# 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, Article 1: Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012

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

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘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) in Article 2, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
‘1. The tariff quota shall be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Articles 49 to 52 and Article 53(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447. No import licences shall be required.
2. The tariff quota shall be managed as a parent tariff quota with a volume of 45 000 metric tonnes under order number 09.2201 with:
(a) four quarterly sub-tariff quotas under order number 09.2202;
(b) two quarterly sub-tariff quotas under order number 09.2203 from 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2020;
(c) four quarterly sub-tariff quotas under order number 09.2203 from 1 July 2020.
The benefit from the tariff quota can be granted only by applying for order numbers 09.2202 and 09.2203 referring to the sub-tariff quotas.’;
(3) Annex I is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2179/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2179/article-1
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