Commission Regulation (EC) No 888/96 of 15 May 1996 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 888/96 of 15 May 1996 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 12 (1) and (4) thereof,
Whereas, under the arrangements concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the Community agreed to open an annual tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91; whereas the detailed rules for the application of that quota for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 must be laid down;
Whereas there should be a guarantee of equal and continuing access by all interested traders within the Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted application of the customs duty laid down for that quota to all imports of the products in question until the quota is exhausted;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2856/95 (6), lays down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for import licences for beef and veal;
Whereas, in order to ensure efficient administration of the import of meat originating in and coming from Argentina, that country must issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of those products; whereas the form and layout of those certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified;
Whereas certificates of authenticity must be issued by an appropriate authority in Argentina; whereas that authority must present all the necessary guarantees to ensure that the arrangements in question operate properly;
Whereas, for other countries, the quota should be managed only on the basis of Community import licences, with derogations in certain particular respects from the applicable provisions;
Whereas provision must be made for the Member States to forward information on the imports in question;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,