ANNEX I
Tariff quota for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
| a In accordance with Article 2(2), the benefit from the tariff quota can be granted only by applying for order number 09.2202 referring to the sub-tariff quotas. | |||||
| Order No | CN code | Description of goods | Tariff quota period | Tariff quota volume(in tonnes net weight) | Tariff quota duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013 | |||||
| 09.2201a | ex 0201 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, that fulfils the requirements laid down in Annex II | From 1 July to 30 June | 45 975 | Zero |
| ex 0202 | |||||
| ex 0206 10 95 | |||||
| ex 0206 29 91 | |||||
| of which: | |||||
| 09.2202 | from 1 July to 30 September | 9 825 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 October to 31 December | 12 050 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 January to 31 March | 12 050 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 April to 30 June | 12 050 | |||
| Periods from 1 July 2013 | |||||
| 09.2201a | ex 0201 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh, chilled or frozen, that fulfils the requirements laid down in Annex II | From 1 July to 30 June | 48 200 | Zero |
| ex 0202 | |||||
| ex 0206 10 95 | |||||
| ex 0206 29 91 | |||||
| of which | |||||
| 09.2202 | from 1 July to 30 September | 12 050 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 October to 31 December | 12 050 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 January to 31 March | 12 050 | |||
| 09.2202 | from 1 April to 30 June | 12 050 | |||
ANNEX II Requirements for goods under the tariff quota referred to in Article 1
1.Beef cuts are obtained from carcasses of heifers and steers(1) less than 30 months of age which have only been fed a diet, for at least the last 100 days before slaughter, containing not less than 62 % of concentrates and/or feed grain co-products on a dietary dry matter basis, that meets or exceeds a metabolisable energy content greater than 12,26 mega joules per one kilogram of dry matter.
2.The heifers and steers that are fed the diet described in point 1 shall be fed, on average, no less than 1,4 % of live body weight per day on a dry matter basis.
3.The carcass from which beef cuts are derived are evaluated by an evaluator employed by the national government who bases the evaluation, and a resulting classification of the carcass, on a method approved by the national government. The national government evaluation method, and its classifications, must evaluate expected carcass quality using a combination of carcass maturity and palatability traits of the beef cuts. Such an evaluation method of the carcass shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the maturity characteristics of colour and texture of the longissimus dorsi muscle and bone and cartilage ossification, as well as an evaluation of expected palatability traits including a combination of the discrete specifications of intramuscular fat and firmness of the longissimus dorsi muscle.
4.The cuts shall be labelled in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).
5.The indication ‘High Quality Beef’ may be added to the information on the label.
ANNEX III
(1)
For the purposes of these requirements, heifers and steers refer, respectively, to categories E and C as defined in Part A of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.