Introductory text

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Some technical adaptations concerning certain language mentions are needed to several Commission Regulations concerning the beef and veal sector by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, hereinafter referred to as ‘the new Member States’.

Article 10(5), Article 12(5) and Article 12a(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 of 26 June 1995 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80^f1, provide for entries in all the languages of the Community as constituted at 30 April 2004 (hereinafter referred to as the Community of 15). Those provisions should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 4(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat^f2 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 2(2)b of Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 of 3 June 1997 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91^f3 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 8(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 of 2 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for a tariff quota for cows and heifers of specified mountain breeds originating in various third countries, other than for slaughter, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1012/98^f4 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 1(1) and Annex I to that Regulation are related to trade with the new Member States and therefore no more applicable from the date of accession. Consequently, these provisions should be deleted.

Article 3(1)(e) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of 19 June 1998 laying down detailed rules for applying the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions 2003/286/EC, 2003/298/EC, 2003/299/EC, 2003/18/EC, 2003/263/EC and 2003/285/EC for Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary^f5 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States. Furthermore, the title and the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1, the second subparagraph of Article 3(1)(c), Article 3(2) and Annex I to that Regulation are related to trade with the new Member States and therefore no more applicable from the date of accession. Consequently, the title should be amended and those provisions should be deleted.

Article 6(4)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/1999 of 28 May 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for a tariff quota for calves weighing not more than 80 kilograms originating in certain third countries^f6 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 2(2), Article 7 and Annex I to that Regulation are related to trade with the new Member States and therefore no more applicable from the date of accession. Consequently, these provisions should be deleted.

Article 5(3)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1247/1999 of 16 June 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing from 80 to 300 kilograms and originating in certain third countries^f7 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 1(2), Article 6 and Annex II to that Regulation are related to trade with the new Member States and therefore no more applicable from the date of accession. Consequently, these provisions should be deleted.

Article 2(d) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 of 15 November 1999 laying down detailed rules of application for an import tariff quota of dried boneless beef provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2249/1999^f8 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2003 of 17 February 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of the tariff quota for beef and veal originating in Chile^f9 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 7(3)(a) and Article 12(5)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 780/2003 of 7 May 2003 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004)^f10 provide for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. Those provisions should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 8(1)(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1146/2003 of 27 June 2003 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004)^f11 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2234/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in 2004 of the tariff quotas for ‘baby beef’ products originating in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro^f12 provides for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. That provision should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Article 4(1)(a) and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States)^f13 provide for entries in all the languages of the Community of 15. Those provisions should include the entries in all the languages of the new Member States.

Regulations (EC) No 1445/95, (EC) No 936/97, (EC) No 996/97, (EC) No 1143/98, (EC) No 1279/98, (EC) No 1128/1999, (EC) No 1247/1999, (EC) No 2424/1999, (EC) No 297/2003, (EC) No 780/2003, (EC) No 1146/2003, (EC) No 2234/2003 and (EC) No 2247/2003 should therefore be adapted accordingly,

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