Commission Regulation (EC) No 1440/95 of 26 June 1995 opening Community tariff quotas for the second half of 1995 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes ex 0104 10, ex 0104 20 and 0204

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1440/95 of 26 June 1995 opening Community tariff quotas for the second half of 1995 for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes ex 0104 10, ex 0104 20 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 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (3), and in particular Article 3 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 (4), 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 (5), 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 (6), 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 (7), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3328/94 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 (8), 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 (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3125/92 of 26 October 1992 on the arrangements applicable to the importation into the Community of sheepmeat and goatmeat originating in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (10), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas under the Agreement on Agriculture concluded in the framework of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (11), 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 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 retailed 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 (12);
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 it is therefore necessary, by way of transitional measure, to open only quotas for the second half of 1995;
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 it is necessary, in order to ensure a smooth transition between the import arrangements which apply 1 July 1995 and the new tariff quotas, and in order to adhere the overall quantity that can be imported under preferential schemes in 1995, to deduct the quantities for which valid import licences were issued up to 30 June under the 'old` arrangements, from the quantities set out in the Annexes;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheepmeat and Goatmeat,