Commission Regulation (EC) No 3241/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down for the first half of 1995 detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 for high-quality beef

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3241/94 of 21 December 1994 laying down for the first half of 1995 detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 for high-quality beef
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 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other  residues (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opened a tariff quota for 18 000 tonnes of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91; whereas the rules  for the application of those arrangements must be established;
Whereas pursuant to the agreement reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, which are due to apply from 1 July 1995, it is intended to maintain that quota under the minimum access arrangements; whereas, therefore, at this stage, the  quota should only be opened for the first half of 1995 and for the relevant quantity for that period of the year, to wit 50 % of the 18 000 tonnes available for 1995; whereas the remaining quota will be opened after the entry into force and on the basis  of the provisions concerning the implementation of the abovementioned agreements; whereas as the period of application of the abovementioned arrangements is limited to the first half year the actual period for importation is reduced; whereas as a  transitional measure the latter period should therefore be extended by one month;
Whereas the exporting non-member countries have undertaken to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of these products; whereas the form and layout of these certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified; whereas  the certificate of authenticity must be issued by an appropriate authority in a non-member country, the standing of which is such as to ensure that the special arrangements are properly applied;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1084/94 (3), a licence is required for all imports into the Community of beef and veal products;
Whereas in order to ensure that the importing of these meats is managed efficiently it is appropriate to provide that the issuing of import licences shall be subject to verification in particular of the entries on the certificates of authenticity;
Whereas provision must be made for the Member States to transmit relevant information in connection with these special imports;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,