31977R0927

30 . 4. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 109/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 927/77 of 29 April 1977 laying down detailed rules of application for the granting of a premium for the birth of calves for a further period of 12 months

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN further period of 12 months where the calves are still COMMUNITIES, alive six months after their birth ; whereas the event in which the premium becomes due and payable to the producer occurs six months after the birth of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European animal to which the premium relates ; whereas, in Economic Community, order to calculate the amount of the premium in national currency, the conversion rate valid on the day Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No on which the animal reaches the age of six months 871 /77 of 26 April 1977 on the grant of a premium should therefore be applied ; for the birth of calves during the 1977/78 marketing year (1 ), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Whereas, under Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 871 /77, Member States which apply the system of premiums for the birth of calves referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 620/76 of 19 March 1976 on the grant of a premium for the birth HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of calves during the 1976/77 marketing year (2), shall continue to grant a premium for every calf born on their territory during a further period of 12 months and still alive six months after its birth ; whereas the Article 1 calves that may be entitled to this premium should be identified to avoid fraud ; 1 . The premium referred to in Article 1 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 871 /77 shall be granted at the request Whereas, under Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation of the producer, provided it is proved to the satisfac­ (EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down rules tion of the competent authority that the calf was born for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No in the Member State concerned during the 12-month 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of period referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof and that it is still alive six months later. the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy (3), for transactions carried out under the common agricultural policy the sums owed by a 2. The full amount of this premium of 35 units of Member State or a duly authorized body, expressed in account shall be paid in a single payment not later national currency and representing amounts fixed in than 60 days after the date of the approval of the appli­ units of account, are to be paid on the basis of the rela­ cation by the competent authority. tionship between the unit of account and the national currency which obtained at the time when the transac­ 3. The start of the 12-month period may vary tion or part transaction was carried out ; between 3 March and 4 April 1977 from one adminis­ trative region of the Member State concerned to Whereas, under Article 6 of the abovementioned Regu­ another. lation , the time when a transaction is carried out is considered as being the date on which occurs the 4. The event, within the meaning of Article 6 of event, as defined by Community rules, or in the Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68, which gives entitle­ absence of and pending the adoption of such rules, by ment to the premium referred to in paragraph 1 shall the rules of the Member States concerned, in which be deemed to occur on the day on which the animal the amount involved in the transaction becomes due reaches the age of six months. and payable ;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 871 /77 provides for Article 2 the grant of a premium for the birth of calves for a The calves referred to in Article 1 shall, within 60 (•) OJ No L 106, 29 . 4. 1977, p. 16. (2) OJ No L 74, 20. 3. 1976, p. 1 . days of their birth, be identified by means of an indel­ (>) OJ No L 188 , 1 . 8 . 1968, p. 1 . ible mark or any other equivalent method.

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Article 3 2. Member States granting the said premium shall notify the Commission of the number of animals Member States granting the said premium shall take becoming entitled to the premium during each all necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of month not later than one month after the end of the this Regulation are complied with . relevant month .

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1 . Member States granting the said premium shall This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its notify the Commission of all measures taken to imple­ publication in the Official Journal of the European ment the premium arrangements not later than 10 Communities. It shall apply from the day following days after the date on which such measures come into that on which the application of the system laid down effect. in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 620/76 ends.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDEDLACH Vice-President