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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1439/95
of 26 June 1995
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as
regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
(OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 7)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1964/95 of 9 August 1995 L 189 23 10. 8. 1995
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2526/95 of 27 October 1995 L 258 48 28. 10. 1995Commission Regulation (EC) No 1764/98 of 10 August 1998 L 223 4 11. 8. 1998Commission Regulation (EC) No 344/1999 of 17 February 1999 L 43 6 17. 2. 1999
Corrected
by:
C1 Corrigendum, OJ No L 284, 28. 11. 1995, p. 15 (1439/95)
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ICOMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1439/95
of 26 June 1995
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as
regards the import and export of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the T reaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of
25 September 1989 on the common organization of the
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1265/95 (2), and in particular Ar-
ticles 9 (2) and 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of
22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional ar-
rangements required in the agriculture sector in order to
implement the agreements concluded during the UruguayRound of multilateral trade negotiations (
3), and in par-
ticular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of
13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other
part (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3492/93 of
13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (5),
and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3296/94 of
19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (6),
and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3297/94 of
19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (7),
and in particular Article 1 thereof,
(1) OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 123, 3. 6. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(4) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 1.
(5) OJ No L 319, 21. 12. 1993, p. 4 .
(6) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 14.
(7) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 17.
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IIHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3382/94 of
19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and Romania, of the other part (1),a n di np a r -
ticular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of
19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the
Europe Agreement establishing an association between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other
part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas under the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral
trade negotiations (2), the Community has undertaken to
replace the variable import levies by fixed customs duties
as from 1 July 1995; whereas the Agreement on Agriculturealso provides for the replacement of the present special
arrangements with third countries on imports of products
in the sheep and goat sector by a system of tariff quotas;
whereas these changes require the adoption of new de-
tailed rules and also the repeal of certain existing rules;
whereas it is appropriate in the interest of transparency to
group the rules on the administration of all tariff quotas in
the sector into one single Regulation and to provide for
the opening of the various quotas in separate legal texts;
Whereas henceforth the duty payable upon information
into the Community is fixed in the Common Customs T ar-
iff;
Whereas it is appropriate to maintain the obligation to
submit a licence upon importation and upon exportation of
all products of the sector, with the exception of pure-bred
sheep and goats and certain offals and fats;
Whereas since the Agreement on Agriculture requires the
conversion of Voluntary Restraint Agreements into
country-specific tariff quotas it is necessary to provide for
a management system which ensures that only products
originating in those specific countries can be imported
under the tariff quotas; whereas the latter consideration as
well as the need to ensure a smooth transition to the new
regime warrant a system whereby the issuance of an im-
port licence is made subject to the presentation of a docu-
ment of origin issued by an authority of the exporting
State which fulfils certain criteria and which has been rec-
ognized by the Community; whereas it is therefore necess-
ary to fix the said criteria and in particular to require ofthe issuing authorities of the exporting countries that con-
trols be effected as to the adherence to the quantities that
may be imported under the quotas, notably through a sys-
tem of precise and regular notifications to the Commission
of the quantities in respect of which documents of origin
have been issued;
(1) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 5.
(3) OJ No L 336, 22. 12. 1994, p. 22.
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IIIWheres rules should be laid down for the format and the
other details of the document of origin as well as for the
procedures to be followed in respect of its issuance and its
exchange for an import licence; whereas the introduction
of yearly tariff quotas also requires strict rules as to the
validity of documents of origin and of import licences;
Whereas the additional preferential imports provided for in
the Association Agreements with the countries of Central
Europe should be administered in the same way as the
country-specific quotas resulting from the Uruguay Round
of multilateral trade negotiations;
Whereas the Community also undertook in the Uruguay
Round of multilateral trade negotiations to open a non-
country-specific tariff quota for countries other than those
for which a country-specific quota was provided for; where-
as it is appropriate to manage this quota in the same way
as the autonomous import system laid down in Commis-sion Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 (
1), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2779/93 (2); whereas the detailed
rules should therefore provide for the issuance of import
licences on a quarterly basis and, where necessary, the ap-
plication of a reduction coefficient;
Whereas an efficient administration of these tariff quotas
also requires a regular flow of information from the
Member States to the Commission on the quantities in re-
spect of which import licences have been issued; whereas
the frequency of the notifications relating to a country-spe-
cific quota should be increased when the annual quota is
close to exhaustion whereas the Member States should also
inform the Commission of quantities for which export li-
cences have been issued;
Whereas the abolition of the variable import levy and the
introduction of tariff quotas require the repeal of Commis-
sion Regulations (EEC) No 2668/80 (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 (4), (EEC) No 19/82 (5),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3302/94 (6),
(EEC) No 20/82 (7), as last amended by Regulations (EC)
No 3302/94 and (EEC) No 3653/85; whereas it is, however,
necessary to provide that those regulations remain appli-
cable to import licences that have been issued thereunder;
Whereas the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its Chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) OJ No L 348, 24. 12. 1985, p. 21.
