Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/1999 of 30 June 1999 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1431/1999
of 30 June 1999
opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(3), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
(1) Whereas under schedule CXL the Community undertook to open an annual import tariff quota of 169000 head of young male bovine animals for fattening; whereas the rules for the application of that quota should be established for the period l July 1999 to 30 June 2000;
(2) Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of the Community which have a serious shortfall of bovine animals for fattening should be taken into account; whereas, as those requirements are apparent particularly in Italy and Greece, priority should be given to satisfying demand in those two Member States;
(3) Whereas there should be a guarantee in particular of equal and continuing access to the said quota for all interested traders within the Community and of uninterrupted application of the customs duties laid down for those quotas to all imports of the animals in question until the quota is exhausted;
(4) Whereas in view of the actual market situation, a method of management should be applied which is comparable to that used in the past for quotas bearing the same serial number, involving, in particular, a continuation of the method of allocation between traditional importers and traders actively involved in trade in live animals with third countries;
(5) Whereas it should be stipulated that the arrangements are to be managed using import licences; whereas to that end rules should be laid down on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, -where applicable by waiving or supplementing certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for certain agricultural products(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(5), and of 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(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(7);
(6) Whereas the application of this tariff quota requires effective checks on the specific destination of imports; whereas, therefore, the animals must be fattened in the Member State which issued the import licence;
(7) Whereas a security should be lodged in order to guarantee that the animals are fattened for at least 120 days in designated production units; whereas the amount of this security should cover the difference between the common customs tariff (CCT) duty and the reduced duty applicable on the date of release for free circulation of the animals in question;
(8) Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,