
Article 1 
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 is amended as follows:

1.. point (a) is replaced by the following:
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((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.
The indication “High Quality Beef” may be added to the information on the label.'
2.. points (c) and (d) are replaced by the following:
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((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.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to beef covered by a certificate of authenticity issued as from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 November 2006.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission