L 329/22 Official Journal of the European Union 25.11.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1745/2006 of 24 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 93697 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 (3) provides for the opening and administration, on a multi-annual basis, of a number of quotas of high quality beef. (2)  Qualification for these quotas is subject to the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 936/97. Article 2(a), (c) and (d) of that Regulation lays down in particular the definitions of high quality beef imported respectively from Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. In order to refer to parameters which are verifiable and auditable, these definitions should, following the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1532/2006 of 12 October 2006 on the conditions for certain import quotas of high quality beef (%), be amended and refer respectively to official categories defined on the day of entry into force of this Regulation by the competent authorities of each of these countries. (3) It is also appropriate to specify that the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*), which estab- lishes a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and sets out provisions regarding the labelling of beef and beef products, should be applicable to the import of high quality beef referred to in Article 2(a), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97. (40 Regulation (EC) No 936/97 should be amended accordingly. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (O] L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). () OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 408/2006 (O] L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 3). () O] L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 1. () OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is amended as follows: 1. point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) 28 000 tonnes of boneless beef covered by CN codes 02013000 and 02061095 and meeting the following definition: “Selected beef cuts obtained from steers, young steers or heifers having been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning. The steer carcasses shall be classified as “JJ”, “J", “U” or “U2”, young steer and heifer carcasses shall be classified as “AA”, “A”, or “B” according to the official beef classification established by the Secre- tariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food in Argentina (Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderfa, Pesca y Alimentos — SAGPyA)”. The cuts shall be labelled in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¥). The indication “High Quality Beef” may be added to the information on the label. () OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1. 2. points (c) and (d) are replaced by the following: ‘(c) 6 300 tonnes of boneless beef covered by CN codes 0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition: “Selected beef cuts obtained from steers (novillo) or heifers (vaquillona) as defined in the official carcass clas- sification of bovine meat established by the National Institute of Meat of Uruguay (Instituto Nacional de Carnes - INAQ). The eligible animals for production of High Quality Beef have been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning. The carcasses shall be classified as “I”, “N” or “A”, with fat cover “1”, “2” or “3” in accordance with the above mentioned classifi- cation”.