31977R2902

No L 338 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12. 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2902/77 of 22 December 1977 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Article 13 (4) (a) thereof, Article 1

Whereas the Council has established, under the new 1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1978, the import arrangements for young male bovine animals maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of for fattening, an estimate of 200 000 head for the Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 50 000 head of period 1 January to 31 December 1978 ; whereas, young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live under Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which at least 805/68 , the quantity which may be imported each 45 000 head must be imported into and fattened in quarter and the rate of reduction of the import levy Italy. on these animals must be determined ;

Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of 2. The levy charged on imports of the young the special arrangements were laid down in Commis­ bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be sion Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 of 18 March 1977 equal to the levy applicable on the day of import less on the system of import and export licences for beef 50 % . and veal (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2901 /77 (4); However, the levy applicable on the day of import shall be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of 1 2 000 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine 300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming animals for fattening must be taken into account ; from Yugoslavia. whereas these requirements are particularly apparent in Italy and may be estimated, for the first quarter of 3 . The application for a licence and the licence 1978 , at a minimum of 45 000 head for that Member shall in accordance with Article 8 (b) of Regulation State ; (EEC) No 585/77 relate to : Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine — either young bovine animals of a weight per head animals for fattening justify, for the first quarter of not exceeding 300 kilograms, 1978, a higher rate of reduction of the levy for animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head — or young bovine animals of a weight per head of originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; from 220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming from Yugoslavia. Whereas the partial reduction of the levy is intended to help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal In the latter case sections 13 and 14 of the application production structures in Italy ; whereas appropriate for a licence and the licence shall include one of the measures must therefore be taken to ensure that following entries : producers can, as far as possible, benefit directly from the arrangements without traditional trade being — Yugoslavia, excluded ; whereas this objective can be achieved by — Jugoslavien , giving agricultural producers and their organizations — Jugoslawien , priority when issuing the licences conferring entitle­ — Yougoslavie, ment to benefit from the arrangements ; — Iugoslavia, — Joegoslavie. (•) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. 0 OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 75, 23 . 3 . 1977, p. 5 . The licence shall make it compulsory to import from (4) See page 9 of this Official Journal . the country indicated .

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4. Member States shall specify in the communica­ Article 2 tion referred to in Article 1 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 585/77 the category of live weight, and the origin For the purpose of Article 1 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) of the products in the case referred to in the second No 585/77, all applications from one applicant which indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 . relate to the same category of weight and the same rate of reduction of the levy shall be treated as one 5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import application . licences may be issued directly to agricultural producers or their organizations in respect of a maximum of 30 000 head . Article 3 Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of applicants in the communication referred to in Article This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1978 . 11 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 585/77.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 19 77.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President