28.12.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 344/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1577/2007 of 27 December 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2008 of the import tariff quotas for ‘baby beef products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, with Montenegro, approved by Council Decision 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 the first subparagraph of Article 32(1) thereof, 2007/855EC of 15 December 2007 on the conclusion of an Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (°), lay down annual preferential tariff quotas of ‘baby beef of 9 400 tonnes, 1650 and 800 tonnes respectively. Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying Whereas: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (1) Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of and for applying the Interim Agreement between the 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s Stabilisation and Asso- ciation process, amending Regulation (EC) No 2820/98, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1763/1999 and (EC) No 6/2000 (?), provides for an annual preferential tariff quota of 1 500 tonnes of ‘baby beef products originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and of 9 975 tonnes of ‘baby beef products originating in Montenegro and the customs territories of Serbia and Kosovo. The Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, approved by Council and Commission Decision 2005/40/EC, Euratom (}), the Stabilisation and Asso- ciation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, approved by Council and Commission Decision 2004/239(EC, Euratom (*) and the Interim Agreement (") OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- European Community and the Republic of Croatia (°) and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002 of 21 January 2002 on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia () provide that detailed rules for the implementation of concessions on ‘baby beef should be laid down. For control purposes, Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 makes imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Kosovo, subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the goods originate from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the defi- nition in Annex II to that Regulation. For the sake of harmonisation, imports under the quotas of ‘baby beef originating in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro should also be made subject lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (O] L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). (» O] L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1946/2005 (O] L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 1), () O] L 26, 28.1.2005, p. 1. () OJ L 84, 20.3.2004, p. 1. () O] L 345, 28.12.2007, p. 1. (6) OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2/2003 (O] L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 26). () OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3/2003 (O] L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 30).