Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4148/88 of 23 December 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EEC) No 4075/88 and (EEC) No 4077/88 in the beef and veal sectors

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4148/88  of 23 December 1988  laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EEC) No 4075/88 and (EEC) No 4077/88 in the beef and veal sectors
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4075/88 of 19 December 1988 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes  0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4077/88 of 19 December 1988 opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within CN code 0202 30 90 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 4075/88 and (EEC) No 4077/88 opened quotas for high-quality beef and veal and for buffalo meat; whereas the rules for the application of these arrangements must be established;
Whereas the exporting non-member countries have undertaken to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of these products; whereas the form and layout of these certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified; whereas  the certificate of authenticity must be issued by an appropriate authority in a non-member country, the standing of which is such as to ensure that the special arrangements are properly applied;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3182/88 (4), a licence is required for all imports into the Community of beef and veal products; whereas some of the non-member  countries exporting meat under this Regulation have undertaken to restrict their exports of such products; whereas the licence must be endorsed as required by the provisions in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80;
Whereas in order to ensure that the importing of these meats is managed efficiently it is appropriate to provide for the non-transferability of certificates;
Whereas provision must be made for the Member States to transmit relevant information in connection with these special imports;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,