No L 370/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 12. 86 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3986/86 of 23 December 1986 concerning the quantity of high-quality beef and veal from the United States of America and from Canada that may be imported under the arrangements laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3985/86 for 1987 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3928/86 of 16 December 1986 opening a Community tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal falling within subheadings 02.01 A Il a), and 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs Tariff (1986) ("), Whereas Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3985/86 of 23 December 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3927/86 and (EEC) No 3928/86, in the beef and veal sector (3) stipulates that import licences for the meat referred to in Article 1 (1) (d) of the Regulation must be applied for and issued in accor- dance with Articles 12 and 15 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3815/85(%; Whereas the quantity for which licence applications can be submitted under these conditions should be stated ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committe for Beef and Veal, ‘HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Licence applications can be submitted, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 during the first 10 days of the month of January 1987 for a total quantity of 10 000 tonnes of beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and from Canada. Article 2 » This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1986. () OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1985, p. 2. (9 See page 37 of this Official Journal. () OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5. () OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1985, p. 11. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President