Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 521/2011

of 26 May 2011

amending Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (repealed)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)1, and in particular Article 144(1) and Article 148, in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)
To avoid speculative applications for import licences to be granted in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/20092 and to ensure that import licences are attributed to genuine importers, it is appropriate to set a historical reference quantity of beef and veal imported as a condition for the application for import licences at an appropriate level.
(2)

To avoid misinterpretation the requirements for high-quality beef laid down in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 should be clarified; in particular, it should be set out in a more precise manner that the minimum energy content is applicable to the whole diet and that heifers and steers refer respectively to categories E and C defined in part A of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)

Since the next tariff quota year begins on 1 July 2011, this Regulation should apply as from that date and to licence applications lodged for that period.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,

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