Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2009 of 13 July 2009 opening an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef

1 An annual Community import tariff quota of 20000 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, 02061095 and 02062991.

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.

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.

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.