31973R2522

No L 261 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 9 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC No 2522/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 September 1973 completing Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /73 as regards the reference dates deter­ mined by Member States for the purpose of granting premiums in the beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; The following article is inserted after Article 14 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1821 /73 : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ 'Article 14 a tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 187/73 (2) ; 1 . If, as a result of unusual events such as a natural calamity or the slaughter of animals as part Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No of an official programme for the eradication of 1353/73 (3) of 15 May 1973 introducing a premium contagious disease, on the reference date deter­ system for the conversion of dairy cattle herds to meat mined by each Member State in accordance with production and a development premium for the Article 2 (2) (a) or Article 8 (2) (a) a producer no specialized raising of cattle for meat production, and longer keeps the number of animals normally kept in particular Article 1 3 (i) thereof ; on his holding, the day preceding the occurrence of the unusual event shall, at the producer's Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No request, be considered the date of reference on 1821 /73 (4) of 5 July 1973 laying down detailed rules condition that the mentioned day falls within the for the application of the premium system for the period of 12 months preceding the date of refer­ conversion of dairy cattle herds to meat production ence . and of development premium for the specialized raising of cattle for meat production does not take 2 . The Member States shall inform the Commis­ into account the case of producers interested in sion of cases of the application of this Article in receiving premiums who have lost all or part of their the communications referred to in Articles 5 and herds as a result of unusual events ; 13 '. Whereas for that reason it is necessary , to complete Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /73 ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ following its publication in the Official Journal of ment Committee for Beef and Veal ; the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 September 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24. (-') OJ No L 25, 30 . I. 197.5 , p . 23 . (3 ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 18 . (4) OJ No L 184, 6 . 7 . 1973 , p . 24 .