31976R0743

1 . 4. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 86/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 743/76 of 31 March 1976 laying down detailed rules for the granting of a premium for the birth of calves in the 1976/77 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN latest within 60 days following the date of approval of COMMUNITIES, the application by the competent authority. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 3. The start of the 12-month period may vary Economic Community, between 3 March and 4 April 1976 from one adminis­ trative region of the Member State concerned to Having regard ' to Council Regulation (EEC) No another. 620/76 on 19 March 1976 on the grant of a premium for the birth of calves during the 1976/77 marketing Article 2 year ( 1), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas, under Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No The calves referred to in Article 1 shall, within 60 620/76, Member States which apply the system of days of their birth, be identified by means of an indel­ premiums for the birth of calves referred to in Article ible mark or any other equivalent method. 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 464/75 of 27 February 1975 establishing systems of premiums for Article 3 producers of bovine animals (2), as last amended by Member States granting the said premium shall take Regulation (EEC) No 390/76 (3), shall continue to all necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of grant a premium for every calf born on their territory this Regulation are complied with . during a further period of 12 months and still alive six months after its birth ; whereas the calves that may be Article 4 entitled to this premium should be identified to avoid fraud ; 1 . Member States granting the said premium shall Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation notify the Commission of all measures taken to imple­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment the premium arrangements within 10 days from ment Committee for Beef and Veal, the day on which such measures are put into effect. 2. Member States granting the said premium shall HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : notify the Commission of the number of animals becoming entitled to the premium during each Article 1 month . Such notification shall be given within one month of the end of the relevant month . 1 . The premium referred to in Article 1 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 620/76 shall be granted at the request of the producer, provided it is proved to the satisfac­ Article 5 tion of the competent authority that the calf was born This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its in the Member State concerned during the 12-month publication in the Official Journal of the European period referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof and that it is still alive six months later. Communities. It shall apply from the day following the day on which application of the system provided 2. The full amount of this premium of 28 units of for in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 464/75 comes account shall be paid in a single instalment at the to an end .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(») OJ No L 74, 20 . 3 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975, p. 5 . (3) OJ No L 48 , 24. 2. 1976, p. 2.