(2) OJ No L 252, 9. 10. 1993, p. 10.
(3) OJ No L 276, 20. 10. 1980, p. 39.
(4) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 51.
(5) OJ No L 3, 7. 1. 1982, p. 18.
(6) OJ No L 3, 7. 1. 1982, p. 26.
(7) OJ No L 341, 30. 12. 1994, p. 45.
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1Article 1
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Articles 9 and 12 Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89.
Article 2
Notwithstanding the conditions laid down in Title II of this
Regulation, the importation into the Community of any of
the products listed under points (a), (c) and (d) of Ar-
ticle 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 shall be subject to
the submission of an import licence issued by the Member
State to any applicant who so requests, irrespective of the
place of his establishment in the Community.
That import licence shall be valid throughout the Com-
munity.
Article 3
TITLE I
Standard Import System
Article 4
An import licence for the import of products not covered
by Title II of this regulation shall be valid for three
months from its date of issue within the meaning of Ar-
ticle 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.
Article 5
1. The import licence application and the import licence
itself shall be endorsed with the country of origin. The im-
port licence shall carry with it an obligation to import from
that country.
2. The import licence shall be issued on the fifth work-
i n gd a yf o l l o w i n gt h ed a t eo nw h i c ht h ea p p l i c a t i o ni s
lodged.
Article 6
1. The issue of the import licence shall be conditional
on the provision of a security as a guarantee that import-
ation will be effected during the period of validity of the
licence. The security shall be wholly forfeit if the operation
is not carried out or partially forfeit if the operation is
only partially carried out, within that period.
2. The amount of security in respect of import licences
shall be:
— 1 ECU per head for live animals,
— 7 ECU per 100 kilograms for other products.
Where applications for import licences are refused, the se-
curity shall be released forthwith for the quantity for which
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2TITLE II
Quotas
Article 7
The import quantities to which this title refers are set out
in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 (8)a n di n
subsequent annual tariff quota regulations.
A.Import of products under CN codes 0104 10 30,
0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 under GATT/WTO
country-specific tariff quotas and under preferential
quota systems
Article 8
Applications for an import licence for imports within
country-specific tariff quotas referred to in Article 12 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and for imports under the
Europe Agreements establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States of
the one part, and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland, Slovakia and Romania of the other part, shall be
accompanied by a valid document of origin.
Article 9
1. The document of origin referred to in Article 8 shall
be valid only if it is duly completed and endorsed, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this Regulation, by an issu-
ing authority shown in the list in Annex I.
2. The document of origin shall be deemed to have been
duly endorsed if it specifies the place and date of issue and
the final date of validity, and if it bears the stamp of the
issuing authority and the signature of the person or per-
sons empowered to sign it.
Article 10
1. The document of origin referred to in Article 8 shall
be drawn up in one original and three numbered copies of
different colours and shall consist of a form, a model of
which is shown in Annex II.
The form shall measure approximately 210 ¢297 mm.
The original shall be drawn up on such paper as shall
show up any tampering by mechanical or chemical means.
2. The forms shall be printed and completed in at least
one of the official languages of the Community.
(8) See page 17 of this Official Journal. (SIC! OJ No L 143,
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33. The original and the copies thereof shall be either
typewritten or handwritten. In the latter case, they must be
completed in ink and in block capitals.
4. Each document of origin shall bear an individual
serial number allocated by the issuing authority referred to
in Article 9. The copies shall bear the same serial number
as the original.
5. Each document of origin shall bear the reference ‘is-
sued in accordance with Title II A of Regulation (EC)
No 1439/95.’
