16. 2. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 43/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 336/94 of 15 February 1994 fixing the number of young male bovine animals which may be imported on special terms in the first quarter of 1994 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 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 3611/93 (%), 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 intended for fattening for the period 1 January to 31 December 1994 ; 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 application of these special arrangements were laid down in Commission 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 2867/93 (9); 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 first quarter of 1994, 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 Community and the Repu- blics of Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas these Republics are therefore excluded from those arrangements; 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. () O] No L 328, 29. 12. 1993, p. 7. () O] No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 18. () O] No L 109, 24. 4. 1987, p. 12. () O] No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. S. (9 OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 26. () O] No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 4. () OJ 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 (°), applies those arrangements to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic; ' Whereas the Community has concluded Additional Protocols (%) to that Agreement with the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic following the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (') on 1 January 1993 ; whereas those Additional Protocols provide for those two republics to benefit from the present import 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, allows Romania to benefit from the 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 Community and the Republic of Slovenia ('?), which entered into force on 1 September 1993, applies this Regulation in respect of the Republic of Slovenia; Whereas the supply requirements in young bovine animals for fattening justify, for the first quarter of 1994, a higher rate of reduction in the levy on animals weighing from 160 to 300 kilograms per head, originating in and coming from Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania or Slovenia; Whereas each of the quantities available in Italy and Greece should be divided into two tranches ; whereas one of the two tranches, corresponding to 80 %, should be allocated to traditional importers; whereas the other () OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1992, p. 169. (™ OJ No L 25, 29. 1. 1994, p. 12. (") OJ No L 25, 29. 1. 1994, p. 17. () OJ No L 189, 29. 7. 1993, p. 2.