Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001 of 20 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2001
of 20 June 2001
laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002
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 1349/2000 of 19 June 2000 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for an adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Estonia(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2677/2000(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2000 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 transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with the Republic of Latvia(4), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2766/2000 of 14 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 transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreement with Lithuania(5), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulations (EC) No 1349/2000, (EC) No 2341/2000 and (EC) No 2766/2000 provide for the opening of certain annual tariff quotas for products made from beef and veal. Imports under those quotas benefit from an 80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT) where the products concerned originate in Lithuania and Latvia, and an exemption where the products originate in Estonia. Detailed rules for applying these quotas should be laid down for the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
(2) In view of the risk of speculation inherent in these arrangements for beef and veal, clear conditions should be laid down as regards access by traders. Verification of these conditions requires applications to be submitted in the Member State in which the importer is entered in the value added tax register.
(3) Provision should be made for import rights to be allocated after a period for consideration and, where necessary, the application of a single percentage reduction.
(4) While the provisions of the agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product should be complied with, the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences. To that end, detailed rules should be laid down, in particular, on the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences, if necessary derogating from or supplementing certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1095/2001(7), and 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(8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001(9).
(5) In order to prevent speculation, import licences should be issued to traders solely for the quantities for which they have been allocated import rights.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,