6. The issuing authority shall keep two copies and give
the original and one copy to the applicant.
Article 11
1. The document of origin shall be valid for three
months from its actual date of issue but in any event not
later than 31 December of the year of its issue.
The original of the document of origin shall be submitted,
together with a copy, to the competent authorities at the
time when the application for the corresponding import li-
cence is submitted.
However, from 1 October, documents of origin valid from
1 January until 31 March of the following year for quan-tities within the quota for that year may be issued on
condition that they are not used in applications for import
licences until 1 January of that year.
2. The original shall be retained by the authority issuing
the import licence. However, where the application for an
import licence relates to only part of the quantity appear-
ing on the document of origin, the issuing authority shall
state on the latter the quantity in respect of which it has
been used and, after having affixed its stamp thereto, shall
pass it to the party concerned.
Article 12
1. An issuing authority shown in the list set out in
Annex I shall:
(a) be recognized as such by the exporting third country;
(b) undertake to verify the particulars appearing on docu-
ment of origin;
(c) undertake to issue documents of origin only within the
quantities and the duties provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 1440/95 and in subsequent annual tariff quota
regulations;1439/95
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4(d) undertake to communicate to the Commission before
the fifteenth day of each month the quantities, includ-
ing the CN codes, in respect of which documents of
origin were issued, together with the issue number of
each document and the year to which it refers, broken
down according to the duty payable and the intended
destination during the preceding month; however, for
all products they shall as soon as the documents of
origin for 75 % of the quantities concerned have been
issued (undertake, at the Commission’s request, to
communicate to the Commission any relevant informa-
tion more frequently);
(e) at the request of the Commission, undertaken to sup-
ply to the Commission and, if appropriate, to the
Member States any item of relevant information enab-
ling the particulars appearing on documents of origin
to be verified.
2. The list may be revised by the Commission where anyissuing authority is no longer recognised, where it fails to
fulfil any of the obligations incumbent on it or where a
new issuing authority is designated.
Article 13
1. The import licence referred to in Article 8 shall be
issued not later than one working day following that on
which the application is lodged. Subject to the third sub-
paragraph of Article 11 (1), it shall be valid until the final
date of validity of the document of origin submitted in ac-
cordance with Article 8 but not later than 31 December of
the year of issue of the document of origin.
However, in duly justified exceptional cases Member States
may extend the validity of an import licence for a period
up to 25 January of the following year. Member Statesshall inform the Commission before 31 March each year of
the import quantities and the circumstances involved for
each supplier country.
However, as soon as the Commission has requested from a
supplier country, pursuant to Article 12 (1) (d), more fre-
quent data as to the issue of documents of origin, the
Commission can request that the import licence be issued
only after the competent authority is satisfied that all in-
formation on the document of origin corresponds to the
information received from the Commission through more
frequent communication on the matter. The licence shall
be issued immediately thereafter.
2. Import licences shall be issued only within the quan-
tities laid down in the relevant tariff quotas and only in
response to an application accompanied by a valid docu-
ment of origin issued for the same calendar year.
3. On issue, each import licence shall bear in Box 20 the
remark ‘issued in accordance with Title II.A of Regulation
(EC) No 1439/95’.1439/95
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54. No security shall be required for the issue of the im-
port licence referred to in paragraph 1.
5 . T h ei m p o r tl i c e n c em u s tb er e t u r n e dt ot h ei s s u i n g
agency as soon as possible after use and not later than five
days after its expiry.
Article 14
1. Licence applications and licences shall bear in Box 8
the name of the country of origin. In the case of produce
falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and
0104 20 90, licence applications and licences shall bear in
Boxes 17 and 18 particulars of the net mass and whereappropriate the number of animals to be imported.
A licence shall make it compulsory to import the products
from the country indicated.
2. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88, the quantity put in free circulation may not
exceed that indicated in Boxes 17 and 18 of the import
licence; the number ‘0’ shall be entered to this effect in
Box 19 of the said licence.
