Commission Regulation (EC) No 3016/95 of 18 December 1995 opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0204

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3016/95 of 18 December 1995  opening Community tariff quotas for 1996 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN  codes 0104  10  30, 0104  10  80, 0104  20  90 and 0204
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 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common  organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No  1265/95  (2), and in particular Article 12 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part  (3), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3492/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part  (4), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3296/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part  (5), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3297/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part  (6), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3382/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part  (7), and in particular  Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for  applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and  their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part  (8), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1275/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for  applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the  European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and  the Republic of Estonia, of the other part  (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1276/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for  applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the  European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and  the Republic of Latvia, of the other part  (10), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1277/95 of 29 May 1995 on certain procedures for  applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters between the European Community, the  European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and  the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part  (11), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas under the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of  multilateral trade negotiations  (12), the Community has undertaken to replace, as from 1 July  1995, the Voluntary Restraint Agreements in the sheep and goat sector by country-specific tariff  quotas and to open a non-country-specific tariff quota; whereas the Europe Agreements concluded  between the Community and the countries of central Europe allow additional preferential access to  the Community market;
Whereas, moreover, the Community undertook to reserve a certain share of the non-country-specific  tariff quota for imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat from Estonia  (1), Latvia  (2) and Lithuania   (3);
Whereas the tariff quotas have to be opened by the Commission and be managed according to the rules  laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1439/95 of 1995 of 26 June 1995 laying down detailed  rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the import and export  of products in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector  (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No  2526/95  (5);
Whereas since imports in the Community market have traditionally been managed on a calendar year  basis, it is appropriate to maintain this system in the future;
Whereas a carcase-weight equivalent needs to be fixed in order to ensure a proper functioning of  the tariff quotas; whereas, furthermore, certain tariff quotas provide the option of importing  either the live animals or their meat; whereas a conversion factor is therefore required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,