Commission Regulation (EC) No 673/2003 of 14 April 2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 1143/98, (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999 and (EC) No 140/2003 as regards certain tariff quotas for beef and veal products from Poland
Date: 2003-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, Poland, beef, cattle, originating product, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 673/2003
of 14 April 2003
amending Regulations (EC) No 1143/98, (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999
and (EC) No 140/2003 as regards certain tariff quotas for beef and veal products from Poland

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Protocol approved by Council Decision 2003/263/EC of 27 March 2003 concerning the conclu-
sion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of
Poland, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on
new mutual agricultural concessions (3) provides for new concessions as regards the importation of
certain beef and veal products under the tariff quotas opened by that Agreement. They apply from 1
April 2003.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 of 2 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for a tariff
quota for cows and heifers of specified mountain breeds originating in various third countries, other
than for slaughter, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 (4), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1096/2001 (5), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down
detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulations
(EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2851/2000 and (EC) No
1408/2002 and Council Decision 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania,
the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
529/2003 (7), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed
rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in
certain third countries (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 529/2003, Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota
for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third coun-
tries (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 529/2003, and Commission Regulation (EC) No
140/2003 of 27 January 2003 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in
respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2003 under tariff quotas for beef and veal
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania (10), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 529/
2003, should therefore be amended with effect from 1 April 2003.

(3)

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

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) See page 53 of this Official Journal.
(4) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 33.
(6) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 78, 25.3.2003, p. 5.
(8) OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 50.
(9) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 18.
(10) OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 6.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

In Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98, the table is replaced by the following table:

Article 1

‘Serial No

CN code (1)

Description

09.4563

ex 0102 90 05
ex 0102 90 29
ex 0102 90 49
ex 0102 90 59
ex 0102 90 69

Cows and heifers other than for
slaughter of the following moun-
tain breeds: grey, brown, yellow,
mottled, Simmental and Pinzgau

(1) For Taric codes: see Annex II.
(2) Exemption from the rate applicable to animals originating in Poland.’

Quota volume
(head)

Customs duty

7 000

6 % ad valorem (2)

Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 is amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

Article 2

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the
tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/
2000, (EC) No 2434/2000 and (EC) No 1408/2002 and Council Decisions 2003/18/EC and 2003/263/
EC for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland.’;

2. the first paragraph of Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Import licences must be presented for imports into the Community of the products listed in Annex I
hereto under the quotas provided for in Council Regulations (EC) No 2290/2000 (*), (EC) No 2433/
2000 (**), (EC) No 2434/2000 (***) and (EC) No 1408/2002 (****) and Council Decisions 2003/18/
EC (*****) and 2003/263/EC (******).

(*) OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 1.
(**) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 1.
(***) OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 9.
(****) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 9.
(*****) OJ L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18.
(******) OJ L 97, 15.4.2003, p. 53.’;

3.

in Article 3(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:
‘Group of products within the meaning of point (c) shall mean:
— either products falling within CN codes 0201 or 0202 originating in one of the countries listed in

Annex I,

— or products

falling within CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 10, 0210 20 90,

0210 99 51, 0210 99 59 or 0210 99 90 originating in Hungary,

— or products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 or 0210 99 51 originating

in Romania,

— or products falling within CN code 1602 50 10 originating in Poland,

— or products falling within CN code 1602 50 originating in Romania.’;

4. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex hereto.

Article 3

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be:

— reduced by 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia

and Lithuania,

— reduced by 90 % for animals originating in Hungary and Romania,

— abolished for animals originating in Poland.’

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Article 4

Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 is replaced by the following:

For the quantity referred to in paragraph 1, the rate of customs duty shall be:

‘2.
— reduced by 80 % for animals originating in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia

and Lithuania,

— reduced by 90 % for animals originating in Hungary and Romania,
— abolished for animals originating in Poland.’

In Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 140/2003, point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) 4 800 tonnes for beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201, 0202 and 1602 50 10 originating

in Poland.’

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

It shall apply from 1 April 2003.

Article 6

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

Done at Brussels, 14 April 2003.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Concessions applicable to imports into the Community of certain products originating in certain countries

(MFN = most favoured nation duty)

Country of
origin

Serial No

CN code

Description

Rate of duty
applicable
(% of MFN)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2002 to
30.6.2003
(tonnes)

Annual
quantity
from
1.7.2003 to
30.6.2004
(tonnes)

Annual
increase from
1.7.2004
(tonnes)

Hungary

09.4707

0201
0202

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

Free

13 655

15 020

1 365

09.4774

0206 10 95

Edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled,
thick skirt and thin skirt

Free

1 000

1 100

100

0206 29 91

Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen, other,
thick skirt and thin skirt

0210 20 10
0210 20 90

Meat of bovine animals, salted or in brine,
dried or smoked

0210 99 51

Thin skirt and thick skirt of bovine animals

0210 99 59 Other offal of bovine animals

0210 99 90

Edible flour and meal of meat or offal

Poland

09.4824

0201
0202

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

Free

19 200

20 800

1 600

1602 50 10 Other prepared and preserved meat or offal:

Czech
Republic

09.4623

Slovakia

09.4624

Romania

09.4753

0201
0202

0201
0202

0201
0202

— of bovine animals
— uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or

offal and uncooked meat or offal

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

20

20

3 500

3 500

3 500

3 500

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

Free

3 500

4 000

09.4765

0206 10 95

Edible thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine
animals, fresh or chilled

Free

50

100

0206 29 91

Edible thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine
animals, frozen

0210 20

Meat of bovine animals, salted or in brine,
dried or smoked

0210 99 51

Thick skirt and thin skirt of bovine animals

09.4768

1602 50

Prepared or preserved meat or offal of bovine
animals

Free

Bulgaria

09.4651

0201
0202

Meat of bovine animals,
frozen

fresh, chilled or

20

250

250

500

250

0

0

0

0

0

0’