11. 6. 96 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 138/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1036/96 of 10 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 894/96 (%), and in particular Article 12 (1) and (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union (}), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas the Community has undertaken, pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, to open annual tariff quotas for 56 600 tonnes of high-quality beef and 2 250 tonnes of frozen buffalo meat; whereas those quotas should be opened and detailed rules should be adopted for their application for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997; Whereas in particular all interested traders within the Community should be guaranteed equal and continuing access to the said quotas and the customs duties laid down for those quotas should apply without interruption to all imports of the products in question until the quotas are exhausted; Whereas the exporting third countries have undertaken to issue certificates of authenticity guaranteeing the origin of the products; whereas the form and layout of the certifi- cates and the procedures for using them must be speci- fied; whereas certificates of authenticity must be issued by authorities in third countries affording all the necessary () O] No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () O] No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 1. () OJ No L 334, 30. 12. 1995, p. 1. guarantees to ensure that the arrangements concerned are properly applied; Whereas the quota in question should be managed using import licences; whereas to this end rules should be set on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for 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 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 2856/95 () Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of meat, provision should be made, where rele- vant, for import licences to be issued subject to verifica- tion, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity; Whereas provision should be made for the Member States to forward information concerning such imports; 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. The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the period 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997: () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. ) O] No L 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21. () O] No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. () OJ No L 299, 12. 12. 1995, p. 10.