
Article 1 

1. An annual Community import tariff quota of 20 000 tonnes, expressed in product weight, with order No 09.4449, is hereby opened for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 and 0206 29 91.
2. The import duties for the quota referred to in paragraph 1 shall be 0 %.
3. The quota year shall run from 1 July to 30 June.
Article 2 
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Article 144 and Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 July 2009.
For the Council
The President
E. ERLANDSSON