—  ►M13  60 250 tonnes ◄ for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN codes 0201 and 0202 and for products covered by CN codes 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91. This quota carries serial No 09.4002,

— 2 250 tonnes for frozen boneless buffalo meat covered by CN code 0202 30 90, expressed in weight of boneless meat. This quota carries serial No 09.4001.

— For the purposes of attributing the said quota, 100 kilograms of bone-in meat shall be equivalent to 77 kilograms of boneless meat.

(a) 28 000 tonnes of boneless beef covered by CN codes 0201 30 00 and 0206 10 95 and meeting the following definition:

‘Selected beef cuts obtained from steers, young steers or heifers having been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning. The steer carcasses shall be classified as “JJ”, “J”, “U” or “U2”, young steer and heifer carcasses shall be classified as “AA”, “A”, or “B” according to the official beef classification established by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food in Argentina (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos — SAGPyA)’.

The cuts shall be labelled in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 ).

The indication ‘High Quality Beef’ may be added to the information on the label;

(b)  ►M13  7 150 tonnes ◄ product weight for meat covered by CN codes 0201 20 90, 0201 30, 0202 20 90, 0202 30, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:

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Selected cuts obtained from steer or heifer carcasses which have been classified under one of the following official categories ‘Y’, ‘YS’, ‘YG’, ‘YGS’, ‘YP’ and ‘YPS’ as defined by AUS-MEAT Australia. Beef colour shall conform to AUS-MEAT meat colour reference standards 1 B to 4, fat colour to AUS-MEAT fat colour reference standards 0 to 4 and fat depth (measured at the P8 site) to AUS-MEAT fat classes 2 to 5.

The cuts shall be labelled according to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 ).

The indication ‘High-quality Beef’ may be added to the information on the label.

However, for the 2005/2006 import year the tariff quota shall be 7 075 tonnes product weight for meat corresponding to the CN codes mentioned in the first subparagraph and complying with the requirements provided for in the second, third ant fourth subparagraphs;

(c) 6 300 tonnes of boneless beef covered by CN codes 0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:

‘Selected beef cuts obtained from steers (novillo) or heifers (vaquillona) as defined in the official carcass classification of bovine meat established by the National Institute of Meat of Uruguay (Instituto Nacional de Carnes - INAC). The eligible animals for production of High Quality Beef have been exclusively fed through pasture grazing since their weaning. The carcasses shall be classified as “I”, “N” or “A”, with fat cover “1”, “2” or “3” in accordance with the above mentioned classification’.

The cuts shall be labelled in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.

The indication ‘High Quality Beef’ may be added to the information on the label;

(d) 5 000 tonnes of boneless beef covered by CN codes 0201 30 00, 0202 30 90, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definitions:

‘Selected cuts obtained from steers or heifers having been exclusively fed with pasture grass since their weaning. The carcasses shall be classified as “B” with fat cover “2” or “3” according to the official beef carcass classification established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply in Brazil (Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento)’.

The cuts shall be labelled in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000.

The indication ‘High Quality Beef’ may be added to the information on the label;

(e)  ►M12  1 300 tonnes ◄ product weight for meat covered by CN codes 0201 20 90, 0201 30, 0202 20 90, 0202 30, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91 and meeting the following definition:

‘Selected chilled or frozen premium beef cuts derived from exclusively pasture-grazed bovine animals which do not have more than four permanent incisor teeth in wear, the carcases of which have a dressed weight of not more than 325 kilograms, a compact appearance with a good eye, of meat of light and uniform colour and adequate but not excessive fat cover. All cuts will be vacuum packaged and referred to as “high-quality beef.”’

