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27 . 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 206/ 1

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 1967 / 74 OF THE COUNCIL of 23 July 1974 introducing a system of premiums for the orderly marketing of certain adult bovine animals for slaughter

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN bovine animals for slaughter, other than cows , of COMMUNITIES , Community origin and slaughtered within the Community. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Article 2 Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the 1 . Without prejudice to the detailed rules under market in beef and veal , as last amended by Regula­ Article 4 (2) (g), entitlement to the premium shall be tion ( EEC) No 1 855/ 74 (2 ), and in particular Article established following the slaughter of the animals . 22a ( 2) thereof ; 2 . The amount of the premium shall vary Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; according to the month during which the slaughter referred to in paragraph 1 takes place . Whereas for several months prices on the Community beef and veal market have been abnormally low, and The premium shall not exceed the following have fallen below the level of the intervention price , amounts : and have led to the adoption of special measures, parti­ cularly as regards imports, exports and intervention ; Month Units of Account per Head August 1974 20 Whereas these measures do not appear to be adequate September 1974 30 to remedy the situation in the near future , particularly October 1974 40 since every year the period during which animals are November 1974 40 removed from pasture is the time when prices are at December 1974 50 their lowest, owing mainly to the increase in supply ; January 1 975 60 February 1 975 70 Whereas , in these circumstances, preventive measures should be taken to contribute towards stabilizing the market and to increasing farmers' returns ; whereas 3 . If an animal , in respect of which the premium producers should therefore be encouraged to maintain provided for in this Regulation may be granted , is sent their herds of adult bovine animals , other than cows , from one Member State to another, the premium shall intended for slaughter for a period of additional be paid by the Member State from which the animal fattening during the coming months , is sent, on submission of proof of slaughter.

However, two Member States may agree in respect of mutual trade that the premium shall be paid by the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Member State in which the animal is slaughtered .

Article 1 Member States which exercise this option shall inform the Commission thereof . Member States are hereby authorized during the period from 1 August 1974 to 28 February 1975 to Article 3 grant, on application , a premium for the benefit of producers for the orderly marketing of certain adult Meat coming from animals in respect of which the (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. premium provided for by this Regulation has been (2 ) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14 . paid may not be purchased by intervention agencies .

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However, Member States are authorized not to apply (f) the necessary measures to avoid deflections of the first paragraph on condition that they require normal trade in adult bovine animals which might repayment of the premium . arise from the system provided for in this Regula­ tion being differently applied in the various Article 4 Member States ; (g) the conditions governing the granting of the 1 . If the trend of prices recorded on the Commu­ premium when the animals are first marketed ; nity market so permits , the amount of the premium (h) the conditions governing reduction and suspen­ may be reduced or the application of the system provided for by this Regulation may be suspended in sion of the premium ; accordance with the procedure laid down by Article (i) the other detailed rules of application . 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 . 2. The following shall be adopted in accordance Article 5 with the same procedure : The Commission , on the basis of information (a) further conditions attached to the granting of the supplied to it by the Member States, shall submit to premium ; the Council a report on the application of the system (b) the definition of the categories and qualities of of premiums. The Council , acting on a proposal from animal in respect of which the premium may be the Commission , shall , before 31 December 1974, granted ; adopt possible measures to be applied with effect from (c) detailed methods of supervision ; 1 March 1975 . (d) the definition of Community origin as referred to in Article 1 ; Article 6 (e) measures to ensure that it is producers who benefit from the premium , particularly in the case of This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day consignments of adult bovine animals for following its publication in the Official Journal of slaughter sent from one Member State to another ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 23 July 1974 . For the Council

The President J. SAUVAGNARGUES