Article 1 U.K.Subject matter and scope

[F1 1. This Regulation lays down rules for the management of an annual Union tariff quota for high-quality beef provided for in Regulation (EC) No 617/2009, hereinafter referred to as ‘ the tariff quota ’ . The tariff quota period, country of origin, volume and duty are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.]

2. This Regulation shall apply to high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef that fulfils the requirements laid down in Annex II.

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘frozen meat’ means meat with an internal temperature of – 12 °C or lower when it enters the customs territory of the European Union.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2179 of 13 December 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 as regards the country allocation of the tariff rate quota for high-quality beef and derogating from that Implementing Regulation for the quota year 2019/2020.