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23. 3. 96

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 , and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 of 22 December 1995 laying down the rates of duty to be applied by the Community resulting from negotiations under GATT Article XXIV:6 consequent upon the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat for the period 1 July 1995 to June 1996 lays down the detailed rules for preferential imports of high quality beef in the 1 995/96 quota year, whereas Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 3093/95 provides for supplementary import quantities of high quality beef from Australia and New Zealand;

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2857/95 provided for an autonomous import quota of 200 tonnes of high quality beef for the period from 1 July to 31 December 1995; whereas due to the late adoption and publication of that Regulation detailed rules for application could not be laid down in time before the end of the year; whereas, under those circumstances, the quantity concerned should be admitted for import in the first six months of 1996;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Regulation (EC) No 1203/95 is amended as follows:

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1996.