Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for imports of beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia
Date: 2000-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, beef, import (EU), originating product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2673/2000

of 6 December 2000

laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for imports of beef and veal
provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia

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 Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 of 7
November 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of
Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and
providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and trans-
itional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for
in the Europe Agreement with Slovenia (2), and in particular
Article 1(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 provides for the opening
of a reduced-tariff quota for beef and veal. Detailed rules
for the application of that quota should be laid down on
a multiannual basis for 12-month periods beginning on
1 January, hereinafter referred to as ‘years of importa-
tion’. For that purpose, the annual provisions used in the
past for that quota should be followed.

To ensure orderly importation of
down, they should be staggered.

the quantities laid

The arrangements should be managed using import
licences. To that end rules should be laid down on the
submission of applications and the information to be
given on applications and licences, where appropriate,
by derogating from or
supplementing Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying
down common detailed rules for the application of the
system of import and export licences and advance fixing
certificates for agricultural products (3) 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1659/
2000 (5). Provision should also be made to issue these
licences after a period of consideration and subject,
where applicable, to a uniform percentage reduction.

(4)

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35.
(5) OJ L 192, 28.7.2000, p. 19.

of the above conditions requires that applications be
submitted in the Member State in which the importer is
listed in the VAT register.

(5)

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

On a multiannual basis,

1.
for period running from 1
January to 31 December of the same year, hereinafter referred
to as ‘years of importation’, products listed in Annex I and
originating in the Republic of Slovenia may be imported under
the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 in
accordance with the provisions laid down herein.

For this quota, which bears the serial number 09.4082,
2.
the annual quantity of products and the preferential rate of
customs duty shall be as set out in Annex I for each year of
importation.

Article 2

The quantity referred to in Article 1 shall be staggered

1.
over the year of importation as follows:

— 50 % from 1 January to 30 June,

— 50 % from 1 July to 31 December.

2.
If, during a particular year of importation, the quantity
covered by licence applications submitted for the first period
specified in paragraph 1 is less than the quantity available, the
remaining quantity shall be added to the quantity available for
the following period.

Article 3

1.

To benefit from the import arrangements:

(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal
they must
persons; when submitting their applications,
prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the
Member State concerned that they have been active in trade
in beef and veal with third countries at least once during
the 12 months preceding the year of importation in ques-
tion; applicants must be listed in a national VAT register;

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(b) licence applications may be submitted only in the Member

State in which the applicant is registered;

able. Notification shall consist of a list of applicants and the
quantities applied for.

(c) licence applications must be for a minimum quantity of 15
tonnes of product, without exceeding the quantity avail-
able;

(d) the country of origin shall be shown in box 8 of licence
applications and of licences; licences shall carry an obliga-
tion to import from that country;

(e) the serial number 09.4082 and at

the
following shall be shown in box 20 of licence applications
and of licences:

least one of

— Reglamento (CE) no 2673/2000
— Forordning (EF) nr. 2673/2000
— Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2673/2000
— Κανονισµός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 2673/2000
— Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000
— Règlement (CE) no 2673/2000
— Regolamento (CE) n. 2673/2000
— Verordening (EG) nr. 2673/2000
— Regulamento (CE) n.o 2673/2000
— Asetuksen (EY) N:o 2673/2000
— Förordning (EG) nr 2673/2000

2.
Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 notwith-
standing, one or more of the CN codes referred to in Annex I
licence applications and of
shall be shown in box 16 of
licences.

Article 4

Licence applications may be submitted only in the first

1.
12 days of each period referred to in Article 2(1).

2.
Applicants may lodge no more than one application each
for each period. Where an applicant submits more than one
application, all his applications shall be rejected.

3.
By no later than the fifth working day following the end
of the application period, the Member States shall notify the
Commission of applications submitted for the quantity avail-

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

The Commission shall decide what percentage of quant-

4.
ities covered by licence applications may be imported.

If the quantities covered by licence applications exceed the
quantity available, the Commission shall reduce the quantities
applied for by a fixed percentage.

5.
Licences shall be issued as soon as possible subject to the
Commission's decision regarding acceptance of the applica-
tions.

Article 5

Notwithstanding this Regulation, Regulations (EC) No

1.
1291/2000 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply.

2.
Notwithstanding Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1445/
95, import licences drawn up in accordance with this Regula-
tion shall be valid for 180 days from their date of issue.
However, no licence shall be valid after the 31 December
following its date of issue.

3.

Licences issued shall be valid throughout the Community.

Article 6

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 4 annexed to the
Europe 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 seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Concessions applying to imports into the Community of the following products originating in the Republic of
Slovenia

(MFN = most favoured nation duty)

Serial No

CN code

Description

Applicable
duty
(% of MFN)

Annual
quantity
for 2001
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity for
subsequent
years
(tonnes)

09.4082

Meat of bovine animals,
chilled:

fresh or

20

9 800

10 500

ex 0201 10 00

Carcases and half-carcases, other than
high-quality beef and veal

0201 20 20

Compensated quarters

0201 20 30

Forequarters, unseparated/separated

0201 20 50

Hindquarters, unseparated/separated

0201 30 00

Boneless

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ANNEX II

Application of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000

Serial No 09.4082

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

DG AGRI/D/2 — BEEF AND VEAL

IMPORT LICENCE APPLICATION

Date:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Member State:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number of applicant (1)

Applicant (name and address)

Quantity
(tonnes)

Total

Member State:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tel.:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Continuous numbering.