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of 15 November 1999
layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforanimporttariffquotaofdriedbonelessbeefprovided
for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999
(OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 13)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 2589/1999 of 8 December 1999 L 315 6 9.12.1999
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2424/1999
of 15 November 1999
layingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforanimporttariffquota
of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No
2249/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havingreg ard to the Treaty establishingthe European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 of 22 October
1999 openinga tariff quota for the import of meat of bovine animals,boneless, dried (
1), and in particular its Article 2,
Whereas:
(1)Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 provides for the opening
of a pluri-annual import tariff quota of 700 tonnes of driedboneless beef; detailed rules of application of that quota shouldbe laid down;
(2)the quota concerned related to beef fallingunder CN codeex 0210 20 90; a precise definition of the eligible productsshould be provided; for reasons of control, imports under thatquota should be subject to the presentation of a certificate ofauthenticity attestingthat the meat corresponds exactly to theeligible definition; it is necessary to establish a model for thosecertificates and lay down detailed rules for their use;
(3)the import arrangements should be managed using importlicences; to this end rules should be set on submission of applica-tions and the information to be given on applications andlicences, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regu-lation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 layingdowncommon detailed rules for the application of the system of importand export licences and advance-fixingcertificates for ag ricul-tural products(
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/
1999 (3), and of 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 repealingReg ulation (EEC) No2377/80 (
4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (5);
(4)in order to ensure proper management of the imports of theproducts concerned, provision should be made for import licencesto be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries oncertificates of authenticity;
(5)the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 areapplicable from 1 July 1999; consequently, it is appropriatewithin the annual quota to provide for a repayment of customsduties on eligible imports between 1 July and the entry into forceof the present Regulation; in view of the future management ofthe quota it is necessary to identify such imports as quickly aspossible; applications for repayment must therefore be lodged nolater than 1 December 1999;
(6)the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef andVeal,
(1) OJ L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.
(4) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A Community tariff quota for dried boneless meat of bovine
animals fallingwithin CN code ex 0210 20 90 is hereby opened on apluriannual basis for an annual volume of 700 tonnes for periods form 1July to 30 June of the followingyear.
The serial number of the quota shall be 09.42012. Thead valorem duty shall be the only customs duty applicable
under the quota referred to in paragraph 1.
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3. Importation under the said quota shall be reserved for dried bone-less meat meetingthe followingdefinition:
‘Cuts of meat from haunches of bovine animals aged at least 18 months,
with no visible intramuscular fat (3 to 7 %) and a pH of the fresh meatbetween 5,4 and 6,0; salted, seasoned, pressed, dried only in fresh dryair and developingnoble mould (bloom of microscopic fung i). Theweight of the finished product is between 41 % and 53 % of the rawmaterial before salting.'
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Article 2
Imports of the quantities set out in Article 1 shall be subject to presenta-
tion, on release for free circulation, of an import licence issued inaccordance with the followingprovisions:
(a) the original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance
with Articles 3 and 4 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to thecompetent authority together with the application for the firstimport licence relatingto the certificate of authenticity.
The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the
abovementionned authority;
(b) a certificate of authenticity may be used for the issuingof more
than one import licence for quantities not exceedingthat shown onthe certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of acertificate, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate ofauthenticity to show the quantity attribued;
(c) the competent authorities may issue import licences only after they
are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticitycorresponds to that received each week from the Commission onthe subject. The licences shall be issued immediately thereafter;
(d) section 20 of the licence applications and of the licences themselves
shall show one of the followingendorsements:
— Carne de vacuno seca deshuesada — Reglamento (CE) n
o2424/
1999
— Tørret udbenet oksekød — forordning(EF) nr. 2424/1999—Εntbeintes, getrocknetes Rindfleisch — Verordnung (EG) Nr.
2424/1999
—Αποξηραµένο βόειο κρέας χωρίς κόκαλα —Κανονισµός
(ΕΚ)αριθ. 2424/1999
— Dried boneless beef — Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999— Viande bovine séchée désossée — règlement (CE) n
o2424/1999
— Carni bovine disossate ed essiccate — regolamento (CE) n.
