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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 198/85 of 25 January 1985 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1985

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 o* 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 of his responsibility the task of fattening ; whereas, in the 190 000 head under the new import arrangements for case of agricultural producers or their professional young male bovine animals for fattening, for the organization, it appears that the opportunity given to the applicant not to carry out himself the task of fat­ period 1 January to 31 December 1985 ; whereas, under Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No tening could give rise to abuses in certain cases ; 805/68 , the quantity which may be imported each whereas it seems appropriate consequently to abolish quarter and the rate of reduction of the import levy on that opportunity for the quarter in question ; 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 last amended quantities available, to limit the maximum quantity by Regulation (EEC) No 41 1 /84 (3), and in Regulation which each application may cover ; (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1617/82 0 ; 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 Greece and may be estimated for the first quarter of 1985 at 41 300 head and 6 300 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 1985, a higher rate of reduction of the levy for animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, orig­ 1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1985, the inating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 48 200 head of (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24. young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live (2) OJ No L 77, 25 . 3. 1977, p. 18 . weight of 300 kilograms or less, of which 41 300 head (3) OJ No L 48 , 18 . 2. 1984, p. 12. must be imported into and fattened in Italy and 6 300 0 OJ No L 241 , 13 . 9. 1980, p. 5. j5) 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 13 800 head, including a maximum of 3 500 head the levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % . originating in and coming from Yugoslavia.

However, the levy applicable on the day of import 6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import shall be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of licences may be issued directly : 1 2 250 young bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming (a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in from Yugoslavia. respect of a maximum of 4 200 head, including a maximum of 1 070 head originating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; This maximum quantity may be imported up to a maximum of : Greece shall, for this purpose, specify the catego­ ries of applicants in the communication referred to — 10 400 head in Italy, in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No — 1 600 head in Greece, and 2377/ 80 ; — 250 head in the other Member States . (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 2 100 head, including a maximum of 530 head 3. The application for a licence and the licence originating in and coming from Yugoslavia. shall be in accordance with Article 9 (1 ) (c) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2377/80 and shall relate to :

— either young bovine animals of a weight per head Article 2 not exceeding 300 kilograms, or — young bovine animals of a weight per head of from 1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming (5) (a) and (6) (a) : from Yugoslavia.

(a) notwithstanding Article 9 (1 ) (d) of Regulation In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of the applica­ (EEC) No 2377/80, the applications for import tion for a licence and the licence shall include one of licences lodged : the following entries : — by agricultural producers, directly or through — 'Jugoslavien , their professional organizations, shall be — 'Jugoslawien , acceptable only if the agricultural producers — ' Γιουγκοσλαβία', undertake in writing to fatten on their farms — 'Yugoslavia', the young bovine animals imported under this — 'Yougoslavie , Regulation, — 'Iugoslavia , — by professional organizations, shall be — 'Joegoslavië . acceptable only if they undertake in writing to have the young bovine animals imported under The licence shall make it compulsory to import from this Regulation fattened on the farms of those the country indicated. who are found to be members of the said organizations at the time the declaration referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation 4. Member States shall specify in the communica­ (EEC) No 612/77 is made ; tion referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 the category of live weight, and the (b) applications for import licences may not cover origin of the products in the case referred to in the more than 100 head when made by individual second indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 . applicants or more than 100 head per member when made by professional organizations. The total 5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import quantity applied for by a professional organization licences may be issued directly : may not, however, exceed 2 500 head.

(a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in 2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 respect of a maximum of 27 500 head, including a maximum of 6 900 head originating in and (5) (b) and (6) (b), applications for import licences may coming from Yugoslavia ; not cover more than 10 % of that quantity.

Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of applicants in the communication referred to in 3 . Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ; (EEC) No 612/77, the security there referred to shall

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not be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is relate to the same category of weight and the same rate provided to the competent authorities of the Member of reduction of the levy shall be treated as one applica­ State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 tion . (a) has been complied with. Article 4 Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) publication in the Official Journal of the European No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Member of the Commission