12.5.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 113/27 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 980/2000 of 11 May 2000 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 2000 to 30 June THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 12541999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 May 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (%), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Schedule CXL requires an annual import quota to be opened for 53 000 tonnes of frozen beef covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91. Implementing rules should be laid down for the 2000/01 quota year starting on 1 July 2000. (2)  The arrangements for administering the quota should be comparable to those used in the past for corresponding quotas. These arrangements should entail the Commis- sion's allocating part of the quantities available to tradi- tional traders and part to traders involved in trade in beef and veal. (3)  Traditional importers should be allocated 80 % of the quota, i.e. 42 400 tonnes, in proportion to the quantities imported by them under the same type of quota during the most recent reference period. In certain cases administrative errors by the competent national body are liable to restrict traders' access to this part of the quota. Steps shoud be taken to make good any resulting damage. (4)  Traders who can show that they are genuinely involved in trade of some significance should be granted access to the second part of the quota, i.e. 10 600 tonnes, in accordance with a procedure whereby the parties concerned submit applications to be accepted by the Commission. Proof of genuine involvement in trade calls () O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. () O] L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1. for evidence to be presented of trade of some signifi- cance in beef and veal with third countries. In 1999 Belgian beef and veal exports were severely affected by discussion of dioxin. As far as the figure of 10 600 tonnes is concerned, Belgium's situation as regards exports should be taken into account when the criteria relating to results are determined. If such criteria are to be checked, applications must be submitted in the Member State where the importer is entered in a national VAT register. Traders no longer involved in trade in beef and veal at 1 April 2000 should be denied access to the quota in order to prevent speculation. The issue of import licences to traders should likewise be limited to the import rights allocated to them. Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, Commis- sion Regulations (EEC) No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates for agricultural prod- ucts (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/ 1999 (), and (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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 264898 (%), are applicable to import licences issued under this Regulation. Effective management of the quota and fraud prevention in particular require used licences to be returned to the competent authorities so they can check that the quant- ities shown therein are correct. The competent authori- ties must accordingly be under an obligation to carry out such checks. The security to be lodged when licences are issued should be fixed at a level that ensures licences are actually used and returned to the competent authori- ties. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1. L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48. L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.