6. 7. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 155/25 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1636/95 of 5 July 1995 temporarily adapting the special import arrangements in the beef sector provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 with the view to the implementation of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations ('), and in parti- cular Article 3 (1) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul- tural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 () and in particular Article 27 thereof, Whereas, as a result of the implementation of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, variable levies are replaced by fixed duties as from 1 July 1995 ; whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to temporarily adapt a certain number of provisions currently laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 970/90 of 18 April 1950 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Carib- bean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories (*), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3808/92 (%) ; whereas it appears useful to incorporate into one Commission Regulation all provisions relating to the import arrangements for ACP beef in particular those on applications and issuing of import licences ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 970/90 should be repealed ; Whereas the measures provided for in the Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for beef and veal, () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () O] No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. () OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3. () OJ No L 99, 19. 4. 1990, p. 8. () OJ No L 384, 30. 12. 1992, p. 35. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  Import licences shall be issued for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia under the conditions laid down in this Regulation and within the limits of the quantities, expressed in tonnes of boneless meat fixed in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. 2. For the purpose of this Regulation, 100 kilograms of boneless beef shall be equal to: — 130 kilograms of bone-in beef, — 260 kilograms of live bovine animals, — 100 kilograms of products falliﬁg under tariff headings CN 0206, 0210 and 1602. Article 2 1.  The specific rate of customs duty fixed in the Common Customs Tariff is reduced by 90 % for products referred to in Annex I and being imported under the present Regulation. 2. Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Commission Regu- lation (EEC) No 3719/88 (¢) the reduction referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply on quantities exceeding those indicated in the import licence. Article 3 1. Applications for import licences and the licences themselves for products to be imported free of ad valorem customs duty pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 and qualifying, as appropriate, for either a reduction of the specific rate of customs duties fixed in the Common Customs Tariff in accordance with Article 3 of the said Regulation or exemption from duties in accordance with Article 24 of the said Regulation shall contain : () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.