19. 6. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 175/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1267/98 of 18 June 1998 laying down, for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, detailed rules of application for the tariff quotas for beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of 7 October 1996 establising certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an auto- nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the agreements on free trade and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithu- ania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations ('), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2634/97 (°), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 provides for certain annual tariff quotas for products made from beef and veal; whereas imports under those quotas qualify for an 80 % reduction in the customs duties set out in the Common Customs Tariff (CCT); whereas detailed rules of applica- tion for these quotas, for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, should be laid down; Whereas to ensure orderly importation of the quantities laid down for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, they should be staggered over the year of import; Whereas, while the provisions of the abovementioned agreements intended to guarantee the origin of the product should be complied with, the administration of the arrangements should be based on import licences; whereas, to that end, detailed rules should be laid down on, in particular, the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences, notwithstanding certain provisions of Commis- sion 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 () OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 1. () OF L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13. fixing certificates for agricultural products (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/98 (°), and 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 2377/80 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 759/98 ("); whereas provision should also be made for the licences to be issued after a period for con- sideration and, where necessary, the application of a single percentage reduction; Whereas, in view of the risk of speculation inherent in these arrangements for beef and veal, clear conditions should be laid down as regards access by operators; whereas verification of the abovementioned conditions requires that applications be submitted in the Member State in which the importer is entered into the value- added tax register; 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. During the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the following may be imported in accordance with this Regu- lation under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 1926/96: — 1725 tonnes of fresh, refrigerated or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202, origina- ting in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4561, — 230 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 10, originating in Latvia. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4562. 4 () OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OF L 149, 20. 5. 1998, p. 11. () OJ L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 35. () OJ L 105, 4. 4. 1998, p. 7. 5