TITLE IScope

Article 1This Regulation sets rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector.

TITLE IIImport licences

Article 21.All importation into the Community of the products listed at (a) in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 or of CN codes 16025031 to 16025080 and 16029069 shall be subject to presentation of an import licence.2.For imports of products falling within CN codes 01029005 to 01029049, with the exception of import quotas for live bovine animals governed by the respective regulations containing the rules of application, the import licence application and the licence shall show:(a)in box 7, the country of provenance;(b)in box 8, the country of origin, which shall correspond to the exporting country within the meaning of Annex III ("Animal Health Certificate") to Decision 98/372/EC and within the meaning of the Annex ("Animal Health Certificate") to similar decisions on live bovine animals imported from certain third countries, based on Directive 72/462/EEC. The licence shall carry with it an obligation to import from that country;(c)in box 20, the following entry: "The country of origin specified in box 8 corresponds to the exporting country indicated on the original or the copy of the animal health certificate."Release of the animals mentioned above for free circulation shall be subject to presentation of the original of the health certificate, or of a copy certified correct by the Community border inspection post, provided that the issuing country is the same as that indicated in box 8 of the import licence.

Article 3Licences shall be valid 90 days from their date of issue as defined in Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.

Article 4The security against import licences shall be:ECU 5 per head for live animals,ECU 12 per 100 kg net weight for other products.

Article 51.Without prejudice to more specific provisions, licence applications shall be made for products of:a single Combined Nomenclature subheading,orone of the groups of Combined Nomenclature subheadings listed in Annex I.The information shown on the application shall be carried over to the licence.2.The body issuing the import licence shall indicate the serial number for the quota in the Integrated Tariff of the European Communities (TARIC) in box 20 of the licence or extracts thereof.

Article 6Before the 10th day of each month, Member States shall notify to the Commission, by telex or fax, the quantities of products for which licences were issued in the previous month.All notifications, including "Nil" returns, shall be made as indicated in Annex II(A), using the codes indicated and, in the case of preferential arrangements, the serial number for the quotas in the Integrated Tariff of the European Communities (TARIC).

Article 6aBefore the 10th of November each year, the competent national authorities shall notify to the Commission, by telex or fax, the quantities of products which were actually imported in the period from 1 July of the previous year to 30 June of the year in question.All notifications, including "Nil" returns, shall be made as indicated in Annex II(B), and shall contain the quantities imported:in the case of preferential arrangements, for all the serial numbers in each regulation, broken down by month of import and by country of origin and, in the case of certain quotas for live animals, by product code,in the case of non-preferential arrangements, for each product code, broken down by month of import and country of consignment.

Article 6bIn the case of non-preferential imports or tariff quotas that are open for several third countries, in column 31 of the import licence or extract thereof in addition to the information already stipulated by Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the country of origin in the case of preferential imports and in the case of non-preferential imports must be shown when the quantity actuallly imported is attributed to the licence or the extract..The requirement laid down in this Article is a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.

Article 6c1.Article 15(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. notwithstanding, the total amount for which no security on an import licence is required shall be EUR 5 or less.2.Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall not apply.3.The fourth subparagraph of Article 35(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 notwithstanding, if the total amount of the security which would be forfeit comes to EUR 5 or less for a given licence or certificate, the Member State shall release the whole of the security.

Article 6dNotwithstanding Article 33(3) (b) (ii) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the maximum time limit for providing proof of import with partial forfeiture of the security shall be four months following expiry of the licence and the partial forfeiture shall be fixed at 50%.

TITLE IIIExport licences

Article 7All exportation of products listed in Article 1 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 or of CN codes 010210, 16025031 to 16025080 and 16029069 shall require the issuing of an export licence.However, notwithstanding, the fourth indent of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, no export licence shall be required for products covered by the second indent of Article 8(2) in quantities not exceeding nine head for products falling within CN code 0102 and not exceeding two tonnes for other products.

Article 7a1.At the request of the interested party the Member States shall issue, without delay, export licences for beef and veal products falling within CN codes 02061091, 02061099, 02062100, 02062200, 02062999, 02109959 and ex15020090 which are intended for export to the associated countries of central and eastern Europe.2.The period of validity of these licences shall be 60 days and they shall carry the words "without refund" in box 20.3.Notwithstanding Article 8(3), these licences shall carry the 8-digit CN code in box 16.4.Articles 9 and 13 shall not apply to licences issued under this Article.5.Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall not apply to licences as referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 81.The period of validity of licences for exports of products for which a refund is claimed and which are subject to the issuing of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund shall be:five months plus the current month for products falling within CN code 010210 and 75 days for products falling within CN codes 010290 and 1602,60 days for other products,from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1..The validity of licences for exports of beef and veal issued under the procedure laid down in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall, however, expire at the end of thefifth month for products falling within CN code 010210,fourth month for other productsfollowing the date of issue the meaning of Article 21(2) of that Regulation.By derogation from Article 44(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the time limit of 21 days for products falling within CN code 010210 is replaced by 90 days.2.The period of validity of licences for exports for which no refund is claimed shall be:45 days for exports of frozen beef from intervention,60 days for other products,from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.Licence applications and licences shall contain in box 20 the words:"Intervention products without refund (Regulation (EC) No)" in the case of the licences referred to in the first indent,"Without refund" in the case of the licences referred to in the second indent.3.Licence applications and licences shall contain in box 15 the product description, in box 16 the 12-figure code of the agricultural product export refund nomenclature and in box 7 the country of destination.4.The product categories indicated in the second paragraph of Article 13a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 are listed in Annex III.

Article 91.The security for licences with advance fixing of the refund shall be:(a)ECU 44 per head for live animals;(b)ECU 29 per 100 kg for products falling within code 020130009100 of the agricultural product export refund nomenclature;(c)ECU 16 per 100 kg net weight for other products.2.The security for licences other than those referred to in paragraph 1 shall be:(a)ECU 7 per head for live animals;(b)ECU 3 per 100 kg net weight for other products.

Article 101.Export licences with advance fixing of the refund as referred to in Article 8 (1) shall be issued on the fifth working day following that on which the application was lodged provided that no specific action as indicated in paragraph 2 has been taken by the Commission in the meantime. This time lag shall not, however, apply to exports covered by Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88.2.Where the issue of export licences would or might result in the available budgetary amounts being exceeded or in the maximum quantities which may be exported with a refund being exhausted during the period concerned, in view of the limits referred to in Article 33(11) of Regulation (EC) 1254/1999, or would not allow exports to continue during the remainder of the period, the Commission may:(a)set an acceptance percentage for the quantities applied for,(b)reject applications for which licences have not yet been granted,(c)suspend lodging of licence applications for a maximum period of five working days, extendable by the procedure specified in Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999.In the circumstances referred to in point (c) of the first subparagraph, licence applications made during the suspension period shall be invalid.The measures provided for in the first subparagraph may be implemented or modulated by category of product and by destination or group of destinations.2a.The measures provided for in paragraph 2 may also be adopted where export licence applications relate to quantities which exceed or might exceed the normal disposable quantities for one destination or group of destinations and issuing the licences requested would entail a risk of speculation, distortion of competition between operators, or disturbance of the trade concerned or the Community market.3.If the quantities applied for are refused or reduced the security shall be immediately released for all quantities for which the application has not been accepted.4.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if an acceptance percentage of less than 90% is set licences shall be issued no later than the 11th working day following publication of that percentage in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Applicants may within 10 working days following publication:either withdraw the application, in which case the security shall be released immediately, orrequest immediate issue of the licence, in which case the competent authority shall immediately issue it but at the earliest on the fifth working day following that on which the application was lodged.5.Paragraph 1 notwithstanding, licence applications for a quantity not exceeding 22 tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 shall not be subject to the five-day time-lag. In this case, Article 8 notwithstanding, the validity of licences issued shall be restricted to five working days from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, and applications and licences shall carry the following entry in box 20:Certificado válido durante cinco días hábiles y no utilizable para la aplicación del artículo 5 del Reglamento (CEE) no 565/80.Licens, der er gyldig i fem arbejdsdage, og som ikke kan benyttes til at anvende artikel 5 i forordning (EØF) nr. 565/80.Fünf Werktage gültige und für die Anwendung von Artikel 5 der Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 565/80 nicht verwendbare Lizenz.Πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει για πέντε εργάσιμες ημέρες και δεν χρησιμοποιείται για την εφαρμογή του άρθρου 5 του κανονισμού (ΕΟΚ) αριθ. 565/80.Licence valid for five working days and not useable for application of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.Certificat valable 5 jours ouvrables et non utilisable pour l'application de l'article 5 du règlement (CEE) no 565/80.Titolo valido cinque giorni lavorativi e non utilizzabile ai fini dell'applicazione dell'articolo 5 del regolamento (CEE) n. 565/80.Certificaat met een geldigheidsduur van vĳf werkdagen en niet te gebruiken voor de toepassing van artikel 5 van Verordening (EEG) nr. 565/80.Certificado de exportação válido durante cinco dias úteis, não utilizável para a aplicação do artigo 5o do Regulamento (CEE) no 565/80.Todistus on voimassa viisi arkipäivää eikä sitä voi käyttää sovellettaessa asetuksen (ETY) N:o 565/80 5 artiklaa.Licensen är giltig fem arbetsdagar men gäller inte vid tillämpning av artikel 5 i förordning (EEG) nr 565/80.The Commission may if necessary suspend application of this paragraph.

