Commission Regulation (EC) No 2684/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2000 of the arrangements applicable to imports of beef and veal provided for in the Cooperation Agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 1999-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Macedonia, beef, cooperation agreement (EU), import

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2684/1999

of 17 December 1999

laying down detailed rules for the application in 2000 of the arrangements applicable to imports of
beef and veal provided for in the Cooperation Agreement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Beef and Veal,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 77/98 of 9
January 1998 on certain procedures for applying the Coopera-
tion Agreement between the European Community and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1), and in particular
Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 15(2) of the Cooperation Agreement with the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (2) provides for
a tariff quota for 2000 of 1 650 tonnes of products
listed in Annex E to the Agreement, expressed in carcase
weight. The detailed rules of application for that quota
should be adopted;

import

licences

in order to ensure flexible management of the quota,
applications should be managed using a system of
import rights. Provision should also be made to allocate
these import rights after a period of consideration and
subject to a single percentage reduction, where applic-
able. On the basis of the rights allocated, importers may
apply for
throughout 2000 under
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16
November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for
the application of
import and export
the system of
licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural
products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1127/1999 (4), and Commission Regulation (EC) No
1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for
import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (6), subject to
certain additional provisions;

in view of the risk of speculation inherent in these
arrangements for beef and veal, clear conditions should
be laid down as regards access by operators. Verification
the above conditions rquires that applications be
of
submitted in the Member State in which the importer is
recorded in the VAT register;

in order to ensure close control of the origin of the
products, it should be laid down that either a EUR 1
movement certificate or an invoice declaration in
accordance with Protocol 2 to the Cooperation Agree-
ment must be presented;

(1) OJ L 8, 14.1.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 348, 18.12.1997, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48.
(5) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(6) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
A tariff quota of 1 650 tonnes of certain beef and veal
products, expressed in carcase weight, originating in the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby opened for
the period 1 January to 31 December 2000.

The quota shall bear the serial number 09.4505.

ex 0102 90 59,

2.
Import under the quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling
within CN codes:
— ex 0102 90 51,
ex 0102 90 79,
— ex 0201 10 00,
— ex 0201 20 20,
— ex 0201 20 30,
— ex 0201 20 50,

ex 0102 90 71

and

referred to in Annex E to the Cooperation Agreement.

3.
For the purposes of attributing the quota, 100 kilograms
live weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcase weight.

4.
The ad valorem customs duty and the specific amounts of
customs duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT)
shall be reduced by 80 % for products imported under the
quota.

Article 2

In order to import under the arrangements referred to in
Article 1, applicants for import rights must be natural or legal
persons who, at the time of submission of applications, can
prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the
Member State concerned that they have been active in trade in
beef and veal and/or live animals of the bovine species with
third countries at least once during the previous 12 months;
applicants must be entered in a national VAT register.

Article 3

1.
The application for import rights may only be presented
in the Member State in which the applicant is registered within
the meaning of Article 2.

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The application for import rights must be for a minimum
2.
quantity of 15 tonnes carcase weight and not exceed the total
quantity of the quota.

(a) in Section 8, ‘Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’; the
from that

licences shall carry an obligation to import
country;

Applications for import rights may be submitted only

3.
from 4 to 11 January 2000.

4.
Applicants may lodge no more than one application
each. Where an applicant submits more than one application,
all his applications shall be rejected.

The Member States shall notify the Commission, not later
5.
than the fifth working day following the end of the application
period, of applications submitted for each of the products listed
in Article 1(1). Notification shall consist of a list of applicants
and the quantities applied for.

All notifications, including ‘nil’ returns, shall be forwarded by
fax using the model form in the Annex hereto in cases where
applications have actually been submitted.

Article 4

The Commission shall decide to what extent applications may
be granted. If the quantities applied for exceed the quantities
available, the Commission shall fix a single percentage reduc-
tion to be applied to the quantities applied for.

Article 5

(b) in Section 17, in addition to the number of animals, the
relevant liveweight, which must correspond to part or all of
the import rights allocated to the operator;

(c) in Section 20, the serial number 09.4505 and at least one

of the following:
— Reglamento (CE) no 2684/1999
— Forordning (EF) nr. 2684/1999
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2684/1999
— Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2684/1999
— Regulation (EC) No 2684/1999
— Règlement (CE) no 2684/1999
— Regolamento (CE) n. 2684/1999
— Verordening (EG) nr. 2684/1999
— Regulamento (CE) n.o 2684/1999
— Asetus (EY) N:o 2684/1999
— Förordning (EG) nr 2684/1999.

5.
Import licences issued pursuant to this Regulation shall
be valid for 90 days from their date of issue as laid down in
Article 21(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88. However, their
validity shall expire no later than 31 December 2000.

6.

Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.

Imports of

1.
presentation of one or more import licences.

the quantities granted shall be subject

to

Article 6

Notwithstanding this Regulation, Regulations (EEC) No 3719/
88 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.

2.
Licence applications may be lodged only in the Member
State where the application for import rights is submitted.

After the Commission has notified the quantities allo-
3.
import licences shall be
cated in accordance with Article 4,
issued on application by and in the names of the operators
who have obtained import rights.

Licence

4.
following:

applications

and licences

shall

show the

The duties referred to in Article 1 shall be applied on presenta-
tion either of a EUR 1 movement certificate issued by the
exporter country in accordance with Protocol 2 annexed to the
Cooperation Agreement or an invoice declaration made out by
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.

It shall apply from 1 January 2000.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Application of Regulation (EC) Nr 2684/1999

Serial No: 09.4505

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DG VI/D/2 BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR

IMPORT RIGHTS APPLICATION

Date:

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Member State:

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Applicant
No (1)

Applicant
(name and address)

Quantity (head)

Total

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