2584

Certificates

Wellington
7.50
7.50
7.50

Brussels – Sea Freight
110
–
110

Brussels – Air Freight
45
–
45

Transfers

General Quota
10
10
10

Reserved Quota Allowance
10
10
10

Production History
500
500
500

Quota Utilisation Reports

Nil
Nil
Nil

Miscellaneous

Courier within EU
Actual
Actual
Actual

Production/Export History Audits
Actual
Actual
Actual

Company Compliance Audits*
Actual
Actual
Actual

*Approval of company procedures and audits of compliance with those procedures are carried out by independent auditors, at the company’s expense.

The following charges remain unchanged from the existing September 2002 Manuals

$ (G.S.T. exclusive)

EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat
US Beef and Veal
EU High Quality Beef

Application for Quota Allowance
10
10
10

Certificate – Not issued
10
10
10

Certificate – Cancelled
10
10
10

Certificates – Credit
10
10
10

Miscellaneous

Pre printed set of blank certificates
0.30
0.30
0.30

In the case of certificate cancellation, a fee is paid for the original issuing of the certificate and again for cancellation of the certificate and crediting of the exporter quota balance.

The amended wording and the quota application and participation fees set out above come into effect for the Quota Year commencing 1 January 2005 for European Union Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Tariff Rate Quota and United States Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota.

The amended wording and fees come into effect for the Quota Year commencing 1 July 2005 for European Union High Quality Beef Tariff Rate Quota.

The certificate and transfer fees set out above come into effect as of 1 September 2004 for European Union Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Tariff Rate Quota, European Union High Quality Beef Tariff Rate Quota and United States Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota.

Note

For European Union Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Tariff Rate Quota and United States Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota:

Applications by New Entrants for Reserved Quota Allowance Allocations, together with fees payable, are due by 1 September 2004.

Applications and fees from General Quota Holders are due by 15 October 2004.

In relation to the European Union Sheepmeat and Goatmeat and High Quality Beef Tariff Rate Quotas, the tariff rate applying to “in quota” imports is zero.

The United States Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota has a tariff rate applying to “in quota” imports of $US0.044 per kilogram on most beef products.

The manuals are currently being updated on the web site http://www.nzmeatboard.org/wdbctx/corporate/exporting.home and hard copies are available from the board.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of August 2004.

A. DOMETAKIS, Board Secretary, New Zealand Meat Board.

Note: This notice replaces the one published in the New Zealand Gazette, 19 August 2004, No. 101, page 2516.

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European Union Sheepmeat and Goatmeat (226,700 tonnes), and United States Beef and Veal (213,402 tonnes) Reserved Quota Allowance Applications for the 2005 Quota Year

In accordance with the provisions of the Meat Board Act 2004, Quota Allowance Allocation System in Respect of European Union (EU) Sheepmeat and Goatmeat Tariff Rate Quota and the Quota Allowance Allocation System in Respect of United States (US) Beef and Veal Tariff Rate Quota, up to 3% of each of the total annual tariff quotas available to New Zealand is set aside as Reserved Quota Allowance (RQA) for possible allocation to New Entrants.

The closing date for applications from New Entrants (including Year 2 and Year 3 New Entrants) for RQA for the 2005 Quota Year for both tariff quotas is 1 September 2004.

Applications must be made in writing on Form 7 (US Beef and Veal) or Form 8 (EU Sheepmeat and Goatmeat), Section 18 of the respective Quota Manuals.