13. 2. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 40/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 405/88 of 12 February 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EEC) No 232/88 and (EEC) No 233/88 in the beef and veal sectors THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, i Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 233/88 of 25 January 1988 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within heading Nos 0201 and 0202 of the combined nomenclature (1988) and for products falling within ~ subheadings 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 thereof ('), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 232/88 of 25 January 1988 opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within subheading 0202 30 90 of the combined nomenclature (1988) (3, and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 232/88 and (EEC) No 233/88 opened quotas for high-quality beef and veal and for buffalo meat ; whereas the rules for the application of these arrangements must be established ; Whereas the exporting non-member countries have undertaken to issue certificates of authenticity guarante- eing the origin of these products; whereas the form and layout of these certificates and the procedures for using them must be specified; whereas the certificate of authenticity must be issued by an appropriate authority in a non-member country, the standing of which is such as to ensure that the special arrangements are properly applied; Whereas, under Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (%), a licence is required for all imports into the Community of beef and veal products ; whereas some of the non-member countries exporting meat under this Regulation have undertaken to restrict their exports of such products ; whereas the licence must be endorsed as required by the provisions in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80; Whereas provision must be made for the Member States to transmit relevant information in connection with these special imports ; () Of No L 24, 29. 1. 1988, p. 3. () O] No L 24, 29. 1. 1988, p. 1. () O] No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. . () OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 31. Whereas 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. The tariff quota for fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal provided for in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 233/88 shall be allocated as follows : (@) 17000 tonnes of chilled, boned or boneless meat, falling within subheadings 0201 30 and 0206 10 95 of the combined nomenclature, and answering the follo- wing definition : ‘Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclu- sively pasture-grazed animals aged between 22 and 24 months, having two permanent incisors and presen- ting a slaughter liveweight not exceeding 460 kilo- grams, referred to as “special boxed beef”, cuts of which may bear the letters “sc” (special cuts) ; (b) 5000 tonnes product weight of meat, falling within subheadings 0201 20 90, 0201 30, 0202 20 90, - 0202 30, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 of the combined nomenclature, and answering the following defini- tion : ‘Selected cuts of fresh, chilled or frozen beef derived from bovine animals which do not have more than four permanent incisor teeth, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 327 kilograms (720 pounds), a compact appearance with a good eye of meat of light and uniform colour, and adequate but not excessive fat cover. The meat shall be certified “high-quality beef EEC”; (c) 2 300 tonnes of boned or boneless meat, falling within subheadings 0201 30, 02023090, 02061095 and 0206 29 91 of the combined nomenclature, and answering the following definition : ‘Special or good-quality beef cuts obtained from exclu- sively pasture-grazed animals presenting a slaughter liveweight not exceeding 460 kilograms, referred to as “special boxed beef”. These cuts may bear the letters “sc” (special cuts) ;