31974R3067

5 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 325 / 5

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3067 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 4 December 1974

laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of interest subsidies on loans advanced for the retention of young cattle on the farm

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 2. The interest subsidy shall be equal to an amount COMMUNITIES , representing interest at an annual rate of 8 % . Loans on which such subsidy is granted may not exceed 40 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European units of account per head of eligible young cattle and Economic Community ; the subsidy may be granted in respect of not more Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No than 25 such animals . 805/ 68 (!) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 855/74 (2 ), and in particular Article 2 Articles 22a (3) and 25 thereof ;

Whereas under Article 4a of Council Regulation For the purposes of this Regulation the following (EEC) No 1 967/74 (3 ) of 23 July 1974 introducing a shall be regarded as eligible young cattle : system of premiums for the orderly marketing of (a) calves as defined in Annex II to Commission Regu­ certain adult bovine animals for slaughter, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2803 /74 (4), certain lation ( EEC) No 320 / 73 (b) of 31 January 1973 on Member States were authorized to grant interest the determination of prices of calves and adult bovine animals on representative Community subsidies on loans advanced for the retention of young cattle on the farm ; markets, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 646/ 74 ( 7) ; Whereas detailed rules should be laid down for the (b) young bovine animals not more than 30 months application of this system so as to ensure that only old and in respect of which it can be proved that producers who are likely to encounter difficulties in in order to reach normal marketing standards for retaining young cattle may receive such interest cattle for slaughter they require fattening for a subsidy ; whereas the amount which may be granted period of not less than three months . and the categories of young cattle eligible should also be specified ;

Whereas provision should be made for measures Article 3 which enable it to be verified whether producers are complying with their undertakings but at the same The interest subsidy shall be granted on loans time make allowance for force majeure (5 ) ; whereas advanced on or after 7 November 1974 and shall be the information supplied concerning the measures in respect of a period beginning on the day on which taken by the Member States and the number of young the loan is granted and ending on the day on which cattle in respect of which subsidies have been granted will enable the Commission to assess the effects and the relevant animal is sold or on 30 April 1975 , whichever is the sooner . effectiveness of the measure ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Article 4 ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,

1 . In addition to the undertaking provided for in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the second subparagraph of Article 4a (2) of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 1967/ 74 , an application for an interest Article 1 subsidy shall include the following :

1 . Member States which avail themselves of the (a ) particulars of the number of calves and unfattened authorization provided for in Article 4a ( 1 ) of Regula­ young bovine animals kept on the date on which tion ( EEC) No 1967/74 shall determine the persons the application is lodged in respect of which an who are to receive an interest subsidy . interest subsidy is requested ;

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (b) documents establishing that the animals in ques­ (2 ) OJ No L 195 , 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14. tion are present on the applicant's farm and (3) OJ No L 206, 27 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 . enabling the animals to be identified . (4) OJ No L 300 , 8 . 1 1 . 1974, p. 1 . (5 ) See Judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities Cases 4/ 68 ( Recueil 1968 , p. 549) and (6) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2 . 1973 , p. 13 . 11 /70 ( Recueil 1970 , p. 1125). ( 7) OJ No L 78 , 23 . 3 . 1974, p. 20 .

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2. The period for making applications for the 1967/74 shall inform the Commission forthwith of interest subsidy shall terminate on 31 January 1975 . the measures taken by them thereunder.

Article 5 Such Member States shall in respect of each week Except in cases of force majeure, if the undertaking notify the Commission within 15 days of the end of provided for in the second subparagraph of Article 4a the week in question of the number of calves and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1967/74 is not complied unfattened young bovine animals in respect of which with in respect of one or more animal for which an an interest subsidy has been granted. interest subsidy has been granted, steps shall be taken immediately to recover the corresponding amount of the subsidy.

The Member State concerned shall inform the Article 7 Commission of each case of force majeure.

Article 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Member States which avail themselves of the authoriza­ following its publication in the Official Journal of tion provided in Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI