NoL367/136 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3885/90
of27December 1990
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheimportarrangements
providedforinCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3838/90forfrozenmeatofbovine
animalscoveredbyCNcode0202andproductscoveredbyCNcode02062991
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3838/90
of20December1990opening,allocatingandproviding
fortheadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
frozenmeatofbovineanimalsfailingwithinCNcode
0202andproductsfallingwithinCNcode02062991
(1991)0,andinparticularArticle4thereof,
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
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationatthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance-fixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts;whereasCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2377/80(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2996/90Q,laysdownspecial
detailedrulesonthesystemofimportlicencestothebeef
sector;
WhereasprovisionshouldbemadefortheMemberStates
toforwardinformationontheimportarrangementin
question;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasRegulation(EEC)No3838/90laysdownthe
methodforadministeringtheCommunitytariffquotafor
frozenbeefcoveredbyCNcode0202andforproducts
coveredbyCNcode02062991andsplitsthisquotainto
twoparts,oneof45050tonnesapportionedbetween
traditionalimportersandtheotherof7950tonnes
apportionedbetweentheoperatorswhichhavecarriedout
beefexchangeswiththirdcountries;
Whereas,inordertoensureasmoothswitchoverfromthe
arrangements basedonnationaladministration to
arrangementssubjecttoCommunityadministration ,while
takingintoaccountthecommercialpeculiaritiesofthe
productsinquestion,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
allocationonaproportionalbasisofthefirstpartto
traditionalimporterswhocanprovethat,during1988,
1989and1990,theyimportedproductscoveredbythe
quota;whereas,however,withintheframeworkofthe
procedurebasedonthesubmissionofapplicationfrom
interestedpartiesandtheiracceptancetotheextent
determinedbytheCommission ,importerswhocan
demonstratethegenuinenatureoftheirbusiness,and
whoapplyforquantitiesofsomesignificanceshouldbe
grantedaccesstothesecondpart;whereasverificationof
thelattercriterionrequiresthatapplicationsfroma
particulartraderaretobesubmittedinthesameMember
State;
Whereas,inordertoavoidspeculation,Operatorswhoat1
January1991werenolongerengagedinactivityinthe
beefsectorshouldbeexcludedfromaccesstothequota;Article1
1.ThequantityreferredtoinArticle2(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No3838/90(45050tonnes)shallbe
reservedforimporterswhocanfurnishproofofhaving
importedfrozenmeatcoveredbyCNcode0202and
productscoveredbyCNcode02062991coveredbythe
quotareferredtoinCouncilRegulations (EEC)No
234/88(8),(EEC)No4076/88(s)and(EEC)No
3889/89(10)duringthelastthreeyears.
2.ThequantityreferredtoinArticle2(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No3838/90(7950tonnes)shallbe
reservedforoperatorswhocanfurnishproofofhaving
importedand/orexportedduring1989and1990,atleast
50tonnesperyearofbeefnotsubjecttothequotas
referredtoinRegulations(EEC)No4076/88and(EEC)
No3889/89.
3.The,proofreferredtoinparagraphs 1and2shallbe
providedbymeansofthecustomsdocumentofrelease
forfreecirculationorexportdocument.Forreference
years1988and1989MemberStatesmayprovidethatthe
proofofimportmaybefurnishedbytheholderwhose
nameappearsinbox4ofimportlicences.
(4)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
OOJNoL151,14.6.1990,p.29.
OOJNoL241,13.9.1980,p.5.f)OJNoL286,18.10.1990,p.17.oOJNoL24,29.1.1988,p.4. (')Seepage3ofthisOfficialJournal.
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—Heffinggeschorstvoor...(hoeveelheidwaarvoor
hetcertificaatisafgegeven)kg
—Direitoniveladorsuspensopara...kg(quantidade
paraaqualfoiemitidoocertificado).4.The45050tonnesshallbeallocatedbetweenthe
variousimportersinproportiontotheirimportsduring
thereferenceyears.
5.The7950tonnesshallbeallocatedinproportionto
thequantitiesappliedforbyimporters.
Article2
1.OperatorsreferredtoinArticle4(1)who,at1
January1990werenolongerengagedinanyactivityin
thebeefsectorshallnotqualifyunderthearrangements
providedforinthisRegulation.
2.Companiesarisingfrommergerseachhavingrights
underArticle1(1),shallbenefitfromthesamerightsas
thecompaniesfromwhichtheywereformed.
Article3
1.Eligibilityundertheimportarrangementsprovided
forinArticle1shallbesubjecttopresentationofan
applicationforanimportlicence.
2.Licenceapplicationsandlicencesshallcontain:
(a)insection20,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—Carnedevacunocongelada[Reglamento (CEE)n°
3885/901
—frossetkødafhornkvæg(forordning(EØF)nr.
3885/90)
—GefrorenesRindfleisch (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
3885/90)
—Κατεψυγμένο βόειοκρέας(κανονισμός(ΕΟΚ)
αριθ.3885/90)3.Forthepurposesofapplyingthearrangements ,
wherethequantitiesareimportedunderthetermsof
Article8(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88,thelevy
fixedinaccordancewithArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68andtheCommonCustomsTariffdutyof
20%shallbechargedonthequantitesexceedingthose
indicatedintheimportlicence.
Article4
1.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle1(1)importers
shallpresenttothecompetentauthoritiestheapplication
foranimportlicencetogetherwiththeproofreferredto
inArticle1(3)by25January1991atthelatest.The
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionby7
February1991atthelatest,alistofimporterscontaining
inparticulartheimporters'namesandtheaddressesand
thequantitiesofmeatimportedunderthequotareferred
toinRegulation(EEC)No3838/90,duringeachofthe
yearsinquestion.
2.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle1(2)(b)
applicationstogetherwiththeproofreferredtoinArticle
1(3)fromimportersmaybelodgedupto25January
1991.
Theapplicationorapplicationslodgedbythesameparty
mayrelatetoanoverallquantitynotexceeding50tonnes
offrozenmeat,productweight.
MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommissionby7
February1991atthelatestalistofapplicantsincluding
inparticularthequantitiesappliedforandthecountries
oforiginindicated.
Article5
LicenceapplicationsreferredtoinArticle4shallbe
admissibleonlywheretheapplicantdeclaresinwriting
thathehasnotlodgedandundertakesnottolodgeany
applicationunderthesamespecialarrangementsinany
MemberStateotherthanthatinwhichapplicationis
lodged;ifanapplicantlodgesapplicationsinrespectof
thesamespecialarrangementsintwoormoreMember
States,noneoftheseapplicationsshallbeadmissible.
Allapplicationsfromthesameapplicantshallbe
regardedasasingleapplication .
Article6
1.TheCommission shalldecidetowhatextent
applicationsmaybeaccepted.
SubjecttotheCommission havingdecidedthat
applicationsbeaccepted,importlicencesshallbeissued
from18February1991.
2.AsregardstheapplicationsreferredtoinArticle4
(2),ifthequantitiesforwhichlicencesareappliedfor
exceedthequantitiesavailable,theCommissionshall
reducetheamountsappliedforbyafixedpercentage.—frozenmeatofbovineanimals(Regulation(EEC)
No3885/90)
—Viandebovinecongelée(règlement(CEE)n0
3885/90)
—Carnibovinecongelate(regolamento (CEE)n.
3885/90)
—Bevrorenrundvlees(Verordening (EEG)nr.
3885/90)
—Carnedebovinocongelada[Regulamento (CEE)n?
3885/901;
(b)insection8,thecountryoforigin;
(c)insection24,oneofthefollowingendorsements :
—exacciónreguladorasuspendidapara...(cantidad
paralaquesehayaextendidoelcertificado)kg
—suspensionafimportafgiftfor...(denmængde
licensenerudstedtfor)kg
—AussetzungderAbschöpfungfür...kg(Menge,
fürdiedieLizenzerteiltwurde)
—αναστέλλεται ηεισφοράγια...(ποσότηταγια
τηνοποίαχορηγήθηκετοπιστοποιητικό )kg
—levysuspendedfor...(quantityforwhichthe
licencewasissued)kg
—prélèvementsuspendupour...(quantitépour
laquellelecertificataétédélivré)kg
—prelievosospesoper...(quantitativoperilqualee
statorilasciatoilcertificato)kg

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licencesshallbeECU10per100kilogramsnetweight,
andthetermofvalidityofthelicencesshallexpireon31
December1991.
3.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph2shallbe
lodgedwhenthelicencesreferredtoinArticle6(1),
secondsubparagraph areissued.3.Ifthereductionreferredtoinparagraph2resultsin
aquantityoflessthanfivetonnesperapplication,the
allocationshallbebydrawinglots,bybatchesoffive
tonnes.
Article7
Forthepurposeofapplyingthearrangementsprovided
forbyRegulation(EEC)No3838/90thequantitiestobe
importedmustmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle
17(2)(f)ofCouncilDirective72/462/EEC(').
Article8
1.Regulation(EEC)No2377/80shallapply.
2.However,notwithstanding Articles3and6of
Regulation(EEC)No2377/80,thesecurityforimportArticle8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.28.