# Commission Regulation (EC) No 437/2009 of 26 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of a Community import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening, Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. In accordance with Article 82 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 , the animals imported shall be subject to customs supervision to ensure that they are fattened for a period of at least 120 days in production units which must be indicated by the importer in the month following the animals’ release for free circulation.
2. Importers shall lodge a security with the competent customs authorities to ensure that the fattening requirement referred to in paragraph 1 is complied with and that unpaid duties are collected where that requirement is not met. The amount of that security for each admissible CN code is given in the Annex.
3. Except in cases of force majeure, the security referred to paragraph 2 shall be released only if proof is furnished to the competent authority of the Member State that the young bovine animals:
(a) have been fattened on the farm or farms indicated in accordance with paragraph 1;
(b) have not been slaughtered before a period of 120 days from the date of import has elapsed; or
(c) have been slaughtered for health reasons or have died as a result of sickness or accident before that period has elapsed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/437/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-437/article-2
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