30. 9. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 244/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2657/93 of 29 September 1993 fixing the number of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the fourth quarter of 1993 and derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 in respect of that quarter as regards the allocation of the quantities available THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 125/93 (), and in particular Articles 13 (4), 15 (2) and 25 thereof, Whereas the Council has drawn up an estimated supply balance of 198 000 head under the new import arrange- ments applicable to young male bovine animals for fattening for the period 1 January to 31 December 1993 ; whereas, pursuant to Article 13 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the number which may be imported each quarter and the rate of reduction in the import levy on such animals must be determined; Whereas detailed rules for the practical application of these special arrangements were laid down in Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 612/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1121/87 (¥), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2292/93 (%); Whereas the supply requirements of certain regions of the Community which have a serious shortfall in bovine animals for fattening must be taken into account; whereas those requirements are apparent in Italy and Greece and may be estimated for the fourth quarter of 1993 at 42 120 head and 6 435 head respectively in those Member States ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3534/92 (%), prohibits trade between the European Economic Community and the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro; whereas these Republics are therefore excluded from the scheme; Whereas, letter No 2 annexed to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 18. () OJ No L 109, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 206, 18. 8. 1993, p. 3. () OF No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 4. () O] No L 358, 8. 12. 1992, p. 16. European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic of the other part (°) applied these arrangements applied to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic; whereas the latter having been dissolved on 31 December 1992 and succeeded by the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, those two countries should be covered by these arrangements; Whereas the exchange of letters between the European Community and Romania concerning certain arrange- ments for live bovine animals annexed to the Interim Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part, which come into force on 1 May 1993, provides for Romania to benefit from the present import arrangements ; Whereas Declaration No 2 by the Community on the Community arrangements applicable to imports of young male bovine animals intended for fattening, originating in and coming from Slovenia, annexed to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Slovenia (%), which entered into force on 1 September 1993, provides for this Regulation to be applied in respect of the Republic of Slovenia; Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine animals for fattening justify, for the fourth quarter of 1993, a higher rate of reduction in the levy on animals weighing from 220 to 300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming from Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania or Slovenia; Whereas the quantities available must be shared between the traditional trade and other potential applicants; Whereas, in order to simplify the procedure for allocating the quantities available it is necessary to derogate from Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ; whereas in the case of the traditional trade the quantities available should be allo- cated directly in proportion to the number of head imported during the last three years ; whereas, in the case of other applicants, the quantities available should be allo- cated directly in proportion to the number of head for which application is made ; () OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 2. (® OJ No L 189, 29. 7. 1993, p. 2.