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1. Until the local numbers of young male bovines reach a level sufficient to ensure the maintenance and development of local beef production in the French overseas departments and Madeira, the possibility shall be introduced of importing bovine animals from third countries for fattening and consumption in the French overseas departments and Madeira, without applying import duties under the Common Customs Tariff. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts regarding the measures necessary to implement this subparagraph and more specifically the means for introducing the exemption from import duties in respect of the young male bovines introduced into the French overseas departments and Madeira. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2). Article 13 and Article 14(1) shall apply to animals qualifying for the exemption referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.

2. The numbers of animals qualifying for the exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined in the POSEI programmes, if the need to import is justified, in view of developments in local production. Priority for such animals shall be given to producers keeping animals for fattening at least 50 % of which are of local origin. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 33, laying down the conditions for the exemption from import duties. Those conditions shall take into account the specific local features of the beef sector and industry.

3. Where Article 52 and Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 are applied, Portugal may reduce the component of the national ceiling corresponding to sheep and goat payments and suckler cow premium rights. In this case, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts regarding the relevant amount to be transferred from the ceilings established in accordance with Article 52 and Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to the financial allocation referred to in the second indent of Article 30(2) of this Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2).