No                Regulation shall be valid only in the Member State of
                                                                  issue.
 805/68 were established, whereas those arrangements
 have been suspended since the protective measures
came into force ;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas in connection with the relaxation of these
 measures account has been taken of the availability of            1.    Each of the Member States concerned shall take
supplies of such animals within the Community in                  all necessary steps to guarantee importers free access
 particular by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     to the quota allotted to it, irrespective of the place of
 2476/75 of 29 September 1975 concerning the issue                establishment of such importers within the Commu­
while protective measures are in force of import                  nity.
licences for a further 30 000 calves and young bovine
animals for fattening (4) ; whereas this measure only             2.     The extent to which a Member State's quota has
applies to applications for import licences lodged up             been utilized shall be established by reference to the
to 29 February 1976 ; whereas the reasons which led               import licences issued.
to the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 2476/75 still
exist ; whereas, however, the implementation of that              3. Not later than the fifth day of each month, the
Regulation has met with numerous difficulties and                 Member States concerned shall notify the Commis­
only about 1 0 000 animals were able to be imported               sion by telex of the total number of animals for which
under it ; whereas the importation of the remaining               import licences were issued during the previous
number of animals should be permitted and it should               month .
at the same time be made possible to import 30 000
additional animals ; whereas the levy on such imports
should be reduced and the date for lodging applica­                                       Article 3
tions for import licences should be extended to the
end of March 1976,                                                1 . Applications for import licences shall relate to
                                                                  live animals expressed in head of cattle.
(■) OJ  No L  148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ  No L  195, 18. 7. 1974, p. 14.
(3) OJ  No L  10, 17. 1 . 1976, p. 21 .                           2. Each application shall relate to a minimum of
(«) OJ  No L 253, 30. 9. 1975, p. 28.                             100 head and shall be accompanied by :
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(a) an undertaking in writing from the importer that                 — not been slaughtered before the expiry of the
     the young bovine animals will be fattened in the                     period specified in Article 3 (2) (a), or
     importing Member State for a period of 120 days                 — died as a result of sickness or accident before
     from the day on which they are put into free circu­                  the expiry of such period ;
     lation ;
                                                                 (b) in respect of every animal for which no import
(b) the lodging of a security equal to 60 units of                    licence was issued .
     account per head.
                                                                 2. If the proof referred to in paragraph 1 (a) is not
3. The levy applicable to young bovine animals                   furnished within 150 days from the day on which the
imported under this Regulation shall be equal to                 animal was put into free circulation, the security shall
55 % of the full levy.                                           be forfeit.                                         ,
4. Applications for licences and the licences them­              For those animals, however, for which the import
selves shall include in Section 12 one of the following          licences have not been used, an amount equal only to
endorsements :                                                   five units of account per head shall be forfeited.
— 'Valid for ... young male bovine animals for
     fattening (Regulation (EEC) No 320/76) ; licence                                      Article 5
     valid in . . . (Member State of delivery)',
— 'Gültig für ... männliche Jungrinder für die Mast              1 . Each animal imported on the terms set out in
     (Verordnung {EWG) Nr. 320/76) ; Lizenz gültig in            Article 1 shall be identified by the placing on at least
     . . . (ausstellender Mitgliedstaat)',                       one of its ears of either :
— Valido per . . . giovani bovini maschi destinati               — an indelible tattoo, or
     all'ingrasso (regolamento (ECC) n. 320/76) ; titolo
     valido in . . . (Stato membro di rilascio)',                — an official or officially approved earmark.
— 'Geldig voor . . . jonge mannelijke runderen,
     bestemd voor de mesterij (Verordening (EEG) nr.             2. Such tattoo or mark shall be so designed as to
                                                                 enable the verification, if necessary, of the date when
     320/76) ; certificaat geldig in ... (Lid-Staat van
     afgifte)',                                                  the animal was put into free circulation and the iden­
                                                                 tity of the importer by recording them at the time of
— 'Gyldig for ... ungtyre bestemt til opfedning                  putting into free circulation.
     (forordning (EØF) nr. 320/76) ; licens gyldig i . . .
     (udstedelsemedlemsstaten)',
                                                                                           Article 6
— 'valable pour jeunes bovins males destines a
      l'engraissement (règlement (CEE) no 320/76) ;
     certificat valable en ... (Etat membre de déliv­             1 . Import licences issued under this Regulation
      rance)'.                                                   shall be valid for 30 days from their day of issue
                                                                 within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
 5.      Section 20 of the licence shall include one of the      (EEC) No 193/75.
 following endorsements :
                                                                 2.     Applications for licences may be lodged up to 31
— 'Applicable levy : 55 % of full levy ,                         March 1976 .
— 'Geltende Abschöpfung : 55 % der vollen
     Abschöpfung',                                                                         Article 7
 — 'Prelievo applicabile : 55 % del prelievo intero ,
 — 'Toe te passen heffing : 55 % van de volle heffing ,          Member States and the Commission shall cooperate
                                                                  closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied
— 'Gældende afgift : 55 % af hele afgiften ,                     with .
 — 'Prélèvement applicable : 55 % du prélèvement
      entier'.
                                                                                           Article 8
                           Article 4                              Regulation (EEC) No 2476/75 is hereby repealed.
 1.      The security shall be released forthwith :
                                                                                           Article 9
 (a) when the competent authorities in the importing
      Member State receive proof from the importer that          This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February
      the animal in question has :                                1976.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 13 February 1976.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                             Member of the Commission