Commission Regulation (EC) No 2483/95 of 25 October 1995 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for cows and heifers, other than those intended for slaughter, of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, originating in certain third countries for the period 1 July to 31 December 1995

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2483/95 of 25  October 1995 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for cows and  heifers, other than those intended for slaughter, of certain Alpine and mountain breeds,  originating in certain third countries for the period 1 July to 31 December 1995
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 2179/95 of 8 August 1995 providing for the adjustment,  as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the  Europe Agreements and amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain  Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, to take account of  the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations   (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 provides, in the framework of the autonomous adjustment of the  concessions, for a tariff quota for animals of certain mountain breeds originating in certain third  countries; whereas the annual quota is 5  000 head; whereas this quota should therefore be opened  for 2  500 head for the period 1 July to 31 December 1995, and detailed rules adopted for its  application;
Whereas these arrangements are based on the allocation by the Commission of the quantities  available to traditional traders (first part) and traders involved in the cattle trade (second  part); whereas the first part should be allocated to traditional importers in proportion to the  number of animals imported under similar quotas between 1 July 1992 and 30 June 1995 and to  traditional importers in the new Member States; whereas, in order to prevent speculation and given  the end-use, only quantities of a certain size representative of trade with third countries should  be taken into account as reference quantities for the allocation of the second part; whereas, for  all traders from the new Member States, imported animals must be from countries which are third  countries for them at the time of import;
Whereas, subject to the provisions of this Regulation, Commission Regulations (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 agricultural products  (2), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 2137/95  (3), and (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   (4) are applicable to import certificates issued under this Regulation;
Whereas Article 82 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the  Community Customs Code  (5), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,  provides for customs supervision of goods put into free circulation at a reduced rate of duty on  account of their end-use; whereas imported animals should be monitored for a certain period to  ensure they are not slaughtered; whereas, in order to ensure that the animals concerned are not  slaughtered, a security should be required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Beef and Veal,