31988R1816

No L 162/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 6. 88

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1816/88 of 28 June 1988 fixing the quantity of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the third quarter of 1988

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, issuing the licences conferring entitlement to benefit from the arrangements ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, according to Article 9 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, the applicant shall undertake either to carry Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of out himself or to have carried out under his responsibility, 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market the task of fattening ; whereas, in the case of agricultural in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) producers or their professional organization, it appears No 3905/87 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and that the opportunity given to the applicant not to carry 25 thereof, out himself the task of fattening could give rise to abuses in certain cases ; whereas it seems appropriate conse­ Whereas the Council has established an estimate of quently to abolish that opportunity for the quarter in question ; 1 64 000 head under the new import arrangements for young male bovine animals for fattening, for the period 1 January to 31 December 1988 ; whereas, pursuant to Whereas, in the case of import licence applications made Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the by agricultural producers or their professional organiz­ quantity which may be imported each quarter and the ations, or the traditional trade, it is necessary, in order to rate of reduction of the import levy on these animals permit a more equitable distribution of the quantities must be determined ; available, to limit the maximum quantity which each application may cover ; Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of the special arrangements were laid down in Commission Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (3), as last amended by Regu­ Committee for Beef and Veal, lation (EEC) No 1 121 /87 (4), and in Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 Article 1 Greece and may be estimated for the first quarter of 1988 at 35 500 head and 5 500 head respectively in those 1 . For the period 1 July to 30 September 1988, the Member States ; maximum quantity referred to in Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be 41 000 head of Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine young male bovine animals for fattening, of a live weight animals for fattening justify, for the third quarter of 1988, of 300 kilograms or less, of which 35 500 head must be a higher rate of reduction of the levy for animals imported into and fattened in Italy and . 5 500 head must weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, originating be imported into and fattened in Greece. in and coming from Yugoslavia ; v 2. The levy charged on imports of the young bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equal to the Whereas the partial reduction of the levy is intended to levy applicable on the day of import less 60 % . help improve cattle-rearing and beef- and veal-production structures in Italy and in Greece ; whereas appropriate However, the levy applicable on the day of import shall measures must therefore be taken to ensure that pro­ be reduced by 70 % in respect of a maximum of U 050 ducers, can, as far as possible, benefit directly from the young bovine animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilo­ arrangements without traditional trade being excluded ; grams per head, originating in and coming from whereas this objective can be achieved by giving agricul­ Yugoslavia. tural producers and their organizations priority when This maximum quantity may be imported up to a (') OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24. maximum of : 0 OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 7. (3) OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 18 . — 9 300 head in Italy, 0 OJ No L 109, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12. — 1 500 head in Greece, and 0 OJ No L 241 , 13. 9 . 1980, p. 5. (*) OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 . — 250 head in the other Member States.

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3. The application for a licence and the licence shall Greece shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of be in accordance with Article 9 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) applicants in the communication referred to in Article No 2377/80 and shall relate to : 1 5 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ; (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 1 800 — either young bovine animals of a weight per head not head, including a maximum of 500 head originating exceeding 300 kilograms, or in and coming from Yugoslavia.

— young bovine animals of a weight per head of from i 220 to 300 kilograms, originating in and coming from Article 2 Yugoslavia.

1 . In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5) In the latter case, Sections 13 and 14 of the application (a) and (6) (a) : for a licence and the licence shall include one of the following entries : (a) notwithstanding Article 9 (1 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, the applications for import licences lodged : — 'Yugoslavia', — 'Jugoslavien , — by agricultural producers, directly or through their — 'Jugoslawien , professional organization?, shall be acceptable only — TiouyKOCTAa6la', if the agricultural producers undertake in writing — 'Yugoslavia', to fatten on their farms the young bovine animals — 'Yougoslavie , imported under this Regulation, — 'Iugoslavia , — by professional organizations, shall be acceptable — 'Joegoslavië , only if they undertake in writing to have the —■ 'Jugoslavia . young bovine animals imported under this Regula­ tion fattened on the farms of those who are found to be members of the said organizations at the The licence shall make it compulsory to import from the time the declaration referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) country indicated. of Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 is made ;

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

2. In the case of the quantity referred to in Article 1 (5) 5. Within the quantity reserved for Italy, import (b) and (6) (b), applications for import licences may not licences may be issued directly : cover more than 10 % of that quantity.

(a) to agricultural producecs or their organizations in 3. Without prejudice to Article 1 (3) of Regulation respect of a maximum of 23 600 head, including a (EEC) No 612/77, the security there referred to shall not maximum of 6 200 head originating in and coming be released, in whole or in part, unless proof is provided from Yugoslavia ; to the competent authorities of the Member State in ques­ tion that the undertaking in paragraph 1 (a) has been Italy shall, for this purpose, specify the categories of complied with. applicants in the communication referred to in Article 15 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ;

Article 3 (b) to other applicants, in respect of a maximum of 11 900 head, including a maximum of 3 100 head For the purpose of Article 15 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80, all applications from one applicant which relate originating in and coming from Yugoslavia. to the same category of weight and the same rate of reduction of the levy shall be treated as one application. 6. Within the quantity reserved for Greece, import licences may be issued directly : Article 4 (a) to agricultural producers or their organizations in respect of a maximum of 3 700 head, including a This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its maximum of 1 000 head originating in and coming publication in the Official Journal of the European from Yugoslavia ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 June 1988.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President