Commission Regulation (EC) No 1173/2000 of 31 May 2000 laying down, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1173/2000
of 31 May 2000
laying down, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef originating in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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 Decision 98/677/EC of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreements establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lithuania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and of the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements(2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/86/EC of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and of the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements(3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/790/EC of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and of the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decisions 98/677/EC, 1999/86/EC and 1999/790/EC 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). Detailed rules of application for these quotas should be laid down for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001.
(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 the abovementioned conditions requires that applications 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 abovementioned 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 on, in particular, the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences, if necessary by way of derogation from, or by supplementing, 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(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999(6), 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(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98(8).
(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,