No L 9¢/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 4. 93 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC): No 929/93 of 19 April 1993 opening for 1993, as an autonomous measure, a special import quota for high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment ('), Whereas, given past imports of high-quality beef and the need to export beef produced in the Community, provi- sion should be made for the opening for 1993, as an auto- nomous and exceptional measure, of a Community import tariff quota for 11 430 tonnes of high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 as well as products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 at a duty of 20 % and exempt from levy; Whereas it should be laid down that, where the maximum quantities of high-quality meat imported under favourable terms within the tariff quotas opened by Council Regula-- tion (EEC) No 3668/91 of 11 December 1991 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 (1992) () and Council Regula- tion (EEC) No 1158/92 of 28 April 1992 opening for 1992, as an autonomous measure, a special import quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 (°) are exceeded as a result of irregularities, the total volume set by this Regulation may be reduced by the amount of such excess imports ; Whereas equal and continuous access for all operators concerned in the Community to the said quota and the uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned in all the Member States until the volume provided for is exhausted should in particular be ensured ; whereas, to this end, a system for utilizing the Community tariff quota, based on the presentation of a certificate of authenticity guaran- teeing the type, provenance and origin of the products is required ; () Opinion delivered on 11 March 1993 (not yet published in " the Official Journal). () OJ No L 349, 18. 12. 1991, p. 3. () OJ No L 122, 7. 5. 1992, p. S. Whereas rules for the application of these provisions should be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A special tariff quota for high-quality, fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products falling within CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 is hereby opened for 1993. The total amount of this quota shall be 11 430 tonnes expressed in weight of the product. Pursuant to the procedure provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, however, where, as a result of irregularities, quantities exceeding the quantities provided for under Regulations (EEC) No 3668/91 and/or (EEC) No 1158/92 have been imported, the Commission may reduce the said volume. The reduction shall be counted against the volume allocated to the third country from which the meat concerned was imported. 2. The applicable CCT duty for this qﬁota shall be fixed at 20 % and the levy at 0 %. - Article 2 The rules for the application of this Regulation, and in particular : (a) provisions guaranteeing the type, provenance and origin of the products; (b) provisions relating to the recognition of the document enabling the guarantees provided for in (a) to be ascer- tained shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. Regulation as last amended by Regulatlon (EEC) No 125/93 (OJ No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, 1). p-