30. 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 341/49 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3305/94 of 23 December 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/94 with regard to the import arrangements for frozen beef falling within CN code 0202 and products falling within CN code 0206 29 91 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/94 of 12 December 1994 opening and providing for the admi- nistration of a Community tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN code 0202 and products falling within CN code 02062921 (first semester 1995) ("), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3072/94 lays down the method for administering the Community tariff quota for frozen beef falling within CN code 0202 and for products falling within CN code 0206 29 91 and splits that quota into two parts, one of 21 200 tonnes apportioned between traditional importers and the other of 5 300 tonnes appor- tioned between operators who have been engaged in trade in beef with third countries ; Whereas, in order to ensure a smooth switchover from arrangements based on national administration to Community-administered arrangements, while bearing in mind the special aspects of trade in the products in ques- tion, provision should be made for the allocation of the first part on the one hand to traditional importers in proportion to the quantities imported under the same type of quota in the years 1992, 1993 and 1994 and, on the other hand, to importers in the new Member States ; whereas in the case of imports made by the latter, with a view to establishing the reference quantities, a coefficient corresponding to the Community level of traditional imports for GATT purposes compared to total imports of frozen beef should be applied ; Whereas, on the basis of the submission of applications from interested parties and subject to their acceptance by the Commission up to a certain limit, importers who can demonstrate the genuine nature of their business and who apply for quantities of some significance should be granted access to the second part ; whereas verification of these criteria requires that applications be submitted in the Member State in which the importer is registered ; Whereas operators no longer engaged in trade in beef and veal at 1 January 1995 should be barred access to the quota in order to prevent speculation ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (3, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2746/94 (°), lays () OJ No L 325, 17. 12. 1994, p. 3. () OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. ) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 6. down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1084/94 (), lays down special detailed rules for applying the system of import licences for beef and veal ; Whereas restricting the arrangements in question to the first six months shortens the time limit for imports; whereas this time limit should be extended by one month as a transitional measure ; Whereas the effective management of this quota and in particular the prevention of fraud require that the licences used are returned to the competent authorities in order that they may verify that the quantities shown therein are correct ; whereas, to that end, an obligation should be imposed on the competent authorities to carry out such verification ; whereas the amount of the security to be lodged on the issue of the licences should be fixed in such a way as to ensure that the licences are used and returned to the competent authorities ; Whereas provision should be made for the Member States to forward information on the import arrangements in question ; Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion wihtin the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. For the purposes of applying Article 2 (a) of Regula- tion (EC) No 3072/94, the 21 200 tonnes shall be allo- cated between the importers referred to in the first and second indent as follows : — in proportion to their eligible quantities imported under Council Regulations (EEC) No 3667/91 (¥, (EEC) No 3392/92() and (EC) No 130/94 (*) in the case of the importers referred to in the first indent, () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. (9 OJ No L 120, 11. 5. 1994, p. 30. (9 OJ No L 349, 18. 12. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 346, 27. 11. 1992, p. 3. () OJ No L 22, 27. 1. 1994, p. 3.