4. 8. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 219/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2255/92 of 31 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific arrangements for supplying Madeira with live bovine animals THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products (), and in particular Article 10 thereof, Whereas, for the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the number of male animals eligible for exemption from duties on direct imports from third countries or for aid for deliveries originating in the rest of the Community for the beef and veal sector and for the 1992/93 marketing year should be determined; Whereas the amount of the aid referred to above for the - supply to Madeira of male animals should be fixed so that the conditions of supply for deliveries within the Community may be equivalent to those for deliveries from the world market; Whereas the common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri- cultural products to the Azores and Madeira were laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(%); whereas supplementary implementing rules geared to current commercial practices in the beef and veal sector, in particular regarding the period of validity of import licences and aid certificates and the amount of the securi- ties to ensure that operators comply with their obliga- tions, should be laid down; Whereas eligibility for these arrangements assumes that the animals in question are fattened and consumed in Madeira; whereas appropriate securities and checks should be instituted to ensure compliance with these conditions ; Whereas, for the purposes of the sound administrative management of the supply arrangements, a time limit for submitting applications for licences and certificates and a period of reflection before they are issued should be laid down ; Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the supply arrangements apply from 1 July 1992 ; whereas the detailed implementing rules should apply from the same date; () OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1. () OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6. 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 For the purposes of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the number of live male bovine animals intended for fattening and consumption in Madeira eligible for exemption from customs duties and import levies or for Community aid shall be as laid down in Annex L Article 2 1.  Eligibility for exemption from import duties shall be subject to: (a) a written declaration by the importer at the time of importation that the bovine animals are intended for fattening in Madeira for a period of 60 days from the day on which they are entered for free circulation and for subsequent consumption there ; (b) provision by the importer of a security for an amount equivalent to the total of the customs duty and levy applicable on the day of importation ; (c) a written undertaking by the importer provided at the time of importation to inform the competent Portu- guese authorities within one month of the date of importation of the holding or holdings where the bovine animals are to be fattened. 2. The applicant shall have the choice of providing the security in cash or in the form of a guarantee by an insti- tution meeting the criteria laid down by Portugal. 3. Except in cases of force majeure, the security shall not be released unless, within a period of 12 months, proof is provided to the Portuguese authorities that the bovine animal : (a) has been fattened on the holding or holdings notified in accordance with paragraph 1 (c); (b) has not been slaughtered before the end of the period laid down in paragraph 1 (a); or (c) has been slaughtered before the end of that period for . veterinary reasons or died as the result of sickness or accident. The security shall be released immediately proof is supplied.