31978R0621

31 . 3 . 78 No L 84/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 621 /78 of 29 March 1978 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the second quarter of 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN priority when issuing the licences conferring entitle­ COMMUNITIES , ment to benefit from the arrangements ; whereas according to Article 1 1 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 571 /78 the applicant shall undertake either to carry Economic Community, out himself or to have carried out under his responsi­ bility the task of fattening ; whereas in the case of agri­ cultural producers or their professional organizations, Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No it appears that the opportunity given to the applicant 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization not to carry out himself the task of fattening could of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by give rise to abuses in certain cases ; whereas it seems Regulation ( EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular appropriate consequently to abolish that opportunity Article 1 3 (4) (a) thereof, for the quarter in question ; Whereas the Council has established , under the new Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation import arrangements for young male bovine animals for fattening, an estimate of 200 000 head for the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal , period 1 January to 31 December 1978 ; whereas, under Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 , the quantity which may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduction of the import levy on these animals must be determined ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of the special arrangements were laid down in Commis­ Articlc 1 sion Regulation ( EEC) No 571 /78 of 21 March 1978 on the system of import and export licences for beef and veal and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1978 , the 585/ 77 (3 ); maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/ 68 shall be 50 000 head of young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of weight of 300 kilograms or less , of which at least the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine 45 000 head must be imported into and fattened in animals for fattening must be taken into account ; Italy . whereas these requirements are particularly apparent in Italy and may be estimated , for the second quarter of 1978 , at a minimum of 45 000 head for that 2 . The levy charged on imports of the young Member State ; bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the levy applicable on the day of import less 50 % . Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine animals for fattening justify, for the second quarter of 1978 , a higher rate of reduction of the levy for However, the levy applicable - on the day of import animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per shall be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of head, originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; 12 000 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head , originating in and coming Whereas the partial reduction of the levy is intended from Yugoslavia . to help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal production structures in Italy ; whereas appropriate 3 . The application for a licence and the licence measures must therefore be taken to ensure that shall be in accordance with Article 8 (b) of Regulation producers can , as far as possible , benefit directly from ( EEC) No 571 /78 and shall relate to : the arrangements without traditional trade being excluded ; whereas this objective can be achieved by — either young bovine animals of a weight per head giving agricultural producers and their organizations not exceeding 300 kilograms,

— or young bovine animals of a weight per head of (■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (2 ) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 . from 220 to 300 kilograms , originating in and (3 ) OJ No L 78 , 22 . 3 . 1978 , p. 10 . coming from Yugoslavia .

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In the latter case Sections 13 and 14 of the applica­ Article 2 tion for a licence and the licence shall include one of the following entries : As regards the quantity referred to in Article 1 ( 5) above and by way of derogation from Article 1 1 (9) of — Yugoslavia, Regulation ( EEC) No 571 /78 , the applications for — Jugoslavien , import licences lodged by agricultural producers or — Jugoslawien , their professional organizations shall be acceptable — Yougoslavie , only if the applicant undertakes in writing to fatten , — Iugoslavia, on his farm or farms or in the case of a professional organization on those of its members, the young — Joegoslavië . bovine animals imported under this Regulation . The licence shall make it compulsory to import from the country indicated . Article 3 4. Member States shall specify in the communica­ tion referred to in Article 1 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 571 /78 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 571 /78 , 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 4 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 April 11 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 571 /78 . 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1978 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President