Commission Regulation (EC) No 2857/2000 of 27 December 2000 amending Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999 and (EC) No 2335/2000 as a result of the new concessions made in respect of certain beef and veal products under certain tariff quotas

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2857/2000
of 27 December 2000
amending Regulations (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999 and (EC) No 2335/2000 as a result of the new concessions made in respect of certain beef and veal products under certain tariff quotas
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 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1727/2000 of 31 July 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Hungary(2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2290/2000 of 9 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Bulgaria(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2433/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Czech Republic(4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2434/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic(5), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2435/2000 of 17 October 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Romania(6), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2851/2000 of 22 December 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transition measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Poland and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3066/95(7), and in particular Article 1(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 provide for new concessions in respect of imports of certain beef and veal products under the tariff quotas opened by the Europe Agreements with Hungary, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and Poland. These new concessions relate to the nature and/or quality of the products and/or the preferential rate of customs duties. They take effect on 1 July 2000 in the case of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania and on 1 January 2001 in the case of Poland.
(2) To enable the new concessions to be introduced, it is therefore necessary to amend the following Commission implementing Regulations:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania(8),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries(9),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries(10),
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2335/2000 of 20 October 2000 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in October 2000 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania(11).
(3) Repayment of import duties on products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 as it existed before the entry into force of this Regulation and imported under licences used from 1 July 2000 falls within the scope of Articles 878 to 898 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2787/2000(13).
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,