CELEX: 31979R2975
Language: en
Date: 1979-12-27
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2975/79 of 27 December 1979 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1980

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31979R2975

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2975/79 of 27 December 1979 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1980  

Official Journal L 336 , 29/12/1979 P. 0052 - 0053

****( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .  ( 2 ) OJ NO L 329 , 24 . 12 . 1979 , P . 15 .  ( 3 ) OJ NO L 78 , 22 . 3 . 1978 , P . 10 .  ( 4 ) SEE PAGE 49 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2975/79   OF 27 DECEMBER 1979   FIXING THE QUANTITY OF YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED ON SPECIAL TERMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN   COMMUNITIES ,   HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,   HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2916/79  ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 13 ( 4 ), 15 ( 2 ) AND 25 THEREOF ,   WHEREAS THE COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED , UNDER THE NEW IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS FOR FATTENING , AN ESTIMATE OF 230 000 HEAD FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 ; WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 13 ( 4 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , THE QUANTITY WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED EACH QUARTER AND THE RATE OF REDUCTION OF THE IMPORT LEVY ON THESE ANIMALS MUST BE DETERMINED ;   WHEREAS DETAILED RULES FOR THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 571/78 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2974/79 ( 4 );   WHEREAS THE SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH HAVE A SERIOUS DEFICIT IN BOVINE ANIMALS FOR FATTENING MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT ; WHEREAS THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE PARTICULARLY APPARENT IN ITALY AND MAY BE ESTIMATED , FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980 , AT A MINIMUM OF 67 500 HEAD , FOR THAT MEMBER STATE ;   WHEREAS THE SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS IN YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS FOR FATTENING JUSTIFY , FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980 , A HIGHER RATE OF REDUCTION OF THE LEVY FOR ANIMALS WEIGHING FROM 220 TO 300 KILOGRAMS PER HEAD , ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM YUGOSLAVIA ;   WHEREAS THE PARTIAL REDUCTION OF THE LEVY IS INTENDED TO HELP IMPROVE CATTLE REARING AND BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTION STRUCTURES IN ITALY ; WHEREAS APPROPRIATE MEASURES MUST THEREFORE BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCERS CAN , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BENEFIT DIRECTLY FROM THE ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL TRADE BEING EXCLUDED ; WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE CAN BE ACHIEVED BY GIVING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS PRIORITY WHEN ISSUING THE LICENCES CONFERRING ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFIT FROM THE ARRANGEMENTS ;   WHEREAS ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 11 ( 9 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 THE APPLICANT SHALL UNDERTAKE EITHER TO CARRY OUT HIMSELF OR TO HAVE CARRIED OUT UNDER HIS RESPONSIBILITY THE TASK OF FATTENING ; WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS OR THEIR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION , IT APPEARS THAT THE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN TO THE APPLICANT NOT TO CARRY OUT HIMSELF THE TASK OF FATTENING COULD GIVE RISE TO ABUSES IN CERTAIN CASES ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENTLY TO ABOLISH THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE QUARTER IN QUESTION ;   WHEREAS IN THE CASE OF IMPORT LICENCE APPLICATIONS MADE BY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS OR THEIR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IT IS NECESSARY , IN ORDER TO PERMIT A MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF THE QUANTITIES AVAILABLE , TO LIMIT THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY WHICH EACH APPLICATION MAY COVER ;   WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL ,   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :   ARTICLE 1   1 .  FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1980 , THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13 ( 4 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 805/68 SHALL BE 75 000 HEAD OF YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS FOR FATTENING , OF A LIVE WEIGHT OF 300 KILOGRAMS OR LESS , OF WHICH AT LEAST 67 500 HEAD MUST BE IMPORTED INTO AND FATTENED IN ITALY .   2 .  THE LEVY CHARGED ON IMPORTS OF THE YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LEVY APPLICABLE ON THE DAY OF IMPORT LESS 60 % .   HOWEVER , THE LEVY APPLICABLE ON THE DAY OF IMPORT SHALL BE REDUCED BY 70 % IN RESPECT OF A MAXIMUM OF 12 000 YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS WEIGHING FROM 220 TO 300 KILOGRAMS PER HEAD , ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM YUGOSLAVIA .   3 .  THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE AND THE LICENCE SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 8 ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 AND SHALL RELATE TO :   -  EITHER YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS OF A WEIGHT PER HEAD NOT EXCEEDING 300 KILOGRAMS , OR   -  YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS OF A WEIGHT PER HEAD OF FROM 220 TO 300 KILOGRAMS , ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM YUGOSLAVIA .   IN THE LATTER CASE SECTIONS 13 AND 14 OF THE APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE AND THE LICENCE SHALL INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES :   ' YUGOSLAVIA ' ;   ' JUGOSLAVIEN ' ;   ' JUGOSLAWIEN ' ;   ' YOUGOSLAVIE ' ;   ' IUGOSLAVIA ' ;   ' JOEGOSLAVIE ' .   THE LICENCE SHALL MAKE IT COMPULSORY TO IMPORT FROM THE COUNTRY INDICATED .   4 .  MEMBER STATES SHALL SPECIFY IN THE COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 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 .   5 .  WITHIN THE QUANTITY RESERVED FOR ITALY , IMPORT LICENCES MAY BE ISSUED DIRECTLY TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS OR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS IN RESPECT OF A MAXIMUM OF 45 000 HEAD .   ITALY , SHALL , FOR THIS PURPOSE , SPECIFY THE CATEGORIES OF APPLICANTS IN THE COMMUNICATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11  ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 .   ARTICLE 2   IN THE CASE OF THE QUANTITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 5 ):  ( A ) BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 11 ( 9 ) OF REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 571/78 , THE APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES LODGED BY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS OR THEIR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE ONLY IF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS , DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS , UNDERTAKE IN WRITING TO FATTEN ON THEIR FARMS THE YOUNG BOVINE ANIMALS IMPORTED UNDER THIS REGULATION ;  ( B ) APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES MAY NOT COVER MORE THAN 100 HEAD WHEN MADE BY INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS NOR MORE THAN 100 HEAD PER MEMBER WHEN MADE BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS . THE TOTAL QUANTITY APPLIED FOR BY A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MAY NOT HOWEVER EXCEED 2 500 HEAD .   ARTICLE 3   FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 11 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/78 , ALL APPLICATIONS FROM ONE APPLICANT WHICH RELATE TO THE SAME CATEGORY OF WEIGHT AND THE SAME RATE OF REDUCTION OF THE LEVY SHALL BE TREATED AS ONE APPLICATION .   ARTICLE 4   THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1980 .   THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .   DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 DECEMBER 1979 .   FOR THE COMMISSION   FINN GUNDELACH   VICE-PRESIDENT