16.11.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 294/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2424/1999 of 15 November 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 22491999 of 22 October 1999 opening a tariff quota for the import of meat of bovine animals, boneless, dried (1), and in particular its Article 2, Whereas: (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999 provides for the opening of a pluri-annual import tariff quota of 700 tonnes of dried boneless beef; detailed rules of applica- tion of that quota should be laid down; (2 the quota concerned related to beef falling under CN code ex 0210 20 90; a precise definition of the eligible products should be provided; for reasons of control, imports under that quota should be subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity attesting that the meat corresponds exactly to the eligible definition; it is necessary to establish a model for those certificates and lay down detailed rules for their use; (3)  the import arrangements should be managed using import licences; to this end rules should be set on submission of applications and the information to be given on applications and licences, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (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 products (?), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/1999 (}), and of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of applica- tion 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 2648/98 (°); (4)  in order to ensure proper management of the imports of the products concerned, provision should be made for import licences to be issued subject to verification, in particular of entries on certificates of authenticity; (5)  the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/ 1999 are applicable from 1 July 1999; consequently, it is appropriate within the annual quota to provide for a () O] L 275, 26.10.1999, p. 2. () O] L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1. () O] L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 48. (% O] L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. () O] L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 39. repayment of customs duties on eligible imports between 1 July and the entry into force of the present Regulation; in view of the future management of the quota it is necessary to identify such imports as quickly as possible; applications for repayment must therefore be lodged no later than 1 December 1999; (6)  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 1. A Community tariff quota for dried boneless meat of bovine animals falling within CN code ex 021020 90 is hereby opened on a pluriannual basis for an annual volume of 700 tonnes for periods form 1 July to 30 June of the following year. The serial number of the quota shall be 09.4201 2. The ad valorem duty shall be the only customs duty applicable under the quota referred to in paragraph 1. 3. Importation under the said quota shall be reserved for dried boneless meat meeting the following definition: ‘Cuts of meat from haunches of bovine animals aged at least 18 months, with no visible intramuscular fat (3 to 7 %) and a pH between 5,4 and 5,6; salted, seasoned, pressed, dried only in fresh dry air and developing noble mould (bloom of micro- scopic fungi). The dry matter in the finished product is between 41% and 51 %/’ Article 2 Imports of the quantities set out in Article 1 shall be subject to presentation, on release for free circulation, of an import licence issued in accordance with the following provisions: (a) the original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certi- ficate of authenticity. The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the abovementionned authority;