Commission Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007 of 27 December 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2008 of the import tariff quotas for baby beef products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo
Date: 2007-12-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, beef, import, import licence, originating product, tariff quota

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

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REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1577/2007

of 27 December 2007
laying down detailed rules for the application in 2008 of the import tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’
the former Yugoslav Republic of
products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 the first subparagraph of Article
32(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of
trade
18 September 2000 introducing exceptional
measures for countries and territories participating in
or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Asso-
ciation process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98,
and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC)
No 6/2000 (2), provides for an annual preferential tariff
quota of 1 500 tonnes of ‘baby beef’ products originating
in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of 9 975 tonnes of ‘baby
beef’ products originating in Montenegro and the
customs territories of Serbia and Kosovo.

by Council

The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part,
and Commission Decision
approved
2005/40/EC, Euratom (3),
the Stabilisation and Asso-
ciation Agreement between the European Communities
and their Member States, of the one part, and the former
the other part,
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of
approved
and Commission Decision
2004/239/EC, Euratom (4) and the Interim Agreement

by Council

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 1946/2005 (OJ

last amended by
L 312,

Commission Regulation
29.11.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 84, 20.3.2004, p. 1.

approved

with Montenegro,
by Council Decision
2007/855/EC of 15 December 2007 on the conclusion
of an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related
matters between the European Community, of the one
part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of
the other
part (5),
tariff quotas of
lay down annual preferential
‘baby beef’ of 9 400 tonnes, 1 650 and 800 tonnes
respectively.

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of
19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part
and for applying the Interim Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of Croatia (6)
and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002
of 21 January 2002 on certain procedures for applying
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, of the
former Yugoslav Republic of
one part,
Macedonia, of
the other part, and for applying the
Interim Agreement between the European Community
and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (7)
provide that detailed rules for the implementation of
concessions on ‘baby beef’ should be laid down.

and the

and Serbia

‘baby beef’

the quotas of

and Herzegovina

For control purposes, Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000
makes imports under
for
Bosnia
and Kosovo,
subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity
attesting that
the goods originate from the issuing
country and that they correspond exactly to the defi-
nition in Annex II to that Regulation. For the sake of
harmonisation, imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef’
originating in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and Montenegro should also be made subject

(3)

(4)

(5) OJ L 345, 28.12.2007, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2/2003 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 26).

(7) OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 3/2003 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 30).

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to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity
attesting that
the goods originate from the issuing
country and that they correspond exactly to the defi-
nition in Annex III to the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement with Croatia or with the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia or Annex II
to the Interim
Agreement with Montenegro respectively. A model
should also be established for the certificates of authen-
ticity and detailed rules laid down for their use.

(9)

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

The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the

1.
period from 1 January to 31 December 2008:

Kosovo, as defined by United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, is subject to an inter-
national civil administration by the United Nations
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). There should therefore
also be a specific certificate of authenticity for goods
originating in the customs territory Kosovo.

(a) 9 400 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight,

originating in Croatia;

(b) 1 500 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight,

originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(5)

(6)

(7)

The quotas concerned should be managed through the
use of import licences. To this end, Commission Regu-
lation (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 (1)
and Commission Regulation (EC) No
1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common
detailed rules
the system of
import and export licences and advance fixing certificates
for agricultural products (2) should be applicable subject
to this Regulation.

the application of

for

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31
August 2006 laying down common rules for the admin-
istration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products
managed by a system of import licences (3) lays down in
particular detailed provisions on applications for import
licences, the status of applicants, the issue of licences and
States
the notifications
to the
the Member
Commission. That Regulation limits
the period of
validity of licences to the last day of the import tariff
quota period. The provisions of Regulation (EC) No
1301/2006 should apply to import
issued
pursuant to this Regulation, without prejudice to addi-
tional conditions or derogations laid down in this Regu-
lation.

licences

by

(c) 1 650 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight,
originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

(d) 9 175 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight,
originating in the customs territories of Serbia and Kosovo;

(e) 800 tonnes of

‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight,

originating in Montenegro.

The quotas referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the
order Nos 09.4503, 09.4504, 09.4505, 09.4198 and 09.4199
respectively.

For the purposes of attributing those quotas, 100 kilograms live
weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcass weight.

2.
The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to
in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of
the specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff.

3.
Importation under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1
shall be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling
within the following CN codes, referred to in Annex II
to
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, in Annex III to the Stabilisation
and Association Agreements concluded with Croatia, in Annex
III to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement concluded
with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and in
Annex II to the Interim Agreement with Montenegro:

— ex 0102 90 51,
ex 0102 90 79,

ex 0102 90 59,

ex 0102 90 71

and

— ex 0201 10 00 and ex 0201 20 20,

(8)

In order to ensure proper management of imports of the
licences should be issued
products concerned,
subject to verification,
in particular of entries on certi-
ficates of authenticity.

import

(1) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 586/2007 (OJ L 139, 31.5.2007, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1423/2007 (OJ L 317, 5.12.2007, p. 36).

(3) OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).

— ex 0201 20 30,

— ex 0201 20 50.

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Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000
and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply,
save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

Article 3

Section 8 of licence applications and licences shall show
1.
the country or customs territory of origin and the mention ‘yes’
shall be marked by a cross. Licences shall be subject to the
obligation to import from the country or customs territory
indicated.

Section 20 of licence applications and licences shall show one
of the entries listed in Annex I.

2.
The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in
accordance with Article 4 plus a copy thereof shall be presented
to the competent authority together with the application for the
first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity.

Certificates of authenticity may be used for the issue of more
than one import licence for quantities not exceeding that shown
on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in
respect of a certificate, the competent authority shall:

Certificates of authenticity shall be made out

in one
2.
original and two copies, to be printed and completed in one
of the official languages of the Community, in accordance with
the relevant model
in Annexes III to VIII for the exporting
countries or customs territory concerned. They may also be
printed and completed in the official
language or one of the
official languages of the exporting country or customs territory.

The competent authorities of the Member State in which the
import licence application is submitted may require a trans-
lation of the certificate to be provided.

3.
The original and copies of the certificate of authenticity
may be typed or hand-written. In the latter case, they shall be
completed in black ink and in block capitals.

The certificate forms shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper
used shall weigh not less than 40 g/m2. The original shall be
white, the first copy pink and the second copy yellow.

Each certificate shall have its own individual serial number
the issuing country or customs

4.
followed by the name of
territory.

The copies shall bear the same serial number and the same
name as the original.

(a) endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity

attributed;

Certificates shall be valid only if they are duly endorsed by

5.
an issuing authority listed in Annex II.

(b) ensure that the import licences delivered in respect of that

certificate are issued on the same day.

6.
Certificates shall be deemed to have been duly endorsed if
they state the date and place of issue and if they bear the stamp
of the issuing authority and the signature of the person or
persons empowered to sign them.

3.
The competent authorities may issue import licences only
after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate
of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the
Commission for the imports concerned. The licences shall be
issued immediately thereafter.

1.

The issuing authorities listed in Annex II shall:

Article 5

Article 4

1.
All applications for imports licences under the quotas
referred to in Article 1 shall be accompanied by a certificate
of authenticity issued by the authorities of
the exporting
country or customs territory listed in Annex II attesting that
the goods originate in that country or customs territory and
that they correspond to the definition given, as the case may be,
in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000, Annex III to the
Stabilisation and Association Agreements with Croatia, Annex
III
to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia or Annex II to the
Interim Agreement with Montenegro.

(a) be recognised as such by the exporting country or customs

territory concerned;

(b) undertake to verify entries on the certificates;

(c) undertake to forward to the Commission at least once a
week any information enabling the entries on the certificates
of authenticity to be verified, in particular with regard to the
number of the certificate, the exporter, the consignee, the
country of destination, the product (live animals/meat), the
net weight and the date of signature.

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The list in Annex II shall be revised by the Commission
2.
where the requirement referred to in paragraph 1(a) is no longer
met, where an issuing authority fails to fulfil one or more of the
obligations incumbent on it or where a new issuing authority is
designated.

(b) no later than 30 April 2009, the quantities of products,
including nil returns, covered by unused or partly used
import
and corresponding to the difference
between the quantities entered on the back of the import
licences and the quantities for which they were issued.

licences

Article 6

Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for
three months from their respective dates of issue.

Article 7

The exporting country or custom territory concerned shall
the stamp
communicate to the Commission specimens of
imprints used by their issuing authorities and the names and
signatures of
the persons empowered to sign certificates of
authenticity. The Commission shall communicate that infor-
mation to the competent authorities of the Member States.

