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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2608/85 of 16 September 1985 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the fourth 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 of Greece, and in particular Articles 13 (4), 1 5 (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 case of agricultural producers or their professional 190 000 head under the new import arrangements for 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 ; whereas it seems appropriate consequently to abolish 805/68, the quantity which may be imported each that opportunity for the quarter in question ; quarter and the rate of reduction of the import levy on the.se 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 Commis­ which each application may cover ; sion Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 552/85 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 fourth quarter of 1985 at 40 400 head and 6 200 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 fourth 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 October to 31 December 1985, inating in and coming from Yugoslavia ; the maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 46 600 head (') OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. of 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 40 400 head (3) OJ No L 48, 18 . 2. 1984, p. 12. (<) OJ No L 241 , 13. 9 . 1980, p . 5. must be imported into and fattened in Italy and 6 200 0 OJ No L 63, 2. 3 . 1985, p. 13 . 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 1 3 400 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 : 12 750 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 4 150 head, including a maximum of 1 290 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 — 10 800 head in Italy, in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No — 1 950 head in Greece . 2377/80 ; (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 3. The application for a licence and the licence 2 050 head, including a maximum of 660 head shall be in accordance with Article 9 (1 ) (c) of Regula­ originating in and coming from Yugoslavia. tion (EEC) No 2377/80 and shall relate to :

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

In the latter case, sections 13 and 14 of the application (a) notwithstanding Article 9 ( 1 ) (d) of Regulation for a licence and the licence shall include one of the (EEC) No 2377/80, the applications for import following entries : licences lodged : — by agricultural producers, directly or through — 'Joegoslavie', 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 , — 'Jugoslavien . — by professional organizations, shall be 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 4. Member States shall specify in - the communica­ referred to in Article 1 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (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 origin of the products in the case referred to in the (b) applications for import licences may not cover second indent of the first subparagraph of paragraph 3. more than 100 head when made by individual 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 respect of a maximum of 27 000 head, including a 2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 maximum of 7 300 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 1 5 (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 tion . State in question that the undertaking in paragraph 1 (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 1 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which

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

Done at Brussels, 16 September 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President