3. Import licences issued in respect of the quantities re-
ferred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and
in subsequent annual tariff quota regulations shall bear in
Box 24 at least one of the following entries:
— Derecho limitado a 0 [aplicación del Anexo I del Re-
glamento (CE) n
o1440/95 y de posteriores Reglamen-
tos por los que se establecen contingentes arancelarios
anuales]
— T old nedsat til 0 (jf. bilag I til forordning (EF)
nr. 1440/95 og efterfølgende f orordninger om årlige
toldkontingenter)
— Beschränkung des Zollsatzes auf Null (Anwendung von
Anhang I der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1440/95 und der
späteren jährlichen Verordnungen über die Zollkontin-
gente)
—∆ασμός περιοριζόμενος στο μηδέν [εÔαρμογή του
παραρτήματος Ι του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1440/95
και των μεταγενέστερων κανονισμών σχετικά με την
ετήσια δασμολογική ποσόστωση ]
— Duty limited to zero (application of Annex I of Re-
gulation (EC) No 1440/95 and subsequent annual tariff
quota regulations)
—D r o i td ed o u a n en u l[ a p p l i c a t i o nd el ’ a n n e x eId u
règlement (CE) no1440/95 et des règlements ultérieurs
sur les contingents tarifaires]
— Dazio limitato a zero [applicazione dell’allegato I del
regolamento (CE) n. 1440/95 e dei successivi regola-
menti relativi ai contingenti tariffari annuali]
— Invoerrecht beperkt tot 0 (toepassing van b ĳlage I bij
Verordening (EG) nr. 1440/95 en van de latere veror-
deningen tot vaststelling van de jaarlijkse tariefconting-
enten)1439/95
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6— D i r e i t ol i m i t a d oaz e r o( a p l i c a ç ã od oa n e x oId oR e g u -
lamento (CE) nº 1440/95 e regulamentos subsequentes
relativos aos contingentes pautais anuais)
— T ulli rajoitettu 0 prosenttiin [asetuksen (EY)
N:o 1440/95 liitteen I ja sen jälkeen annettujen vuotui-
sia tariffikiintiötä koskevien asetusten soveltaminen]
— T ull begränsad till noll procent (tillämpning av bilaga I
i förordning (EG) nr 1440/95 och i senare förordningar
om årliga tullkvoter).
4. Import licences issued in respect of the quantities re-
ferred to in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and
in subsequent annual tariff quota regulations shall bear in
Box 24 at least one of the following entries:
— Derecho limitado a 4 % [aplicación del Anexo II del
Reglamento (CE) no1440/95 y de posteriores Regla-
mentos por los que se establecen contingentes arance-
larios anuales]
— T old nedsat til 4 % (jf. bilag II til forordning (EF)
nr. 1440/95 og efterfølgende f orordninger om årlige
toldkontingenter)
— Beschränkung des Zollsatzes auf 4 % (Anwendung von
Anhang II der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1440/95 und der
späteren jährlichen Verordnungen über die Zollkontin-
gente)
—∆ασμός περιοριζόμενος στο 4% [ εÔαρμογή του
παραρτήματος ΙΙ του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1440/95
και των μεταγενέστερων κανονισμών σχετικά με την
ετήσια δασμολογική ποσόστωση ]
— Duty limited to 4 % (application of Annex II of Re-
gulation (EC) No 1440/95 and subsequent annual tariff
quota regulations)
— Droit de douane 4 % [application de l’annexe II du
règlement (CE) No 1440/95 et des règlements ulté-
rieurs sur les contingents tarifaires]
— Dazio limitato a 4 % ((SIC! [applicazione dell’allegato
II del regolamento (CE) n. 1440/95 e dei successivi re-
golamenti relativi ai contingenti tariffari annuali]
— Invoerrecht beperkt tot 4 % (toepassing van b ĳlage II
bij Verordening (EG) nr. 1440/95 en van de latere ver-
ordeningen tot vaststelling van de jaarlijkse tariefcon-
tingenten)
— Direito limitado a 4 % (aplicação do anexo II do
Regulamento (CE) nº 1440/95 e regulamentos subse-
quentes relativos aos contingentes pautais anuais)
— T ulli rajoitettu 4 % prosenttiin [asetuksen (EY)
N:o 1440/95 liitteen II ja sen jälkeen annettujen vuotui-sia tariffikiintiötä koskevien asetusten soveltaminen]
— T ull begränsad till 4 % procent (tillämpning av bila-
ga II i förordning (EG) nr 1440/95 och i senare
förord-
ningar om årliga tullkvoter).1439/95
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75. Import licences issued in respect of the quantities re-
ferred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and
in subsequent annual tariff quota regualtions shall bear in
