22.12.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 341/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2533/2001 of 21 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2002 of the tariff quotas for beef and veal products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Euro- pean Union's Stabilisation and Association process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2487/2001 (3, and in particular Articles 4(2) and 6 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12541999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (%), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001 (%), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabili- sation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia (°), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 provides for an annual preferential tariff quota of ‘baby beef of 11 475 tonnes, distributed among Bosnia and Herzego- vina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo. (2)  The Interim Agreements with Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia which were approved by Council Decision 2001/868/EC of 29 October 2001 concerning the signing on behalf of the Community and the provisional application of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (¥), and by Council Decision 2001/330/EC of 9 April 2001 on the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. 335, 19.12.2001, p. 9. 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29. 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1. 330, 14.12.2001, p. 1. part (), lay down annual preferential tariff quotas of 9 400 tonnes and 1 650 tonnes respectively. (3)  For control purposes, Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 makes imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef for Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the goods originate from the issuing country and that they corre- spond exactly to the definition in Annex II to that Regulation. For the sake of harmonisation, it is essential that imports under the quotas of 'baby beef' originating in Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia should also be made subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the goods origi- nate from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex III to the interim agreements with the former Yugoslav Republic of Mace- donia and with Croatia. It is also necessary to establish a model for the authenticity certificates and lay down detailed rules for their use. (4 The quotas in question should be managed through the use of import licences. To this end, the 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 prod- ucts (}), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/ 2001 (%), 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 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001 ('), are applic- able subject to the provisions of this Regulation. (5)  In order to ensure proper management of the imports of the products in question, provision should be made for import licences to be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () O] L 124, 4.5.2001, p. 1. (¥ O] L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. () O] L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19. (1% O] L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. (") OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 9.