Article 1

1

The following tariff quotas are hereby opened for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006:

a

9 400 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight, originating in Croatia;

b

1 500 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight, originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

c

1 650 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;

d

9 975 tonnes of ‘baby beef’, expressed in carcass weight, originating in Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo.

The quotas referred to in the first subparagraph shall bear the order Nos 09.4503, 09.4504, 09.4505 and 09.4506 respectively.

For the purposes of attributing those quotas, 100 kilograms live weight shall be equivalent to 50 kilograms carcass weight.

2

The customs duty applicable under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 20 % of the ad valorem duty and 20 % of the specific duty as laid down in the Common Customs Tariff.

3

Importation under the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reserved for certain live animals and certain meat falling within the following CN codes, referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 and in Annex III to the Interim Agreements concluded with Croatia and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement concluded with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:

  • ex 0102 90 51, ex 0102 90 59, ex 0102 90 71 and ex 0102 90 79,

  • ex 0201 10 00 and ex 0201 20 20,

  • ex 0201 20 30,

  • ex 0201 20 50.