# Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2006 of 30 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. To be eligible for the quota provided for in Article 1, applicants must be natural or legal persons and must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned, at the time they submit their applications for import licences, that they have imported at least 50 animals covered by CN code 0102 90 during the period from 1 May 2005 to 30 April 2006.
Subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania on 1 January 2007, operators in those countries may apply for import licences in relation to the quantity available for the second sub-period of this quota as referred to in Article 1(3)(b), provided they have imported at least 50 animals covered by CN code 0102 90 during the period from 1 May 2005 to 30 April 2006.
Applicants must be listed in a national VAT register.
2. Proof of import shall be furnished exclusively by means of the customs document of release for free circulation, duly endorsed by the customs authorities and containing a reference to the applicant concerned as being the consignee.
Member States may accept copies of the document referred to in the first subparagraph, duly certified by the competent authority. Where such copies are accepted, notification thereof shall be made in the communication from Member States referred to in Article 3(5) in respect of each applicant concerned.
3. Operators who at 1 January 2006 have ceased their activities in trade with third countries in the beef and veal sector shall not qualify for any application.
4. A company formed by the merger of companies each having reference imports complying with the minimum quantity referred to in paragraph 1 may use those reference imports as a basis for its application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/800/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-800/article-2
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