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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3886/90
of27December1990
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofimportarrangementsprovided
forinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3839/90forfrozenthinskirtofbovine
animals
Whereasforothercountries,thequotashouldbe
managedonlyonthebasisofCommunityimport
licences,provisionbeingmadeforderogationsincertain
particularrespects,fromtheapplicableprovisions;
WhereasmeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationarein
accordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,'
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3839/90
of20December1990openingaCommunitytariffquota
forfrozenthinskirtofbovineanimalsfallingwithinCN
code02062991(1991)0,anc*inparticularArticle2
thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No805/68ofthe
Councilof27June1968onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinbeefandveal(2),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No571/89(3),andinparticularArticle
15(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1599/90(*),lays
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvance-fixing certificates
foragriculturalproducts;whereasCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2377/80(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2996/90Q,laysdowndetailedrules
forimplementingthearrangementsforimportlicences
forbeefandveal;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
arrangementslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No3839/90
shouldbeadopted;
Whereasithasprovednecessarytotakeaccountoftrade
inthisproductforthepurposesofallocatingthatquota;
whereastradehasbeenrecordedforArgentinaontheone
handandforotherthirdcountriesontheotherhandand
whereasaquotashouldaccordinglybefixedonthatbasis
forArgentinaandanotherforotherthirdcountries;
WhereasArgentinamustissuecertificatesofauthenticity
guaranteeingtheoriginofthoseproducts;whereasthe
formandlayoutofthosecertificatesandtheprocedures
forusingthemmustbespecified;
Whereascertificatesofauthenticitymustbeissuedbyan
appropriateauthorityinathirdcountry;whereassuch
authoritiesmustpresentallthenecessaryguaranteesto
ensurethatthearrangements inquestionoperate
properly;
WhereasprovisionmustbemadefortheMemberStates
toforwardinformationontheimportsinquestion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thetariffquotaforfrozenthinskirtprovidedforin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3839/90shallbe
allocatedasfollows:
(a)700tonnesoriginatinginandcomingfrom
Argentina;
(b)800tonnesoriginatinginandcomingfromother
thirdcountries.
2.Onlywholethinskirtmaybeimportedunderthe
quota.
Article2
1.Thetotalsuspensionoftheimportlevyforthemeat
referredtoinArticle1(1)(a)shallbesubjecttothe
presentationofacertificateofauthenticitywhenitis
releasedforfreecirculation .
2.TheCommonCustomsTariffdutyunderthisquota
shallbe4%.
3.Certificatesofauthenticityshallbemadeoutinone
originalandnotlessthanonecopyonaformcorres­
pondingtothespecimeninAnnexI.
Theformshallmeasureapproximately 210x297
millimetres.Thepapershallweighnotlessthan40grams
persquaremetreandshallbewhite.
4.Theformsshallbeprintedandcompletedinoneof
theofficiallanguagesoftheCommunityandalso,if
desired,intheofficiallanguageoroneoftheofficial
languagesoftheexportingcountry.
5.Theparticularsontheoriginalandthecopiesshall
beeithertypewrittenorhandwritten .In,thelattercase
theymustbeprintedinblockcapitals.
6.Eachcertificateofauthenticityshallbearan
individualserialnumberassignedbytheissuingauthority
referredtoinArticle4.Thecopiesshallbearthesame
serialnumberastheoriginal.(')Seepage5ofthisOfficialJournal.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(3)OJNoL61,4.3.1989,p.43.
(4)OJNoiL331,2.12.1988,p.1.0OJNoL151,14.6.1990,p.29.
(•)OJNoL241,13.9.1980,p.5.0OJNoL286,18.10.1990,p.17.

