4. 10. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 272/23 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1939/97 of 3 October 1997 laying down, for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, rules for the application of the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and amending Regulations (EC) No 2512/96 and No 1441/97 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 auto- nomous 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 Multilateral Trade Negotia- tions ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (3, and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 provides for the opening of reduced-tariff quotas for beef and veal for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998; Whereas, pursuant to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2512/96 of 23 December 1996 laying down for 1997 rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 for the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (})y Commission Regulations (EC) No 149/97 (%), (EC) No 721/97 (%) and (EC) No 1441/97 (%) determine the percentages of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January, April and July 1997; whereas certain quant- ities have therefore already been awarded for importation in 1997; whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95, those quantities must be fully booked under the quantities allocated for 1997 in the Annexes to that Regu- lation; whereas the quotas laid down in the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 should therefore be adjusted for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998 and detailed implementing rules should be laid down for those quant- ities; OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31. OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1. L 25, 28. 1. 1997, p. 22. L 106, 24. 4. 1997, p. 20. L 196, 24. 7. 1997, p. 69. Whereas Protocol 4 to the Europe Agreements has been amended; whereas the new protocol provides that proof of origin of products imported into the Community may be established by means of a declaration by the exporter, under certain conditions, or by presentation of an EUR.1 movement certificate; whereas, therefore, the new provi- sions on release for free circulation of imported products should be included in this Regulation and the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2512/96 should be adjusted; Whereas, in order for these criteria to be verified, applica- tions must be submitted in the Member State where the applicant is registered for VAT purposes; Whereas, in order to ensure orderly importation of the quantities laid down for the period 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, they should be staggered over the year; Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas to that end rules should be laid down on the submission of applications and the informa- tion to be given on applications and licences, where appropriate notwithstanding 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 certi- ticates for certain agricultural products (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1404/97 (*), 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 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1572/97 ("), whereas, moreover, it should be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and, where necessary, after application of a uniform percentage reduction; Whereas, in order to ensure efficient management of the arrangements, a security against import licences of ECU 12 per 100 kilograms should be required; whereas, given () OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. (*) OJ L 194, 23. 7. 1997, p. S. () OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. (" OJ L 211, 5. 8. 1997, p. 5.