Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/97 of 14 February 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 as regards certain beef and veal products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 271/97 of 14 February 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 as regards certain beef and veal products
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 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and to imports of wine originating in the Republic of Slovenia (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 provides for 1997 for an annual tariff quota of 11 725 tonnes expressed in carcase weight, distributed among the Republics referred to above; whereas detailed rules for the application of that quota must be laid down;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97, imports under that quota are subject to the presentation of an authenticity certificate attesting that the goods are originating goods and from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex F to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas it is necessary to establish a model for those certificates and lay down detailed rules for their use;
Whereas the arrangements 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, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (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 2402/96 (3), 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 135/97 (5);
Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of the products in question, provision should be made for import licences to be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,