2424/1999
— Gedroogd rundvlees zonder been — Verordening (EG) nr. 2424/
1999
— Carne de bovino seca desossada — Regulamento (CE) n.o2424/
1999
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— Kuivattua luutonta naudanlihaa — asetus (EY) N:o 2424/1999
—Τorkat benfritt nötkött — förordning(EG) nr 2424/1999
Article 3
1. The certificates of authenticity referred to in Article 2 shall be
made out in one original and two copies, to be printed and completed inone of the official languages of the European Community, in accord-ance with the model in Annex I. It may also be printed and completedin the official language or one of the official languages of the exportingcountry.
The competent authorities of the Member State in which the import
licence application is submitted may require a translation of the certifi-cate to be provided.
2. The certificate forms shall measure 210 ×297 mm. The paper
used shall weigh not less than 40 g/m
2. The original shall be white, the
first copy pink and the second copy yellow.
3. The original and copies thereof may be typed or handwritten. In
the latter case, they must be completed in black ink and in blockcapitals.
4. Each certificate shall have its own individual serial number
followed by the name of the issuingcountry.
The copies shall bear the same serial number and the same name as the
original.
5. The definition referred to in Article 1(3) shall be clearly laid down
in the certificate.
6. Certificates shall be valid only if they are duly endorsed by an
issuingauthority listed in Annex II.
7. Certificates shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if they
state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp of the issuingauthority and the signature of the person or persons empowered to signthem.
Article 4
1. The issuingauthority listed in Annex II must:
(a) be recognised as such by the exporting country concerned;
(b) undertake to verify entries on the certificates;
(c) undertake to forward to the Commission at least once per week any
information enablingthe entries on the certificates of authenticity,in particular the number of the certificate, the exporter, theconsignee, the country of destination, the product, the net weightand the date of signature, to be verified.
2. The list in Annex II may be revised by the Commission where the
requirement referred to in paragraph 1(a) is no longer met or where theissuingauthority fails to fulfil any of the oblig ations incumbent on it.
Article 5
Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for three
months from their respective dates of issue. However, their term ofvalidity shall expire on 30 June followingthe date of issue.
Article 6
The provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EC) No 1445/95
shall apply subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
Article 7
The authorities of the exportingcountries shall communicate to the
Commission of the European Communities specimens of the stampimprints used by their issuingauthorities and the names and sig naturesof the persons empowered to sign certificates of authenticity. The
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Commission shall communicate this information to the competent
authorities of the Member States.
Article 8
1. For imports made on the basis of import licences issued from 1
July 1999 to the entry into force of this Regulation and within the limitsof the annual quota referred to in Article 1, the difference between thecustoms duties paid and the duty referred to in Article 1(2) shall berefunded at the request of the operator.
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No later than 21 January 2000, the application for repayment shall bemade in accordance with Articles 878 to 898 of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 2454/93 (*) and shall be accompanied by either a copy of thecertificate referred to in the Notice to importers relatingto the import ofdried meat of bovine animals(**) or a certificate issued by the authorityreferred to in Annex II certifyingthat accordingto available productionrecords the meat concerned meets the definition laid down in Article1(3).
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2. Copy of the application for repayment shall be forwarded by thecompetent authority concerned to the Commission(
1) no later than
►M128 January 2000 ◄.
3. Notwithstandingthe provisions of Reg ulation (EEC) No 2454/93
the Commission shall decide as soon as possible after ►M128 January
2000◄to what extent applications for repayment can be met. Where
the quantities covered by applications exceed the annual quota referredto in Article 1(1), the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduc-tion to be applied to those quantities.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
(*) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.
(**) OJ C 266, 21.9.1999, p. 5.(
1) Agriculture DG, fax No (32-2) 295 36 13.
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
List of authorities in exporting countries empowered to issue certificate of
authenticity
SWITZERLAND:— Office vétérinaire fédéral— Bundesamt für Veterinärwesen— Ufficio federale di veterinaria