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23 . 12 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 362/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3451 /82 of 21 December 1982 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1983

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the partial reduction of the levy is intended COMMUNITIES, to help improve cattle rearing and beef and veal production structures in Italy and in Greece ; whereas appropriate measures must therefore be taken to ensure that producers can, as far as possible, benefit Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European directly from the arrangements without traditional Economic Community, trade being excluded ; whereas this objective can be achieved by giving agricultural producers and their organizations priority when issuing the licences Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 conferring entitlement to benefit from the arrange­ of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the ments ; market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and 25 thereof, Whereas, according to Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, the applicant shall undertake either to carry out himself or to have carried out under Whereas the Council has established an estimate his responsibility the task of fattening ; whereas, in the case of agricultural producers or their professional under the new import arrangements for young male bovine animals for fattening, for the period 1 January organization, it appears that the opportunity given to to 31 December 1983 ; whereas, under Article 13 (4) (a) the applicant not to carry out himself the task of fat­ tening could give rise to abuses in certain cases ; of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the quantity which whereas it seems appropriate consequently to abolish may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduc­ that opportunity for the quarter in question ; tion of the import levy on these animals must be determined : Whereas, in the case of import licence applications made by agricultural producers or their professional Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of organizations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in the special arrangements were laid down in Commis­ order to permit a more equitable distribution of the sion Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (2), as amended by quantities available, to limit the maximum quantity Regulation (EEC) No 1384/77 (3), and in Regulation which each application may cover ; (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC No 1617/820 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of the Community which have a serious deficit in bovine animals for fattening must be taken into account ; whereas these requirements are apparent in Italy and in Gteece and may be estimated for the first quarter of 1983 at 60 000 head and 9 500 head respectively in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : those Member States ;

Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine Article 1 animals for fattening justify, for the first quarter of 1983, a higher rate of reduction of the levy for animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, orig­ 1 . For the period from 1 January to 31 March 1983, inating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; the maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 71 500 head (■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24. of young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live 0 OJ No L 77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 18 . weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which 60 000 head 3) OJ No L 157, 28 . 6. 1977, p . 16 . (4) OJ No L 241 , 13 . 9 . 1980, p. 5 . must be imported into and fattened in Italy and 9 500 O OJ No L 180 , 24. 6 . 1982, p. 24. head must be imported into and fattened in Greece.

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2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to 20 000 head, including a maximum of 4 340 head the levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % . originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.

6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import However, the levy applicable on the day of import licences may be issued directly : shall be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of 1 5 300 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to (a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in 300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming respect of a maximum of 6 330 head, including a from Yugoslavia. maximum of 1 260 head originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; This maximum quantity may be imported up to a Greece shall, for this purpose, specify the catego­ maximum of : ries of applicants in the communication referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No — 1 3 000 head in Italy, 2377/80 ; — 1 900 head in Greece, and — 400 head in the other Member States . (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 3 170 head, including a maximum of 640 head originating in and coming from Yugoslavia. 3 . The application for a licence and the licence shall be in accordance with Article 9 ( 1 ) (c) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2377/80 and shall relate to : Article 2 — either young bovine animals of a weight per head not exceeding 300 kilograms, or 1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5) (a) and (6) (a): — young bovine animals of a weight per head of from 220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming (a) notwithstanding Article 9 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation from Yugoslavia. (EEC) No 2377/80, the applications for import licences lodged : In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of the applica­ — by agricultural producers, directly or through tion for a licence and the licence shall include one of their professional organizations, shall be the following entries : acceptable only if the agricultural producers undertake in writing to fatten on their farms — 'Jugoslavien , the young bovine animals imported under this — 'Jugoslawien , Regulation, — TiouyKOCT/iaoia', — by professional organizations, shall be — 'Yugoslavia', acceptable only if they undertake in writing to — 'Yougoslavie , have the young bovine animals imported under — 'Iugoslavia , this Regulation fattened on the farms of those — 'Joegoslavië . who are found to be members of the said organizations at the time the declaration The licence shall make it compulsory to import from referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation the country indicated. (EEC) No 612/77 is made ;

(b) applications for import licences may not cover 4. Member States shall specify in the communica­ more than 100 head when made by individual tion referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation applicants or more than 100 head per member (EEC) No 2377/80 the category of live weight, and the when made by professional organizations. The total origin of the products in the case referred to in the quantity applied for by a professional organization second indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 . may not, however, exceed 2 500 head.

5 . Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import 2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 licences may be issued directly : (5) (b) and (6) (b), applications for import licences may not cover more than 10 % of that quantity. (a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in respect of a maximum of 40 000 head, including a 3. Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation maximum of 8 660 head originating in and (EEC) No 612/77, the security there referred to shall coming from Yugoslavia ; not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories provided to the competent authorities of the Member of applicants in the communication referred to in State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 Article 1 5 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ; (a) has been complied with .

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For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. relate to the same category of weight and the same rate of reduction of the levy shall be treated as one applica­ tion . It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1983.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission