Article 11.A tariff quota totalling 53000 tonnes expressed in weight of boneless meat is hereby opened for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 02062991 for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005.The order number of the tariff quota shall be 09.4003.2.The Common Custom Tariff duty applicable to the quota provided for in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % ad valorem.

Article 2For the purposes of this Regulation,a)100 kilograms of bone-in meat shall be equivalent to 77 kilograms of boneless meat;b)"frozen meat" means meat that is frozen and has an internal temperature of - 12 °C or lower when it enters the customs territory of the Community.

Article 31.A Community operator may apply for import rights on the basis of a reference quantity which shall be the quantities of beef falling under CN code 0201, 0202, 02061095 or 02062991 imported by him/her or on his/her account under the relevant customs provisions, between 1 January 2003 and 30 April 2004.Operators in the new Member States may apply for import rights on the basis of imports in the period and of the products referred to in the first subparagraph from countries which for them were third countries until 30 April 2004.2.A company formed by the merger of companies each having reference imports may use those reference imports as basis for its application.3.Proof of imports referred to in paragraph 1 shall accompany the application for import rights and shall be provided by means of duly endorsed copy for the consignee of the customs declaration for release for free circulation.

Article 41.No later than 13.00, Brussels time, on the second Friday following the date of the publication of the present Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, applications for import rights shall reach the competent authority in the Member State where the applicant is entered in the national VAT register.All quantities presented as reference quantity, in application of Article 3, shall constitute the import rights applied for.2.After verifying the documents submitted, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission no later than the fourth Friday following the date of the publication of the present Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, a list of applicants for import rights under the quota provided for in Article 1(1), including in particular their names and addresses and the quantities of eligible meat imported during the reference period concerned.3.Communications of the information referred to in paragraph 2, including nil returns, shall be sent by fax or e-mail using the form in Annex I.

Article 5The Commission shall decide as soon as possible the extent to which import rights under the quota provided for in Article 1(1) may be granted. Where the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1(1) the Commission shall fix a corresponding reduction coefficient.

Article 61.In order to be admissible, the application for import rights must be accompanied by a security of EUR 6 per 100 kilograms boneless equivalent.2.Where application of the reduction coefficient referred to in Article 5 causes fewer import rights to be allocated than had been applied for, the security lodged shall be released proportionally without delay.3.The application for one or several import licences totalling the import rights allocated shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85.

Article 71.Imports of the quantities allocated shall be subject to presentation of one or more import licences.2.Licence applications may be lodged solely in the Member State where the applicant has obtained import rights under the quota provided for in Article 1(1).Each issuing of import licence shall result in a corresponding reduction of the import rights obtained.3.Licence applications and licences shall contain:a)in section 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II;b)one of the following groups of CN codes in section 16:02021000, 020220,020230, 02062991.

Article 81.Regulations (EC) No 1291/2000 and (EC) No 1445/95 shall apply, save where otherwise provided in this Regulation.2.Pursuant to Article 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the full Common Customs Tariff duty applicable on the date of acceptance of the customs declaration for free circulation shall be collected in respect of all quantities imported in excess of those shown on the import licence.3.No import licence shall be valid after 30 June 2005.

Article 9This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 June 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the CommissionANNEX IFax (32-2) 299 85 70E-mail: AGRI-Bovins-Import@cec.eu.intApplication of Regulation (EC) No 1203/2004Order No: 09.4003 32004R1203_en_img_1

ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 7(3)(a)—in SpanishCarne de vacuno congelada [Reglamento (CE) no 1203/2004]—in CzechZmražené hovězí maso (nařízení (ES) č. 1203/2004)—in DanishFrosset oksekød (forordning (EF) nr. 1203/2004)—in GermanGefrorenes Rindfleisch (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1203/2004)—in EstonianKülmutatud veiseliha (määrus (EÜ) nr 1203/2004)—in GreekΚατεψυγμένο βόειο κρέας [κανονισμός (EK) αριθ. 1203/2004]—in EnglishFrozen meat of bovine animals (Regulation (EC) No 1203/2004)—in FrenchViande bovine congelée [Règlement (CE) no 1203/2004]—in ItalianCarni bovine congelate [Regolamento (CE) n. 1203/2004]—in LatvianSaldēta liellopu gaļa (Regula (EK) Nr. 1203/2004)—in LithuanianSušaldyta galvijiena (Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1203/2004)—in HungarianFagyasztott szarvasmarhahús (1203/EK rendelet)—in DutchBevroren rundvlees (Verordening (EG) nr. 1203/2004)—in PolishMrożone mięso wołowe i cielęce (rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1203/2004)—in PortugueseCarne de bovino congelada [Regulamento (CE) n.o 1203/2004]—in SlovakZmrazené hovädzie mäso (Smernica (ES) č. 1203/2004)—in SlovenianZamrznjeno goveje meso (Uredba (ES) št. 1203/2004)—in FinnishJäädytettyä naudanlihaa (asetus (EY) N:o 1203/2004)—in SwedishFryst kött av nötkreatur (förordning (EG) nr 1203/2004)

Amendments and corrections
June 30, 2005	See Art. 1.1
July 3, 2004	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 9

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1203/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005)