Box 24 at least one of the following entries:
— Derecho limitado a 10 % [aplicación del Anexo III del
Reglamento (CE) no1440/95 y de posteriores Regla-
mentos por los que se establecen contingentes arance-
larios anuales]
— T old nedsat til 10 % (jf. bilag III til forordning (EF)
nr. 1440/95 og efterfølgende f orordninger om årlige
toldkontingenter)
— Beschränkung des Zollsatzes auf 10 % (Anwendung
von Anhang III der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1440/95 und
der späteren jährlichen Verordnungen über die Zoll-
kontingente)
—∆ασμός περιοριζόμενος στο 10 % [ εÔαρμογή του
παραρτήματος IIIτου κανονισμού (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1440/95
και των μεταγενέστερων κανονισμών σχετικά με την
ετήσια δασμολογική ποσόστωση ]
— Duty limited to 10 % (application of Annex III of Re-
gulation (EC) No 1440/95 and subsequent annual tariff
quota regulations)
— Droit de douane 10 % [application de l’annexe III du
règlement (CE) no1440/95 et des règlements ultérieurs
sur les contingents tarifaires]
— Dazio limitato a 10 % ((SIC! [applicazione dell’allega-
to III del regolamento (CE) n. 1440/95 e dei successivi
regolamenti relativi ai contingenti tariffari annuali]
— Invoerrecht beperkt tot 10 % (toepassing van b ĳ-
lage III bij Verordening (EG) nr. 1440/95 en van de
latere verordeningen tot vaststelling van de jaarlijkse
tariefcontingenten)
— Direito limitado a 10 % (aplicação do anexo III do
Regulamento (CE) nº 1440/95 e regulamentos subse-
quentes relativos aos contingentes pautais anuais)
— T ulli rajoitettu 10 % prosenttiin [asetuksen (EY)
N:o 1440/95 liitteen III ja sen jälkeen annettujen vuo-
tuisia tariffikiintiötä koskevien asetusten soveltaminen]
— T ull begränsad till 10 % procent (tillämpning av bila-
ga III i förordning (EG) nr 1440/95 och i senare
förordningar om årliga tullkvoter).
B.Imports of products under CN codes 0104 10 30,
0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204 pursuant to GATT/
WTO non-country specific tariff quotas
Article 15
Member States shall issue import licences for the import
of products under GATT non-country-specific tariff quotas
for supplier countries other than those included in
Title II.A.1439/95
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8During each of the first three quarters of each year, such
import licences shall be issued within the limits of one
quarter of the quantities, expressed in tonnes liveweight
and referred to in Annex IV , Part A, and expressed in
tonnes of carcase equivalent and referred to in Annex IV ,
Part B to Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and in subsequent
annual tariff quota regulations.
During September of each year Member States shall issue
import licences within the remaining balance of these
quantities.
Article 16
1. The maximum overall quantity for which any one
party may apply by lodging one or more licence applica-
tions shall be that laid down in Annex IV to Regulation
(EC) No 1440/95 and in subsequent annual tariff quota re-
gulations for the quarter in which the licence application(s)
concerned is (are) lodged.
2. Applications for licences may be lodged only during
the first 10 days of each of the first three quarters of the
year and during the first 10 days of September.
3. Applications for licences, broken down by product
(referring to total quantities expressed in carcasse equival-ent) and by country of origin, shall be forwarded by the
Member States to the Commission No later than the six-
teenth day of each of the first three quarters and by
16 September, at 5 pm.
4. The Commission shall decide, before the twenty-sixth
day of each of the first three quarters and before 26 Sep-
tember by product and by country of origin, either:
(a) to authorize the issue of licences for all the quantities
applied for, or
(b) to reduce all the quantities applied for by the same
percentage.
Subject to the Commission decision Member States shall
issue the licences only within the quantities for which they
have forwarded application to the Commission.
5. Licences shall be issued on the thirthieth day of each
of the first three quarters and on 30 September.
6 . O ni s s u ee a c hi m p o r tl i c e n c es h a l lb e a rt h er e f e r e n c e
in Box 20 ‘issued in accordance with Title II.B of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1439/95.’
Article 17
1. Import licences referred to in Article 15 of this Re-
gulation shall be valid for three months from their date of
issue within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3919/88.1439/95
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92. Licence applications and licences shall bear in Box 8
the name of the country of origin. In the case of products
falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and
0104 20 90, licence applications and licences shall bear in
Boxes 17 and 18 particulars of the net mass and where
appropriate the number of animals to be imported.
A licence shall make it compulsory to import products
from the country indicated.
3. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3719/88, the quantity put in free circulation may not
exceed that indicated in Boxes 17 and 18 of the import
licence; the number ‘0’ shall be entered to this effect in
Box 19 of the said licence.
4. Import licences issued in respect of the quantities re-ferred to in Annex IV , Part A, to Regulation (EC)
No 1440/95 and in subsequent annual tariff quota regula-
tions shall bear in Box 24 at least one of the followingentries:
— Derecho limitado a 10 % [aplicación de la parte A del
Anexo IV del Reglamento (CE) n
o1440/95 y de pos-
teriores Reglamentos por los que se establecen contin-
gentes arancelarios anuales]
— T old nedsat til 10 % (jf. bilag IV , litra A, til forordning
(EF) nr. 1440/95 og efterfølgende f orordninger om
årlige toldkontingenter)
— Beschränkung des Zollsatzes auf 10 % (Anwendung
von Anhang IV T eil A der Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 1440/95 und der späteren jährlichen Ve rordnungen
über die Zollkontingente)
—∆ασμός περιοριζόμενος στο 10 % [ εÔαρμογή του
παραρτήματος Ι Vσημείο Α του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 1440/95 και των μεταγενέστερων κανονισμών
σχετικά με την ετήσια δασμολογική ποσόστωση ]
— Duty limited to 10 % (application of Annex IV Part A
of Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and subsequent annual
tariff quota regulations)
— D r o i td ed o u a n ed e1 0 %[ a p p l i c a t i o nd el ap a r t i eA
de l’annexe IV du règlement (CE) no1440/95 et des
règlements ultérieurs sur les contingents tarifaires]
— Dazio limitato a 10 % [applicazione dell’allegato IV A
del regolamento (CE) n. 1440/95 e dei successivi rego-
lamenti relativi ai contingenti tariffari annuali]
— Invoerrecht beperkt tot 10 % (toepassing van b ĳ-
lage IV , deel A, bij Verordening (EG) nr. 1440/95 en
van de latere verordeningen tot vaststelling van de
jaarlijkse tariefcontingenten)
— Direito limitado a 10 % [aplicação do anexo IV ,
ponto A, do Regulamento (CE) nº 1440/95 e regula-
mentos subsequentes relativos aos contingentes pautais
anuais]
— T ulli rajoitettu 10 prosenttiin [asetuksen (EY)
N:o 1440/95 liitteen IV kohta A ja sen jälkeen annet-
tujen vuotuisia tariffikiintiöitä koskevien asetusten so-
veltaminen]1439/95
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10— T ull begränsad till 10 % (tillämpning av bilaga IV ,
punkt A, i förordning (EG) nr 1440/95 och i senare
förordningar om årliga tullkvoter).
5. Import licences issued in respect of the quantities re-fered to in Annex IV , Part B to Regulation (EC)
No 1440/95 and in subsequent annual tariff quota regula-
tions shall bear in Box 24 at least one of the following
entries:
— Derecho limitado a 0 [aplicación de la parte B del
Anexo IV del Reglamento (CE) n
o1440/95 y de pos-
teriores Reglamentos por los que se establecen contin-
gentes arancelarios anuales]
— T old nedsat til 0 (jf. bilag IV , del B til forordning (EF)
nr. 1440/95 og efterfølgende f orordninger om årlige
toldkontingenter)
— Beschränkung des Zollsatzes auf Null (Anwendung von
Anhang IV T eil B der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1440/95
und der späteren jährlichen Verordnungen über die
Zollkontingente)
—∆ασμός περιοριζόμενος στο μηδέν [εÔαρμογή του
παραρτήματος Ι Vσημείο Β του κανονισμού (ΕΚ)
αριθ. 1440/95 και των μεταγενέστερων κανονισμών
σχετικά με την ετήσια δασμολογική ποσόστωση ]
— Duty limited to zero (application of Annex IV Part B
of Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 and subsequent annual
tariff quota regulations)
—D r o i td ed o u a n en u l[ a p p l i c a t i o nd el ap a r t i eBd e
l’annexe IV du règlement (CE) no1440/95 et des
règlements ultérieurs sur les contingents tarifaires]
— Dazio limitato a zero [applicazione dell’allegato IV B
del regolamento (CE) n. 1440/95 e dei successivi rego-
lamenti relativi ai contingenti tariffari annuali]
— Invoerrecht beperkt tot 0 (toepassing van b ĳlage IV
deel B bij Verordening (EG) nr. 1440/95 en van de lat-
ere verordeningen tot vaststelling van de jaarlijkse ta-
riefcontingenten)
— Direito limitado a zero (aplicação do anexo IV ,
ponto B, do Regulamento (CE) no1440/95 e regula-
mentos subsequentes relativos aos contingentes pautais
anuais)
— T ulli rajoitettu 0:aan [asetuksen (EY) N:o 1440/95 liit-
teen IV kohta B ja sen jälkeen annettujen vuotuisia
tariffikiintiötä koskevien asetusten soveltaminen]
— T ull begränsad till noll (tillämpning av bilaga IV ,
punkt B, i förordning (EG) nr 1440/95 och i senare
förordningar om årliga tullkvoter).
Article 18
1. The issue of the import licence shall be conditional
on the provision of a security as a guarantee that import-
ation will be effected during the period of validity of the
licence. The security shall be wholly forfeit if the operationis not carried out, or partially forfeit if the operation is
only partially carried out within that period.
2. The level of the security relating to the import li-
cences shall be:1964/95
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11— 1 ECU per animal for live animals,
— 7 ECU per 100 kg for other products.
TITLE III
Notification
Article 19
1. In respect of Title I, Member States shall communi-
cate to the Commission before 15 July and 15 November
each year the cumulative situation in respect of import li-
cences issued for the periods January to June and January
to October respectively. They shall also communicate be-
fore 31 January each year the final cumulative total of im-
port licences issued during the course of the previous year.
2. In respect of Title II.A:
(a) Member States shall communicate to the Commission
before the fifth working day of each month, by telex or
by fax, the quantities, by product and by origin, in re-
spect of which during the preceding month:
— the import licences referred to in Article 8 have
been issued,
— the import licences returned to the issuing agency
pursuant to Article 13 (5) have been used.
However, as soon as the Commission has requested
from a supplier country, pursuant to Article 12 (1) (d),
more frequent data as to the issue of documents of
origin, the Member States as well shall communicate
to the Commission more frequently the same informa-
tion.
(b) Member States shall communicate to the Commission
before 15 July, 15 September and 15 November each
year, the cumulative situation in respect of import li-
cences issued for the periods January to June, January
to August and January to October respectively; they
shall also communicate before 31 January each year
the final cumulative total of import licences issued dur-
ing the course of the previous year.
3. In respect of Title II.B, Member States shall com-
municate to the Commission before 15 February, 15 May,
15 August and 15 October each year the cumulative situ-
ation in respect of import licences issued for the first three
quarters and September of each year.1439/95
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12Article 20
Regulations (EEC) No 2668/80, (EEC) No 19/82, (EEC)
No 20/82 and (EEC) No 3653/85 are hereby repealed.
However they shall remain applicable to import licences
issued under those regulations.
Article 21
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day fol-
lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro-
pean Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.1439/95
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13ANNEX I
List of authorities in exporting countries empowered to issue Documents of origin
1. Argentina: Secretaria de agricultura ganaderia y pesca
2. Australia: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and F orestry
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Economic Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina
4. Bulgaria: Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation
5. Chile: Servicio agricola y ganadero del Ministerio de Agricultura — Santiago6. Croatia: ‘EUROINSPEKT’, Zagreb
7. Hungary: Ministère de l’Industrie et du
Commerce
8. Island: Ministry of Trade9. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Chambre d’économie, Skopje
10. New Zealand: New Zealand Meat
Board
11. Poland; Polski Zwiazek Owezarski
12. Romania: Ministère du Commerce
13. Slovenia: ‘INSPECT’, Ljubljana
14. Slovakia: Ministry of Economy
15. Czech Republic: Ministry of Industry and Trade
16. Uruguay: Instituto nacional de carnes (Inac)1439 /95
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14ANNEX II
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