
Article 1 
This Regulation opens Community tariff quotas for sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2005.
Article 2 
The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community of sheep, goats, sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90, 0210 99 21, 0210 99 29 and 0204 originating in the countries indicated in the Annex shall be suspended or reduced in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 3 

1. The quantities, expressed in carcase-weight equivalent, for the import of meat falling within CN code 0204 and of live animals falling within CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and 0104 20 90, as well as the customs duty applicable shall be those as laid down in the Annex.
2. For the purpose of calculating the quantities of ‘carcase-weight equivalent’ referred to in paragraph 1 the net weight of sheep and goat products shall be multiplied by the following coefficients:
(a) for live animals: 0,47
(b) for boneless lamb and boneless goatmeat of kid: 1,67
(c) for boneless mutton, boneless sheep and boneless goatmeat other than of kid and mixtures of any of these: 1,81
(d) for bone-in products: 1,00.
3. ‘Kid’ shall mean goats of up to one year old.
Article 4 
By way of derogation from Title II A and B of Regulation (EC) No 1439/95, the tariff quotas set up in the Annex to this Regulation for the countries of Country Groups No 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall be managed on a first-come, first-served basis in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 from 1 January to 31 December 2005. Article 308c(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall not apply. No import licences shall be required.
Article 5 

1. In order to benefit from the tariff quotas set out in the Annex and managed in accordance with Article 4, a valid proof of origin issued by the competent authorities of the third country concerned together with a customs declaration for release for free circulation for the goods concerned shall be presented to the Community customs authorities. The origin of products subject to tariff quotas other than those resulting from preferential tariff agreements shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Community.
2. The proof of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall be as follows:
(a) in the case of a tariff quota which is part of a preferential tariff agreement, it shall be the proof of origin laid down in that agreement;
(b) in the case of other tariff quotas, it shall be a proof established in accordance with Article 47 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 and in addition to the elements provided for in that Article, the following data:
— the CN code (at least the first four digits),
— the order number or order numbers of the tariff quota concerned in accordance with the third subparagraph of this paragraph,
— the total net weight per coefficient category as specified in Article 3(2) of this Regulation.
(c) in the case of a country whose quota falls under points (a) and (b) and are merged, it shall be the proof referred to in point (a).Where the proof of origin referred to in point (b) is presented as supporting document for only one declaration for release for free circulation, it may contain several order numbers. In all other cases, it shall only contain one order number.
3. In order to benefit from the tariff quota set up in the Annex for Country Group 4 in respect of products falling under CN codes ex 0204, ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 29 the proof of origin shall contain in the box concerning the description of the products one of the following:
(a) ‘sheep product/s from the species domestic sheep’;
(b) ‘products from the species other than domestic sheep’.Those indications shall correspond to the indications in the veterinary certificate accompanying those products.
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 21 December 2004.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Country group No CN codes ‘Ad valorem’ duty % Specific duty EUR/100 Kg Order number under ‘first-come first-served’ Origin Annual volumein tonnes of carcase weight equivalent
Live animals(Coefficient = 0,47) Boneless lamb(Coefficient = 1,67) Boneless mutton/sheep(Coefficient = 1,81) Bone-in and carcases(Coefficient = 1,00)
1 0204 Zero Zero — 09.2101 09.2102 09.2011 Argentina 23 000
— 09.2105 09.2106 09.2012 Australia 18 650
— 09.2109 09.2110 09.2013 New Zealand 226 700
— 09.2111 09.2112 09.2014 Uruguay 5 800
— 09.2115 09.2116 09.1922 Chile 5 417
— 09.2119 09.2120 09.0790 Iceland 1 350
2 0204 Zero Zero — 09.2121 09.2122 09.0781 Norway 300
3 0204 Zero Zero — 09.2125 09.2126 09.0693 Greenland 100
— 09.2129 09.2130 09.0690 Faeroes 20
— 09.2131 09.2132 09.0227 Turkey 200
4 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80 and 0104 20 90For the species ‘other than domestic sheep’ only: ex 0204, ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 29 Zero Zero 09.2141 09.2145 09.2149 09.1622 ACP States 100
For the species ‘domestic sheep’ only: ex 0204, ex 0210 99 21 and ex 0210 99 29 Zero 65 % reduction of specific duties — 09.2161 09.2165 09.1626 ACP States 500
5 0204 Zero Zero — 09.2171 09.2175 09.2015 Others 200
0104 10 300104 10 800104 20 90 10 Zero 09.2181 — — 09.2019 Others 49


