No L 120/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 5. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1180/93 of 14 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in 1993 of the import arrangements for beef and veal provided for in the agreement between the Bilateral Community and Sweden THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down certain provisions for the application of the bilateral agreements on agriculture between the Community, of the one part and Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden of the other part ('), and in particular Article 1 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (%), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof, Whereas Council Decision 93/239/EEC (%) approves the Bilateral Agreement with Sweden; whereas the Agree- ment was signed on 17 March 1993 with a view to the advance application from 15 April 1993 of the relevant provisions of the Bilateral Agreement on agriculture signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992; - Whereas the Arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Sweden on reciprocal trade in beef and veal, including cooked prepa- rations, annexed to the abovementioned agreement, provides for the opening of a tariff quota for imports, - without levy or common customs tariff (CCT) duty, of 4000 tonnes of beef and veal falling within CN code 0201 and 2 500 tonnes of products falling within CN code 1602 50 90 ; whereas point 5 of the Arrangement provides for the provisions to be applied on a pro rata temporis basis for the first year; whereas, therefore, the quantity covered by the quota for 1993 should be fixed at 71,5 % of the quantity referred to- above; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomencla- ture and on the Common Customs Tariff () replaces CN code 1602 50 90 with CN codes 1602 50 31, 1602 50 39 and 1602 50 80 ; () OJ No L 113, 7. 5. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. () OF No L 18, 27. 1. 1993, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 109, 1. 5. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 267, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1. Whereas the conversion coefficients for expressing a quantity of boned meat or cooked preparation in carcase weight should be fixed ; whereas such coefficients must be established in the light of the experience gained by the beef and veal industry; Whereas, while recalling the provisions of the agreement guaranteeing the origin of the product, management of the import system should be ensured through import licences ; whereas, with that in mind, detailed rules should be laid down for the submission of applications as ~well as the information to be included on applications and licences, notwithstanding certain 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 (9 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2101/92(), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3662/92(°); whereas provision should also be made for licences to be issued after a delay for consideration and, where necessary, with the applica- tion of a single percentage reduction ; Whereas, in order to ensure efficient management of the system, provision should be made for the security in respect of the import licences under the system to be fixed at ECU 10 per 100 kilograms ; whereas the risk of speculation inherent in such a system in the beef and veal sector requires that access to the system should be subject to precise conditions ; Whereas the Bilateral Agreement on agriculture between Sweden and the Community is applicable from 15 April 1993 ; whereas provision should accordingly be made for the provisions of this Regulation to apply from the same date ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, () OJ No L 331, 1. 12. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 210, 25. 7. 1992, p. 18. () O] No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 43.