Article 1
This Regulation opens Community import tariff quotas for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.
Article 2
The customs duties applicable to the products under the quotas referred to in Article 1, the CN codes, the countries of origin, listed by country group and the order numbers are set out in the Annex.
Article 3
1
The quantities, expressed in carcas-weight equivalent, for the import of products under the quotas referred to in Article 1, shall be those as laid down in the Annex.
2
For the purpose of calculating the quantities of ‘carcas-weight equivalent’ referred to in paragraph 1, the net weight of sheep and goat products shall be multiplied by the following coefficients:
a
for live animals: 0,47;
b
for boneless lamb and boneless goatmeat of kid: 1,67;
c
for boneless mutton, boneless sheep and boneless goatmeat other than of kid and mixtures of any of these: 1,81;
d
for bone-in products: 1,00.
‘Kid’ shall mean goat of up to one year old.
Article 4
By way of derogation from Title II (A) and (B) of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the tariff quotas set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed on a firstcome, firstserved basis in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 from 1 January to 31 December 2008. Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall not apply. No import licences shall be required.
Article 5
1
In order to benefit from the tariff quotas set out in the Annex, a valid proof of origin issued by the competent authorities of the third country concerned together with a customs declaration for release for free circulation for the goods concerned shall be presented to the Community customs authorities.
The origin of products subject to tariff quotas other than those resulting from preferential tariff agreements shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Community.
2
The proof of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as follows:
a
in the case of a tariff quota which is part of a preferential tariff agreement, it shall be the proof of origin laid down in that agreement;
b
in the case of other tariff quotas, it shall be a proof established in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 and, in addition to the elements provided for in that Article, the following data:
the CN code (at least the first four digits),
the order number or order numbers of the tariff quota concerned,
the total net weight per coefficient category as provided for in Article 3(2) of this Regulation.
c
in the case of a country whose quota falls under points (a) and (b) and are merged, it shall be the proof referred to in point (a).
Where the proof of origin referred to in point (b) is presented as supporting document for only one declaration for release for free circulation, it may contain several order numbers. In all other cases, it shall only contain one order number.
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann Fischer Boel
Member of the Commission