However, for the 2005/2006 import year the tariff quota shall be 800 tonnes product weight for meat corresponding to the CN codes and the definition referred to in the first and in the second subparagraphs;

(f) 11 500 tonnes product weight for meat falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91, and meeting the following definition:

‘Carcasses or any cuts obtained from bovine animals not over 30 months of age which have been fed for 100 days or more on nutritionally balanced, high-energy-content rations containing not less than 70 % grain and comprising at least 20 pounds total feed per day. Beef graded “choice” or “prime” according to USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) standards automatically meets the above definition. Meat graded “Canada A”, “Canada AA”, “Canada AAA”, “Canada Choice” and “Canada Prime”, “A1”, “A2” and “A3”, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency — Government of Canada, corresponds to this definition’

(g) 1 000 tonnes of boneless meat falling within CN codes 0201 30 00 and 0202 30 90 and meeting the following definition:

‘fillet (lomito), striploin and/or Cube roll (lomo), rump (rabadilla), topside (carnaza negra) obtained from selected crossbred animals with less than 50 % of breeds of the zebú type and having been exclusively fed with pasture grass or hay. The slaughtered animals shall be steers or heifers falling under category “V” of the VACUNO carcasse-grading system producing carcasses not exceeding 260 kg.

The cuts must be labelled according to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 ( 8 ). The indication “high-quality beef” may be added to the information on the label’.

— an import licence issued in accordance with Articles 4 and 5, and

— a certificate of authenticity issued in accordance with Article 6.

(a) the licence applicants must be natural or legal persons who, at the time their applications are submitted, have been engaged for at least 12 months in trade in beef and veal between Member States or with third countries and who are registered in a Member State for VAT purposes;

(b) the licence applications lodged may cover a total quantity corresponding to not more than the quantity available for the month in which the application is lodged;

(c) section 8 of licence applications and licences must show the country of origin; licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country in question;

(d) section 20 of licence applications and licences shall contain one of the following entries:

(a) be recognized as such by the exporting country;

(b) undertake to verify entries on certificates of authenticity;

(c) undertake to forward to the Commission each Wednesday an information enabling the entries on certificates of authenticity to be verified.

(a) The original of the certificate of authenticity drawn up in accordance with Articles 6 and 7 plus a copy thereof shall be presented to the competent authority together with the application for the first import licence relating to the certificate of authenticity. The original of the certificate of authenticity shall be kept by the abovementioned authority.

(b) Certificates of authenticity may be used for the issuing of more than one import licence for quantities not exceeding that shown on the certificate. Where more than one licence is issued in respect of a certificate, the competent authority shall endorse the certificate of authenticity to show the quantity attributed.

(c) The competent authorities may issue import licences only after they are satisfied that all the information on the certificate of authenticity corresponds to that received each week from the Commission on the subject. The licences shall be issued immediately thereafter.

— the original of the certificate of authenticity has been presented but the relevant information from the Commission has not yet been received, or

— the original of the certificate of authenticity has not been presented, or

— the original of the certificate of authenticity has been presented and the relevant information from the Commission has been received but certain data are not in conformity.

—  ►M10  SECRETARÍA DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA, PESCA Y ALIMENTOS (SAGPyA) ◄ :

— for meat originating in Argentina and meeting the definition in Article 2 (a).

—  ►M6  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY — AUSTRALIA ◄ :

— for meat originating in Australia:

— INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARNES (INAC):

— for meat originating in Uruguay and meeting the definition in Article 2 (c).

— DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE INSPECÇÃO DE PRODUTOS DE ORIGEM ANIMAL (DIOPA):

— for meat originating in Brazil and meeting the definition in Article 2 (d).

—  ►M5  NEW ZEALAND MEAT BOARD ◄ :

— for meat originating in New Zealand, meeting the definition in Article 2 (e).

— FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS) OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA):

— for meat originating in the United States of America and meeting the definition in Article 2 (f).

—  ►M7  CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY — GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/AGENCE CANADIENNE D'INSPECTION DES ALIMENTS — GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ◄ :

— for meat originating in Canada, and meeting the definition in Article 2 (f).

— MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA, DIRECCIÓN DE NORMAS Y CONTROL DE ALIMENTOS:

— for meat originating in Paraguay and meeting the definition in Article 2(g).