CELEX: 31989R2882
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2882/89 of 26 September 1989 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the fourth quarter of 1989

27. 9 . 89                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 277/ 19
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2882/89
                                                    of 26 September 1989
                  fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on
                                       special terms in the fourth quarter of 1989
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        priority when issuing the licences                conferring
                                                                   entitlement under the arrangements ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
                                                                  (EEC) No 2377/80 applicants shall undertake either to
                                                                   carry out themselves or to have carried out under their
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
                                                                   responsibility, the task of fattening ; whereas, in the case
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the
                                                                   of agricultural producers or their professional organi­
market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by
                                                                   zations, it appears that the opportunity given to the
Regulation (EEC) No 571 /89 (2), and in particular                applicants not to carry out themselves the task of
Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and 25 thereof,                            fattening could give rise to abuses in certain cases ;
                                                                  whereas it seems appropriate consequently to abolish
Whereas the Council has established an estimate of
                                                                   that opportunity for the quarter in question ;
175 000 head under the new import arrangements for
young male bovine animals for fattening for the period            Whereas, in the case of import licence applications
1 January to 31 December 1989 ; whereas, under Article             made by agricultural producers or their professional
13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the quantity            organizations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in
which may be imported in each quarter and the rate of              order to permit a more equitable distribution of the
reduction in the import levy on these animals must be              quantities available, to limit the maximum quantity
determined ;                                                      which each application may cover ;
Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
the special arrangements were laid down in                         are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (3), as last                 Committee for Beef and Veal,
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 121 /87 (4), and in
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 f), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (6);                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of
the Community which have a serious shortfall in bovine                                       Article 1
animals for fattening must be taken into account ;
whereas those requirements are apparent in Italy and in            1.    For the period 1 October to 31 December 1989,
Greece and may be estimated for the fourth quarter of              the maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of
1989 at 41 600 head and 6 784 head respectively in                 Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 48 384 head of
those Member States ;                                              young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live
                                                                   weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which 41 600 head
Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine                    must be imported into and fattened in Italy and 6 784
animals for fattening justify, for the fourth quarter of           head must be imported into and fattened in Greece.
1989, a higher rate of reduction in the levy for animals
weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head,                       2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine
originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ;                        animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the
                                                                   levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % .
Whereas the partial reduction in the levy is intended to           However, the levy applicable on the day of import shall
help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal                      be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of
production structures in Italy and in Greece ; whereas             12880 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300
appropriate measures must therefore be taken to ensure             kilograms per head, originating in and coming from
                                                                   Yugoslavia.
that producers can, as far as possible, benefit directly
from the arrangements without traditional trade being              This maximum quantity may be imported up to a
excluded ; whereas this objective can be achieved by               maximum of :
giving agricultural producers and their organizations
                                                                  — 10 880 head in Italy,
(')  OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.                            — 2 000 head in Greece.
(2)  OJ No L 61 , 4. 3. 1989, p. 43 .
(•') OJ No L 77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 18.                              3. Applications for licences and licences shall, in
(4)  OJ No L 109, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12.
0    OJ No L 241 , 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.                              accordance with Article 9 ( 1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No
(6)  OJ No L 283, 18. 10. 1988, p. 13.                             2377/80, relate to :
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— either young bovine animals of a weight per head                   specify the categories of applicants in = the
    not exceeding 300 kilograms, or                                  information referred to in = Article 1 5 (4) (a) of
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ;
— young bovine animals of a weight per head of from
    220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming            (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of
    from Yugoslavia.                                                 2 484 head, including a maximum of 845 head
                                                                     originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ;
In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of applications for     (c) to applicants who provide proof of having imported
licences and 4icences shall include one of the following             animals qualifying under the arrangements in
entries :
                                                                     question during the last three years- in respect of the
                                                                     quantities in (b) of 2 278 head including a
— 'Yugoslavia',                                                      maximum of 790 head originating in and coming
—   'Jugoslavien ,                                                   from Yugoslavia.
—   'Jugoslawien ,
—    Γιουγκοσλαβία',                                                 Quantities covered by licences shall be allocated in
—   'Yougoslavie ,                                                   proportion to the quantities imported in the three
—   'Iugoslavia ,                                                    years concerned.
—   'Joegoslavië ,
—   'Jugoslávia .                                               7. The proof referred to in paragraphs 5 (c) and 6 (c)
                                                                shall be provided by the customs document of release
                                                                for free circulation .
Licences shall make it compulsory to import from the
country indicated.
                                                                8. The import licences are only issued for a quantity
                                                                equal to or more than 10 head.
4. Member States shall specify in the information
referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No
2377/80 the category of live weight, and the origin of
the products in the case referred to in the second                                        Article 2
indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3.
                                                                1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1
5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import               (5) (a) and (6) (a):
licences may be issued directly :
                                                                (a) notwithstanding Article 9 (l)(d) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 2377/80, applications for import licences
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in              lodged :
    respect of a maximum of 27 750 head, including a
    maximum of 7 250 head originating in and coming             — by agricultural producers, directly or through their
    from Yugoslavia. Italy shall, for this purpose, specify          professional organizations, shall be acceptable only if
    the categories of applicants in the information                  the agricultural producers undertake in writing to
    referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC)            fatten on their farms the young bovine animals
    No 2377/80 ;                                                     imported under this Regulation,
(b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of             — by professional organizations shall be acceptable
     13 850 head, including a maximum of 3 630 head                  only if they undertake in writing to have the young
    originating in and coming from Yugoslavia,                       bovine animals imported under this Regulation
                                                                     fattened on the farms of those who are members of
(c) to applicants who provide proof of having imported
    animals qualifying under the arrangements in                     the said organizations at the time the declaration
    question during the last three years in respect of               referred to in Article 1 (l)(d) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 612/77 is made ;
    quantities in (b) of 12 465 head including a
    maximum of 3 267 head originating in and coming             (b) applications for import licences may not cover more
    from Yugoslavia.                                                 than 1 00 head when made by individual applicants
                                                                     or more than 100 head per member when made by
    Quantities covered by licences shall be allocated in             professional organizations. The total quantity applied
    proportion to the quantities imported in the three               for by a professional organization may not, however,
    years concerned.                                                 exceed 2 500 head.
6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import              2. Applications for import licences may not cover
licences may be issued directly :                               more than 10 % of the quantity referred to in Article 1
                                                                (5) (b) and (6)(b).
(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in
    respect of a maximum of 4 300 head, including a             3. Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation
    maximum of 1 155 head originating in and coming             (EEC) No 612/77, the security referred to therein shall
    from Yugoslavia. Greece shall, for this purpose,            not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is
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provided to the competent authorities of the Member            relate to the same category of weight and the same rate
State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 (a)      of reduction in the levy shall be treated as a single
has been complied with.                                        application.
                                                                                       Article 4
                         Article 3
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC)          publication in the Official Journal of the European
No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which          Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                 Done at Brussels, 26 September 1989.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission