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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1311 / 85 of 23 May 1985 on the granting of a premium for the slaughter of certain adult bovine animals in the United Kingdom

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , It shall be calculated in such a way that , when a premium is granted , the sum of the market price recorded in the United Kingdom for all adult bovine animals , other than cows , and the amount of the premium actually granted does not exceed , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European on average and for the duration of application of this Economic Community , and in particular Article 43 Regulation , 85 % of the guide price. It may not at any point thereof, exceed 88 % of that price .

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,

Article 2 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (*), The intervention purchase price for meat obtained from animals for which a premium has been granted shall be Whereas the United Kingdom has applied the slaughtering reduced by the amount of the premium actually granted . premium system in respect of certain adult bovine animals ; whereas the United Kingdom should be authorized to continue granting this premium until 6 April 1986 ; Article 3 Whereas , in order to prevent the variable slaughter premium granted in the United Kingdom alone from having the effect Where the premium referred to in Article 1 has been paid , an of an export subsidy and disturbing the markets and the amount equivalent to the amount of that premium shall be conditions of competition in the other Member States , levied on live animals or on meat and meat preparations from provision must be made for the levying of an amount equal to such animals on which it has been paid , when they are that premium when animals or meat or meat preparations consigned to other Member States or to non-member from such animals on which it has been given are consigned countries . to other Member States or to non-member countries ;

Whereas such a premium constitutes intervention on the Article 4 internal market within the meaning of Article 3 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 729 / 70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy ( 2 ), as last By way of derogation from Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3509 / 80 ( 3 ); whereas , No 729 / 70 financing by the EAGGF Guarantee Section shall however , participation by the European Agricultural be limited to 40% of the premium amounts actually Guidance and Guarantee Fund in the financing of this granted . premium should be limited ,

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1 . Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down Article 1 in Article 27 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 805 / 68 ( 4 ), as last amended by the 1979 Act of Accession . 1 . The United Kingdom is authorized to grant , until 6 April 1986 , a premium to producers for the slaughter of 2 . The detailed rules referred to in paragraph 1 may certain adult bovine animals , other than cows , of include inter alia : Community origin . ( a ) a definition of the categories and qualities of animals for 2 . The amount of the premium , which may be seasonally which a premium may be granted ; varied , may not exceed 65 ECU per adult bovine animal of an ( b ) the conditions under which premiums may be granted average weight to be determined . when adult bovine animals , other than cows , for slaughter are first put on the market ; (») OJ No C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , p. 13 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 367 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , p . 87 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 .

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( c) measures necessary to prevent , for live animals and meat Article 6 and meat preparations , disturbance of trade resulting from the application of this premium arrangement; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . ( d ) rules on the calculation and the conditions for levying the amount referred to in Article 3 . It shall apply from 27 May 1985 .

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

Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .

For the Council The President C. SIGNORILE