L 230/42 Official Journal of the European Union 30.6.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1206/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005) 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 ('), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: 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 2004/2005, starting on 1 July 2004. 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 Part three of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (?). 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. So as to avoid speculation, access to the quota should be allowed only to active processors carrying out processing in a processing establishment approved in accordance with Article 8 of Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 17822003 (O] L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1). (®» O] L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2003 31.12.2003, p. 38). O] L 346, December 1976 on health problems affecting intra- Community trade in meat products (}), or, in respect of processors in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, to those who have been approved for export into the Community of processed meat products in accordance with Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (¥). Imports into the Community under the tariff quota are subject to presentation of an import licence in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999. It should 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 export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products () and of Commission Regu- lation (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 (6 should 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 should 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 application of the system of securities for agricultural products (7). () OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EQ) No 807/2003 (O] L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). () OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 807/2003. () OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 636/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 9). (®) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 360/2004 (O] L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 13). (') OJ L 205, 3.8.1985, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 673/2004 (O] L 105, 14.4.2004, p. 17).