Article 1

United Kingdom

178 000 live bovine animals of a weight not exceeding 80 kg falling within CN code 0102 90 05 and originating in Bulgaria or Romania may be imported for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 under this Regulation subject to any reductions negotiated subsequently between the Community and these countries.

The tariff quota shall have the order number 09.4598.

The rate of customs duty shall be reduced by 90 %.

The quantities referred to under paragraph 1 shall be staggered over the period referred to in that paragraph as follows:

(a))

5 000 live bovine animals for the period 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004;

(b))

86 500 live animals for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 Mars 2005;

(c))

86 500 live animals for the period 1 April 2005 to 30 June 2005.

If, during one of the periods mentioned under paragraph 3(a) and (b), the quantity covered by licence applications submitted for each of these periods is less than the quantity available for the period in question, the remaining quantity of that period will be added to the quantity available for the following period.