CELEX: 31991R1023
Language: en
Date: 1991-04-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1023/91 of 24 April 1991 suspending the issuing of import licences for live animals of the bovine species

No L 105/50                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                25. 4. 91
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1023/91
                                                          of 24 April 1991
                    suspending the issuing of import licences for live animals of the bovine species
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas, when the supply balance was drawn up, account
                                                                     was taken both of the special import arrangements
                                                                     provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 611 /77
                                                                     of 18 March 1977 fixing the specific levy in respect of live
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     bovine animals and beef and veal other than frozen (•*), as
                                                                     amended by Regulation (EEC) No 925/77 (6), and of the
                                                                     special import quotas opened by Council Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2207/90 of 24 July 1990 opening and provi­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of               ding for the administration of a Community tariff quota
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                for heifers and cows, other than those intended for
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            slaughter, of certain mountain breeds (7), Council Regula­
No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 21 (2) thereof,            tion (EEC) No 2208/90 of 24 July 1990 opening and
                                                                     providing for the administration of a Community tariff
                                                                     quota for bulls, cows and heifers, other than those
                                                                     intended for slaughter, of certain Alpine breeds (*) ; and
Whereas, under the import arrangements applicable to                 Council Decision 87/604/ EEC of 21 December 1987
young bovine animals intended for fattening, the Council             concerning the conclusion of the second Protocol on
has drawn up an estimated supply balance of 198 000                  financial cooperation between the European Economic
head for the period 1 January to 31 December 1991 ;                  Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugos­
whereas, in view of the average imports in previous years            lavia f) ; whereas the abovementioned protective measures
and of all the factors affecting the foreseeable trend on            should accordingly not apply to those special arrange­
the market for beef and veal and in particular of the                ments ,
imported quantities not covered by the supply balance,
the latter reflects the Community market's capacities for
absorption ;
Whereas all imports of live animals of the bovine species            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
are subject to the presentation of import licences in
accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2377/80 of 4 September 1 980 on special detailed rules for
the application of the system of import and export
licences in the beef and veal sector (J), as last amended by                                      Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 815/91 (4),
                                                                     For live animals of the bovine species falling within
                                                                     subheading 0102 90 10 of the combined nomenclature
Whereas the import licences issued up to 16 April 1991               referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No
for calves weighing up to 220 kilograms to be imported               805/68 , the issue of import licences applied for under
outside the supply balance over approximately 230 000                Article 3 (a) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, with
head ; whereas, at this rate of imports the market for beef          the exception of import licences applied for under the
and veal, features of which are huge quantities bought in,           special arrangements provided for in Regulations (EEC)
an unsatisfactory level of market prices and reduced possi­          No 611 /77, (EEC) No 2207/90 and (EEC) No 2208/90
bilities of export to the world market, will be seriously            and in Decision 87/604/EEC, shall be suspended from 25
imbalanced to the extent that the objectives of the                  April 1991 .
common agricultural policy are liable to be jeopardized ;
Whereas protective measures are therefore necessary ;                                             Article 2
whereas such measures must be adopted urgently if the
situation is not to become irreversible ; whereas, therefore,
the issuing of licences should be suspended from 25 April            This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 1 99 1 .
1991 ;
                                                                     o   OJ  No  L 77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 14.
(') OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p . 24.                           (6) OJ  No  L  109, 30 . 4. 1977, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 353, 17.   12. 1990, p. 23.                            n   OJ  No  L 201 , 31 . 7 . 1990, p. 13 .
O   OJ  No  L 241 , 13.  9. 1980, p. 5.                              (8) OJ  No  L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 19 .
(4) OJ  No  L 83, 3. 4.   1991 , p. 6.                               0   OJ  No  L 389, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 65 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 24 April 1991 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              Member of the Commission