Commission Regulation (EC) No 1250/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down for the second half of 1996 certain detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing between 160 and 300 kilograms originating in certain third countries

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1250/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down for the second half of 1996 certain detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing between 160 and 300 kilograms originating in certain third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995, establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), as modified by Council Regulation (EC) No 1194/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1194/96 provides for the extension to the second half of 1996 of a tariff quota of 76 500 live bovine animals weighing between 160 and 300 kilograms originating in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and benefiting from an 80 % reduction in the rate of customs duties provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3066/95; whereas management measures should be established for the import of those animals;
Whereas, with a view to preventing speculation, the quantity available should be made available for operators able to show that they are carrying out a genuine activity involving trade in a significant number of animals with third countries; whereas, in consideration of this and in order to ensure efficient management, a minimum of 50 animals should be required to have been exported and/or imported during the period 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996 by the operators concerned; whereas a batch of 50 animals in principle constitutes a normal load and whereas experience has shown that the sale or purchase of a single batch is a minimum requirement for a transaction to be considered real and viable;
Whereas, while recalling the provisions of the Agreements intended to guarantee product origin, the arrangements in question should be managed using import licences; whereas to this end rules should be set on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, by way of derogation from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (4), 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 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2856/95 (6), whereas it should moreover be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and where necessary with a flat-rate percentage reduction applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,