30. 5. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 119/13 'COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1203/95 of 29 May 1995 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 1995 to 30 June 1996 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 424/95(), and in particular Article 12 (1) and (4) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administra- tion of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues(®), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 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 54 300 tonnes of high-quality beef and 2250 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 1995 to 30 June 1996; Whereas an annual quota of 18 000 tonnes was opened for the high-quality meat in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 774/95 ; whereas the abovementioned Agreement on Agriculture as approved by Council Decision 94/824/EC (¥), increases that quantity to 20 000 tonnes ; whereas, in order to observe that increase and to permit all the Community’s quota obligations in this area to be fulfilled efficiently and coherently, this Regulatlon should incorporate that quantity ; 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 () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 245, 1. 3. 1995, P 2. () O] No L 91, 8. 4. 1994, p. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 201. 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 neces- sary guarantees to ensure that the arrangements . concerned are properly applied ; Whereas the implementation of the abovementioned Agreement requires the special detailed rules governing the import licensing arrangements for beef and veal, currently laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1084/94 (%), to be recast before 1 July 1995 ; whereas, to prevent problems from arising in the p'ractical application of the .current quotas, that Regula- tion should not apply and this Regulation shouid lay down the necessary special detailed rules concerning the import licences required ; Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of meat, provision should be made, where rele- vant, for import licencés 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 providcd 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 1995 to 30 June 1996: — 54 300 tonnes for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products covered by CN codes 0206 1095 and 0206 29 91 ; () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 120, 11. 5. 1994, p. 30.