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

1.. In Article 1, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. The following tariff quotas are hereby opened every year for the period from 1 July one year to 30 June the year after, hereinafter called “import tariff quota period”:
— 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 quotas referred to in the first subparagraph, 100 kilograms of bone-in meat shall be equivalent to 77 kilograms of boneless meat.'
2.. Article 2 is amended as follows:

((a)) in point (b), the fifth subparagraph is deleted;
((b)) in point (e), the third subparagraph is deleted.
3.. In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. For imports of the quantity set out in Article 2(f), the import tariff quota period shall be divided into 12 subperiods of one month each. The quantity available each subperiod corresponds to one twelfth of the total quantity.'
4.. Article 4 is amended as follows:

((a)) points (a) and (b) are deleted;
((b)) point (c) is replaced by the following:
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((c)) section 8 of licence applications and licences must show the country of origin and the mention “yes” shall be marked by a cross. Licences shall carry with them an obligation to import from the country in question;'
5.. Article 5 is replaced by the following:
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Article 5 

1. Licence applications as referred to in Article 4 may be lodged solely during the first five days of each month of each import tariff quota period.Notwithstanding Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, applications may cover, for the same quota order number, one or several of the products covered by the CN codes or groups of CN codes listed in Annex I to that Regulation. In case applications cover several CN codes, the respective quantity applied for per CN code or group of CN codes shall be specified. In all cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and their description in section 15 of licence applications and licences.
2. No later than 16:00, Brussels time, on the second working day following the closing date for the submission of applications, the Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantity per countries of origin covered by applications.
3. Import licences shall be issued on the 15th day of each month.Each licence issued shall specify per CN code or group of CN codes the quantity concerned.'
6.. In Article 8(2), point (a) is replaced by the following:
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((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.'
7.. Article 9 is replaced by the following:
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Article 9 
Certificates of authenticity and import licences shall be valid for three months from their dates of issue. The term of validity of the certificates of authenticity shall, however, expire at the latest on 30 June following the date of issue.'
8.. Article 10 is replaced by the following:
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Article 10 
For quantities referred to in Article 2(f) of this Regulation, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
For quantities referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (1) and in Article 2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g) of this Regulation, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95, Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2007. However, Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 as amended by this Regulation shall apply from 1 April 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 23 March 2007.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission