L 32834 Official Journal of the European Union 15.12.2005 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2040/2005 of 14 December 2005 laying down rules of application in the pigmeat sector for the import arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements with Bulgaria and Romania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof, Whereas: The Protocols approved by Council Decision 2003/286/EC of 8 April 2003 concerning the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of negotiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (?) and Council Decision 2003/18/EC of 19 December 2002 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the outcome of nego- tiations between the Parties on new mutual agricultural concessions (}), provide for concessions for certain pigmeat products imported under the tariff quotas opened in accordance with those Agreements. Council and Commission Decision 2005/430/EC, Euratom of 18 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement estab- lishing an association between the European Commu- nities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (*), and Council and Commission Decision 2005/431/EC, Euratom of 25 April 2005 on the conclusion of the Additional () OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation ) ) () EC) No 1913/2005 (O] L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). 102, 24.4.2003, p. 60. oJ L 0] L 8, 14.1.2003, p. 18. o L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 1. () ©) 0] 0] Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an asso- ciation between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (%), provide for additional concessions as regards pigmeat products. The arrangements should be managed by means of import licences, and detailed rules on the submission of applications and the particulars which are to appear on applications and licences should be defined, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (°). Licences should be issued after a period of consideration and should be subject, where applicable, to a uniform percentage reduction. In order to ensure proper management of the quantities, the expiry date for licences should be set at the end of each quota year. In order to ensure efficient management of the arrangements, the amount of the security for import licences under those arrangements should be fixed. In view of the risk of speculation inherent in the arrangements in the pigmeat sector, traders’ access to the arrangements should be subject to compliance with specific conditions. In order to guarantee proper management of the arrangements, Member States should provide the Commission with precise information on the quantities actually imported. For reasons of clarity, a single form is to be used for the transmission of information on quan- tities between the Member States and the Commission. L 155, 17.6.2005, p. 26. L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation ) (EC) No 1856/2005 (O] L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 7).