Article 111.Quantities exported within the tolerance referred to in Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 shall not confer entitlement to payment of a refund where exportation takes place under a licence as referred to in Article 8 (1) and the licence contains the following entry in box 22: "Refund valid for … tonnes (quantity for which licence is issued)."2.The second indent of Article 20 (3) (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87OJ L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1. shall not apply to special export refunds granted on boned meat pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82OJ L 212, 21. 7. 1982, p. 48. if the products are or have been placed under the procedure specified in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80OJ L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5..

Article 121.This Article shall apply to exports made pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79.2.Licence applications for the products indicated in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 may be lodged only in Member States meeting the health conditions required by the importing country.3.Licence applications and licences shall carry the entry "USA" in box 7. Licences shall carry an obligation to export from the Member State of issue to that destination.4.Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 notwithstanding, the quantities exported may not exceed those shown on the licence. Licences shall carry the entry "0" in box 19.5.Licences shall carry one of the following entries in box 22:Vacuno fresco, refrigerado o congelado. — Acuerdo entre la CE y los EE UU.Válido solamente en … (Estado miembro de expedición).La cantidad exportada no debe superar … kilos (cantidad en cifras y letras).Fersk, kølet eller frosset oksekød — Aftale mellem EF og USA.Kun gyldig i … (udstedende medlemsstat).Mængden, der skal udføres, må ikke overstige … (mængde i tal og bogstaver) kg.Frisches, gekühltes oder gefrorenes Rindfleisch — Abkommen zwischen der EG und den USA.Nur gültig in … (Mitgliedstaat der Lizenzerteilung).Ausfuhrmenge darf nicht über … kg (Menge in Ziffern und Buchstabe) liegen.Νωπό, διατηρημένο με απλή ψύξη ή κατεψυγμένο βόειο κρέας — Συμφωνία μεταξύ της ΕΚ και των ΗΠΑ.Ισχύει μόνο σε … (κράτος μέλος έκδοσης).Η ποσότητα προς εξαγωγή δεν πρέπει να υπερβαίνει … χιλιόγραμμα (η ποσότητα αναφέρεται αριθμητικώς και ολογράφως.Fresh, chilled or frozen beef — Agreement between EC and USA.Valid only in … (Member State of issue).Quantity to be exported may not exceed … kg (in figures and letters).Viande fraîche, réfrigérée ou congelée — Accord entre la CE et les U.S.A.Uniquement valable en … (État membre de délivrance).La quantité à exporter ne peut excéder … kg (quantité en chiffres et en lettres).Carni bovine fresche, refrigerate o congelate — Accordo tra CE e USA.Valido soltanto in … (Stato membro emittente).La quantità da esportare non può essere superiore a … kg (in cifre e in lettere).Vers, gekoeld of bevroren rundvlees — Overeenkomst tussen de EG en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika.Alleen geldig in … (Lid-Staat die het certificaat afgeeft).Uitgevoerde hoeveelheid mag niet meer dan … kg zijn (hoeveelheid in cĳfers en letters).Carne de bovino fresca, refrigerada ou congelada — Acordo entre a CE e os EUA.Válido apenas em … (Estado-membro de emissão).A quantidade a exportar não pode ser superior a … kg (quantidade em algarismos e por extenso).Tuoretta, jäähdytettyä tai jäädytettyä lihaa — Euroopan yhteisön ja Yhdysvaltojen välinen sopimus.Voimassa ainoastaan … (jäsenvaltio, jossa todistus on annettu).Vietävä määrä ei saa ylittää … kilogrammaa (määrä numeroin ja kirjaimin).Färskt, kylt eller fryst nötkött — Avtal mellan EG och USA.Enbart giltigt i … (utfärdande medlemsstat).Den utförda kvantiteten får inte överstiga … kg.6.Licence applications may be lodged only in the first 10 days of each quarter.7.On the third working day following the closing date for lodging of applications Member States shall send the Commission a list of applicants and of product quantities applied for.8.If the quantities in respect of which licences have been applied for exceed those available, the Commission shall set a single acceptance percentage for the quantities requested.9.Licences shall be issued on the 21st day of each quarter.10.Article 8 (1) notwithstanding, licences shall be valid 90 days from the actual day of issue, Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 applying, but not beyond 31 December of the year of issue.11.Should the quantities applied for be reduced pursuant to paragraph 8 the security shall be immediately released for all quantities not granted.12.Over and above the requirements specified in Article 30 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, release of security against export licences shall be conditional on presentation of proof of arrival at destination, Article 33 (4) of that Regulation applying.

Article 12 a1.This Article shall apply to exports to Canada pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2051/96OJ No L 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18..2.Licence applications for the products indicated in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2051/96 may be lodged only in Member States meeting the health conditions required by the Canadian authorities.3.Licence applications and licences shall carry the entry Canada in box 7. Licences shall carry an obligation to export from the Member State of issue to that destination.4.Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 notwithstanding, the quantities exported may not exceed those shown on the licence. Licences shall carry the entry "0" in box 19.5.Licences shall carry one of the following entries in box 22:Vacuno fresco, refrigerado o congelado — Acuerdo entre la CE y Canadá.Válido solamente en … (Estado miembro de expedición).La cantidad exportada no debe superar … kilos (cantidad en cifras y letras).Fersk, kølet eller frosset oksekød — Aftale mellem EF og Canada.Kun gyldig i … (udstedende medlemsstat).Mængden, der skal udføres, må ikke overstige … (mængde i tal og bogstaver) kg.Frisches, gekühltes oder gefrorenes Rindfleisch — Abkommen zwischen der EG und Kanada.Nur gültig in … (Mitgliedstaat der Lizenzerteilung).Ausfuhrmenge darf nicht über … kg (Menge in Ziffern und Buchstabe) liegen.Νωπό, διατηρημένο με απλή ψύξη ή κατεψυγμένο βόειο κρέας — Συμφωνία μεταξύ της ΕΚ και του Καναδά.Ισχύει μόνο σε … (κράτος μέλος έκδοσης).Η ποσότητα προς εξαγωγή δεν πρέπει να υπερβαίνει … χιλιόγραμμα (η ποσότητα αναφέρεται αριθμητικώς και ολογράφως).Fresh, chilled or frozen beef — Agreement between EC and Canada.Valid only in … (Member State of issue).Quantity to be exported may not exceed … kg (in figures and letters).Viande fraîche, réfrigérée ou congelée — Accord entre la CE et le Canada.Uniquement valable en … (État membre de délivrance).La quantité à exporter ne peut excéder … kg (quantité en chiffres et en lettres).Carni bovine fresche, refrigerate o congelate — Accordo tra CE e Canada.Valido soltanto in … (Stato membro emittente).La quantità da esportare non può essere superiore a … kg (in cifre e in lettere).Vers, gekoeld of bevroren rundvlees — Overeenkomst tussen de EG en Canada.Alleen geldig in … (Lid-Staat die het certificaat afgeeft).Uitgevoerde hoeveelheid mag niet meer dan … kg zĳn (hoeveelheid in cĳfers en letters).Carne de bovino fresca, refrigerada ou congelada — Acordo entre a CE e Canadá.Válido apenas em … (Estado-membro de emissão).A quantidade a exportar não pode ser superior a … kg (quantidade em algarismos e por extenso).Tuoretta, jäähdytettyä tai jäädytettyä lihaa — Euroopan yhteisön ja Kanadan välinen sopimus.Voimassa ainoastaan … (jäsenvaltio, jossa todistus on annettu).Vietävä määrä ei saa ylittää … kilogrammaa (määrä numeroin ja kirjaimin).Färskt, kylt eller fryst nötkött — Avtal mellan EG och Kanada.Enbart giltigt i … (utfärdande medlemsstat).Den utförda kvantiteten får inte överstiga … kg.6.Licence applications may be lodged only in the first five days of each month.7.No later than three working days following the lodging of licence applications Member States shall send the Commission a list of applicants and of the product quantities applied for.8.If the quantities for which licences have been applied for exceed those available the Commission shall set a single acceptance percentage applying to quantities requested.9.Licences shall be issued on the 10th working day following the day of application.10.Article 8 (1) notwithstanding, licences shall be valid 90 days from the actual day of issue, Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 applying, but not beyond 31 December of the year of issue.11.Should the quantities applied for be reduced pursuant to paragraph 8 the security shall be immediately released for all quantities not granted.12.Over and above the requirements specified in Article 30 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, release of security against export licences shall be conditional on presentation of proof of arrival at destination, Article 33 (4) of that Regulation applying.

