20.12.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 333/37 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agri- cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (!), and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 implements the arrange- ments for imports from the ACP States made as a result of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 () (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Cotonou Agreement). Article 1(3) of that Regulation introduces general arrangements for reducing customs duties on the products listed in Annex I thereto and specific arrangements for reducing customs duties on certain products covered by tariff quotas listed in Annex Il thereto. Provision is made for an annual quota of 52 100 tonnes of boneless meat. (2)  Prior to the Cotonou Agreement, Commission Regu- lation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/ 96 () laid down detailed rules for implementing the concessions in the beef and veal sector. For the sake of clarity, Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 should be repealed and replaced by a new Regulation. (3)  That scheme should be managed using import licences. To this end rules should be set on the submission of applications and the information to be given on applica- tions and licences, by way of derogation, if necessary, from certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for application of the system of import OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5. () OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. 0J L 250, 10.9.1998, p. 16. and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (*), 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 (). (4)  To allow optimum management of the tariff quotas, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2004 on a multiannual basis. (5)  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: Atrticle 1 1. Import licences shall be issued for the products listed in the Annex originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi- land, Zimbabwe and Namibia under the conditions laid down in this Regulation and within the limits of the quantities, expressed in tonnes of boneless meat, fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002. The country by country alloca- tion, expressed in boneless meat, is as follows: Botswana: 18 916 tonnes, Kenya: 142 tonnes, Madagascar: 7 579 tonnes, Swaziland: 3 363 tonnes, Zimbabwe 9 100 tonnes and Namibia: 13 000 tonnes. The annual quantities from the countries referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the following serial numbers: the quota for Botswana: 09.4052; for Kenya: 09.4054; for Madagascar: 09.4051; for Swaziland: 09.4053; for Zimbabwe: 09.4055 and for Namibia: 09.4056. 2. For the purposes of calculating the quantities referred to in Article 1(1), 100 kilograms of boneless beef shall be equal to: — 130 kilograms of bone-in beef, — 260 kilograms of live bovine animals, — 100 kilograms of products falling within CN codes 0206, 0210 and 1602. () O] L 152, 24.6.2000. p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 325/2003 (O] L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 21). () OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 852/2003 (OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 9).