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Article3
1.Certificatesofauthenticityshallbevalidforthree
monthsfromthedateofissue.
Theoriginalcertificateofauthenticityandonecopyshall
bepresentedtothecustomsauthoritieswhentheproduct
coveredbythecertificateisreleasedforfreecirculation.
However,certificatesmaynotpresentedafter31
Decemberoftheyearofissue.
2.Copiesofcertificatesofauthenticityasreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbeforwardedbythecustomsauthorities
oftheMemberStateinwhichtheproductisreleasedfor
freecirculationtotheauthoritiesdesignatedbythat
MemberStateforthepurposesofthenotification
providedforinArticle6(1).2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theperiodof10
daysmeanstheperiod:
—fromthe1sttothe10thofthemonth,
—fromthe11thtothe20thofthemonth,
—fromthe21sttothelastdayofthemonth.
Article7
1.ForproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)(b),the
importlevyshallbetotallysuspendedandtheCommon
CustomsTariffdutyapplicableshallbe4%.
2.Inordertoqualifyfortheimportarrangements
referredtoinArticle1(1)(b):
(a)thelicenceapplicationorapplicationslodgedbyany
oneapplicantmustrelatetoatotalquantitycorres­
pondingtonotlessthanfivetonnesofmeatby
weightofproductandtonotmorethanthequantity
availableunderthearrangementsinquestion;
(b)section20oflicenceapplicationsandofthelicences
themselvesshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :
—Musculosdeldiafragmaydelgados[Reglamento
(CEE)n°3886/90]Article4
1.Certificatesofauthenticityshallbevalidonlyifthey
aredulycompletedandendorsed,inaccordancewiththe
instructionsinAnnexI,byanissuingauthoritylistedin
AnnexII.
2.Acertificateofauthenticityshallbedeemedtohave
beendulyendorsedifitspecifiesthedateandplaceof
issueandifitbearsthestampoftheissuingauthorityand
thesignatureofthepersonorpersonsempoweredtosign
it.
Thestampmaybereplacedontheoriginalcertificateof
authenticityanditscopiesbyaprintedseal.—Mellemgulv(forordning(EØF)nr.3886/90)
—Saümfleisch (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3886/90)
—Διάφραγμα [κανονισμός(EOK)αριθ.3886/901
—Thinskirt(Regulation(EEC)No3886/90)
—Hampe[règlement(CEE)n03886/90]
—Pezzidetti«hampes»(regolamento (CEE)n.
3886/90)
—Omloop(Verordening (EEG)nr.3886/90)
—Diafragma[Regulamento (CEE)n?3886/90];Article5
1.TheissuingauthoritieslistedinAnnexIIshall:
(a)berecognizedascompetentbytheexportingcountry;
(b)undertaketochecktheparticularsonthecertificates
ofauthenticity ;
(c)undertaketosupplytheCommissionandtheMember
States,onrequest,withanyinformationenablingthe
particularsonthecertificatesofauthenticitytobe
evaluated.
2.Thelistshallberevisediftherequirementin
paragraph 1(a)isnolongermetorifanissuingauthority
failstofulfiloneoftheobligationsincumbentonit.(c)thecountryoforiginshallbeindicatedinsection8of
licenceapplicationsandofthelicencesthemselves ;
(d)applicationsmustbenaturalorlegalpersonswho,at
thetimetheapplicationwassubmitted,haveforat
least12monthsbeenengagedinthetradeinbeef
and/orvealbetweenMemberStatesorwiththird
countriesandwhosenamesareenteredintheofficial
registerofaMemberState.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingthesespecial
arrangements ,wherethequantitiesareimportedunder
thetermsofArticle8(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88,thelevyfixedinaccordancewithArticle12of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68andtheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutyof20%shallbechargedonthequantities
exceedingthoseindicatedintheimportlicence.
Section24oflicensesshallcontainoneofthefollowing
endorsements :Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,in
respectofeachperiodof10days,notlaterthan15days
afterthatperiod,ofthequantitiesofproductsreferredto
inArticle1thathavebeenreleasedforfreecirculation,
brokendownbytheircountryoforiginandCNcode.
Theinformationnotifiedshallalsoincludetheyearof
issueofthecertificateofauthenticity .—Exacciónreguladorasuspendidapara...(cantidadpara
lacualsehaexpedidoelcertificado)kg
—Importafgiftsuspenderetfor...(denmængde,som
licensenerudstedtfor)kg

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—AussetzungderAbschöpfungfür...kg(Menge,für
diedieLizenzerteiltwurde)
—Hεισφοράέχειανασταλείγια...(ποσότηταγια
τηνοποίαεκδόθηκετοπιστοποιητικό )kg
—Levysuspendedfor...(quantityforwhichthelicence
orcertificatewasissued)kg
—Prélèvementsuspendupour...(quantitépourlaquelle
lecertificataétédélivré)kg
—Prelievosospesoper...(quantitàperlaqualeestato
rilasciatoiltitolo)kg
—Heffinggeschorstvoor...(hoeveelheidwaarvoorhet
certificaatisafgegeven)kgapplicantsandthecountriesoforiginindicated.All
notifications,includingnilreturns,shallbemadebytelex
andshallbesentbefore4p.m.onthestipulatedworking
day.
4.TheCommission shalldecidetowhatextentthe
applicationsreferredtoinArticle7maybeaccepted.If
thequantitiesforwhichlicencesareappliedforexceed
thequantitiesavailable,theCommissionshallreducethe
amountsappliedforbyafixedpercentage.
5.SubjecttotheCommissionhavingdecidedthat
applicationsbeaccepted,licencesshallbeissuedon18
February1991.
Article9
1.WithoutprejudicetothisRegulation,theprovisions
ofRegulation(EEC)No2377/80shallapply.
2.However,pursuanttothisRegulation,thesecurity
forimportlicencesshallbeECU10per100kilograms
netweightandtheperiodofvalidityshallexpireon31
December1991.
3.Certificatesshallnotbetransferable .—Direitoniveladorsuspensopara...(quantidadeparaa
qualocertificadofoiemitido)kg.
Article8
1.TheapplicationsreferredtoinArticle7maybe
lodgedupto25January1991.
2.Licenceapplicationsshallbeconsideredonlyifthe
applicantdeclaresinwritingthathehasnotlodgedand
undertakesnottolodgeanyapplicationunderthesame
specialarrangementsinanyMemberStateotherthanthat
wherehispresentapplicationislodged;ifanapplicant
lodgesapplicationsinrespectofthesamespecial
arrangementsintwoormoreMemberStates,noneofthe
applicationsshallbeconsidered.
Allapplicationsfromoneapplicantshallberegardedasa
singleapplication.
3.MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionon7
February1991ofthetotalquantitycoveredby
applications .ThatnotificationshallcoverthelistofArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
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ANNEXI
1Exporter2CertificateNo
ORIGINAL
3Issuingauthority
4Consignee
6Meansoftransport 5CERTIFICATE OFAUTHENTICITY
BEEFANDVEAL
Thinskirt
7Marks,numbers,numberandkindofpackages ;
descriptionofgoods8Grossweight
(kg)9Netweight
(Kg)
10Netweight(inwords)
11CERTIFICATION BYTHEISSUINGAUTHORITY
IherebycertifythatthethinskirtdescribedinthiscertificatecomplieswiththespecificationsreferredtoinArticle1(2)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No4025/89withinthelimitreferredtoinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthatoriginatesinArgentina.
Place: Date:
Signatureandstamp(orprintedseal)


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ANNEXII
LISTOFAUTHORITIES INEXPORTING COUNTRIES EMPOWERED TOISSUECERTIFI­
CATESOFAUTHENTICITY
JUNTANACIONALDECARNES:
forthinskirtoriginatinginArgentinaasreferredtoinArticle1(1)(a).