Article 131.Member States shall notify the Commission:on Monday and Thursday of each week by 12 noon at the latest of:(a)1.1.applications for licences with advance fixing of the refund as referred to in Article 8 (1) or the fact that no applications have been made;1.2.applications for licences as referred to in Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 or the fact that no applications have been made;1.3.applications for licences as referred to in the first indent of Article 8 (2)lodged up to the last working day preceding the day of notification;(b)1.1.the quantities for which licences have been issued pursuant to Article 10 (5) or the fact that no licences have been issued;1.2.the quantities for which licences have been issued in response to applications pursuant to Article 44 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 with date of lodgement of application and country of destinationup to the last working day preceding the day of notification;(c)the quantities for which export licence applications have been withdrawn pursuant to Article 10 (4),before the 15th day of each month for the previous month:(d)applications for licences as referred to in Article 14a of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88;(e)the quantities for which licences have been issued pursuant to Article 8 (1) and not used;(f)the unused balances of the quantities for which licences have been issued under the first indent of Article 8 (2);(g)applications for licence as referrd to in the second indent of Article 8 (2).2.Notifications pursuant to paragraph 1 must specify:the quantity by weight for each of the categories indicated in Article 8 (5),the quantity breakdown by destination for each category.The notification indicated in paragraph 1 (e) must specify the refund amount involved for each category.3.All notifications indicated in paragraph 1, including nil notifications, shall be made in the form shown in Annex IV.

TITLE IVFinal provisions

Article 14Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 is hereby repealed. It shall however remain applicable to licences issued under its provisions before 1 July 1995.

Article 15This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1995.It shall be applicable to export licences with advance fixing of the refund applied for from 1 July 1995 onwards.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX ILIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50102900501029021, 0102902901029041 to 0102904901029051 to 0102907902011000, 0201202002012030020120500201209002013000, 0206109502021000, 02022010020220300202205002022090020230100202305002023090020629910210201002102090, 02109041, 0210909016025010, 1602906116025031160250391602508016029069ANNEX II A 01995R1445-20040302_en_img_1

ANNEX II B 01995R1445-20040302_en_img_2

ANNEX III

List indicated in Article 8 (5)

Category	Product code
000	01029059000
010	010210109120, 010210309120 and 010210909120
020	010210109130 and 010210309130
030	010290419100, 010290719000 and 010290799000
040	010290519000, 010290619000 and 010290699000
050	020110009110, 020120309110 and 020120509130
060	020110009120, 020120309120, 020120509140 and 020120909700
070	020110009130 and 020120209110
080	020110009140 and 020120209120
090	020120509110
100	020120509120
110	020130009050
120	020130009100
121	020130009120
130	020130009150
140	020130009190
150	020210009100, 020220309000, 020220509900 and 020220909100
160	020210009900 and 020220109000
170	020220509100
180	020230909100
190	020230909400
200	020230909500
210	020230909900
220	020610959000 and 020629919000
230	021020909100
240	021020909300 and 021020909500
250	160250109120
260	160250109140
270	160250109160
280	160250109170 and 160250109190
290	160250109240
300	160250109260
310	160250109280
320	160250319125 and 160250399125
330	160250319135 and 160250399135
340	160250319195 and 160250399195
350	160250319325 and 160250399325
360	160250319335 and 160250399335
370	160250319395 and 160250399395
380	160250399425 and 160250399525
390	160250399435 and 160250399535
400	160250399495, 160250399505, 160250399595 and 160250399615
410	160250399625
420	160250399705 and 160250809705
430	160250399805 and 160250809805
440	160250399905 and 160250809905
450	160250809135
460	160250809195
470	160250809335
480	160250809395
490	160250809435 and 160250809535
500	160250809495 and 160250809595
510	160250809505 and 160250809615
520	160250809515 and 160250809625

ANNEX IV

December 27, 2001	article 8.1	Amendment
December 27, 2001	article 10.5	Amendment

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

Modified by

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001 of 19 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector