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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

COUNCIL ESTIMATE

OF 9 APRIL 1981

CONCERNING YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS WEIGHING 300 KILOGRAMS OR LESS AND INTENDED FOR FATTENING FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1981

( 81/242/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS ESTIMATE :

INTRODUCTION

THIS ESTIMATE RELATES TO THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1981 . IT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN THE LIGHT OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSION AND ON THE BASIS OF THE FORESEEABLE TREND FOR 1981 OF SUPPLIES OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR FATTENING IN THE COMMUNITY .

1 . ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY SUPPLIES FOR 1981

IN VIEW OF THE NUMBER OF BREEDING FEMALES ( COWS AND HEIFERS ) ANTICIPATED FOR 1981 ( ABOUT 35 897 000 ), SAME 28 340 000 BIRTHS OF CALVES ARE EXPECTED DURING THAT YEAR . PRODUCTION OVER THE YEAR OF MALE CALVES WOULD THEREFORE BE ABOUT 14 170 000 HEAD .

2 . ESTIMATED COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS FOR 1981

2.1 . THE NUMBER OF SLAUGHTERINGS OF MALE CALVES ENVISAGED FOR 1981 , ON THE BASIS OF DATA COLLECTED FROM MEMBER STATES , SHOULD BE ABOUT 3 600 000 HEAD .

THE NUMBER OF MALE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR BREEDING SHOULD BE ABOUT 750 000 HEAD .

2.2 . IN THE LIGHT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEMBER STATES AND OF PART EXPERIENCE , IT IS EXPECTED THAT IN 1981 THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMMUNITY BREEDERS IN YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS FOR FATTENING WILL BE 10 055 000 HEAD , INCLUDING ANIMALS LOST AND ANIMALS PUT TO PASTURE .

2.3 . FROM CONSIDERATIONS SET OUT IN 2.1 AND 2.2 IT FOLLOWS THAT THE COMMUNITY ' S OVERALL REQUIREMENTS IN MALE CALVES WILL BE 14 405 000 HEAD IN 1981 .

THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL ONLY BE PARTLY SATISFIED BY COMMUNITY SUPPLIES OF THESE ANIMALS WHICH , AS SHOWN IN 2.1 , AMOUNT TO ABOUT 14 170 000 HEAD .

THE FORESEEABLE COMMUNITY SHORTFALL FOR 1981 IN MALE CALVES FOR FATTENING WILL THEREFORE BE AROUND 235 000 HEAD .

CONCLUSION

ON THE BASIS OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS SET OUT ABOVE , THE ESTIMATE FOR YOUNG MALE BOVINE ANIMALS INTENDED FOR FATTENING WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED IN 1981 UNDER THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 13 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 IS FIXED AT 235 000 HEAD .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI