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layingdown,fortheperiod1July2000to30June2001,detailedrulesofapplicationforthetariff
quotasforbeeforiginatinginEstonia,LatviaandLithuania
(OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 25)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No1173/2000
of31May2000
laying down, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, detailed
rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in
Estonia,LatviaandLithuania
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May
1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1),
and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 98/677/EC of 18 May 1998 on the
conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agree-ments establishing an association between the European Communitiesand their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Lithuania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the
Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom ofSweden to the European Union and of the outcome of the UruguayRound negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to theexisting preferential arrangements(
2), and in particular Article 2
thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/86/EC of 18 May 1998 on the
conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agree-ment establishing an association between the European Communitiesand their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia,of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of
Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the
European Union and of the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotia-tions on agriculture, including improvements to the existingpreferential arrangements(
3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/790/EC of 18 May 1998 on
the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the EuropeAgreement establishing an association between the European Commu-
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Latvia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of theRepublic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom ofSweden to the European Union and of the outcome of the UruguayRound negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the
existing preferential arrangements(
4), and in particular Article 2
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Decisions 98/677/EC, 1999/86/EC and 1999/790/EC provide for
the opening of certain annual tariff quotas for products made
from beef and veal. Imports under those quotas benefit from an80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the CommonCustoms Tariff (CCT). Detailed rules of application for thesequotas should be laid down for the period 1 July 2000 to 30June 2001.
(2)In view of the risk of speculation inherent in these arrangementsfor beef and veal, clear conditions should be laid down asregards access by traders. Verification of the abovementioned
conditions requires that applications be submitted in the Member
State in which the importer is entered in the value added taxregister.2000R1173 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 321, 30.11.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 29, 3.2.1999, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 317, 10.12.1999, p. 1.
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(3)Provision should be made for import rights to be allocated after
a period for consideration and, where necessary, the application
of a single percentage reduction.
(4)While the provisions of the abovementioned agreementsintended to guarantee the origin of the product should becomplied with, the administration of the arrangements shouldbe based on import licences. To that end, detailed rules should
be laid down on, in particular, the submission of applications
and the information which must appear in applications andlicences, if necessary by way of derogation from, or by supple-menting, certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed
rules for the application of the system of import and export
licences and advance fixing certificates for agriculturalproducts(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/
1999(2), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26
June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licencesin the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No
2377/80(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(4).
(5)In order to prevent speculation, import licences should be issued
to traders solely for the quantities for which they have been allo-cated import rights.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and
Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. During the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, the following
may be imported in accordance with this Regulation:
— 1 875 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef and veal falling
within CN codes 0201 and 0202, originating in Lithuania, Latviaand Estonia; the serial number of the quota shall be 09.4561,
— 250 tonnes of products falling within CN code 160250 10, origi-
nating in Latvia; the serial number of the quota shall be 09.4562.
2. For the quantities indicated in paragraph 1, the rates of customs
duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) shall be:
— reduced by 80 % for the quantities originating in Lithuania and
Latvia,
— 0 for the quantities originating in Estonia.
Article 2
1. In order to qualify for the import quotas referred to in Article 1,
applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time applica-tions are submitted, can prove to the satisfaction of the competentauthorities of the Member State concerned that they have been active
in trade in beef and veal with third countries at least once during the
last 12 months.
2. Applications for import rights may be submitted only in the
Member State in which the applicant is entered in a national VATregister.2000R1173 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.
(3) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(4) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.▼M1
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3. For each of the groups of products referred to in the first and
second indents of Article 1(1):
— applications for import rights must cover a minimum of 15 tonnes
of product without exceeding the quantity available,
— applicants may submit only one application,— where an applicant submits more than one application for a group,
all his applications for that group shall be rejected.
Article 3
1. Applications for import rights may be submitted only between 7
and 17 July 2000.
2. After checking the documents submitted, Member States shall
send the Commission, within five working days of the end of theperiod for the submission of applications, the list of applicants and thequantities applied for with respect to each serial number.
All notifications, including notifications of nil applications, shall be
made by fax, drawn up, where applications have been received, in
accordance with the model set out in Annexes I and II.
3. The Commission shall decide as soon as possible the extent to
which applications may be accepted for each group of products referredto in the indents of Article 1(1). Where the quantities for which appli-cations have been submitted exceed the quantities available, the
Commission shall fix a single percentage reduction in them for each
groupof p roducts referred to in the indents of Article 1(1).
Article 4
1. Imports of the quantities allocated shall be subject to the presen-
tation of one or more import licences.
2. Import licence applications may be submitted only:
— in the Member State in which the application for import rights has
been lodged, and
— by traders to whom import rights have been allocated in accordance
with Article 3(3). Import rights allocated to traders entitle them toimport licences for quantities equivalent to the rights allocated.
3. Licence applications and licences shall show:
(a) in box 8:
— in the case of the first indent of Article 1(1), the country of
origin,
— in the case of the second indent of Article 1(1), ‘Latvia’.
Licences shall carry an obligation to import from one or more of
the countries indicated;
(b) in box 16, one of the following groups of combined nomenclature
codes within the same indent:
— 0201, 0202,
— 1602 50 10;
(c) in box 20, at least one of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) n
o1173/2000
— Forordning (EF) nr. 1173/2000— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1173/2000—Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1173 /2000
— Regulation (EC) No 1173/2000— Règlement (CE) n
o1173/2000
— Regolamento (CE) n. 1173/2000— Verordening (EG) nr. 1173/2000— Regulamento (CE) n.
o1173/2000
— Asetus (EY) N:o 1173/2000
— Förordning (EG) nr 1173/2000.2000R1173 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 001.001 — 4
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4. Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.
Article 5
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation, Regulations
(EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.
Article 6
Products shall qualify for the duties referred to in Article 1 on presen-
tation of an EUR.1 movement certificate issued by the exportingcountry in accordance with Protocol 3 annexed to the Europe Agree-
ments with the Baltic countries or a declaration drawn upby the
exporter in accordance with that Protocol.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2000R1173 — EN — 01.07.2000 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEXI
Fax: (32-2) 296 60 27
ApplicationofRegulation(EC)No1173/2000
Serial No 09.4561
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ANNEXII
Fax: (32-2) 296 60 27
ApplicationofRegulation(EC)No1173/2000
Serial No 09.4562
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