12. 11. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 289/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2155/96 of 11 November 1996 laying down, for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an auton- omous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithu- ania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations ('), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (?), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1997/96 (*), and in particular Articled 9 (2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 provides for certain annual tariff quotas for products made from beef and veal; whereas imports under those quotas qualify for an 80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT); whereas detailed rules of applica- tion for these quotas, for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, should be laid down; Whereas to ensure orderly importation of the quantities laid down for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, they should be staggered over the year 1996/97; Whereas, 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; whereas, 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, notwithstanding certain provisions of Commis- sion 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95(%), and OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24, OJ No L 267, 19. 10. 1996, p. 1. OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. OJ No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21. 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 ("), whereas provision should also be made for the licences to be issued after a period for con- sideration and, where necessary, the application of a single percentage reduction; Whereas, in order to ensure proper administration of the arrangements, the security for import licences under the system should be set at ECU 12 per 100 kilograms; whereas, 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 operators; Whereas, in order to clarify the legal position, Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 542/96 of 28 March 1996 laying down, for 1996, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in the Agreements on free trade between the Community, of the one part, and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, of the other part (), should be repealed; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. During the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, the following may be imported in accordance with this Regu- lation under the tariff qutoas opened by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96: — 1 575 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 or 0202, originating in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, — 210 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 10, originating in Latvia. () OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. ") OJ No L 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18. () O] No L 79, 29. 3. 1996, p. 12.