Article 8

1.
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of
Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States
shall notify to the Commission:

(a) no later than 28 February 2009, the quantities of products,
including nil returns, for which import licences were issued
in the previous import tariff quota period;

2.
No later than 30 April 2009, Member States shall notify
to the Commission the quantities of products, which were
free circulation during the preceding
actually released for
import tariff quota period.

The notifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this
3.
Article shall be made as indicated in Annexes IX, X and XI to
this Regulation and the product categories indicated in Annex
II(A) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 shall be used.

Article 9

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
that of
the European
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

It shall apply from 1 January 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 December 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Entries referred to in Article 3(1)

— in Bulgarian:

‘Baby beef’ (Регламент (ЕО) № 1577/2007)

— in Spanish:

‘Baby beef’ (Reglamento (CE) no 1577/2007)

— in Czech:

‘Baby beef’ (Nařízení (ES) č. 1577/2007)

— in Danish:

‘Baby beef’ (Forordning (EF) nr. 1577/2007)

— in German:

‘Baby beef’ (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1577/2007)

— in Estonian:

‘Baby beef’ (Määrus (EÜ) nr 1577/2007)

— in Greek:

‘Baby beef’ (Κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1577/2007)

— in English:

‘Baby beef’ (Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007)

— in French:

‘Baby beef’ (Règlement (CE) no 1577/2007)

— in Italian:

‘Baby beef’ (Regolamento (CE) n. 1577/2007)

— in Latvian:

‘Baby beef’ (Regula (EK) Nr. 1577/2007)

— in Lithuanian:

‘Baby beef’ (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1577/2007)

— in Hungarian:

‘Baby beef’ (1577/2007/EK rendelet)

— in Maltese:

‘Baby beef’ (Regolament (KE) Nru 1577/2007)

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

‘Baby beef’ (Verordening (EG) nr 1577/2007)

‘Baby beef’ (Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1577/2007)

— in Portuguese:

‘Baby beef’ (Regulamento (CE) n.o 1577/2007)

— in Romanian:

‘Baby beef’ (Regulamentul (CE) nr. 1577/2007)

— in Slovak:

‘Baby beef’ (Nariadenie (ES) č. 1577/2007)

— in Slovenian:

‘Baby beef’ (Uredba (ES) št. 1577/2007)

— in Finnish:

‘Baby beef’ (Asetus (EY) N:o 1577/2007)

— in Swedish:

‘Baby beef’ (Förordning (EG) nr 1577/2007)

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ANNEX II

Issuing authorities:

— Republic of Croatia: Croatian Livestock Center, Zagreb, Croatia.

— Bosnia-Herzegovina:

— The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Univerzitet Sv. Kiril I Metodij, Institut za hrana, Fakultet za veterinarna

medicina, ‘Lazar Pop-Trajkov 5-7’, 1000 Skopje

— Montenegro: Veterinary Directorate, Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog br.9, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

— Customs territory of Serbia (1): ‘ YU Institute for Meat Hygiene and Technology, Kacanskog 13, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.’

— Customs territory of Kosovo:

(1) Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX VI

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ANNEX VII

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ANNEX VIII

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ANNEX IX

Notification of import licences (issued) — Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Member State:

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

Application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Quantities of products for which import licences were issued

From:

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

to:

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

Order No

Product category or categories (1)

Quantity
(kilograms product weight or heads)

09.4503

09.4504

09.4505

09.4198

09.4199

(1) Product category or categories as indicated in Annex II(A) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.

ANNEX X

Notification of import licences (unused quantities) — Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Member State:

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

Application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Quantities of products for which import licences were unused

From:

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

to:

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

Order No

Product category or categories (1)

Unused quantity
(kilograms product weight or heads)

09.4503

09.4504

09.4505

09.4198

09.4199

(1) Product category or categories as indicated in Annex II(A) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.

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ANNEX XI

Notification of the quantities of products put into free circulation — Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Member State:

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

Application of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1577/2007

Quantities of products put into free circulation:

From:

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

to:

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

(import tariff quota period).

Order No

Product category or categories (1)

Quantities of products put into free circulation
(kilograms product weight or heads)

09.4503

09.4504

09.4505

09.4198

09.4199

(1) Product category or categories as indicated in Annex II(A) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.