12.6.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L1523 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 994/2002 of 11 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12541999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal ("), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001 (), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: 1) The WTO schedule CXL requires the Community to open an annual import tariff quota of 50 700 tonnes of frozen beef intended for processing. Implementing rules should be laid down for the quota year 2002 to 2003 starting 1 July 2002. The import of frozen beef under the tariff quota shall qualify for the total suspension of the specific rate of customs duty where the meat is intended for the manu- facture of preserved food, which does not contain char- acteristic components other than beef and jelly. Where the meat is intended for other processed products containing beef, the import shall qualify for a 55 % suspension of the autonomous specific rate of customs duty. The breakdown of the tariff quota into each of the arrangements referred to above should be made taking into account the experience gained in respect of similar imports in the past. So as to avoid speculation, access to the quota should be allowed only to active processors carrying out processing in a processing establishment approved in accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 77/ 99/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 97/76/EC (¥). Imports into the Community under the present tariff quota are subject to presentation of an import licence. Licences may be issued following allocations of import rights on the basis of applications from eligible proces- sors. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/ 2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29. () O] L () O] L () O] L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. () O] L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25. export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri- cultural products (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2299/2001 (%), 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001 (), shall apply to import licences issued under this Regulation. In order to prevent speculation, import licences should be issued to processors solely for the quantities for which they have been allocated import rights. Moreover, for the same reason, security should be lodged together with the application for import rights. The application for import licences corresponding to the allocated rights should be a primary requirement within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (°), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1932/1999 (). With a view to using up quota quantities completely, a closing date should be set for the submission of import licence applications and provision should be made for a further allocation of quantities not covered by licence application submitted by that date. In the light of the experience obtained, that allocation should be limited to processors who have converted all their import rights initially allocated into import licences. The application of the present tariff quota requires strict surveillance of imports and effective checks as to their use and destination. The processing should therefore be authorised only in the establishment referred to in box 20 of the import licence. A security shall be lodged in order to ensure that the imported meat is used according to the tariff quota specifications. The amount of security should be fixed taking into account the difference between the customs duties applicable within and outside the quota. 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. 308, 27.11.2001, p. 19. , 27.6.1995, p. 35. 337, 20.12.2001, p. 18. 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. |omil onill onll ol onl — ~ W