L 150/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 17.6.1999 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, countries; whereas, in consideration of this and in order to ensure efficient management, the traders concerned should be required to have exported and/or imported a minimum of 50 animals during Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the 12 months preceding the year of import in Community, question; whereas a consignment of 50 animals in principle constitutes a normal load; whereas experi- ence has shown that the sale or purchase of a single Having regard to COUI’ICil Regulation (EC) NO 3066/95 Of consignment is a minimum requirement f()r a 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the transaction to be considered real and viable; form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an auto- nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to G take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Nego- tiations ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2435/ 98 (%), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas, if such criteria are to be checked, applica- tions must be presented in the Member State where the importer is entered in a VAT register; 4) Whereas, to ensure orderly importation, the issue of licences should be staggered over the year of Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1926/96 of import; 7 October 1996 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an auto- (5)  Whereas it should be stipulated that import rights nomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural are to be allocated after a reflection period and concessions provided for in the agreements on free trade where necessary with a fixed percentage reduction and trade-related matters with Estonia, Latvia and Lithu- applied; ania, to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiati %), and i ticular Article 5 thereof, egotiations (), and in particular Article ereo (6) Whereas the arrangements should be managed using import licences; whereas, to this end, rules should be laid down on the submission of applica- (1)~ Whereas Regulations (EC) No 3066/95 and (EC) tions and the information to be given on applica- No 1926/96 provide for the opening of a tariff tions and licences, where necessary by addition of quota for 153 000 live bovine animals each year, certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating No 3719/88 of 16 November 1988 laying down in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, common detailed rules for the application of the Romania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania system of import and export licences and advance and qualifying for an 80 % reduction in customs tixing certificates for agricultural products (*), as last duties; whereas it is necessary to adopt detailed amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999 (%), and rules of application, on a multiannual basis, for of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 12-month periods beginning on 1 July, hereinafter June 1995 on rules of application for import and called the ‘year of import’; whereas, to that end, the export licences in the beef and veal sector and annual arrangements provided for in the past for repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (¢), as last that quota should be applied, amended by Regulation (EC) No 2648/98 (); @ Whereas, with a view to preventing speculation, the (7) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula- quantity available should be made accessible to tion are in accordance with the opinion of the traders able to show that they are genuinely Management Committee for Beef and Veal, engaged in trade of a significant scale with third () OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1. () OJ L 328, 30.12.1995, p. 31. () OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48. @) OJ L 303, 13.11.1998, p. 1. () OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. () OJ L 254, 8.10.1996, p. 1. () OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39.