28.6.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 160/59 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1146/2003 of 27 June 2003 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/ 2003 (3, 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 2003/04, starting 1 July 2003. (2)  The import of frozen beef under the tariff quota is subject to customs import duties and to the conditions laid down under serial number 13 of Annex 7 to the third part of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (°), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2176/2002 (*). 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. (3)  So as to avoid speculation, access to the quota should be allowed only to active processors carrying out proces- sing in a processing establishment approved in accor- dance with Article 8 of Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products (°), as last amended by Regulation 807/2003/EC (°). (4)  Imports into the Community under the tariff quota are subject to presentation of an import licence in accor- dance with the first subparagraph of Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999. It must be possible to issue licences following allocations of import rights on the basis of applications from eligible processors. 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 1 () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. () OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 1. () OJL 256,7.9.1987, p. 1. () OJ L 331,7.12.2002, p. 3. () O] () O] > L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36. 6 export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri- cultural products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 325/2003 (*), 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 852/2003 ('), 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 must 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 appli- cation of the system of securities for agricultural products ("), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1932/1999 (2. 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 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. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 9. L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. L 240, 10.9.1999, p. 11.