L 358/90 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.12.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2864/98 of 30 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1999 of the arrangements applicable to imports laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 as regards certain beef and veal products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2863/98 (%), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 70/97 provides for 1999 for an annual tariff quota of 10 900 tonnes expressed in carcase weight; whereas detailed rules for the application of that quota must be laid down; Whereas, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97, imports under that quota are subject to the presen- tation of an authenticity certificate attesting that the goods are originating goods and from the issuing country and that they correspond exactly to the definition in Annex F to the aforementioned Regulation; whereas it is necessary to establish a model for those certificates and lay down detailed rules for their use; Whereas the arrangements 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, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricul- tural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (*), 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 2648/98 (°); Whereas, in order to ensure proper management of the imports of the products in question, provision should be 1 () OJ L 16, 18. 1. 1997, p. 1. () See page 85 of this Official Journal. () OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11. () OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. () OJ L 335, 10. 12. 1998, p. 39. made for import licences to be issued subject to verifica- tion, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity; 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 January to 31 December 1999: — 9400 tonnes of ‘baby beef, expressed in carcase weight, originating in and coming from Croatia, — 1500 tonnes of ‘baby beef, expressed in carcase weight, originating in and coming from Bosnia- Herzegovina. The two quotas referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the serial numbers 09.4503 and 09.4504 respectively. For the purposes of attributing the said quotas, 100 kilo- grams live weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcase weight. 2. The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % of the duty laid down in the Common Customs Tariff. 3. Importation under the quotas referred to in para- graph 1 shall be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling within CN codes: — ex 010290 51, ex 010290 59, ex 010290 71 and ex 010290 79, — ex 0201 10 00 and ex 0201 20 20, — ex 0201 20 30, — ex 0201 20 50, referred to in Annex F to Regulation (EC) No 70/97. Article 2 1. Imports of the quantities set out in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of an import licence issued in accordance with the following provisions: