CELEX: 31973R0180
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 180/73 of the Council of 23 January 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 concerning the special scheme for the import of young bovine animals and calves intended for fattening

No L 25/ 8                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30 . 1 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 180/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 23 January 1973
              amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 concerning the special scheme for the import
                                of young bovine animals and calves intended for fattening
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                           Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                  Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 is replaced
Article 43 thereof ;                                            by the following :
                                                                     ' 1 . If the price of calves recorded on the
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission ;                    representative markets of the Community in
                                                                     accordance with Article 10 exceeds the guide
                                                                     price :
Having regard to the Opinion of the European
Parliament (*);                                                       ( a) the levy referred to in that Article, which may
                                                                           apply to young male bovine animals for
                                                                           fattening, weighing not less than 220 kg but
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No                                  not more than 300 kg, shall not be charged
805 /68 (2) of the Council of 27 June 1968, on the                          and the rate of customs duty shall be reduced
common organization of the market in beef and veal,                        by half;
amended in the last instance by Regulation (EEC) No
187/73 (3), provides that it is opportune, in certain                 (b) the levy which may apply to calves for
market conditions, to establish, for certain categories                    fattening, weighing less than 80 kg, shall not
of young bovine animals and calves coming from                              be charged and the rate of customs duty shall
third countries and intended for fattening within the                       be reduced by three-quarters.
Community, a special import scheme ;                                 2. Detailed rules for the application of this
                                                                      Article and in particular those fixing the period of
Whereas this was conceived for the purpose of                         transport and those relating to the controls
increasing the production of beef and veal without                   necessary to ensure a sufficient period for
increasing the number of cows, and, as a                             fattening for the young animals mentioned in
consequence, milk production ; whereas it is                         paragraph 1 shall be adopted in accordance with
opportune to encourage and develop this policy;                       the procedure laid down in Article 27.'
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas this purpose may be achieved by improving
the system of importation of young male bovine                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
animals weighing not less than 220 kg or not more                day following its publication in the Official Journal
than 300 kg and of calves weighing less than 80 kg ;             of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 January 1973 .
                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                         L. TINDEMANS
(!) OJ No C 36, 12 . 4. 1972, p. 8 .
(2) OJ No L 143 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.
(3) See p. 23 of this Official Journal.