Commission Regulation (EC) No 403/96 of 5 March 1996 introducing additional management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the first half of 1996

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 403/96 of 5 March 1996 introducing additional management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the first half of 1996
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 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for the first half of 1996 for the opening of a tariff quota for 89 000 live bovine animals weighing 80 kilograms or less originating in certain third countries and benefiting from an 80 % reduction in the rate of customs duties;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3018/95 of 20 December 1995 introducing management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the first half of 1996 (2) provides for certain measures for the import of 62 250 head weighing 80 kilograms or less; whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, that quantity has been increased by 26 750 head for the first half of 1996; whereas, therefore, management measures should be established for the latter animals, following the import arrangements already provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3018/95;
Whereas, however, in order to take better account of traditional trade under specific import arrangements for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms, slightly changed criteria should be adopted for the so-called 'traditional` reference quantities;
Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas, to this end, rules should be set on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, where necessary by derogation 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95 (4), 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 (5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2856/95 (6); whereas, moreover, it should be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and where necessary with a fixed percentage reduction applied;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,