No L 256/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 10. 95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2491/95 of 25 October 1995 introducing supplementary management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the second half of 1995 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 of 8 August 1995 providing for the adjustment, as an auto- nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements and amending Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotia- tions ('), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2179/95 provides for the adjustment of certain concessions concerning live bovine animals provided for in the Europe Agreements concluded with the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria ; whereas, however, application of those concessions is provided for only after the countries in question have taken measures of compa- rable effect ; whereas the aforementioned countries have now taken such measures or will take them as soon as possible ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/95 of 30 June 1995 introducing management measures for imports of certain bovine animals for the second half of 1995 () includes provision for the importation of 72 150 head of a weight not exceeding 80 kilos ; whereas pursuant to Regu- lation (EC) No 2179/95 this quantity was increased by 16 850 head for the second half of 1995 ; whereas conse- quently management measures for those animals should be established, closely modelled on the measures for imports laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1566/95; Whereas the quota in question should be managed using import licences ; whereas to this end rules should be set on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2137/95(Y), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of 223, 20. 9. 1995, p. 29. 150, 1. 7. 1995, p. 24. 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. 214, 8. 9. 1995, p. 21. 0000 S 2222 oo0oo [onl onll eull e application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2351/95 () ; whereas it should moreover be stipulated that licences are to be issued following a reflection period and where necessary with a flat-rate percentage reduction applied ; 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 Apart from imports in the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1566/95, imports into the Community of live bovine animals falling within CN codes 0102 90 05, 0102 90 21, 010290 29, 0102 90 41 and 0102 90 49 originating in the third countries listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the management measures laid down in this Regulation. Article 2 1. Import licences under this Regulation may be issued in respect of not more than 16 850 animals falling within CN code 0102590 05. 2. For those animals, the ad valorem duty and the specific duties fixed in the common customs tariff (CCT) shall be reduced by 80 %. 3. The quantity referred to in paragraph 1 shall be split into two parts, as follows: (a) the first part equal to 70 %, i.e. 11 795 head, shall be allocated among : — importers from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1994 who can furnish proof of having imported animals falling within CN code 010290 10 () or CN code 0102 90 05 during 1992, 1993 or 1994 at the full levy and who are entered in a VAT register of a Member State, and () OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 3S. () OJ No L 239, 7. 10. 1995, p. 3. () CN code valid until 1 January 1993.